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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Maine
Among 16 Maine counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Washington County, ME (72.3, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Somerset County, ME (74.4, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Androscoggin County, ME (75, 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 Maine counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | ME | 72.3 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 2 | Somerset County | ME | 74.4 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 3 | Androscoggin County | ME | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 4 | Aroostook County | ME | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 5 | Penobscot County | ME | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 6 | Piscataquis County | ME | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 7 | Kennebec County | ME | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 8 | Oxford County | ME | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 9 | Franklin County | ME | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 10 | Waldo County | ME | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 11 | Hancock County | ME | 78.1 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 12 | York County | ME | 78.6 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 13 | Knox County | ME | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 14 | Lincoln County | ME | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 15 | Cumberland County | ME | 79.5 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 16 | Sagadahoc County | ME | 80.1 | 75.3 | 1.06x |