Health | life expectancy States With Longest, Shortest Life Expectancy It's Hawaii on one end, Mississippi on the other By Newser Editors Posted Feb 25, 2017 9:13 AM CST Copied A view of the Kapalua coastline in Maui, Hawaii. the state is No. 1 in life expectancy. (Tor Johnson/Hawaii Tourism Authority via AP) Some states fare better than others when it comes to the ultimate bottom line: life expectancy. Here are the worst performers, per an analysis at 24/7 Wall St: Mississippi, 74.8 years Alabama, 75. 4 years (tie) West Virginia, 75.4 years (tie) Louisiana, 75.8 years (tie) Oklahoma, 75.8 years (tie) Kentucky, 75.8 years (tie) Arkansas, 75.8 years (tie) And here are the best performers: Hawaii, 81.2 years California, 80.9 years Connecticut, 80.8 years Minnesota, 80.7 years (tie) Massachusetts, 80.7 years (tie) Click for the full rankings and the methodology. Read These Next It started with failure to say 'thank you,' ended with murder. Freak accident kills a woman as she cleans her car. Mike Johnson is taking heat over a Democrat's delayed swearing-in. It landed on the 4th try. There wasn't enough fuel for a 5th. Report an error