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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Virginia

Among 133 Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Petersburg city, VA (64.3, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Norton city, VA (65, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Martinsville city, VA (65.8, 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.

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Life expectancy, years.

Counties with the lowest life expectancy in Virginia
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Petersburg cityVA64.375.30.85x
2Norton cityVA6575.30.86x
3Martinsville cityVA65.875.30.87x
4Galax cityVA66.475.30.88x
5Franklin cityVA66.675.30.88x
6Emporia cityVA66.875.30.89x
7Hopewell cityVA67.375.30.89x
8Danville cityVA68.375.30.91x
9Covington cityVA69.175.30.92x
10Buchanan CountyVA69.475.30.92x
11Roanoke cityVA70.275.30.93x
12Portsmouth cityVA70.575.30.94x
13Tazewell CountyVA70.575.30.94x
14Smyth CountyVA70.875.30.94x
15Wise CountyVA70.875.30.94x
16Henry CountyVA70.975.30.94x
17Buena Vista cityVA71.275.30.95x
18Greensville CountyVA71.475.30.95x
19Bristol cityVA71.775.30.95x
20Charlotte CountyVA71.775.30.95x
21Colonial Heights cityVA71.875.30.95x
22Dickenson CountyVA71.975.30.95x
23Lee CountyVA71.975.30.95x
24Halifax CountyVA72.175.30.96x
25Giles CountyVA72.275.30.96x
26Patrick CountyVA72.275.30.96x
27Sussex CountyVA72.275.30.96x
28Nottoway CountyVA72.675.30.96x
29Wythe CountyVA72.675.30.96x
30Brunswick CountyVA72.775.30.97x
31Essex CountyVA7375.30.97x
32Mecklenburg CountyVA7375.30.97x
33Alleghany CountyVA73.175.30.97x
34Russell CountyVA73.175.30.97x
35Northampton CountyVA73.275.30.97x
36Salem cityVA73.275.30.97x
37Norfolk cityVA73.375.30.97x
38Lynchburg cityVA73.475.30.97x
39Scott CountyVA73.475.30.97x
40Middlesex CountyVA73.575.30.98x
41Amelia CountyVA73.675.30.98x
42Pulaski CountyVA73.675.30.98x
43Waynesboro cityVA73.675.30.98x
44King and Queen CountyVA73.775.30.98x
45Accomack CountyVA73.875.30.98x
46Craig CountyVA73.875.30.98x
47Page CountyVA73.975.30.98x
48Lunenburg CountyVA7475.30.98x
49Prince Edward CountyVA7475.30.98x
50Newport News cityVA74.275.30.99x
51Winchester cityVA74.275.30.99x
52Washington CountyVA74.375.30.99x
53Bath CountyVA74.475.30.99x
54Richmond cityVA74.475.30.99x
55Carroll CountyVA74.675.30.99x
56Fredericksburg cityVA74.675.30.99x
57Grayson CountyVA74.675.30.99x
58Hampton cityVA74.675.30.99x
59Dinwiddie CountyVA74.775.30.99x
60Warren CountyVA74.775.30.99x
61Buckingham CountyVA74.875.30.99x
62Radford cityVA74.875.30.99x
63Caroline CountyVA74.975.30.99x
64Pittsylvania CountyVA74.975.30.99x
65Staunton cityVA74.975.30.99x
66King William CountyVA75.275.31x
67Orange CountyVA75.275.31x
68Lancaster CountyVA75.375.31x
69Southampton CountyVA75.375.31x
70Westmoreland CountyVA75.375.31x
71Suffolk cityVA75.475.31x
72Amherst CountyVA75.575.31x
73Bland CountyVA75.575.31x
74Surry CountyVA75.675.31x
75Franklin CountyVA75.775.31.01x
76Mathews CountyVA75.875.31.01x
77Charles City CountyVA75.975.31.01x
78Louisa CountyVA75.975.31.01x
79Fairfax cityVA76.175.31.01x
80Gloucester CountyVA76.175.31.01x
81Northumberland CountyVA76.275.31.01x
82Rockbridge CountyVA76.275.31.01x
83Floyd CountyVA76.475.31.01x
84Richmond CountyVA76.475.31.01x
85Campbell CountyVA76.575.31.02x
86Cumberland CountyVA76.675.31.02x
87Shenandoah CountyVA76.675.31.02x
88Manassas cityVA76.775.31.02x
89Nelson CountyVA76.775.31.02x
90Isle of Wight CountyVA76.875.31.02x
91Chesapeake cityVA76.975.31.02x
92Bedford CountyVA7775.31.02x
93Culpeper CountyVA7775.31.02x
94Appomattox CountyVA77.275.31.03x
95Henrico CountyVA77.275.31.03x
96Clarke CountyVA77.375.31.03x
97New Kent CountyVA77.375.31.03x
98Roanoke CountyVA77.575.31.03x
99Botetourt CountyVA77.675.31.03x
100King George CountyVA77.675.31.03x
101Chesterfield CountyVA77.875.31.03x
102Hanover CountyVA77.975.31.03x
103Powhatan CountyVA77.975.31.03x
104Spotsylvania CountyVA77.975.31.03x
105Augusta CountyVA7875.31.04x
106Rockingham CountyVA78.175.31.04x
107Harrisonburg cityVA78.275.31.04x
108Poquoson cityVA78.275.31.04x
109Charlottesville cityVA78.375.31.04x
110Falls Church cityVA78.375.31.04x
111Greene CountyVA78.375.31.04x
112Madison CountyVA78.475.31.04x
113Frederick CountyVA78.575.31.04x
114Williamsburg cityVA78.675.31.04x
115Lexington cityVA78.775.31.05x
116Montgomery CountyVA78.775.31.05x
117Virginia Beach cityVA78.775.31.05x
118Rappahannock CountyVA78.875.31.05x
119Highland CountyVA78.975.31.05x
120Prince George CountyVA78.975.31.05x
121Fauquier CountyVA7975.31.05x
122Stafford CountyVA79.375.31.05x
123Fluvanna CountyVA79.775.31.06x
124Goochland CountyVA80.275.31.07x
125Prince William CountyVA80.675.31.07x
126York CountyVA80.975.31.07x
127James City CountyVA81.175.31.08x
128Albemarle CountyVA81.575.31.08x
129Alexandria cityVA82.275.31.09x
130Loudoun CountyVA83.875.31.11x
131Arlington CountyVA83.975.31.11x
132Fairfax CountyVA84.575.31.12x
133Manassas Park cityVA88.975.31.18x

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