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50 US Counties with the Shortest Life Expectancy
November 27, 2021 8:00 am
Last Updated: December 7, 2021 1:56 pm
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25. Logan County, West Virginia
> Life expectancy at birth (years): 69.7
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 30.0% — 109th highest of 3,070 counties
> Adult obesity rate: 42.7% — 160th highest of 3,070 counties
> Smoking rate: 29.5% — 76th highest of 3,070 counties
> Population without health insurance: 7.2% — 1,177th lowest of 3,070 counties
> Median household income: $36,168 — 207th lowest of 3,070 counties
> Poverty rate: 25.4% — 200th highest of 3,070 counties
24. Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
> Life expectancy at birth (years): 69.6
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 28.4% — 180th highest of 3,070 counties
> Adult obesity rate: 58.9% — the highest of 3,070 counties
> Smoking rate: 28.9% — 107th highest of 3,070 counties
> Population without health insurance: 23.6% — 48th highest of 3,070 counties
> Median household income: $38,411 — 328th lowest of 3,070 counties
> Poverty rate: 26.3% — 169th highest of 3,070 counties
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23. Breathitt County, Kentucky
> Life expectancy at birth (years): 69.6
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 32.2% — 53rd highest of 3,070 counties
> Adult obesity rate: 40.0% — 376th highest of 3,070 counties (tied)
> Smoking rate: 31.4% — 31st highest of 3,070 counties
> Population without health insurance: 4.5% — 341st lowest of 3,070 counties
> Median household income: $27,344 — 25th lowest of 3,070 counties
> Poverty rate: 34.4% — 41st highest of 3,070 counties
22. Thurston County, Nebraska
> Life expectancy at birth (years): 69.5
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 23.5% — 785th highest of 3,070 counties
> Adult obesity rate: 47.2% — 36th highest of 3,070 counties
> Smoking rate: 27.1% — 268th highest of 3,070 counties
> Population without health insurance: 25.3% — 36th highest of 3,070 counties
> Median household income: $51,034 — 1,462nd lowest of 3,070 counties
> Poverty rate: 25.5% — 193rd highest of 3,070 counties
21. Owsley County, Kentucky
> Life expectancy at birth (years): 69.4
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 30.5% — 90th highest of 3,070 counties
> Adult obesity rate: 46.7% — 44th highest of 3,070 counties
> Smoking rate: 31.3% — 33rd highest of 3,070 counties
> Population without health insurance: 3.5% — 103rd lowest of 3,070 counties
> Median household income: $30,284 — 59th lowest of 3,070 counties
> Poverty rate: 30.3% — 81st highest of 3,070 counties
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