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Life Expectancy in Alabama, by County

Life Expectancy for every county in Alabama, ranked. The highest is Shelby County at 79.6 and the lowest is Walker County at 68.4.

Alabama: n/a · United States: n/a · median county in Alabama: 72.5

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#County Life Expectancy
1Shelby County79.6
2Lee County77.2
3Baldwin County76.7
4Madison County76.7
5Limestone County76.4
6Lauderdale County75.4
7Autauga County75.3
8Tuscaloosa County74.9
9Elmore County74.6
10Henry County74.3
11Coffee County74.2
12Houston County74.1
13Choctaw County73.8
14Washington County73.7
15Montgomery County73.7
16St. Clair County73.6
17Colbert County73.5
18Chilton County73.5
19Blount County73.4
20Dale County73.3
21Butler County73.2
22Winston County73.2
23Morgan County73.2
24Lamar County73.1
25Coosa County73.1
26Mobile County73.0
27Randolph County73.0
28Cullman County72.9
29Jefferson County72.9
30Tallapoosa County72.8
31Cherokee County72.7
32DeKalb County72.6
33Marshall County72.6
34Chambers County72.5
35Marion County72.4
36Barbour County72.4
37Franklin County72.4
38Bibb County72.3
39Pickens County72.2
40Pike County72.1
41Bullock County72.1
42Macon County72.0
43Cleburne County72.0
44Clay County71.8
45Calhoun County71.7
46Greene County71.7
47Lawrence County71.6
48Russell County71.5
49Monroe County71.5
50Jackson County71.5
51Sumter County71.3
52Covington County71.3
53Fayette County71.3
54Etowah County71.2
55Talladega County71.1
56Geneva County71.1
57Clarke County71.0
58Crenshaw County70.9
59Escambia County70.8
60Marengo County70.7
61Hale County70.2
62Conecuh County69.5
63Dallas County69.3
64Perry County69.0
65Wilcox County68.9
66Lowndes County68.4
67Walker County68.4

Average number of years a baby born today would live under current mortality conditions.

Source: County Health Rankings 2024 (from National Center for Health Statistics, CDC), 2024.

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