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The 40 US Cities With the Shortest Life Expectancy
March 3, 2021 7:00 pm
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35. Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
> Life expectancy: 75.5 years — 3.6 less than US average
> Obesity rate: 35.3% — 77th out of 382
> Smoking rate: 17.8% — 123rd out of 382
> Adults who don’t exercise regularly: 29.7% — 59th out of 382
> Adults without health insurance: 8.8% — 164th out of 382
> Poverty rate: 14.0% — 140th out of 382
> Population: 1,090,435
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34. Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
> Life expectancy: 75.5 years — 3.6 less than US average
> Obesity rate: 36.7% — 46th out of 382
> Smoking rate: 16.2% — 206th out of 382
> Adults who don’t exercise regularly: 32.8% — 15th out of 382
> Adults without health insurance: 18.2% — 10th out of 382
> Poverty rate: 15.0% — 117th out of 382
> Population: 392,563
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33. Morristown, Tennessee
> Life expectancy: 75.4 years — 3.7 less than US average
> Obesity rate: 35.5% — 74th out of 382
> Smoking rate: 21.4% — 13th out of 382
> Adults who don’t exercise regularly: 32.3% — 19th out of 382
> Adults without health insurance: 12.5% — 59th out of 382
> Poverty rate: 11.9% — 231st out of 382
> Population: 142,749
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32. Sumter, South Carolina
> Life expectancy: 75.4 years — 3.7 less than US average
> Obesity rate: 38.2% — 17th out of 382
> Smoking rate: 18.0% — 111th out of 382
> Adults who don’t exercise regularly: 28.0% — 96th out of 382
> Adults without health insurance: 9.7% — 136th out of 382
> Poverty rate: 19.4% — 28th out of 382
> Population: 140,466
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31. Lake Charles, Louisiana
> Life expectancy: 75.4 years — 3.7 less than US average
> Obesity rate: 35.4% — 76th out of 382
> Smoking rate: 20.2% — 37th out of 382
> Adults who don’t exercise regularly: 29.9% — 52nd out of 382
> Adults without health insurance: 8.1% — 187th out of 382
> Poverty rate: 20.4% — 21st out of 382
> Population: 209,035
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