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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Illinois
Among 102 Illinois counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Alexander County, IL (69.7, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Hardin County, IL (71.6, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Pulaski County, IL (71.6, 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 Illinois counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander County | IL | 69.7 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 2 | Hardin County | IL | 71.6 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 3 | Pulaski County | IL | 71.6 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 4 | Marion County | IL | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 5 | Franklin County | IL | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 6 | Saline County | IL | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 7 | Vermilion County | IL | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 8 | Gallatin County | IL | 72.6 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 9 | Massac County | IL | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 10 | White County | IL | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 11 | Greene County | IL | 73.6 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 12 | Richland County | IL | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 13 | Mason County | IL | 73.8 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 14 | Edgar County | IL | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 15 | Jefferson County | IL | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 16 | Montgomery County | IL | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 17 | St. Clair County | IL | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 18 | Ford County | IL | 74.3 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 19 | Winnebago County | IL | 74.5 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 20 | Kankakee County | IL | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 21 | Macon County | IL | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 22 | Pike County | IL | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 23 | Calhoun County | IL | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 24 | Iroquois County | IL | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 25 | Jersey County | IL | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 26 | Knox County | IL | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 27 | Union County | IL | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 28 | Wayne County | IL | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 29 | Schuyler County | IL | 74.8 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 30 | Clark County | IL | 74.9 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 31 | Fulton County | IL | 74.9 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 32 | Jackson County | IL | 74.9 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 33 | Lawrence County | IL | 74.9 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 34 | Stark County | IL | 74.9 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 35 | Moultrie County | IL | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 36 | De Witt County | IL | 75.1 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 37 | Macoupin County | IL | 75.1 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 38 | Coles County | IL | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 39 | Peoria County | IL | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 40 | Livingston County | IL | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 41 | Madison County | IL | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 42 | Perry County | IL | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 43 | Whiteside County | IL | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 44 | Williamson County | IL | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 45 | Scott County | IL | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 46 | Pope County | IL | 75.7 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 47 | Christian County | IL | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 48 | Clay County | IL | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 49 | Johnson County | IL | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 50 | LaSalle County | IL | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 51 | Randolph County | IL | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 52 | Warren County | IL | 76 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 53 | Edwards County | IL | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 54 | Hamilton County | IL | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 55 | Morgan County | IL | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 56 | Stephenson County | IL | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 57 | Marshall County | IL | 76.3 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 58 | Rock Island County | IL | 76.4 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 59 | Wabash County | IL | 76.4 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 60 | Adams County | IL | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 61 | Grundy County | IL | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 62 | Tazewell County | IL | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 63 | Carroll County | IL | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 64 | Crawford County | IL | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 65 | Logan County | IL | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 66 | McDonough County | IL | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 67 | Bureau County | IL | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 68 | Cass County | IL | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 69 | Sangamon County | IL | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 70 | Bond County | IL | 77 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 71 | Fayette County | IL | 77 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 72 | Cumberland County | IL | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 73 | Shelby County | IL | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 74 | Washington County | IL | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 75 | DeKalb County | IL | 77.3 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 76 | Hancock County | IL | 77.3 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 77 | Henderson County | IL | 77.3 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 78 | Mercer County | IL | 77.3 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 79 | Cook County | IL | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 80 | Effingham County | IL | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 81 | Henry County | IL | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 82 | Lee County | IL | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 83 | Douglas County | IL | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 84 | Jasper County | IL | 77.8 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 85 | Ogle County | IL | 77.8 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 86 | Brown County | IL | 77.9 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 87 | Boone County | IL | 78.3 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 88 | Menard County | IL | 78.3 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 89 | Piatt County | IL | 78.4 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 90 | McLean County | IL | 78.5 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 91 | Will County | IL | 78.5 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 92 | Woodford County | IL | 78.7 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 93 | Champaign County | IL | 78.8 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 94 | Clinton County | IL | 79.2 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 95 | McHenry County | IL | 79.5 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 96 | Monroe County | IL | 79.6 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 97 | Kane County | IL | 79.8 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 98 | Putnam County | IL | 79.8 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 99 | Jo Daviess County | IL | 79.9 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 100 | Lake County | IL | 80.4 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 101 | Kendall County | IL | 80.5 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 102 | DuPage County | IL | 81.3 | 75.3 | 1.08x |