People in three Alabama metro areas have shorter life expectancies than almost anywhere in the U.S., according to a recent analysis.

Moneygeek used data from County Health Rankings to examine average life expectancy in 119 major metropolitan areas with 250,000 or more residents. Overall, life expectancy at birth in the U.S. has experienced a significant decline in recent years, dropping from 77 to 76.1 from 2020 to 2021, the lowest level since 1996.

The analysis found residents in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk metro area in Connecticut have the longest life expectancy in the U.S. at 83 years and that six of the 10 country’s metro areas with the longest life expectancy are in California and Florida.

Jackson, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama metros have the lowest life expectancy among the 119 metro areas analyzed.

Here are the 10 metro areas with the longest life expectancies

1. Bridgefort-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut – 83 years

2. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, California – 82.9 years

3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California – 82.8 years

4. New York-Newark – New Jersey, NY, NJ, Penn. – 82.6 years

5. Urban Honolulu, Hawaii – 82.5 years

6. Miami-For Lauderdale – Pompano Beach, Fla. – 82.5 years

7. Cape Coral – Fort Myers, Fla. – 82.5 years

8. San Diego-Chula Vista – Carlsbad, California – 82.2 years

9. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. – 81.9 years

10. Denver-Aurora -Lakewood, Colorado – 81.8 years

Here are the 10 metro areas with the shortest life expectancies

1. Jackson, Mississippi – 74.4 years

2. Mobile, Alabama – 74.4 years

3. Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama – 74.6 years

4. Montgomery, Alabama – 74.7 years

5. Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas – 75.2 years

6. Memphis, Tenn. – 75.5 years

7. Knoxville, Tenn. – 75.5 years

8. Little Rock-North Little Rock – Conway, Arkansas – 75.6 years

9. Spartanburg, South Carolina – 75.9 years

10. Chattanooga, Tenn./Georgia – 76 years

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