Pitkin County, Colorado
Pitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,358.[1] The county seat and largest city is Aspen.[2] The county is named for Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin.
Not to be confused with Pitkin, Colorado.
Pitkin County
United States
February 23, 1881
Aspen
973 sq mi (2,520 km2)
971 sq mi (2,510 km2)
2.5 sq mi (6 km2) 0.3%
17,358
18/sq mi (7/km2)
Pitkin County is included in the Glenwood Springs Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Edwards-Glenwood Springs Combined Statistical Area.
Life expectancy[edit]
According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, residents of Pitkin County had a 2014 life expectancy of 86.52 years, the second-longest in the nation.[11] Both men and women live longer in Pitkin County than nearly every other county in the United States. The life expectancy at birth is 85.2 years for men and 88.0 years for women.[12] Two contiguous counties, Summit and Eagle counties, rank first and third in the nation respectively in life expectancy.
Factors contributing to the high life expectancy in Pitkin County are "high education, high income, high access to medical care, the people are physically active, obesity is lower than anywhere else—so you're doing it right", said Ali Mokdad, one of the study's co-authors.[13]
In June 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked the county with the nation's fourth-best life expectancy, at 93.4 years.[14]