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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Alabama
Among 67 Alabama counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Lowndes County, AL (67.6, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Dallas County, AL (67.7, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Walker County, AL (67.8, against the U.S. county median of 75.3). Values are years.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Alabama counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowndes County | AL | 67.6 | 75.3 | 0.9x |
| 2 | Dallas County | AL | 67.7 | 75.3 | 0.9x |
| 3 | Walker County | AL | 67.8 | 75.3 | 0.9x |
| 4 | Wilcox County | AL | 68.7 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 5 | Perry County | AL | 68.8 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 6 | Conecuh County | AL | 69 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 7 | Clarke County | AL | 69.9 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 8 | Hale County | AL | 69.9 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 9 | Escambia County | AL | 70.1 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 10 | Etowah County | AL | 70.2 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 11 | Crenshaw County | AL | 70.4 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 12 | Talladega County | AL | 70.5 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 13 | Covington County | AL | 70.6 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 14 | Geneva County | AL | 70.6 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 15 | Greene County | AL | 70.6 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 16 | Fayette County | AL | 70.7 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 17 | Calhoun County | AL | 70.8 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 18 | Marengo County | AL | 70.8 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 19 | Monroe County | AL | 70.8 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 20 | Jackson County | AL | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 21 | Bullock County | AL | 71 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 22 | Russell County | AL | 71 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 23 | Lawrence County | AL | 71.1 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 24 | Sumter County | AL | 71.3 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 25 | Macon County | AL | 71.4 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 26 | Butler County | AL | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 27 | Franklin County | AL | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 28 | Pickens County | AL | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 29 | Pike County | AL | 71.6 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 30 | Chambers County | AL | 71.9 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 31 | Clay County | AL | 71.9 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 32 | Marshall County | AL | 71.9 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 33 | Cleburne County | AL | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 34 | Coosa County | AL | 72.2 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 35 | Cherokee County | AL | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 36 | DeKalb County | AL | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 37 | Jefferson County | AL | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 38 | Lamar County | AL | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 39 | Marion County | AL | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 40 | Mobile County | AL | 72.6 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 41 | Washington County | AL | 72.6 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 42 | Barbour County | AL | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 43 | Chilton County | AL | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 44 | Montgomery County | AL | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 45 | Winston County | AL | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 46 | Morgan County | AL | 72.8 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 47 | St. Clair County | AL | 72.8 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 48 | Tallapoosa County | AL | 72.8 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 49 | Blount County | AL | 72.9 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 50 | Cullman County | AL | 72.9 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 51 | Bibb County | AL | 73 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 52 | Colbert County | AL | 73 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 53 | Dale County | AL | 73 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 54 | Choctaw County | AL | 73.1 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 55 | Randolph County | AL | 73.1 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 56 | Houston County | AL | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 57 | Coffee County | AL | 74.2 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 58 | Henry County | AL | 74.2 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 59 | Tuscaloosa County | AL | 74.5 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 60 | Elmore County | AL | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 61 | Autauga County | AL | 74.8 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 62 | Lauderdale County | AL | 74.9 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 63 | Limestone County | AL | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 64 | Madison County | AL | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 65 | Baldwin County | AL | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 66 | Lee County | AL | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 67 | Shelby County | AL | 79.4 | 75.3 | 1.05x |