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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in New York
Among 62 New York counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Cattaraugus County, NY (74.5, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Chenango County, NY (74.9, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Chemung County, NY (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 New York counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cattaraugus County | NY | 74.5 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 2 | Chenango County | NY | 74.9 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 3 | Chemung County | NY | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 4 | Fulton County | NY | 75 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 5 | Montgomery County | NY | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 6 | Niagara County | NY | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 7 | Chautauqua County | NY | 75.7 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 8 | Sullivan County | NY | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 9 | Cortland County | NY | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 10 | Oswego County | NY | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 11 | Oneida County | NY | 76.3 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 12 | Steuben County | NY | 76.3 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 13 | Broome County | NY | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 14 | Schuyler County | NY | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 15 | Washington County | NY | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 16 | Bronx County | NY | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 17 | Delaware County | NY | 76.7 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 18 | Allegany County | NY | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 19 | St. Lawrence County | NY | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 20 | Orleans County | NY | 76.9 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 21 | Erie County | NY | 77 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 22 | Schenectady County | NY | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 23 | Wayne County | NY | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 24 | Franklin County | NY | 77.3 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 25 | Jefferson County | NY | 77.3 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 26 | Genesee County | NY | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 27 | Cayuga County | NY | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 28 | Greene County | NY | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 29 | Herkimer County | NY | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 30 | Seneca County | NY | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 31 | Onondaga County | NY | 77.7 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 32 | Otsego County | NY | 77.7 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 33 | Rensselaer County | NY | 77.7 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 34 | Clinton County | NY | 77.8 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 35 | Warren County | NY | 78.1 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 36 | Wyoming County | NY | 78.1 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 37 | Yates County | NY | 78.1 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 38 | Monroe County | NY | 78.2 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 39 | Essex County | NY | 78.4 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 40 | Hamilton County | NY | 78.4 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 41 | Madison County | NY | 78.4 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 42 | Albany County | NY | 78.5 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 43 | Tioga County | NY | 78.6 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 44 | Orange County | NY | 78.8 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 45 | Ulster County | NY | 78.8 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 46 | Lewis County | NY | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 47 | Schoharie County | NY | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 48 | Richmond County | NY | 79 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 49 | Columbia County | NY | 79.2 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 50 | Dutchess County | NY | 79.3 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 51 | Livingston County | NY | 79.4 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 52 | Suffolk County | NY | 79.4 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 53 | Ontario County | NY | 79.8 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 54 | Kings County | NY | 80.1 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 55 | Saratoga County | NY | 80.2 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 56 | Tompkins County | NY | 80.9 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 57 | Rockland County | NY | 81 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 58 | Queens County | NY | 81.2 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 59 | Nassau County | NY | 81.3 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 60 | Putnam County | NY | 81.6 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 61 | Westchester County | NY | 82 | 75.3 | 1.09x |
| 62 | New York County | NY | 83 | 75.3 | 1.1x |