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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Arkansas
Among 75 Arkansas counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Phillips County, AR (67.4, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Mississippi County, AR (67.9, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Scott County, AR (68.3, 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 Arkansas counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillips County | AR | 67.4 | 75.3 | 0.9x |
| 2 | Mississippi County | AR | 67.9 | 75.3 | 0.9x |
| 3 | Scott County | AR | 68.3 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 4 | Arkansas County | AR | 68.7 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 5 | Poinsett County | AR | 68.7 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 6 | Monroe County | AR | 68.8 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 7 | Lee County | AR | 68.9 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 8 | Crittenden County | AR | 69.2 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 9 | Chicot County | AR | 69.8 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 10 | Calhoun County | AR | 69.9 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 11 | Jefferson County | AR | 70.3 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 12 | St. Francis County | AR | 70.4 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 13 | Union County | AR | 70.4 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 14 | Dallas County | AR | 70.5 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 15 | Jackson County | AR | 70.5 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 16 | Desha County | AR | 70.6 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 17 | Ouachita County | AR | 70.8 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 18 | Ashley County | AR | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 19 | Cross County | AR | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 20 | Logan County | AR | 71.2 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 21 | Lawrence County | AR | 71.3 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 22 | Miller County | AR | 71.4 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 23 | Bradley County | AR | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 24 | Cleveland County | AR | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 25 | Columbia County | AR | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 26 | Pike County | AR | 71.6 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 27 | Lafayette County | AR | 71.7 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 28 | Little River County | AR | 71.8 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 29 | Montgomery County | AR | 71.9 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 30 | Clark County | AR | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 31 | Garland County | AR | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 32 | Randolph County | AR | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 33 | Hot Spring County | AR | 72.2 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 34 | Polk County | AR | 72.2 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 35 | Sevier County | AR | 72.2 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 36 | Franklin County | AR | 72.3 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 37 | Drew County | AR | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 38 | Howard County | AR | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 39 | Lincoln County | AR | 72.6 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 40 | Nevada County | AR | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 41 | Clay County | AR | 72.8 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 42 | Fulton County | AR | 72.8 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 43 | Prairie County | AR | 72.8 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 44 | White County | AR | 72.8 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 45 | Sharp County | AR | 73 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 46 | Conway County | AR | 73.1 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 47 | Crawford County | AR | 73.2 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 48 | Woodruff County | AR | 73.2 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 49 | Grant County | AR | 73.3 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 50 | Hempstead County | AR | 73.3 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 51 | Independence County | AR | 73.4 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 52 | Johnson County | AR | 73.4 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 53 | Greene County | AR | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 54 | Sebastian County | AR | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 55 | Newton County | AR | 73.6 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 56 | Searcy County | AR | 73.6 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 57 | Izard County | AR | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 58 | Marion County | AR | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 59 | Pulaski County | AR | 73.8 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 60 | Van Buren County | AR | 73.9 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 61 | Yell County | AR | 73.9 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 62 | Lonoke County | AR | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 63 | Perry County | AR | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 64 | Stone County | AR | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 65 | Baxter County | AR | 74.2 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 66 | Boone County | AR | 74.2 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 67 | Madison County | AR | 74.2 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 68 | Craighead County | AR | 74.4 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 69 | Pope County | AR | 75.1 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 70 | Carroll County | AR | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 71 | Cleburne County | AR | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 72 | Saline County | AR | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 73 | Faulkner County | AR | 75.7 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 74 | Washington County | AR | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 75 | Benton County | AR | 78.2 | 75.3 | 1.04x |