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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Pennsylvania
Among 67 Pennsylvania counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Forest County, PA (70.9, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Fayette County, PA (72.6, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Lawrence County, PA (73.7, 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 Pennsylvania counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest County | PA | 70.9 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 2 | Fayette County | PA | 72.6 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 3 | Lawrence County | PA | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 4 | Philadelphia County | PA | 73.9 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 5 | Greene County | PA | 74.3 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 6 | Carbon County | PA | 74.5 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 7 | Schuylkill County | PA | 74.5 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 8 | Venango County | PA | 74.5 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 9 | Cambria County | PA | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 10 | Cameron County | PA | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 11 | Mercer County | PA | 74.6 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 12 | Blair County | PA | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 13 | McKean County | PA | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 14 | Luzerne County | PA | 74.8 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 15 | Clarion County | PA | 74.9 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 16 | Indiana County | PA | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 17 | Armstrong County | PA | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 18 | Mifflin County | PA | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 19 | Wyoming County | PA | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 20 | Crawford County | PA | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 21 | Warren County | PA | 75.5 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 22 | Beaver County | PA | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 23 | Northumberland County | PA | 75.6 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 24 | Fulton County | PA | 75.7 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 25 | Somerset County | PA | 75.7 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 26 | Lackawanna County | PA | 75.8 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 27 | Clearfield County | PA | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 28 | Jefferson County | PA | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 29 | Juniata County | PA | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 30 | Washington County | PA | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 31 | Erie County | PA | 76 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 32 | Lycoming County | PA | 76.1 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 33 | Bedford County | PA | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 34 | Sullivan County | PA | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 35 | Tioga County | PA | 76.3 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 36 | Potter County | PA | 76.4 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 37 | Columbia County | PA | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 38 | Perry County | PA | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 39 | Wayne County | PA | 76.5 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 40 | Clinton County | PA | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 41 | Elk County | PA | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 42 | Susquehanna County | PA | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 43 | Westmoreland County | PA | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 44 | Dauphin County | PA | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 45 | Monroe County | PA | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 46 | Allegheny County | PA | 76.9 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 47 | Huntingdon County | PA | 77 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 48 | Bradford County | PA | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 49 | Franklin County | PA | 77.2 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 50 | Lebanon County | PA | 77.4 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 51 | Montour County | PA | 77.5 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 52 | York County | PA | 77.5 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 53 | Delaware County | PA | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 54 | Berks County | PA | 77.8 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 55 | Butler County | PA | 77.8 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 56 | Lehigh County | PA | 78 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 57 | Adams County | PA | 78.8 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 58 | Lancaster County | PA | 78.8 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 59 | Northampton County | PA | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 60 | Bucks County | PA | 79.1 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 61 | Cumberland County | PA | 79.3 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 62 | Pike County | PA | 79.3 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 63 | Snyder County | PA | 79.7 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 64 | Montgomery County | PA | 80 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 65 | Union County | PA | 80.3 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 66 | Chester County | PA | 81 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 67 | Centre County | PA | 81.3 | 75.3 | 1.08x |