❤️ US States by Life Expectancy
Average number of years a newborn is expected to live in each state.
All entries · 51
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Hawaii
79.9 yrs
2
Massachusetts
79.6 yrs
3
Connecticut
79.2 yrs
4
New Jersey
79.0 yrs
5
New York
79.0 yrs
6
Minnesota
78.8 yrs
7
New Hampshire
78.5 yrs
8
Rhode Island
78.5 yrs
9
Vermont
78.4 yrs
10
California
78.3 yrs
11
Utah
78.2 yrs
12
Washington
78.2 yrs
13
Nebraska
77.8 yrs
14
Wisconsin
77.8 yrs
15
Colorado
77.7 yrs
16
Iowa
77.7 yrs
17
North Dakota
77.6 yrs
18
Oregon
77.4 yrs
19
Idaho
77.2 yrs
20
Maryland
77.2 yrs
21
Illinois
77.1 yrs
22
Virginia
76.8 yrs
23
Maine
76.7 yrs
24
South Dakota
76.6 yrs
25
Pennsylvania
76.4 yrs
26
Delaware
76.3 yrs
27
Florida
76.1 yrs
28
Kansas
76.0 yrs
29
Montana
75.8 yrs
30
Michigan
75.7 yrs
31
Texas
75.4 yrs
32
District of Columbia
75.3 yrs
33
Nevada
75.1 yrs
34
Arizona
75.0 yrs
35
Wyoming
75.0 yrs
36
North Carolina
74.9 yrs
37
Indiana
74.6 yrs
38
Missouri
74.6 yrs
39
Alaska
74.5 yrs
40
Ohio
74.5 yrs
41
Georgia
74.3 yrs
42
South Carolina
73.5 yrs
43
New Mexico
73.0 yrs
44
Oklahoma
72.7 yrs
45
Arkansas
72.5 yrs
46
Tennessee
72.4 yrs
47
Kentucky
72.3 yrs
48
Louisiana
72.2 yrs
49
Alabama
72.0 yrs
50
West Virginia
71.0 yrs
51
Mississippi
70.9 yrs
Highlights
Within United States, Hawaii ranks first in 2021 with 79.9 yrs, followed by Massachusetts (79.6 yrs) and Connecticut (79.2 yrs).
The top two are virtually level: Hawaii and Massachusetts differ by less than 1%.
Across 51 entries, values run from 79.9 yrs (Hawaii) to 70.9 yrs (Mississippi), with a median of 76.3 yrs.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy at birth (2021) (via Wikipedia), 2021. Unit: years.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy at birth (2021) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited agency · fetched Oct 13, 2026