Rural Counties With Lower Female Life Expectancy, 1983-1999

These rural counties showed a significant decline in life expectancy for men from 1983 to 1999, based on a report by researchers at Harvard University:

State	County	County Seat	Population in 2000	Life Expectancy in 1983	Life Expectancy in 1999
AL	Butler	Greenville	21,399	77.91	75.18
AL	Conecuh	Evergreen	14,089	77.91	75.18
AL	Cullman	Cullman	77,483	79.42	78.10
AL	Dale	Ozark	49,129	79.60	77.36
AL	Fayette	Fayette	18,495	78.79	76.69
AL	Franklin	Russellville	31,223	78.29	75.69
AL	Lamar	Vernon	15,904	78.79	76.69
AL	Marion	Hamilton	31,214	79.72	77.28
AR	Ashley	Hamburg	24,209	77.32	73.47
AR	Bradley	Warren	12,600	77.88	75.36
AR	Calhoun	Hampton	5,744	77.88	75.36
AR	Chicot	Lake Village	14,117	78.76	75.83
AR	Clark	Arkadelphia	23,546	79.85	77.34
AR	Cross	Wynne	19,526	77.64	75.56
AR	Dallas	Fordyce	9,210	77.88	75.47
AR	Drew	Monticello	18,723	78.76	75.83
AR	Fulton	Salem	11,642	80.97	77.42
AR	Izard	Melbourne	13,249	80.97	77.42
AR	Jackson	Newport	18,418	77.64	75.56
AR	Little River	Ashdown	13,628	78.78	76.37
AR	Mississippi	Osceola & Blytheville	51,979	76.24	74.03
AR	Phillips	Helena	26,445	74.70	71.87
AR	St. Francis	Forrest City	29,329	76.11	73.92
AR	Sevier	De Queen	15,757	78.78	76.37
CO	Dolores	Dove Creek	1,844	80.78	76.36
CO	Garfield	Glenwood Springs	43,791	81.68	79.43
CO	Montezuma	Cortez	23,830	80.78	76.36
CO	San Juan	Silverton	558	80.78	76.36
FL	Columbia	Lake City	56,513	77.65	75.34
FL	Jackson	Marianna	46,755	78.18	75.93
GA	Colquitt	Moultrie	42,053	77.39	75.58
GA	Greene	Greensboro	14,406	79.11	76.86
GA	Troup	LaGrange	58,779	77.05	74.83
GA	Upson	Thomaston	27,597	77.13	74.70
IN	Fountain	Covington	17,954	79.36	77.28
IN	Scott	Scottsburg	22,960	78.30	75.46
IN	Warren	Williamsport	8,419	79.36	77.28
IA	Adair	Greenfield	8,243	80.89	78.78
IA	Cass	Atlantic	14,684	80.89	78.78
IA	Union	Creston	12,309	80.89	78.78
KS	Clay	Clay Center	8,822	81.07	78.97
KS	Dickinson	Abilene	19,344	81.07	78.97
KS	Ford	Dodge City	32,458	80.28	78.15
KS	Mcpherson	McPherson	29,554	82.69	79.40
KS	Saline	Salina	53,597	81.05	79.47
KY	Clay	Manchester	24,556	78.24	74.71
KY	Estill	Irvine	15,307	79.02	76.36
KY	Grayson	Leitchfield	24,053	78.24	75.84
KY	Hart	Munfordville	17,445	79.18	76.77
KY	Laurel	London	52,715	79.70	77.28
KY	Lee	Beattyville	7,916	79.02	76.36
KY	Leslie	Hyden	12,401	78.24	74.71
KY	Letcher	Whitesburg	25,277	77.12	74.70
KY	Mccreary	Whitley City	17,080	77.62	74.83
KY	Madison	Richmond	70,872	80.04	78.23
KY	Mason	Maysville	16,800	78.46	75.51
KY	Menifee	Frenchburg	6,556	78.25	75.67
KY	Powell	Stanton	13,237	78.25	75.67
KY	Wayne	Monticello	19,923	77.62	74.83
KY	Whitley	Williamsburg	35,865	78.10	75.33
KY	Wolfe	Campton	7,065	78.25	75.67
LA	Franklin	Winnsboro	21,263	76.14	74.05
LA	Madison	Tallulah	13,728	76.14	74.05
ME	Washington	Machias	33,941	78.92	76.77
MN	Beltrami	Bemidji	39,650	80.88	78.96
MS	Alcorn	Corinth	34,558	77.90	75.84
MS	Benton	Ashland	8,026	79.25	75.91
MS	Coahoma	Clarksdale	30,622	74.86	72.51
MS	Itawamba	Fulton	22,770	78.77	76.83
MS	Jasper	Bay Springs & Paulding	18,149	78.51	76.54
MS	Marion	Columbia	25,595	77.53	75.32
MS	Neshoba	Philadelphia	28,684	78.12	75.29
MS	Newton	Decatur	21,838	78.51	76.54
MS	Panola	Sardis & Batesville	34,274	76.93	74.57
MS	Smith	Raleigh	16,182	78.51	76.54
MS	Sunflower	Indianola	34,369	76.70	73.09
MS	Tippah	Ripley	20,826	79.25	75.91
MS	Tishomingo	Iuka	19,163	78.77	76.83
MO	Dent	Salem	14,927	79.51	77.27
MO	Douglas	Ava	13,084	79.33	77.63
MO	Dunklin	Kennett	33,155	77.19	74.94
MO	Howell	West Plains	37,238	79.11	76.92
MO	Iron	Ironton	10,697	78.99	75.74
MO	Laclede	Lebanon	32,513	79.68	77.11
MO	Lawrence	Mount Vernon	35,204	79.77	77.96
MO	Madison	Fredericktown	11,800	78.99	75.74
MO	Maries	Vienna	8,903	80.09	77.72
MO	Miller	Tuscumbia	23,564	80.09	77.72
MO	Mississippi	Charleston	13,427	77.96	74.95
MO	New Madrid	New Madrid	19,760	77.96	74.95
MO	Ozark	Gainesville	9,542	79.33	77.63
MO	Pulaski	Waynesville	41,165	78.50	76.35
MO	St. Francois	Farmington	55,641	77.48	74.90
MO	Vernon	Nevada	20,454	79.57	77.45
MO	Wright	Hartville	17,955	79.33	77.63
NM	Eddy	Carlsbad	51,658	79.56	77.45
NC	Bertie	Windsor	19,773	76.95	74.93
NC	Caswell	Yanceyville	23,501	79.45	76.30
NC	Hyde	Swanquarter	5,826	76.95	74.93
NC	Macon	Franklin	29,811	82.60	80.53
NC	Martin	Williamston	25,593	76.51	73.72
NC	Robeson	Lumberton	123,339	76.35	74.26
NC	Rowan	Salisbury	130,340	79.29	78.01
NC	Rutherford	Rutherfordton	62,899	79.18	77.68
NC	Stanly	Albemarle	58,100	79.30	77.29
NC	Tyrrell	Columbia	4,149	76.95	74.93
NC	Washington	Plymouth	13,723	76.95	74.93
OH	Pike	Waverly	27,695	78.29	75.66
OH	Seneca	Tiffin	58,683	80.04	78.52
OK	Atoka	Atoka	13,879	78.15	75.83
OK	Beckham	Sayre	19,799	79.49	76.60
OK	Caddo	Anadarko	30,150	78.08	74.84
OK	Choctaw	Hugo	15,342	77.57	75.00
OK	Coal	Coalgate	6,031	78.15	75.83
OK	Delaware	Jay	37,077	80.22	76.75
OK	Ellis	Arnett	4,075	79.49	76.60
OK	Haskell	Stigler	11,792	78.34	75.76
OK	Hughes	Holdenville	14,154	78.15	75.83
OK	Jackson	Altus	28,439	79.17	76.85
OK	Latimer	Wilburton	10,692	78.34	75.76
OK	Ottawa	Miami	33,194	78.36	75.88
OK	Pontotoc	Ada	35,143	78.92	75.26
OK	Pottawatomie	Shawnee	65,521	78.39	76.35
OK	Pushmataha	Antlers	11,667	77.57	75.00
OK	Roger Mills	Cheyenne	3,436	79.49	76.60
OK	Seminole	Wewoka	24,894	77.71	74.32
OR	Grant	Canyon City	7,935	79.17	77.21
OR	Harney	Burns	7,609	79.17	77.21
OR	Lake	Lakeview	7,422	79.17	77.21
OR	Linn	Albany	103,069	80.13	79.02
OR	Malheur	Vale	31,615	81.24	79.12
OR	Morrow	Heppner	10,995	79.17	77.21
SC	Lancaster	Lancaster	61,351	78.36	76.92
SC	Marlboro	Bennettsville	28,818	75.69	72.58
SC	Union	Union	29,881	77.61	75.43
TN	Benton	Camden	16,537	78.98	76.91
TN	Bledsoe	Pikeville	12,367	79.28	76.57
TN	Carroll	Huntingdon	29,475	78.23	75.44
TN	Clay	Celina	7,976	79.19	76.59
TN	De Kalb	Smithville	17,423	78.98	76.60
TN	Dyer	Dyersburg	37,279	77.47	75.36
TN	Fentress	Jamestown	16,625	78.55	75.63
TN	Grundy	Altamont	14,332	78.95	75.45
TN	Hardeman	Bolivar	28,105	78.12	76.06
TN	Hardin	Savannah	25,578	80.34	76.37
TN	Haywood	Brownsville	19,797	78.12	76.06
TN	Houston	Erin	8,088	78.98	76.91
TN	Jackson	Gainesboro	10,984	79.19	76.59
TN	Lake	Tiptonville	7,954	77.76	75.33
TN	Mcnairy	Selmer	24,653	79.38	76.12
TN	Marshall	Lewisburg	26,767	79.14	76.97
TN	Monroe	Madisonville	38,961	78.88	76.31
TN	Obion	Union City	32,450	77.76	75.33
TN	Overton	Livingston	20,118	78.55	75.63
TN	Pickett	Byrdstown	4,945	79.19	76.59
TN	Putnam	Cookeville	62,315	79.71	78.18
TN	Roane	Kingston	51,910	79.75	77.58
TN	Sevier	Sevierville	71,170	80.13	77.96
TN	Van Buren	Spencer	5,508	79.28	76.57
TN	Warren	McMinnville	38,276	79.51	77.26
TN	White	Sparta	23,102	79.28	76.57
TX	Camp	Pittsburg	11,549	78.29	75.41
TX	Erath	Stephenville	33,001	80.27	78.22
TX	Gray	Pampa	22,744	80.26	77.75
TX	Henderson	Athens	73,277	78.95	76.86
TX	Hood	Granbury	41,100	80.02	77.35
TX	Houston	Crockett	23,185	78.53	75.35
TX	Mitchell	Colorado City	9,698	79.84	76.54
TX	Morris	Daingerfield	13,048	78.29	75.41
TX	Navarro	Corsicana	45,124	78.63	76.38
TX	Refugio	Refugio	7,828	81.00	77.64
TX	Sabine	Hemphill	10,469	78.37	76.01
TX	Scurry	Snyder	16,361	79.84	76.54
TX	Shelby	Center	25,224	78.37	76.01
TX	Wood	Quitman	36,752	79.56	76.94
UT	Beaver	Beaver	6,005	80.81	78.36
UT	Millard	Fillmore	12,405	80.81	78.36
VA	Floyd	Floyd	13,874	81.82	79.23
VA	Lee	Jonesville	23,589	78.19	75.22
VA	Patrick	Stuart	19,407	81.82	79.23
VA	Smyth	Marion	33,081	79.02	76.66
VA	Staunton	Staunton	23,853	80.48	77.97
WV	Barbour	Philippi	15,557	78.78	75.71
WV	Gilmer	Glenville	7,160	78.71	75.86
WV	Jackson	Ripley	28,000	80.12	77.20
WV	Lewis	Weston	16,919	78.71	75.86
WV	Logan	Logan	37,710	75.54	73.65
WV	Mcdowell	Welch	27,329	74.95	72.21
WV	Nicholas	Summersville	26,562	78.31	76.57
WV	Randolph	Elkins	28,262	79.06	76.86
WV	Taylor	Grafton	16,089	78.78	75.71
WY	Campbell	Gillette	33,698	80.16	77.40
WY	Sublette	Pinedale	5,920	79.99	77.49
WY	Sweetwater	Green River	37,613	79.99	77.49

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