This Florida County Has The Shortest Life Expectancy

While the quality of life has been on the rise in America, it's taken a downturn in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic, rampant drug use, and unintentional injuries are huge contributing factors, according to experts. Depending on where you live, other factors can malign your well-being, including health care, housing, and access to clean water and air.

Stacker previously revealed Florida counties with the longest life expectancies. Now it's time to look at the places with smaller lifespans.

According to the study, Union County has the Sunshine State's shortest life expectancy at 67.2 years. That's 12.5 years less than the statewide average!

This is how researchers determined their rankings:

"Using 2022 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Stacker identified counties with the shortest life expectancy in Florida. Life expectancy measures the average number of years from birth a person can expect to live, and is calculated based on the number of deaths in a given time period and the average number of people at risk of dying during that period. Counties with unreliable or insufficient data were excluded from the analysis. Mortality data came from the National Vital Statistics System."

Here are the Top 10 Florida counties with the shortest life expectancies:

1. Union County
2. Holmes County
3. Washington County
4. Jackson County
5. Putnam County
6. Madison County
7. Taylor County
8. Escambia County
9. Citrus County
10. Gulf County & Columbia County (tie)

Check out the full report on Stacker's website.