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

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State	County	County Seat	Population in 2000	Life Expectancy in 1983	Life Expectancy in 1999
AL	Marion	Hamilton	31,214	79.72	77.28
AR	Ashley	Hamburg	24,209	77.32	73.47
AR	Fulton	Salem	11,642	80.97	77.42
AR	Greene	Paragould	37,331	78.49	76.88
AR	Izard	Melbourne	13,249	80.97	77.42
FL	Union	Lake Butler	13,442	77.06	74.90
LA	Caldwell	Columbia	10,560	77.68	76.36
LA	Richland	Rayville	20,981	77.68	76.36
MS	Lafayette	Oxford	38,744	79.67	77.38
MS	Sunflower	Indianola	34,369	76.70	73.09
MO	Iron	Ironton	10,697	78.99	75.74
MO	Madison	Fredericktown	11,800	78.99	75.74
NC	Martin	Williamston	25,593	76.51	73.72
OK	Pontotoc	Ada	35,143	78.92	75.26
TN	Bledsoe	Pikeville	12,367	79.28	76.57
TN	Clay	Celina	7,976	79.19	76.59
TN	Jackson	Gainesboro	10,984	79.19	76.59
TN	Mcnairy	Selmer	24,653	79.38	76.12
TN	Pickett	Byrdstown	4,945	79.19	76.59
TN	Van Buren	Spencer	5,508	79.28	76.57
TN	White	Sparta	23,102	79.28	76.57
TX	Anderson	Palestine	55,109	77.82	76.20
TX	Houston	Crockett	23,185	78.53	75.35
TX	Walker	Huntsville	61,758	80.17	78.62

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Rural Counties With Lower Male/Female Life Expectancy, 1983-1999

by dyadmin, The Daily Yonder
April 29, 2008

<h1>Rural Counties With Lower Male/Female Life Expectancy, 1983-1999</h1>
<p class="byline">by dyadmin, The Daily Yonder <br />April 29, 2008</p>
 
<p>These rural counties showed a significant decline in life expectancy for men and women from 1983 to 1999, <a href="http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&amp;doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050066" target="_blank">based on a report</a>  by researchers at Harvard University:          </p>
<figure class="wp-block-table">
<table class="">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><b>State</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>County</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>County<br />   Seat</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>Population in 2000</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>Life Expectancy in 1983</b></p>
</td>
<td><b>Life Expectancy in 1999</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AL</p>
</td>
<td>Marion</p>
</td>
<td>Hamilton</p>
</td>
<td>31,214</p>
</td>
<td>79.72</p>
</td>
<td>77.28</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AR</p>
</td>
<td>Ashley</p>
</td>
<td>Hamburg</p>
</td>
<td>24,209</p>
</td>
<td>77.32</p>
</td>
<td>73.47</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AR</p>
</td>
<td>Fulton</p>
</td>
<td>Salem</p>
</td>
<td>11,642</p>
</td>
<td>80.97</p>
</td>
<td>77.42</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AR</p>
</td>
<td>Greene</p>
</td>
<td>Paragould</p>
</td>
<td>37,331</p>
</td>
<td>78.49</p>
</td>
<td>76.88</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AR</p>
</td>
<td>Izard</p>
</td>
<td>Melbourne</p>
</td>
<td>13,249</p>
</td>
<td>80.97</p>
</td>
<td>77.42</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FL</p>
</td>
<td>Union</p>
</td>
<td>Lake Butler</p>
</td>
<td>13,442</p>
</td>
<td>77.06</p>
</td>
<td>74.90</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LA</p>
</td>
<td>Caldwell</p>
</td>
<td>Columbia</p>
</td>
<td>10,560</p>
</td>
<td>77.68</p>
</td>
<td>76.36</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LA</p>
</td>
<td>Richland</p>
</td>
<td>Rayville</p>
</td>
<td>20,981</p>
</td>
<td>77.68</p>
</td>
<td>76.36</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MS</p>
</td>
<td>Lafayette</p>
</td>
<td>Oxford</p>
</td>
<td>38,744</p>
</td>
<td>79.67</p>
</td>
<td>77.38</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MS</p>
</td>
<td>Sunflower</p>
</td>
<td>Indianola</p>
</td>
<td>34,369</p>
</td>
<td>76.70</p>
</td>
<td>73.09</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MO</p>
</td>
<td>Iron</p>
</td>
<td>Ironton</p>
</td>
<td>10,697</p>
</td>
<td>78.99</p>
</td>
<td>75.74</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MO</p>
</td>
<td>Madison</p>
</td>
<td>Fredericktown</p>
</td>
<td>11,800</p>
</td>
<td>78.99</p>
</td>
<td>75.74</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NC</p>
</td>
<td>Martin</p>
</td>
<td>Williamston</p>
</td>
<td>25,593</p>
</td>
<td>76.51</p>
</td>
<td>73.72</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>OK</p>
</td>
<td>Pontotoc</p>
</td>
<td>Ada</p>
</td>
<td>35,143</p>
</td>
<td>78.92</p>
</td>
<td>75.26</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TN</p>
</td>
<td>Bledsoe</p>
</td>
<td>Pikeville</p>
</td>
<td>12,367</p>
</td>
<td>79.28</p>
</td>
<td>76.57</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TN</p>
</td>
<td>Clay</p>
</td>
<td>Celina</p>
</td>
<td>7,976</p>
</td>
<td>79.19</p>
</td>
<td>76.59</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TN</p>
</td>
<td>Jackson</p>
</td>
<td>Gainesboro</p>
</td>
<td>10,984</p>
</td>
<td>79.19</p>
</td>
<td>76.59</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TN</p>
</td>
<td>Mcnairy</p>
</td>
<td>Selmer</p>
</td>
<td>24,653</p>
</td>
<td>79.38</p>
</td>
<td>76.12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TN</p>
</td>
<td>Pickett</p>
</td>
<td>Byrdstown</p>
</td>
<td>4,945</p>
</td>
<td>79.19</p>
</td>
<td>76.59</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TN</p>
</td>
<td>Van Buren</p>
</td>
<td>Spencer</p>
</td>
<td>5,508</p>
</td>
<td>79.28</p>
</td>
<td>76.57</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TN</p>
</td>
<td>White</p>
</td>
<td>Sparta</p>
</td>
<td>23,102</p>
</td>
<td>79.28</p>
</td>
<td>76.57</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TX</p>
</td>
<td>Anderson</p>
</td>
<td>Palestine</p>
</td>
<td>55,109</p>
</td>
<td>77.82</p>
</td>
<td>76.20</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TX</p>
</td>
<td>Houston</p>
</td>
<td>Crockett</p>
</td>
<td>23,185</p>
</td>
<td>78.53</p>
</td>
<td>75.35</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TX</p>
</td>
<td>Walker</p>
</td>
<td>Huntsville</p>
</td>
<td>61,758</p>
</td>
<td>80.17</p>
</td>
<td>78.62</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>


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