| HI | MN | ND | MA | CA | SD | KS |
| UT | NH | CO | RI | ID | FL | PA |
| IA | CT | VT | NY | AZ | TX | OH |
| NE | WA | OR | NM | IL | MD | NC |
| WI | ME | MT | AK | MO | KY | AR |
| NJ | WY | DE | IN | OK | WV | SC |
| VA | MI | NV | GA | TN | AL | LA |
| MS | DC |
U.S. Average
All: 77.0
Female: 79.70
Male: 74.3
Life Expectancy
Life expectancy at birth measures the average number of years of life left at birth. It is determined by taking into account things like: age-specific death rates, race, sex, and other population characteristics. In practice, it is used as a general measure of how long a person will live from birth to death on average.
Sources#U.S. Average
All: 77.0
Female: 79.70
Male: 74.3
Life Expectancy
Life expectancy at birth measures the average number of years of life left at birth. It is determined by taking into account things like: age-specific death rates, race, sex, and other population characteristics. In practice, it is used as a general measure of how long a person will live from birth to death on average.
| Rank | State | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 79.80 | 82.50 | 77.10 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 79.10 | 81.30 | 76.50 |
| 3 | Utah | 78.70 | 80.60 | 76.50 |
| 4 | North Dakota | 78.70 | 81.70 | 75.80 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 78.50 | 80.70 | 75.90 |
| 6 | Iowa | 78.50 | 80.80 | 75.80 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 78.40 | 80.70 | 75.80 |
| 8 | Colorado | 78.40 | 80.40 | 76.10 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 78.40 | 80.80 | 75.70 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 78.30 | 80.60 | 75.60 |
| 11 | California | 78.30 | 80.60 | 75.90 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 78.20 | 80.30 | 75.50 |
| 13 | Vermont | 78.20 | 80.40 | 75.80 |
| 14 | Washington | 78.20 | 80.50 | 75.90 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 78.10 | 80.50 | 75.40 |
| 16 | South Dakota | 78.00 | 80.90 | 75.00 |
| 17 | Idaho | 78.00 | 80.20 | 75.90 |
| 18 | New York | 77.90 | 80.20 | 75.10 |
| 19 | Oregon | 77.90 | 80.00 | 75.50 |
| 20 | Maine | 77.60 | 80.00 | 75.10 |
| 21 | New Jersey | 77.50 | 79.80 | 74.80 |
| 22 | Kansas | 77.50 | 79.80 | 74.90 |
| 23 | Florida | 77.50 | 80.30 | 74.60 |
| 24 | Arizona | 77.50 | 80.20 | 74.70 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 77.30 | 80.10 | 74.40 |
| 26 | Montana | 77.30 | 80.00 | 74.70 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 77.10 | 79.30 | 74.90 |
| 28 | Virginia | 76.90 | 79.10 | 74.30 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | 76.80 | 79.30 | 74.00 |
| 30 | Texas | 76.70 | 79.20 | 74.10 |
| 31 | Illinois | 76.70 | 79.20 | 73.90 |
| 32 | Alaska | 76.70 | 79.10 | 74.20 |
| 33 | Delaware | 76.60 | 78.90 | 74.00 |
| 34 | Michigan | 76.50 | 78.70 | 73.90 |
| 35 | Ohio | 76.40 | 78.70 | 73.80 |
| 36 | Maryland | 76.30 | 78.80 | 73.60 |
| 37 | Missouri | 76.20 | 78.70 | 73.40 |
| 38 | Indiana | 76.20 | 78.60 | 73.40 |
| 39 | Nevada | 75.90 | 78.70 | 73.40 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 75.80 | 78.40 | 72.70 |
| 41 | Kentucky | 75.30 | 77.90 | 72.30 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 75.30 | 77.60 | 72.60 |
| 43 | Georgia | 75.30 | 77.80 | 72.30 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 75.10 | 77.90 | 72.10 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 75.00 | 77.70 | 72.30 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 75.00 | 77.70 | 71.80 |
| 47 | South Carolina | 74.90 | 77.90 | 71.60 |
| 48 | Alabama | 74.60 | 77.50 | 71.30 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 74.40 | 77.30 | 71.20 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 73.70 | 76.70 | 70.40 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 72.60 | 76.10 | 68.50 |