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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Mississippi
Among 81 Mississippi counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Coahoma County, MS (65.3, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Leflore County, MS (65.6, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Holmes County, MS (65.7, 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 Mississippi counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coahoma County | MS | 65.3 | 75.3 | 0.87x |
| 2 | Leflore County | MS | 65.6 | 75.3 | 0.87x |
| 3 | Holmes County | MS | 65.7 | 75.3 | 0.87x |
| 4 | Neshoba County | MS | 66.5 | 75.3 | 0.88x |
| 5 | Humphreys County | MS | 66.6 | 75.3 | 0.88x |
| 6 | Tunica County | MS | 66.6 | 75.3 | 0.88x |
| 7 | Sharkey County | MS | 66.7 | 75.3 | 0.89x |
| 8 | Quitman County | MS | 66.9 | 75.3 | 0.89x |
| 9 | Washington County | MS | 66.9 | 75.3 | 0.89x |
| 10 | Bolivar County | MS | 67 | 75.3 | 0.89x |
| 11 | Sunflower County | MS | 67.2 | 75.3 | 0.89x |
| 12 | Claiborne County | MS | 68.6 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 13 | Wilkinson County | MS | 68.6 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 14 | Montgomery County | MS | 68.8 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 15 | Covington County | MS | 68.9 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 16 | Marion County | MS | 68.9 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 17 | Webster County | MS | 69 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 18 | Grenada County | MS | 69.2 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 19 | Jasper County | MS | 69.6 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 20 | Marshall County | MS | 69.7 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 21 | Pike County | MS | 69.7 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 22 | Tishomingo County | MS | 69.7 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 23 | Yalobusha County | MS | 69.7 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 24 | Newton County | MS | 69.9 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 25 | Walthall County | MS | 70.2 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 26 | Lawrence County | MS | 70.3 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 27 | Yazoo County | MS | 70.3 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 28 | George County | MS | 70.4 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 29 | Perry County | MS | 70.4 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 30 | Calhoun County | MS | 70.5 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 31 | Panola County | MS | 70.5 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 32 | Simpson County | MS | 70.6 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 33 | Benton County | MS | 70.7 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 34 | Copiah County | MS | 70.7 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 35 | Pearl River County | MS | 70.7 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 36 | Scott County | MS | 70.7 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 37 | Hinds County | MS | 70.8 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 38 | Tate County | MS | 70.8 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 39 | Jefferson Davis County | MS | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 40 | Warren County | MS | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 41 | Wayne County | MS | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 42 | Adams County | MS | 71 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 43 | Attala County | MS | 71 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 44 | Chickasaw County | MS | 71 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 45 | Tallahatchie County | MS | 71 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 46 | Leake County | MS | 71.2 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 47 | Lauderdale County | MS | 71.3 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 48 | Noxubee County | MS | 71.3 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 49 | Forrest County | MS | 71.4 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 50 | Franklin County | MS | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 51 | Jones County | MS | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 52 | Stone County | MS | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 53 | Tippah County | MS | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 54 | Clarke County | MS | 71.6 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 55 | Lincoln County | MS | 71.7 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 56 | Monroe County | MS | 71.8 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 57 | Jefferson County | MS | 71.9 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 58 | Carroll County | MS | 72 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 59 | Prentiss County | MS | 72 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 60 | Alcorn County | MS | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 61 | Amite County | MS | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 62 | Lee County | MS | 72.1 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 63 | Winston County | MS | 72.3 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 64 | Clay County | MS | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 65 | Lowndes County | MS | 72.5 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 66 | Pontotoc County | MS | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 67 | Smith County | MS | 72.8 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 68 | Itawamba County | MS | 72.9 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 69 | Harrison County | MS | 73 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 70 | Union County | MS | 73.4 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 71 | Jackson County | MS | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 72 | Choctaw County | MS | 73.8 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 73 | DeSoto County | MS | 73.9 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 74 | Hancock County | MS | 74.3 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 75 | Greene County | MS | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 76 | Oktibbeha County | MS | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 77 | Madison County | MS | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 78 | Kemper County | MS | 75.7 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 79 | Lafayette County | MS | 76 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 80 | Rankin County | MS | 76.9 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 81 | Lamar County | MS | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |