Counties with the longest life expectancy in South Dakota

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#28. Beadle County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 78.1 years
--- 0.8 years higher than the state average

#28. Bon Homme County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 78.1 years
--- 0.8 years higher than the state average

#28. Day County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 78.1 years
--- 0.8 years higher than the state average

#27. Davison County

- Life expectancy: 78.2 years
--- 0.9 years higher than the state average

#25. Codington County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 78.7 years
--- 1.4 years higher than the state average

#25. Hutchinson County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 78.7 years
--- 1.4 years higher than the state average

#23. Spink County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 78.8 years
--- 1.5 years higher than the state average

#23. Yankton County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 78.8 years
--- 1.5 years higher than the state average

#21. Douglas County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 78.9 years
--- 1.6 years higher than the state average

#21. Perkins County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 78.9 years
--- 1.6 years higher than the state average

#20. Meade County

- Life expectancy: 79.0 years
--- 1.7 years higher than the state average

#19. Haakon County

- Life expectancy: 79.1 years
--- 1.8 years higher than the state average

#18. McPherson County

- Life expectancy: 79.4 years
--- 2.1 years higher than the state average

#17. Brown County

- Life expectancy: 79.5 years
--- 2.2 years higher than the state average

#15. Lawrence County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 79.8 years
--- 2.5 years higher than the state average

#15. Edmunds County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 79.8 years
--- 2.5 years higher than the state average

#14. Union County

- Life expectancy: 80.0 years
--- 2.7 years higher than the state average

#13. Clark County

- Life expectancy: 80.4 years
--- 3.1 years higher than the state average

#11. Hand County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 80.5 years
--- 3.2 years higher than the state average

#11. Kingsbury County (tie)

- Life expectancy: 80.5 years
--- 3.2 years higher than the state average

#10. Brookings County

- Life expectancy: 80.7 years
--- 3.4 years higher than the state average

#9. Faulk County

- Life expectancy: 80.8 years
--- 3.5 years higher than the state average

#8. Custer County

- Life expectancy: 80.9 years
--- 3.6 years higher than the state average

#7. Stanley County

- Life expectancy: 81.2 years
--- 3.9 years higher than the state average

#6. Jerauld County

- Life expectancy: 81.7 years
--- 4.4 years higher than the state average

#5. Lake County

- Life expectancy: 81.8 years
--- 4.5 years higher than the state average

#4. Potter County

- Life expectancy: 81.9 years
--- 4.6 years higher than the state average

#3. Deuel County

- Life expectancy: 82.1 years
--- 4.8 years higher than the state average

#2. Marshall County

- Life expectancy: 82.3 years
--- 5.0 years higher than the state average

#1. Lincoln County

- Life expectancy: 84.1 years
--- 6.8 years higher than the state average

This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Kiersten Hickman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

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