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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Kansas
Among 102 Kansas counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Kingman County, KS (61, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Edwards County, KS (63.6, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Rush County, KS (69, 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 Kansas counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingman County | KS | 61 | 75.3 | 0.81x |
| 2 | Edwards County | KS | 63.6 | 75.3 | 0.84x |
| 3 | Rush County | KS | 69 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 4 | Wichita County | KS | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 5 | Cherokee County | KS | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 6 | Hodgeman County | KS | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 7 | Ness County | KS | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 8 | Montgomery County | KS | 72.2 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 9 | Sheridan County | KS | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 10 | Crawford County | KS | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 11 | Linn County | KS | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 12 | Geary County | KS | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 13 | Brown County | KS | 72.9 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 14 | Clark County | KS | 73 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 15 | Woodson County | KS | 73.3 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 16 | Cloud County | KS | 73.4 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 17 | Wilson County | KS | 73.4 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 18 | Greenwood County | KS | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 19 | Bourbon County | KS | 73.6 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 20 | Cowley County | KS | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 21 | Osage County | KS | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 22 | Wyandotte County | KS | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 23 | Neosho County | KS | 73.9 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 24 | Chautauqua County | KS | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 25 | Morton County | KS | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 26 | Sumner County | KS | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 27 | Dickinson County | KS | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 28 | Meade County | KS | 74.1 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 29 | Barber County | KS | 74.2 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 30 | Elk County | KS | 74.2 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 31 | Stafford County | KS | 74.2 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 32 | Hamilton County | KS | 74.4 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 33 | Labette County | KS | 74.4 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 34 | Logan County | KS | 74.4 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 35 | Allen County | KS | 74.5 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 36 | Barton County | KS | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 37 | Harper County | KS | 74.8 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 38 | Russell County | KS | 74.8 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 39 | Sedgwick County | KS | 74.8 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 40 | Comanche County | KS | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 41 | Franklin County | KS | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 42 | Shawnee County | KS | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 43 | Kiowa County | KS | 75.1 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 44 | Butler County | KS | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 45 | Ottawa County | KS | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 46 | Reno County | KS | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 47 | Rice County | KS | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 48 | Decatur County | KS | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 49 | Jackson County | KS | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 50 | Stevens County | KS | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 51 | Morris County | KS | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 52 | Rooks County | KS | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 53 | Saline County | KS | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 54 | Harvey County | KS | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 55 | Pawnee County | KS | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 56 | Pratt County | KS | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 57 | Osborne County | KS | 75.7 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 58 | Phillips County | KS | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 59 | Atchison County | KS | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 60 | Graham County | KS | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 61 | Ford County | KS | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 62 | Finney County | KS | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 63 | Cheyenne County | KS | 76.4 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 64 | Kearny County | KS | 76.4 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 65 | Jefferson County | KS | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 66 | Republic County | KS | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 67 | Anderson County | KS | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 68 | Coffey County | KS | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 69 | Marion County | KS | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 70 | Marshall County | KS | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 71 | Ellsworth County | KS | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 72 | Scott County | KS | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 73 | Doniphan County | KS | 76.9 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 74 | Lyon County | KS | 76.9 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 75 | Leavenworth County | KS | 77 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 76 | Gove County | KS | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 77 | Miami County | KS | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 78 | Lincoln County | KS | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 79 | Seward County | KS | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 80 | Sherman County | KS | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 81 | Gray County | KS | 77.5 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 82 | Rawlins County | KS | 77.5 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 83 | McPherson County | KS | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 84 | Mitchell County | KS | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 85 | Thomas County | KS | 77.7 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 86 | Grant County | KS | 77.8 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 87 | Chase County | KS | 78 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 88 | Clay County | KS | 78.2 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 89 | Pottawatomie County | KS | 78.7 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 90 | Norton County | KS | 78.8 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 91 | Haskell County | KS | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 92 | Stanton County | KS | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 93 | Ellis County | KS | 79 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 94 | Nemaha County | KS | 79 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 95 | Smith County | KS | 79 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 96 | Douglas County | KS | 79.2 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 97 | Washington County | KS | 79.6 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 98 | Riley County | KS | 79.7 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 99 | Jewell County | KS | 80.1 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 100 | Trego County | KS | 80.3 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 101 | Johnson County | KS | 80.6 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 102 | Wabaunsee County | KS | 80.6 | 75.3 | 1.07x |