hawaii was the county that lived the longest in the united states, as of 2014.
which county lives the longest in the united states, as of 2014?
hawaii
among all the counties in the us there is a wide range in average life expectancy from birth. the residents of summit county, colorado, live the longest with an average life expectancy of 86.83 years. the residents of oglala lakota county (formerly shannon county) of south dakota live the shortest with an average life expectancy of 66.81 years—twenty years less. moreover, the gap between the counties with the longest life expectancy and the shortest is widening. the average life expectancy of the united states as a whole increased by more than 5 years between 1980 and 2014. the life expectancy of most of the longest-lived counties equaled or exceeded that increase. the life expectancy of most of the shortest-lived counties increased less than 5 years—and in a few counties, especially in kentucky, life expectancy decreased.
list of u.s. counties with longest life expectancy
the green river flows southward along the east side of the county. the price river flows southeastward through the ne corner of the county to its discharge point into the green on the county's east border. the san rafael river rises in the nw part of the county and cuts its was across the county's central areas before discharging into the green several miles south of the city of green river. the county terrain is rough flat areas broken by mountain ranges and ridges and carved by water erosion, generally sloping to the south and east. the county's highest point is 10,743' (3274m) asl, in the central utah plateaus on the county's main north border. the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. the wasatch plateau, a mountainous area, sits along the western boundary. the main population of the county lives along the base of these mountains. the san rafael swell occupies most of the area to the east.
emery county, utah