the average rich american lives to be about 86. the average poor american lives to about 68.
among ethnic groups, asian americans and hispanic americans have the longest life expectancy, at 84 and 78, respectively. native americans and alaskan natives have the shortest life expectancy, at an average of just 65 years. white americans, on average, live to be about 76 and black americans average about 71.
women live to be about 79. men about 73.