Table: U.S. States Ranked by Life Expectancy

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Rank State Life Expectancy
1 Hawaii 80.0
2 Minnesota 78.8
3 Utah 78.7
4 Connecticut 78.7
5 Massachusetts 78.4
6 New Hampshire 78.3
7 Iowa 78.3
8 North Dakota 78.3
9 Rhode Island 78.3
10 California 78.2
11 Vermont 78.2
12 Colorado 78.2
13 Washington 78.2
14 Wisconsin 77.9
15 Idaho 77.9
16 Nebraska 77.8
17 Oregon 77.8
18 South Dakota 77.7
19 New York 77.7
20 Maine 77.6
21 Florida 77.5
22 Arizona 77.5
23 New Jersey 77.5
24 Kansas 77.3
25 Montana 77.2
26 Alaska 77.1
27 New Mexico 77.0
28 Virginia 76.8
29 Delaware 76.8
30 Texas 76.7
31 Pennsylvania 76.7
32 Wyoming 76.7
33 Illinois 76.4
34 Michigan 76.3
35 Maryland 76.3
36 Ohio 76.2
37 Indiana 76.1
38 Missouri 75.9
39 Nevada 75.8
40 North Carolina 75.8
41 Georgia 75.3
42 Kentucky 75.2
43 Arkansas 75.2
44 Oklahoma 75.2
45 Tennessee 75.1
46 West Virginia 75.1
47 South Carolina 74.8
48 Alabama 74.4
49 Louisiana 74.2
50 Mississippi 73.6
51 District of Columbia 72.0

Data: Harvard University Initiative for Global Health and the Harvard School of Public Health

Rank	State	Life Expectancy
1	Hawaii	80.0
2	Minnesota	78.8
3	Utah	78.7
4	Connecticut	78.7
5	Massachusetts	78.4
6	New Hampshire	78.3
7	Iowa	78.3
8	North Dakota	78.3
9	Rhode Island	78.3
10	California	78.2
11	Vermont	78.2
12	Colorado	78.2
13	Washington	78.2
14	Wisconsin	77.9
15	Idaho	77.9
16	Nebraska	77.8
17	Oregon	77.8
18	South Dakota	77.7
19	New York	77.7
20	Maine	77.6
21	Florida	77.5
22	Arizona	77.5
23	New Jersey	77.5
24	Kansas	77.3
25	Montana	77.2
26	Alaska	77.1
27	New Mexico	77.0
28	Virginia	76.8
29	Delaware	76.8
30	Texas	76.7
31	Pennsylvania	76.7
32	Wyoming	76.7
33	Illinois	76.4
34	Michigan	76.3
35	Maryland	76.3
36	Ohio	76.2
37	Indiana	76.1
38	Missouri	75.9
39	Nevada	75.8
40	North Carolina	75.8
41	Georgia	75.3
42	Kentucky	75.2
43	Arkansas	75.2
44	Oklahoma	75.2
45	Tennessee	75.1
46	West Virginia	75.1
47	South Carolina	74.8
48	Alabama	74.4
49	Louisiana	74.2
50	Mississippi	73.6
51	District of Columbia	72.0

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