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Where you live matters for life expectancy – especially if you're poor

A vacant, boarded up house is seen in the once thriving Brush Park neighborhood with the downtown Detroit skyline behind it in Detroit, Michigan March 3, 2013. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder cleared the way for a state takeover of Detroit, declaring that the birthplace of the U.S. automotive industry faces a fiscal emergency and that he has identified a top candidate to assume its management. Friday's declaration by the Republican governor virtually assures that the state of Michigan will assume control of Detroit's books, and eventually decide whether the city should file the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

Where you live in the US and how much you earn affects your life expectancy. Image: REUTERS/ Rebecca Cook

Emily Badger
Reporter, Wonkblog
Christopher Ingraham
Writer, Wonk Blog
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Whereabouts in the United States poor men can expect to live the longest.
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In wealthier and highly educated US cities, the poor live longer.
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Life expectancy in the US increases with household income.
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The places in the US where poor women can expect to live the longest.
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