US states by life expectancy

Name: US states by life expectancy, 2020
Creator: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
License: Public domain (US government work); citation requested

Hawaii had the highest life expectancy of 51 states in 2020, at 80.7 years. Mississippi had the lowest, at 71.9 years. The median was 76.8 years and the figure for the United States was 77 years. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest80.7Hawaii

Lowest71.9Mississippi

Median76.851 states

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All states, 2020

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years. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2020 years	Change on 2019
1	Hawaii	80.7	-0.2
2	Washington	79.2	-0.8
3	Minnesota	79.1	-1.3
4	California	79	-1.9
4	Massachusetts	79	-1.4
4	New Hampshire	79	-0.4
7	Oregon	78.8	-0.8
7	Vermont	78.8	-1
9	Utah	78.6	-1.1
10	Connecticut	78.4	-1.9
10	Idaho	78.4	-1.1
12	Colorado	78.3	-1.7
13	Rhode Island	78.2	-1.3
14	Maine	77.8	-0.5
15	Nebraska	77.7	-1.5
15	New York	77.7	-3
15	Wisconsin	77.7	-1.6
18	Virginia	77.6	-1.5
19	Florida	77.5	-1.5
19	Iowa	77.5	-1.5
19	New Jersey	77.5	-2.6
22	North Dakota	76.9	-1.9
23	Illinois	76.8	-2.2
23	Maryland	76.8	-1.7
23	Montana	76.8	-1.6
23	Pennsylvania	76.8	-1.5
27	Delaware	76.7	-1.4
27	South Dakota	76.7	-1.7
29	Alaska	76.6	-1.1
30	Texas	76.5	-2.1
31	Kansas	76.4	-1.8
32	Arizona	76.3	-2.5
32	Nevada	76.3	-1.7
32	Wyoming	76.3	-1.4
35	North Carolina	76.1	-1.5
36	Michigan	76	-2
37	Georgia	75.6	-1.8
38	District of Columbia	75.3	-2.7
38	Ohio	75.3	-1.6
40	Missouri	75.1	-1.8
41	Indiana	75	-2
42	South Carolina	74.8	-2
43	New Mexico	74.5	-2.4
44	Oklahoma	74.1	-1.6
45	Arkansas	73.8	-1.9
45	Tennessee	73.8	-1.8
47	Kentucky	73.5	-2
48	Alabama	73.2	-2
49	Louisiana	73.1	-2.6
50	West Virginia	72.8	-1.7
51	Mississippi	71.9	-2.5

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About this ranking

Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.

United States: NCHS period life tables. National figures from 1900 to 1932 cover only the states then in the death registration area. State figures are available for 2018 to 2021.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCHS: U.S. State Life Expectancy by Sex, 2018 to 2021 (a5a8-jsrq, ncvk-7amm, ss2j-8ajj, it4f-frdc), total. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/life-expectancy.htm. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which state has the highest life expectancy?

Hawaii, with 80.7 years in 2020, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which state has the lowest life expectancy?

Mississippi, with 71.9 years in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCHS: U.S. State Life Expectancy by Sex, 2018 to 2021 (a5a8-jsrq, ncvk-7amm, ss2j-8ajj, it4f-frdc), total. Retrieved 2026-10-09.