The life expectancy refers to how old people live to be, on average, in certain parts of the world. Here are the life expectancy rates of the fifty states in America as a whole, as well as the life expectancies based on race.
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The life expectancy refers to how old people live to be, on average, in certain parts of the world. Here are the life expectancy rates of the fifty states in America as a whole, as well as the life expectancies based on race.
Here are the 10 states with the highest life expectancy:
| State | Overall Avg | Black Avg | Latino Avg | Asian Avg | Native American Avg | White Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 81.3 | 79.7 | 87.3 | 83.5 | 70.2 | 81.2 |
| Minnesota | 81.1 | 82.5 | 76.8 | 82 | - | 80.4 |
| Connecticut | 80.8 | 77.8 | 83.1 | 89.1 | - | 81 |
| California | 80.8 | 75.1 | 83.2 | 86.3 | 80.2 | 79.8 |
| Vermont | 80.5 | 84.4 | - | - | - | 80.4 |
| New York | 80.5 | 77.4 | 83.5 | 88.6 | - | 80.5 |
| Massachusetts | 80.5 | 78.8 | 87.1 | 89.1 | - | 80.4 |
| New Jersey | 80.3 | 75.5 | 84.7 | 89.4 | - | 80.3 |
| New Hampshire | 80.3 | 86.8 | - | - | - | 80.1 |
| Utah | 80.2 | 74.3 | 82.1 | 84.6 | - | 80.1 |
| Wisconsin | 80 | 74 | 86 | 86.4 | 72.5 | 80.3 |
| Colorado | 80 | 76.7 | 79.4 | 87.4 | - | 80.2 |
| Washington | 79.9 | 77.5 | 85.4 | 85.4 | 73.8 | 79.7 |
| Rhode Island | 79.9 | 71.6 | - | - | - | 79.7 |
| Nebraska | 79.8 | 73.9 | 85.5 | - | - | 80 |
| Iowa | 79.7 | 75.3 | - | - | - | 79.8 |
| Arizona | 79.6 | 76.5 | 80.8 | 86.7 | 72.7 | 79.8 |
| South Dakota | 79.5 | 81.7 | - | - | 68.2 | 80.4 |
| Oregon | 79.5 | 77.2 | 85.4 | 86.2 | - | 79.2 |
| North Dakota | 79.5 | 84.2 | - | - | - | 80.2 |
| Idaho | 79.5 | 83.3 | 83.4 | - | - | 79.4 |
| Florida | 79.4 | 75.8 | 83.1 | 88.9 | - | 79.1 |
| Maine | 79.2 | 81.8 | - | - | - | 79.1 |
| Virginia | 79 | 75.3 | 88.3 | 87.2 | - | 79.4 |
| Illinois | 79 | 73.7 | 85.3 | 87.9 | - | 79.3 |
| Maryland | 78.8 | 75.5 | - | 88.2 | - | 79.4 |
| Kansas | 78.7 | 73.6 | 83.5 | - | - | 78.8 |
| Texas | 78.5 | 74.4 | 80.7 | 88.1 | - | 78 |
| Pennsylvania | 78.5 | 73.4 | 85.3 | - | 89 | 78.9 |
| Montana | 78.5 | 83.4 | - | - | 69.2 | 79.1 |
| New Mexico | 78.4 | 75.2 | 78.8 | - | 74.8 | 79 |
| Delaware | 78.4 | 75.4 | - | - | - | 78.6 |
| Wyoming | 78.3 | 83.5 | - | - | - | 78.4 |
| Alaska | 78.3 | 79.3 | - | - | 70.5 | 79.4 |
| Michigan | 78.2 | 73.4 | 80 | 88.7 | 75.3 | 79 |
| Nevada | 78.1 | 75.9 | 84.7 | 88.1 | - | 76.7 |
| Ohio | 77.8 | 73.9 | 85.3 | 87 | - | 78.1 |
| North Carolina | 77.8 | 74.7 | - | 88.9 | 76.6 | 78.3 |
| Indiana | 77.6 | 73.8 | 85.9 | 88.1 | - | 77.7 |
| Missouri | 77.5 | 74.2 | - | - | - | 77.7 |
| Georgia | 77.2 | 74.7 | - | 88 | - | 77.6 |
| South Carolina | 77 | 74 | - | - | - | 77.8 |
| Tennessee | 76.3 | 72.9 | - | 84.2 | - | 76.7 |
| Kentucky | 76 | 73.5 | - | - | - | 76 |
| Arkansas | 76 | 72.2 | - | - | - | 76.3 |
| Oklahoma | 75.9 | 72.8 | 85 | - | 73.8 | 76 |
| Louisiana | 75.7 | 72.4 | - | 85.6 | - | 76.7 |
| West Virginia | 75.4 | 72.8 | - | - | - | 75.4 |
| Alabama | 75.4 | 72.9 | - | 76 | - | 76 |
| Mississippi | 75 | 72.4 | - | - | - | 76.1 |