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NEW YORK — Surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally — a critical step toward an operation the New York team hopes to eventually try in living patients.
Scientists around the country are racing to learn how to use animal organs to save human lives, and bodies donated for research offer a remarkable rehearsal.
The latest experiment announced Wednesday by NYU Langone Health marks the longest a pig kidney has functioned in a person, albeit a deceased one — and it’s not over. Researchers are set to track the kidney’s performance for a second month.
“Is this organ really going to work like a human organ? So far it’s looking like it is,” Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of NYU Langone’s transplant institute, told The Associated Press.
Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of NYU Langone’s transplant institute, prepares a pig kidney for transplant into a brain-dead man in New York on July 14, 2023. Researchers around the country are racing to learn how to use animal organs to save human lives. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
“It looks even better than a human kidney,” Montgomery said on July 14 as he replaced a deceased man’s own kidneys with a single kidney from a genetically modified pig — and watched it immediately start producing urine.
The possibility that pig kidneys might one day help ease a dire shortage of transplantable organs persuaded the family of the 57-year-old Maurice “Mo” Miller from upstate New York to donate his body for the experiment.
“I struggled with it,” his sister, Mary Miller-Duffy, told the AP. But he liked helping others and “I think this is what my brother would want. So I offered my brother to them.”
“He’s going to be in the medical books, and he will live on forever,” she added.
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health prepare to transplant a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man in New York on July 14, 2023. Researchers around the country are racing to learn how to use animal organs to save human lives. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
Attempts at animal-to-human transplants have failed for decades as people’s immune systems attacked the foreign tissue. Now researchers are using pigs genetically modified so their organs better match human bodies.
Last year with special permission from regulators, University of Maryland surgeons transplanted a gene-edited pig heart as a last-ditch attempt to save a dying man. He survived only two months before the organ failed for reasons that aren’t fully understood but that offer lessons for future attempts.
Now, the Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to allow some small but rigorous studies of pig heart or kidney transplants in volunteer patients.
The NYU experiment is one of a string of developments aimed at speeding the start of such clinical trials. Also Wednesday, the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported another important success — a pair of pig kidneys worked normally inside another donated body for seven days.
In this photo provided by the The University of Alabama at Birmingham, medical researchers collect a kidney biopsy during the transplant of a pig’s kidney into a donated body on Feb. 15, 2023. Researchers around the country are racing to learn how to use animal organs to save human lives. (Steve Wood/UAB via AP)
Kidneys don’t just make urine — they provide a wide range of jobs in the body. In the journal JAMA Surgery, UAB transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke reported lab tests documenting the gene-modified pig organs’ performance. She said the weeklong experiment demonstrates they can “provide life-sustaining kidney function.”
These experiments are critical to answer more remaining questions “in a setting where we’re not putting someone’s life in jeopardy,” said Montgomery, the NYU kidney transplant surgeon who also received his own heart transplant — and is acutely aware of the need for a new source of organs.
More than 100,000 patients are on the nation’s transplant list and thousands die each year waiting.
Previously, NYU and a team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham had tested pig kidney transplants in deceased recipients for just two or three days. An NYU team also had transplanted pig hearts into donated bodies for three days of intense testing.
In this photo provided by the The University of Alabama at Birmingham, medical researchers prepare for the transplant of a pig’s kidney into a donated body on Feb. 15, 2023. Researchers around the country are racing to learn how to use animal organs to save human lives. (Steve Wood/UAB via AP)
But how do pig organs react to a more common human immune attack that takes about a month to form? Only longer testing might tell.
The surgery itself isn’t that different from thousands he’s performed “but somewhere in the back of your mind is the enormity of what you’re doing … recognizing that this could have a huge impact on the future of transplantation,” Montgomery said.
The operation took careful timing. Early that morning Drs. Adam Griesemer and Jeffrey Stern flew hundreds of miles to a facility where Virginia-based Revivicor Inc. houses genetically modified pigs — and retrieved kidneys lacking a gene that would trigger immediate destruction by the human immune system.
As they raced back to NYU, Montgomery was removing both kidneys from the donated body so there’d be no doubt if the soon-to-arrive pig version was working. One pig kidney was transplanted, the other stored for comparison when the experiment ends.
“You’re always nervous,” Griesemer said. To see it so rapidly kickstart, “there was a lot of thrill and lot of sense of relief.”
Researchers at NYU Langone Health examine cells from a pig kidney biopsy after the transplant of the pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man in New York on July 28, 2023. Researchers around the country are racing to learn how to use animal organs to save human lives. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
How long should these experiments last? Alabama’s Locke said that’s not clear — and among the ethical questions are how long a family is comfortable or whether it’s adding to their grief. Because maintaining a brain-dead person on a ventilator is difficult, it’s also dependent on how stable the donated body is.
In her own experiment, the donated body was stable enough that if the study wasn’t required to end after a week, “I think we could have gone much longer, which I think offers great hope,” she said.
The University of Maryland’s Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin cautions that it’s not clear how closely a deceased body will mimic a live patient’s reactions to a pig organ — but that this research educates the public about xenotransplantation so “people will not be shocked” when it’s time to try again in the living.
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States where people live the longest
States where people live the longest
Updated
The average life expectancy in the United States is 78.8 years, with women generally having a longer life expectancy than men. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’ (CDC) mortality rates in the U.S. for 2019 show the average life expectancy for men was 76.3 years, while the average for women was 81.4 years. Most gaps in life expectancy can be explained by the risk factors that people engage in. The disparity between men and women, for example, is because women tend to engage in less risky behavior than men, and suffer fewer vehicular accidents.
People living in the Southern United States are more likely to be smokers, which is a leading cause of death. A 2016 American Cancer Society study found that cigarettes contribute to one in four cancer deaths in the country. Most of the 10 states with the highest attributable cancer deaths were located in the South, which explains why many of the states with the lowest life expectancies can also be found across the region.
Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state’s average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America’s Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state’s rank on senior health care, respectively.
Read on to learn the average life expectancy in your state.
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#51. West Virginia
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 74.8
– Total seniors in the state: 367,400 (20.5% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #46
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73
— Breakdown by sex: 45.5% male, 54.5% female
— Breakdown by race: 96% White, 2.7% Black or African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native
#50. Mississippi
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 74.9
– Total seniors in the state: 486,804 (16.4% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #50
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73
— Breakdown by sex: 43.4% male, 56.6% female
— Breakdown by race: 70.8% White, 27.5% Black or African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#48. Alabama (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 75.4
– Total seniors in the state: 854,312 (17.4% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #44
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73
— Breakdown by sex: 43.7% male, 56.3% female
— Breakdown by race: 77.2% White, 20.1% Black or African American, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#48. Kentucky (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 75.4
– Total seniors in the state: 754,559 (16.9% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #49
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.8
— Breakdown by sex: 44.3% male, 55.7% female
— Breakdown by race: 92.1% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native
#47. Arkansas
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 75.9
– Total seniors in the state: 524,237 (17.4% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #45
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.2
— Breakdown by sex: 44.3% male, 55.7% female
— Breakdown by race: 86.4% White, 10.7% Black or African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
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#45. Oklahoma (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 76
– Total seniors in the state: 635,222 (16.1% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #47
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.1
— Breakdown by sex: 44.7% male, 55.3% female
— Breakdown by race: 84% White, 5.1% Black or African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 5.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#45. Tennessee (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 76
– Total seniors in the state: 1.1 million (16.7% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #43
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.9
— Breakdown by sex: 44% male, 56% female
— Breakdown by race: 86.4% White, 11.3% Black or African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native
#44. Louisiana
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 76.1
– Total seniors in the state: 742,194 (16.0% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #48
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.8
— Breakdown by sex: 44% male, 56% female
— Breakdown by race: 71.9% White, 25.3% Black or African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#43. Ohio
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 76.9
– Total seniors in the state: 2.0 million (17.5% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #30
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73
— Breakdown by sex: 44% male, 56% female
— Breakdown by race: 88.6% White, 9% Black or African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native
#41. Indiana (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 77
– Total seniors in the state: 1.1 million (16.1% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #36
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.9
— Breakdown by sex: 44.1% male, 55.9% female
— Breakdown by race: 91.1% White, 6.4% Black or African American, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native
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#41. South Carolina (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 77
– Total seniors in the state: 935,538 (18.2% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #34
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.8
— Breakdown by sex: 44.4% male, 55.6% female
— Breakdown by race: 77.2% White, 20.6% Black or African American, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1% Asian, 0.3% Native American or Alaska Native
#40. Missouri
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 77.3
– Total seniors in the state: 1.1 million (17.2% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #39
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.2
— Breakdown by sex: 44.1% male, 55.9% female
— Breakdown by race: 89.5% White, 8% Black or African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#39. Georgia
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 77.8
– Total seniors in the state: 1.5 million (14.3% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #41
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.6
— Breakdown by sex: 43.5% male, 56.5% female
— Breakdown by race: 70.9% White, 24.5% Black or African American, 3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native
#37. Michigan (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78
– Total seniors in the state: 1.8 million (17.7% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #26
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.9
— Breakdown by sex: 44.9% male, 55.1% female
— Breakdown by race: 86.2% White, 10.3% Black or African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#37. North Carolina (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78
– Total seniors in the state: 1.8 million (16.7% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #37
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.9
— Breakdown by sex: 43.7% male, 56.3% female
— Breakdown by race: 79.2% White, 17.2% Black or African American, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, 0.8% Native American or Alaska Native
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#36. New Mexico
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78.1
– Total seniors in the state: 377,730 (18.0% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #42
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.9
— Breakdown by sex: 45.7% male, 54.3% female
— Breakdown by race: 84.1% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 33.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 6% Native American or Alaska Native
#34. Delaware
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78.4
– Total seniors in the state: 189,638 (19.5% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #15
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73
— Breakdown by sex: 44.9% male, 55.1% female
— Breakdown by race: 81.4% White, 14.7% Black or African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#32. Kansas (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78.5
– Total seniors in the state: 477,996 (16.4% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #28
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.1
— Breakdown by sex: 44.8% male, 55.2% female
— Breakdown by race: 92% White, 4.1% Black or African American, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.6% Native American or Alaska Native
#32. Nevada (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78.5
– Total seniors in the state: 498,219 (16.2% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #38
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.6
— Breakdown by sex: 47% male, 53% female
— Breakdown by race: 77.2% White, 6.9% Black or African American, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 1% Native American or Alaska Native
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#31. Washington D.C.
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78.6
– Total seniors in the state: 87,537 (12.4% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: Not ranked
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.9
— Breakdown by sex: 41.2% male, 58.8% female
— Breakdown by race: 37.8% White, 56.9% Black or African American, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian, 0% Native American or Alaska Native
#30. Maine
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78.7
– Total seniors in the state: 285,978 (21.3% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #8
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.8
— Breakdown by sex: 45.5% male, 54.5% female
— Breakdown by race: 97.7% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#28. Alaska (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78.8
– Total seniors in the state: 90,588 (12.4% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #33
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 71.7
— Breakdown by sex: 49.4% male, 50.6% female
— Breakdown by race: 78.1% White, 2.5% Black or African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6% Asian, 10.5% Native American or Alaska Native
#28. Montana (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 78.8
– Total seniors in the state: 207,909 (19.5% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #27
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.8
— Breakdown by sex: 47.7% male, 52.3% female
— Breakdown by race: 94.8% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 2.7% Native American or Alaska Native
#27. Wyoming
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79
– Total seniors in the state: 98,789 (17.1% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #35
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.4
— Breakdown by sex: 47.9% male, 52.1% female
— Breakdown by race: 95% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 2% Native American or Alaska Native
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#24. Maryland (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.1
– Total seniors in the state: 959,887 (15.9% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #12
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73
— Breakdown by sex: 43.2% male, 56.8% female
— Breakdown by race: 66.7% White, 24.8% Black or African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#24. South Dakota (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.1
– Total seniors in the state: 153,799 (17.4% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #22
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73
— Breakdown by sex: 46.4% male, 53.6% female
— Breakdown by race: 93.7% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 4.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#24. Texas (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.1
– Total seniors in the state: 3.7 million (12.9% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #40
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.7
— Breakdown by sex: 44.6% male, 55.4% female
— Breakdown by race: 81.8% White, 9.5% Black or African American, 23.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#22. Idaho (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.3
– Total seniors in the state: 288,617 (16.2% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #24
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.7
— Breakdown by sex: 47.4% male, 52.6% female
— Breakdown by race: 96% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.9% Native American or Alaska Native
#22. Illinois (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.3
– Total seniors in the state: 2.0 million (16.1% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #31
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.1
— Breakdown by sex: 43.8% male, 56.2% female
— Breakdown by race: 81.1% White, 11.8% Black or African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native
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#20. Iowa (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.4
– Total seniors in the state: 553,575 (17.5% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #13
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.3
— Breakdown by sex: 44.8% male, 55.2% female
— Breakdown by race: 96.7% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native
#20. Wisconsin (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.4
– Total seniors in the state: 1.0 million (17.5% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #10
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.9
— Breakdown by sex: 45.6% male, 54.4% female
— Breakdown by race: 93.9% White, 3.2% Black or African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.6% Native American or Alaska Native
#18. New Hampshire (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.5
– Total seniors in the state: 253,147 (18.6% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #6
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.7
— Breakdown by sex: 45.4% male, 54.6% female
— Breakdown by race: 97.5% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native
#18. Virginia (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.5
– Total seniors in the state: 1.4 million (15.9% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #25
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.9
— Breakdown by sex: 44.2% male, 55.8% female
— Breakdown by race: 77.1% White, 16.1% Black or African American, 3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Asian, 0.3% Native American or Alaska Native
#17. Nebraska
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.6
– Total seniors in the state: 312,295 (16.1% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #23
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.3
— Breakdown by sex: 45% male, 55% female
— Breakdown by race: 94.8% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
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#16. Vermont
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.7
– Total seniors in the state: 125,201 (20.1% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #8
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.8
— Breakdown by sex: 46.2% male, 53.8% female
— Breakdown by race: 97% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#15. Oregon
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.8
– Total seniors in the state: 767,496 (18.2% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #19
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.7
— Breakdown by sex: 45.6% male, 54.4% female
— Breakdown by race: 92.6% White, 1% Black or African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3% Asian, 0.8% Native American or Alaska Native
#11. Arizona (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.9
– Total seniors in the state: 1.3 million (18.0% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #31
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.3
— Breakdown by sex: 46% male, 54% female
— Breakdown by race: 89.7% White, 2.4% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Asian, 2.4% Native American or Alaska Native
#11. North Dakota (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.9
– Total seniors in the state: 120,177 (15.8% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #18
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.1
— Breakdown by sex: 45.9% male, 54.1% female
— Breakdown by race: 95.8% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, 2.9% Native American or Alaska Native
#11. Rhode Island (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.9
– Total seniors in the state: 187,155 (17.7% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #7
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.2
— Breakdown by sex: 43.3% male, 56.7% female
— Breakdown by race: 90.4% White, 3.7% Black or African American, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native
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#11. Utah (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 79.9
– Total seniors in the state: 365,198 (11.4% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #2
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.8
— Breakdown by sex: 46.8% male, 53.2% female
— Breakdown by race: 94.3% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, 0.6% Native American or Alaska Native
#10. Florida
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 80
– Total seniors in the state: 4.5 million (20.9% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #29
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.9
— Breakdown by sex: 45.1% male, 54.9% female
— Breakdown by race: 86.1% White, 9.2% Black or African American, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native
#8. New Jersey (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 80.4
– Total seniors in the state: 1.5 million (16.6% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #21
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.4
— Breakdown by sex: 43.2% male, 56.8% female
— Breakdown by race: 78.6% White, 10.5% Black or African American, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native
#8. Washington (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 80.4
– Total seniors in the state: 1.2 million (15.9% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #14
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.7
— Breakdown by sex: 45.6% male, 54.4% female
— Breakdown by race: 87.1% White, 2.2% Black or African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 1% Native American or Alaska Native
#6. Colorado (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 80.5
– Total seniors in the state: 845,378 (14.7% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #5
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 72.4
— Breakdown by sex: 45.7% male, 54.3% female
— Breakdown by race: 90.9% White, 2.8% Black or African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 0.9% Native American or Alaska Native
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#6. Massachusetts (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 80.5
– Total seniors in the state: 1.2 million (17.0% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #11
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.1
— Breakdown by sex: 43.5% male, 56.5% female
— Breakdown by race: 88.4% White, 5% Black or African American, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Asian, 0.3% Native American or Alaska Native
#4. Connecticut (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 80.9
– Total seniors in the state: 629,032 (17.6% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #3
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.5
— Breakdown by sex: 43.8% male, 56.2% female
— Breakdown by race: 87.8% White, 6.8% Black or African American, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native
#4. Minnesota (tie)
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 80.9
– Total seniors in the state: 921,491 (16.3% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #4
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.1
— Breakdown by sex: 45.6% male, 54.4% female
— Breakdown by race: 93.9% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, 0.6% Native American or Alaska Native
#3. New York
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 81.3
– Total seniors in the state: 3.3 million (16.9% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #16
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.4
— Breakdown by sex: 43.1% male, 56.9% female
— Breakdown by race: 74.1% White, 12.9% Black or African American, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 0.3% Native American or Alaska Native
#2. California
Updated
– Average life expectancy: 81.6
– Total seniors in the state: 5.8 million (14.8% of state population)
– Health care for seniors rank: #17
– Senior demographics:
— Median age: 73.1
— Breakdown by sex: 44.6% male, 55.4% female
— Breakdown by race: 69.3% White, 5.3% Black or African American, 20.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 0.7% Native American or Alaska Native
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