List of U.S. states and territories by life expectancy

This article presents a list of United States states and territories sorted by their life expectancy at birth, by sex, by race, and in the past.

According to a 2023 estimate by the United Nations, the life expectancy in the US during 2023 was 79.30 years (76.86 for males, 81.85 for females). — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)" During the same year, the World Bank Group calculated 78.39 years (75.80 for male, 81.10 for female).

According to the WHO's 2019 estimation, life expectancy in the US was 78.74 years (76.53 years for males, 80.98 years for females). The healthy life expectancy was 66.02 years (65.13 years for males, 66.93 years for females). States with the highest life expectancy included California, Hawaii, New York, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. At the bottom of the list were Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, West Virginia, and Mississippi.

History The life expectancy has fallen in recent years in some states. For example, Maine's life expectancy in 2010 was 79.1 years; in 2018, it was 78.7 years. In 2018, US life expectancy had a slight increase of 0.1, returning it to 2010 levels. However, by November, overall life expectancy in the United States was again declining.

Methodology

The data in the 2018 column is from work funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, from the World Bank for Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and from the CIA World Factbook for American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. Data in the 2010 columns comes from Health Data.

National Center for Health Statistics (2019–2021) The below table compares the life expectancy at birth in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia from 2019 to 2021 as according to . — Table A — Table A — Table A

state201920202020→20212021malefemale overallmalefemale overallmalefemale US on average 78.8 76.3 81.4 5.1 −1.8 77.0 74.2 79.9 5.7 −0.6 76.4 73.5 79.3 5.8 −2.4 California 80.9 78.4 83.3 4.9 −1.9 79.0 76.2 82.0 5.8 −0.7 78.3 75.3 81.4 6.1 −2.6 Hawaii 80.9 78.0 83.9 5.9 −0.2 80.7 77.6 83.8 6.2 −0.8 79.9 77.0 83.1 6.1 −1.0 New York 80.7 78.2 83.1 4.9 −3.0 77.7 74.8 80.7 5.9 1.3 79.0 76.3 81.6 5.3 −1.7 Minnesota 80.4 78.3 82.6 4.3 −1.3 79.1 76.8 81.4 4.6 −0.3 78.8 76.3 81.4 5.1 −1.6 Massachusetts 80.4 77.9 82.8 4.9 −1.4 79.0 76.4 81.5 5.1 0.6 79.6 76.9 82.2 5.3 −0.8 Connecticut 80.3 77.7 82.8 5.1 −1.9 78.4 75.6 81.3 5.7 0.8 79.2 76.3 82.0 5.7 −1.1 New Jersey 80.1 77.6 82.5 4.9 −2.6 77.5 74.6 80.5 5.9 1.5 79.0 76.3 81.6 5.3 −1.1 Washington (state) 80.0 77.9 82.1 4.2 −0.8 79.2 76.9 81.6 4.7 −1.0 78.2 75.8 80.8 5.0 −1.8 Colorado 80.0 77.8 82.2 4.4 −1.7 78.3 75.8 80.9 5.1 −0.6 77.7 75.0 80.6 5.6 −2.3 Vermont 79.8 77.2 82.3 5.1 −1.0 78.8 76.1 81.4 5.3 −0.4 78.4 75.7 81.2 5.5 −1.4 Utah 79.7 78.0 81.5 3.5 −1.1 78.6 76.7 80.6 3.9 −0.4 78.2 76.3 80.2 3.9 −1.5 Oregon 79.6 77.3 81.9 4.6 −0.8 78.8 76.3 81.3 5.0 −1.4 77.4 74.8 80.2 5.4 −2.2 Idaho 79.5 77.5 81.5 4.0 −1.1 78.4 76.1 80.8 4.7 −1.2 77.2 74.8 79.7 4.9 −2.3 Rhode Island 79.5 77.0 81.8 4.8 −1.3 78.2 75.5 80.9 5.4 0.3 78.5 75.9 81.0 5.1 −1.0 New Hampshire 79.4 77.1 81.6 4.5 −0.4 79.0 76.5 81.5 5.0 −0.5 78.5 76.1 81.1 5.0 −0.9 Wisconsin 79.3 77.0 81.5 4.5 −1.6 77.7 75.2 80.3 5.1 0.1 77.8 75.2 80.5 5.3 −1.5 Nebraska 79.2 77.1 81.3 4.2 −1.5 77.7 75.2 80.3 5.1 0.1 77.8 75.4 80.3 4.9 −1.4 Virginia 79.1 76.8 81.3 4.5 −1.5 77.6 75.1 80.1 5.0 −0.8 76.8 74.2 79.4 5.2 −2.3 Iowa 79.0 76.5 81.6 5.1 −1.5 77.5 74.9 80.1 5.2 0.2 77.7 75.2 80.4 5.2 −1.3 Illinois 79.0 76.4 81.5 5.1 −2.2 76.8 73.8 79.8 6.0 0.3 77.1 74.2 80.0 5.8 −1.9 Florida 79.0 76.3 81.8 5.5 −1.5 77.5 74.6 80.5 5.9 −1.4 76.1 73.1 79.3 6.2 −2.9 North Dakota 78.8 76.3 81.5 5.2 −1.9 76.9 74.2 80.0 5.8 0.7 77.6 75.0 80.5 5.5 −1.2 Arizona 78.8 76.1 81.6 5.5 −2.5 76.3 73.4 79.5 6.1 −1.3 75.0 72.0 78.3 6.3 −3.8 Texas 78.6 76.1 81.0 4.9 −2.1 76.5 73.7 79.3 5.6 −1.1 75.4 72.7 78.3 5.6 −3.2 Maryland 78.5 75.8 81.2 5.4 −1.7 76.8 73.8 79.7 5.9 0.4 77.2 74.3 79.9 5.6 −1.3 Montana 78.4 76.2 80.8 4.6 −1.6 76.8 74.2 79.6 5.4 −1.0 75.8 73.1 78.8 5.7 −2.6 South Dakota 78.4 76.1 80.8 4.7 −1.7 76.7 74.2 79.4 5.2 −0.1 76.6 74.1 79.3 5.2 −1.8 Maine 78.3 75.8 80.9 5.1 −0.5 77.8 74.9 80.7 5.8 −1.1 76.7 73.8 79.8 6.0 −1.6 Pennsylvania 78.3 75.7 80.9 5.2 −1.5 76.8 74.0 79.6 5.6 −0.4 76.4 73.6 79.3 5.7 −1.9 Kansas 78.2 75.9 80.4 4.5 −1.8 76.4 73.8 79.2 5.4 −0.4 76.0 73.4 78.7 5.3 −2.2 Delaware 78.1 75.1 81.0 5.9 −1.4 76.7 73.9 79.5 5.6 −0.4 76.3 73.3 79.4 6.1 −1.8 Nevada 78.0 75.6 80.6 5.0 −1.7 76.3 73.5 79.2 5.7 −1.2 75.1 72.4 78.2 5.8 −2.9 Michigan 78.0 75.6 80.3 4.7 −2.0 76.0 73.4 78.8 5.4 −0.3 75.7 72.9 78.6 5.7 −2.3 Washington, D.C. 78.0 74.9 80.8 5.9 −2.7 75.3 71.7 78.7 7.0 0.0 75.3 71.9 78.5 6.6 −2.7 Alaska 77.7 75.8 79.9 4.1 −1.1 76.6 74.3 79.2 4.9 −2.1 74.5 72.2 77.3 5.1 −3.2 Wyoming 77.7 75.4 80.5 5.1 −1.4 76.3 74.0 78.9 4.9 −1.3 75.0 72.5 77.7 5.2 −2.7 North Carolina 77.6 75.0 80.1 5.1 −1.5 76.1 73.3 79.0 5.7 −1.2 74.9 72.0 77.9 5.9 −2.7 Georgia 77.4 74.9 79.9 5.0 −1.8 75.6 72.8 78.3 5.5 −1.3 74.3 71.6 77.1 5.5 −3.1 Indiana 77.0 74.5 79.5 5.0 −2.0 75.0 72.3 77.9 5.6 −0.4 74.6 71.8 77.5 5.7 −2.4 Ohio 76.9 74.3 79.5 5.2 −1.6 75.3 72.5 78.1 5.6 −0.8 74.5 71.7 77.5 5.8 −2.4 Missouri 76.9 74.1 79.8 5.7 −1.8 75.1 72.1 78.1 6.0 −0.5 74.6 71.6 77.8 6.2 −2.3 New Mexico 76.9 73.9 80.1 6.2 −2.4 74.5 71.3 77.8 6.5 −1.5 73.0 69.4 77.0 7.6 −3.9 South Carolina 76.8 73.9 79.7 5.8 −2.0 74.8 71.7 78.0 6.3 −1.3 73.5 70.4 76.7 6.3 −3.3 Oklahoma 75.7 73.2 78.3 5.1 −1.6 74.1 71.5 76.9 5.4 −1.4 72.7 70.0 75.6 5.6 −3.0 Arkansas 75.7 73.0 78.4 5.4 −1.9 73.8 71.1 76.6 5.5 −1.3 72.5 69.7 75.6 5.9 −3.2 Louisiana 75.7 72.8 78.6 5.8 −2.6 73.1 69.9 76.4 6.5 −0.9 72.2 68.8 75.9 7.1 −3.5 Tennessee 75.6 72.8 78.5 5.7 −1.8 73.8 70.7 77.0 6.3 −1.4 72.4 69.4 75.5 6.1 −3.2 Kentucky 75.5 72.9 78.0 5.1 −2.0 73.5 70.6 76.5 5.9 −1.2 72.3 69.6 75.3 5.7 −3.2 Alabama 75.2 72.2 78.2 6.0 −2.0 73.2 70.1 76.4 6.3 −1.2 72.0 68.9 75.3 6.4 −3.2 West Virginia 74.5 71.9 77.3 5.4 −1.7 72.8 69.8 76.1 6.3 −1.8 71.0 68.1 74.2 6.1 −3.5 Mississippi 74.4 71.2 77.6 6.4 −2.5 71.9 68.6 75.2 6.6 −1.0 70.9 67.7 74.3 6.6 −3.5

US Mortality DataBase (2014–2021)

By default, the table is sorted by 2019.