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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Colorado
Among 59 Colorado counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Baca County, CO (69.8, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Costilla County, CO (69.9, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Crowley County, CO (70.1, 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 Colorado counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baca County | CO | 69.8 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 2 | Costilla County | CO | 69.9 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 3 | Crowley County | CO | 70.1 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 4 | Otero County | CO | 71.9 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 5 | Rio Grande County | CO | 72.3 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 6 | Huerfano County | CO | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 7 | Pueblo County | CO | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 8 | Conejos County | CO | 72.6 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 9 | Alamosa County | CO | 73 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 10 | Sedgwick County | CO | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 11 | Prowers County | CO | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 12 | Cheyenne County | CO | 73.8 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 13 | Las Animas County | CO | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 14 | Logan County | CO | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 15 | Washington County | CO | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 16 | Montezuma County | CO | 74.3 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 17 | Bent County | CO | 74.8 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 18 | Moffat County | CO | 75.1 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 19 | Fremont County | CO | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 20 | Kit Carson County | CO | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 21 | Morgan County | CO | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 22 | Delta County | CO | 76 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 23 | El Paso County | CO | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 24 | Phillips County | CO | 76.3 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 25 | Mesa County | CO | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 26 | Adams County | CO | 76.9 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 27 | Saguache County | CO | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 28 | Denver County | CO | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 29 | Lincoln County | CO | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 30 | Montrose County | CO | 77.9 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 31 | Teller County | CO | 78.4 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 32 | Dolores County | CO | 78.5 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 33 | Rio Blanco County | CO | 78.7 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 34 | Weld County | CO | 78.8 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 35 | Jefferson County | CO | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 36 | Arapahoe County | CO | 79.1 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 37 | Yuma County | CO | 79.1 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 38 | Custer County | CO | 79.2 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 39 | Archuleta County | CO | 79.6 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 40 | Garfield County | CO | 80 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 41 | Gilpin County | CO | 80 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 42 | La Plata County | CO | 80.3 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 43 | Larimer County | CO | 80.5 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 44 | Elbert County | CO | 80.7 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 45 | Chaffee County | CO | 81 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 46 | Lake County | CO | 81.3 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 47 | Park County | CO | 81.5 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 48 | Broomfield County | CO | 81.9 | 75.3 | 1.09x |
| 49 | Boulder County | CO | 82.3 | 75.3 | 1.09x |
| 50 | Douglas County | CO | 82.4 | 75.3 | 1.09x |
| 51 | Gunnison County | CO | 82.9 | 75.3 | 1.1x |
| 52 | Routt County | CO | 83.3 | 75.3 | 1.11x |
| 53 | Clear Creek County | CO | 83.6 | 75.3 | 1.11x |
| 54 | Grand County | CO | 83.9 | 75.3 | 1.11x |
| 55 | Ouray County | CO | 85.4 | 75.3 | 1.13x |
| 56 | San Miguel County | CO | 86.5 | 75.3 | 1.15x |
| 57 | Eagle County | CO | 89.7 | 75.3 | 1.19x |
| 58 | Summit County | CO | 92.4 | 75.3 | 1.23x |
| 59 | Pitkin County | CO | 94.2 | 75.3 | 1.25x |