Share of newborns expected to reach 65: U.S. states ranked (2022)
Measure: Share of newborns expected to reach 65 (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Life expectancy at 65 by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2022.
National value: 81.7 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 71.5 to 78 %
- Group 2: 78 to 80.7 %
- Group 3: 80.7 to 82.3 %
- Group 4: 82.3 to 84.4 %
- Highest: 84.4 to 86.1 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Massachusetts | 86.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Utah | 86 |
| 3 | New Jersey | 85.7 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 85.2 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 85.2 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 85.2 |
| 7 | New York | 85.1 |
| 8 | California | 85 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 84.8 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 84.5 |
| 11 | Idaho | 84.4 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 84 |
| 13 | Colorado | 83.8 |
| 13 | Washington | 83.8 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 83.3 |
| 16 | Iowa | 83.1 |
| 17 | Maryland | 82.9 |
| 18 | Vermont | 82.7 |
| 19 | Virginia | 82.6 |
| 20 | Illinois | 82.4 |
| 21 | Oregon | 82.3 |
| 22 | Florida | 82.1 |
| 22 | North Dakota | 82.1 |
| 22 | Texas | 82.1 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 81.8 |
| 26 | Montana | 81.4 |
| 27 | South Dakota | 81.2 |
| 28 | Michigan | 81.1 |
| 28 | Wyoming | 81.1 |
| 30 | Nevada | 81 |
| 31 | Kansas | 80.7 |
| 32 | Maine | 80.3 |
| 33 | Arizona | 80.2 |
| 34 | Delaware | 80.1 |
| 35 | Georgia | 79.7 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 79.3 |
| 37 | Ohio | 78.9 |
| 38 | Alaska | 78.8 |
| 39 | Indiana | 78.5 |
| 40 | District of Columbia | 78.3 |
| 41 | Missouri | 78 |
| 42 | South Carolina | 77.4 |
| 43 | Arkansas | 75.7 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 75.5 |
| 45 | Alabama | 75.4 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 75.3 |
| 47 | New Mexico | 75.1 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 75 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 74.9 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 72.9 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 71.5 |
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. State Life Tables, 2022 (National Vital Statistics Reports vol. 74 no. 12), state tables 1–3
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, United States Life Tables, 2022 (National Vital Statistics Reports vol. 74 no. 2), tables 1–3. Reference period: 2022.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by share of newborns expected to reach 65 (%, derived) (2022). Data: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. State Life Tables, 2022 (National Vital Statistics Reports vol. 74 no. 12) and United States Life Tables, 2022 (vol. 74 no. 2); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-share-of-newborns-expected-to-reach-65/