The U.S. doesn't just have an inequality gap—it also has a life expectancy gap.
That's according to a study from the University of Washington, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, which finds that the county in which you live can add—or subtract—as much as 20 years, or even more, from your lifespan.
Findings from the study, reports The Guardian, reveal that residents of specific affluent counties in central Colorado had the highest life expectancy at 87 years.
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