Premature Death (years of life lost) by County
Years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 residents. Weights each death by how early it came, so a death at 20 counts far more than one at 70.
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Highest counties
| County | Premature Death (years of life lost) |
|---|---|
| Buffalo County, South Dakota | 41,152.3 |
| Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota | 32,809.1 |
| Benson County, North Dakota | 32,392.6 |
| Dewey County, South Dakota | 32,361.6 |
| Corson County, South Dakota | 31,626.5 |
| Roosevelt County, Montana | 31,621.0 |
| Todd County, South Dakota | 29,834.2 |
| Sioux County, North Dakota | 29,639.7 |
| McKinley County, New Mexico | 25,798.5 |
| Thurston County, Nebraska | 25,020.9 |
| Mellette County, South Dakota | 24,764.9 |
| Big Horn County, Montana | 24,310.8 |
Lowest counties
| County | Premature Death (years of life lost) |
|---|---|
| Pitkin County, Colorado | 2,771.5 |
| Loudoun County, Virginia | 3,243.3 |
| Arlington County, Virginia | 3,313.8 |
| San Juan County, Washington | 3,524.4 |
| Fairfax County, Virginia | 3,592.3 |
| Sioux County, Iowa | 3,778.7 |
| San Mateo County, California | 3,815.8 |
| Marin County, California | 3,856.3 |
| Carver County, Minnesota | 3,865.0 |
| Los Alamos County, New Mexico | 3,889.6 |
| Summit County, Utah | 3,916.9 |
| Santa Clara County, California | 3,918.1 |