List of supercentenarians from the United States

This page contains lists regarding American supercentenarians, the oldest of whom was Sarah Knauss (1880–1999) who died in Pennsylvania at the age of 119 years, 97 days, and the oldest American man ever was Danish-born Christian Mortensen (1882–1998) who died in California at the age of 115 years, 252 days.

Currently, the oldest living person in the USA is Naomi Whitehead (born 26 September 1910) aged 114 years, 68 days of Pennsylvannia, and the oldest living man in the USA is Eugene Baltes (born 29 October 1914) aged 110 years, 35 days of Illinois.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Because there are so many supercentenarians from USA, this 'main' list will be for supercentenarians aged 113 or older. Those aged 110, 111 and 112, which used to be featured on this page, can be found in the lists below:

List of United States supercentenarians (age 110)

List of United States supercentenarians (age 111)

List of United States supercentenarians (age 112)

See also: List of oldest living people in the United States

See also: List of oldest living men in the United States

See also: List of oldest men from the United States

See also: List of oldest Americans by state

List of oldest Americans ever (113+)

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

						State / Country of
Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	birth	death
1	Sarah Knauss	F	24 Sept 1880	30 Dec 1999	119 years, 97 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
2	Delphia Welford	F	9 Sept 1875	14 Nov 1992	117 years, 66 days	Mississippi	Tennessee
3	Susannah Mushatt Jones	F	6 July 1899	12 May 2016	116 years, 311 days	Alabama	New York
4	Gertrude Weaver	F	4 July 1898	6 Apr 2015	116 years, 276 days	Arkansas	Arkansas
5	Elizabeth Bolden	F	15 Aug 1890	11 Dec 2006	116 years, 118 days	Tennessee	Tennessee
6	Besse Cooper	F	26 Aug 1896	4 Dec 2012	116 years, 100 days	Tennessee	Georgia
7	Easter Wiggins	F	1 June 1874	7 July 1990	116 years, 36 days	Mississippi	Mississippi
8	Jeralean Talley	F	23 May 1899	17 June 2015	116 years, 25 days	Georgia	Michigan
9	Edie Ceccarelli	F	5 Feb 1908	22 Feb 2024	116 years, 17 days	California	California
10	Ella Miller	F	6 Dec 1884	21 Nov 2000	115 years, 351 days	Tennessee	Virginia
11	Maggie Barnes	F	6 Mar 1882	19 Jan 1998	115 years, 319 days	North Carolina	North Carolina
12	Dina Manfredini	F	4 Apr 1897	17 Dec 2012	115 years, 257 days	ITA	Iowa
13	Christian Mortensen	M	16 Aug 1882	25 Apr 1998	115 years, 252 days	DEN	California
14	Hester Ford	F	15 Aug 1905	17 Apr 2021	115 years, 245 days	South Carolina	North Carolina
15	Edna Parker	F	20 Apr 1893	26 Nov 2008	115 years, 220 days	Indiana	Indiana
16	Margaret Skeete	F	27 Oct 1878	7 May 1994	115 years, 192 days	Texas	Virginia
17	Bernice Madigan	F	24 July 1899	3 Jan 2015	115 years, 163 days	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
18	Gertrude Baines	F	6 Apr 1894	11 Sept 2009	115 years, 158 days	Georgia	California
19	Bettie Wilson	F	13 Sept 1890	13 Feb 2006	115 years, 153 days	Mississippi	Mississippi
20	Iris Westman	F	28 Aug 1905	3 Jan 2021	115 years, 128 days	North Dakota	North Dakota
21	Susie Gibson	F	31 Oct 1890	16 Feb 2006	115 years, 108 days	Mississippi	Alabama
	Thelma Sutcliffe	F	1 Oct 1906	17 Jan 2022	115 years, 108 days	Nebraska	Nebraska
23	Edna Kern	F	14 Oct 1900	20 Jan 2016	115 years, 98 days	California	Nevada
24	Elizabeth Francis	F	25 July 1909	22 Oct 2024	115 years, 89 days	Louisiana	Texas
25	Augusta Holtz	F	3 Aug 1871	21 Oct 1986	115 years, 79 days	GER	Missouri
26	Bessie Hendricks	F	7 Nov 1907	3 Jan 2023	115 years, 57 days	Iowa	Iowa
27	Maud Farris-Luse	F	21 Feb 1887	18 Mar 2002	115 years, 25 days	Michigan	Michigan
28	Antonia Gerena Rivera	F	19 May 1900	2 June 2015	115 years, 14 days	PRI,USA	Florida
29	Mary Bidwell	F	9 May 1881	25 Apr 1996	114 years, 352 days	Connecticut	Connecticut
30	Hazel Plummer	F	19 June 1908	25 May 2023	114 years, 340 days	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
31	Ophelia Burks	F	25 Oct 1903	27 Sept 2018	114 years, 337 days	Louisiana	Louisiana
32	Mary Josephine Ray	F	17 May 1895	7 Mar 2010	114 years, 294 days	CAN	New Hampshire
33	Goldie Steinberg	F	30 Oct 1900	16 Aug 2015	114 years, 290 days	MOL	New York
34	Delphine Gibson	F	17 Aug 1903	9 May 2018	114 years, 265 days	South Carolina	Pennsylvania
35	Mary Royster	F	15 Apr 1875	28 Dec 1989	114 years, 257 days	Virginia	North Carolina
36	Neva Morris	F	3 Aug 1895	6 Apr 2010	114 years, 246 days	Iowa	Iowa
37	Blanche Cobb	F	8 Sept 1900	1 May 2015	114 years, 235 days	Georgia	Florida
38	Mila Mangold	F	14 Nov 1907	2 July 2022	114 years, 230 days	Nebraska	California
39	Carrie Lazenby	F	9 Feb 1882	14 Sept 1996	114 years, 218 days	Georgia	Illinois
	Myrtle Dorsey	F	20 Nov 1885	25 June 2000	114 years, 218 days	Ohio	Ohio
41	Walter Breuning	M	21 Sept 1896	14 Apr 2011	114 years, 205 days	Minnesota	Montana
42	Eunice Sanborn	F	20 July 1896	31 Jan 2011	114 years, 195 days	Louisiana	Texas
43	Grace Clawson	F	15 Nov 1887	28 May 2002	114 years, 194 days	UK	Florida
44	Wilhelmina Kott	F	7 Mar 1880	6 Sept 1994	114 years, 183 days	Illinois	Illinois
	Adelina Domingues	F	19 Feb 1888	21 Aug 2002	114 years, 183 days	CPV	California
46	Lucy Mirigian	F	15 Aug 1906	12 Feb 2021	114 years, 181 days	ARM	California
47	Charlotte Benkner	F	26 Nov 1889	14 May 2004	114 years, 180 days	GER	Ohio
48	Ettie Mae Greene	F	19 Sept 1877	26 Feb 1992	114 years, 160 days	West Virginia	West Virginia
49	Dominga Velasco	F	12 May 1901	11 Oct 2015	114 years, 152 days	MEX	California
50	Irene Frank	F	1 Oct 1881	28 Feb 1996	114 years, 150 days	Texas	Missouri
51	Georgia Ella Jordan	F	18 Sept 1880	9 Feb 1995	114 years, 144 days	Georgia	Virginia
52	Olivia Patricia Thomas	F	29 June 1895	16 Nov 2009	114 years, 140 days	Iowa	New York
	Alelia Murphy	F	6 July 1905	23 Nov 2019	114 years, 140 days	North Carolina	New York
54	Irene Dunham	F	16 Dec 1907	1 May 2022	114 years, 136 days	Michigan	Michigan
55	Nina Willis	F	14 Jan 1909	17 May 2023	114 years, 123 days	Georgia	Georgia
	Pearl Berg	F	1 Oct 1909	1 Feb 2024	114 years, 123 days	Indiana	California
57	Anna Henderson	F	5 Mar 1900	1 July 2014	114 years, 118 days	Georgia	Pennsylvania
58	Emma Verona Johnston	F	6 Aug 1890	1 Dec 2004	114 years, 117 days	Iowa	Ohio
	Mamie Rearden	F	7 Sept 1898	2 Jan 2013	114 years, 117 days	South Carolina	Georgia
	Erna Zahn	F	14 Apr 1908	9 Aug 2022	114 years, 117 days	Wisconsin	Minnesota
61	Bettie Chatmon	F	30 April 1884	16 Aug 1998	114 years, 108 days	Louisiana	Texas
	Lessie Brown	F	22 Sept 1904	8 Jan 2019	114 years, 108 days	Georgia	Ohio
63	Odie Matthews	F	28 Dec 1878	14 Apr 1993	114 years, 107 days	Texas	Arizona
64	Florence Knapp	F	10 Oct 1873	11 Jan 1988	114 years, 93 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
	Elena Slough	F	4 July 1889	5 Oct 2003	114 years, 93 days	Pennsylvania	New Jersey
66	Mary Anna Boone	F	10 Feb 1887	13 May 2001	114 years, 92 days	Kentucky	Kentucky
67	Minnie Whicker	F	24 July 1906	23 Oct 2020	114 years, 90 days	Arkansas	California
68	Delma Kollar	F	31 Oct 1897	24 Jan 2012	114 years, 85 days	Kansas	Oregon
69	Ila Jones	F	21 Aug 1903	10 Nov 2017	114 years, 81 days	Georgia	Georgia
70	Maggie Renfro	F	14 Nov 1895	22 Jan 2010	114 years, 69 days	Louisiana	Louisiana
71	Emma Tillman	F	22 Nov 1892	28 Jan 2007	114 years, 67 days	North Carolina	Connecticut
	Anna Stoehr	F	15 Oct 1900	21 Dec 2014	114 years, 67 days	Iowa	Minnesota
73	Naomi Whitehead	F	26 Sept 1910	Living	114 years, 68 days	Georgia	Pennsylvania
74	Leila Denmark	F	1 Feb 1898	1 Apr 2012	114 years, 60 days	Georgia	Georgia
75	Adele Dunlap	F	12 Dec 1902	5 Feb 2017	114 years, 55 days	New Jersey	New Jersey
76	Naomi Conner	F	30 Aug 1899	18 Oct 2013	114 years, 49 days	Texas	Texas
	Ora Holland	F	24 Dec 1900	11 Feb 2015	114 years, 49 days	Missouri	Oklahoma
78	Katie Hatton	F	28 Dec 1877	24 Jan 1992	114 years, 37 days	Texas	Texas
79	Ellen Goodwill	F	2 Feb 1907	2 Mar 2021	114 years, 28 days	Kentucky	Michigan
80	Grace Thaxton	F	18 June 1891	6 July 2005	114 years, 18 days	New York	Kentucky
81	Soledad Mexia	F	17 Aug 1899	30 Aug 2013	114 years, 17 days	MEX	California
82	Minnie Ward	F	19 Nov 1895	2 Dec 1999	114 years, 13 days	Tennessee	Massachusetts
83	Arbella Ewing	F	13 Mar 1894	22 Mar 2008	114 years, 9 days	Texas	Texas
84	Catherine Hagel	F	28 Nov 1894	6 Dec 2008	114 years, 8 days	Minnesota	Minnesota
85	Emma Otis	F	22 Oct 1901	25 Oct 2015	114 years, 3 days	Washington	Washington
86	Ellen Jurick	F	15 July 1895	13 July 2009	113 years, 363 days	Pennsylvania	Michigan
87	Fred Hale	M	1 Dec 1890	19 Nov 2004	113 years, 354 days	Maine	New York
88	Miriam Carpelan	F	8 July 1882	22 June 1996	113 years, 350 days	UK	California
	Elsie Thompson	F	5 April 1899	21 Mar 2013	113 years, 350 days	Pennsylvania	Florida
90	Bertha Fry	F	1 Dec 1893	14 Nov 2007	113 years, 348 days	Indiana	Indiana
91	Mae Harrington	F	20 Jan 1889	29 Dec 2002	113 years, 343 days	New York	New York
92	Ellen Thomas	F	25 Dec 1877	2 Dec 1991	113 years, 342 days	Tennessee	Michigan
	Daisey Bailey	F	30 Mar 1896	7 Mar 2010	113 years, 342 days	Tennessee	Michigan
94	Secundina Camarena	F	16 July 1891	20 June 2005	113 years, 339 days	MEX	California
95	Agatha Mitchell	F	26 Mar 1887	25 Feb 2001	113 years, 336 days	Virginia	Virginia
96	Goldie Michelson	F	8 Aug 1902	8 July 2016	113 years, 335 days	UKR	Massachusetts
97	Louvenia Posey	F	6 Apr 1900	1 Mar 2014	113 years, 329 days	Texas	Texas
98	Clara Huhn	F	28 Jan 1887	20 Dec 2000	113 years, 327 days	Nebraska	California
	Beulah Meloche	F	5 Dec 1906	27 Oct 2020	113 years, 327 days	New York	New York
100	Corinne Dixon Taylor	F	2 Apr 1893	14 Feb 2007	113 years, 318 days	District of Columbia	District of Columbia
101	Annabelle Holblinger	F	16 Mar 1909	27 Jan 2023	113 years, 317 days	New York	Colorado
102	Mary Christian	F	12 June 1889	20 Apr 2003	113 years, 312 days	Massachusetts	California
103	Florence Carroll	F	9 June 1907	15 Apr 2021	113 years, 310 days	New York	Connecticut
104	Ruth Newman	F	23 Sept 1901	29 July 2015	113 years, 309 days	California	California
105	Irene Dutton	F	16 July 1906	15 May 2020	113 years, 304 days	Michigan	Michigan
106	Barbara Barton	F	12 Oct 1908	12 Aug 2022	113 years, 304 days	Rhode Island	Rhode Island
107	Evelyn Kozak	F	14 Aug 1899	11 June 2013	113 years, 301 days	New York	New York
108	Louisiana Hines	F	13 Apr 1899	1 Feb 2013	113 years, 294 days	Alabama	Michigan
109	Mississippi Winn	F	31 Mar 1897	14 Jan 2011	113 years, 289 days	Louisiana	Louisiana
110	Ida Shelvin Williams	F	10 June 1891	26 Mar 2005	113 years, 288 days	Louisiana	Louisiana
111	Opal Thompson	F	13 Jan 1901	20 Oct 2014	113 years, 280 days	Oklahoma	California
112	Johnson Parks	M	15 Oct 1884	17 July 1998	113 years, 275 days	Georgia	Florida
113	Fannie Thomas	F	24 Apr 1867	22 Jan 1981	113 years, 273 days	Illinois	California
	Mary Parr	F	29 Jan 1889	29 Oct 2002	113 years, 273 days	Indiana	Florida
115	Beatrice Farve	F	30 Apr 1895	19 Jan 2009	113 years, 264 days	Georgia	Georgia
116	Amalia Barone	F	6 Oct 1884	26 June 1998	113 years, 263 days	ITA	Connecticut
117	Herlda Senhouse	F	28 Feb 1911	16 Nov 2024	113 years, 262 days	West Virginia	Massachusetts
118	Maude Harris	F	15 Aug 1907	3 May 2021	113 years, 261 days	Minnesota	Florida
119	Zora Wriggle	F	24 Feb 1880	7 Nov 1993	113 years, 256 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
120	Rosa Allen	F	17 May 1887	26 Jan 2001	113 years, 254 days	Georgia	Georgia
121	John McMorran	M	19 June 1889	24 Feb 2003	113 years, 250 days	Michigan	Florida
122	Mary McKinney	F	30 May 1873	2 Feb 1987	113 years, 248 days	California	California
123	Ella Schuler	F	5 Sept 1897	7 May 2011	113 years, 244 days	Nebraska	Kansas
124	Mary Sorenson	F	26 Nov 1881	27 July 1995	113 years, 243 days	New York	Vermont
125	Anna Murphy	F	25 Apr 1867	23 Dec 1980	113 years, 242 days	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
126	Gladys Swetland	F	18 Apr 1892	14 Dec 2005	113 years, 240 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
127	Meta Dishman	F	1 June 1903	20 Jan 2017	113 years, 233 days	Virginia	Virginia
128	Mary Randall	F	1 Apr 1887	12 Nov 2000	113 years, 225 days	Arkansas	Texas
129	Delina Filkins	F	4 May 1815	4 Dec 1928	113 years, 214 days	New York	New York
130	Maggie Kidd	F	8 Dec 1905	8 July 2019	113 years, 212 days	Georgia	Georgia
131	Christine Ireland	F	19 Jan 1908	18 Aug 2021	113 years, 211 days	North Carolina	North Carolina
132	Mary Kelly	F	7 June 1851	30 Dec 1964	113 years, 206 days	Michigan	California
133	Mary Harris	F	13 May 1911	Living	113 years, 204 days	New York	Tennessee
134	Nelle Hunt	F	28 July 1887	8 Feb 2001	113 years, 195 days	Missouri	Missouri
	Helen Stetter	F	18 Nov 1893	1 June 2007	113 years, 195 days	Nebraska	Nebraska
136	Louise Schaaf	F	16 Oct 1906	25 Apr 2020	113 years, 192 days	GER	Illinois
137	Mary Curley	F	21 Nov 1880	29 May 1994	113 years, 189 days	Illinois	Minnesota
	Carrie Hardrick	F	6 Nov 1887	14 May 2001	113 years, 189 days	Texas	Texas
	Betsy Stanford	F	30 Nov 1903	7 June 2017	113 years, 189 days	JAM	District of Columbia
140	Mamie Eva Keith	F	22 Mar 1873	20 Sept 1986	113 years, 182 days	Illinois	Illinois
141	Anonymous	F	31 July 1910	24 Jan 2024	113 years, 177 days	Arizona	Arizona
142	Amarillide Bufalini	F	27 Nov 1876	15 May 1990	113 years, 169 days	ITA	New York
143	Beryl Kapaun	F	4 June 1899	7 Nov 2012	113 years, 156 days	South Dakota	South Dakota
144	Emma Wilson	F	12 May 1870	13 Oct 1983	113 years, 154 days	Missouri	Missouri
145	Jane Markle	F	10 Oct 1883	12 Mar 1997	113 years, 153 days	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
	Helen Wheat	F	16 Sept 1902	16 Feb 2016	113 years, 153 days	Pennsylvania	Maryland
147	Frances Street	F	28 Mar 1897	24 Aug 2010	113 years, 149 days	South Carolina	North Carolina
148	Ada Avila	F	14 Jan 1910	11 June 2023	113 years, 148 days	ECU	Florida
149	Cora Wisner	F	10 Jan 1888	6 June 2001	113 years, 147 days	Tennessee	Tennessee
150	Bonita Gibson	F	4 July 1911	Living	113 years, 152 days	Kansas	Michigan
151	Rachel Kohl	F	28 June 1909	17 Nov 2022	113 years, 142 days	Missouri	Missouri
152	Kathleen Snavely	F	16 Feb 1902	6 July 2015	113 years, 140 days	IRL	New York
153	Frederick Frazier	M	27 Jan 1880	14 June 1993	113 years, 138 days	Alabama	Alabama
154	Gertrude Croker	F	12 July 1881	26 Nov 1994	113 years, 137 days	Iowa	Vermont
155	Cleo Craig	F	12 Feb 1890	28 June 2003	113 years, 136 days	Illinois	Illinois
156	Mary Drymalski	F	22 July 1880	1 Dec 1993	113 years, 132 days	POL	Illinois
157	Frances Johns	F	3 Feb 1886	24 May 1999	113 years, 110 days	Arkansas	California
158	Irene Ciuffoletti	F	19 Jan 1903	7 May 2016	113 years, 109 days	ITA	Pennsylvania
159	Vera Van Wagner	F	24 May 1904	8 Sept 2017	113 years, 107 days	New York	New York
	Ruth Apilado	F	30 Apr 1908	15 Aug 2021	113 years, 107 days	Illinois	Washington
161	Viola Lindsey	F	10 Nov 1900	24 Feb 2014	113 years, 106 days	Alabama	Ohio
162	Aurelia Marotta	F	27 June 1890	4 Oct 2003	113 years, 99 days	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
163	Lillian Irby	F	12 Dec 1900	15 Mar 2014	113 years, 93 days	Mississippi	Mississippi
	Maria Aulenbacher	F	7 Nov 1909	8 Feb 2023	113 years, 93 days	GER	South Carolina
165	Loretta Sheehan	F	7 Dec 1875	9 Mar 1989	113 years, 92 days	New York	New York
166	Adelheid Kirschbaum	F	29 Sept 1883	21 Dec 1996	113 years, 83 days	GER	New York
167	Nellie Spencer	F	24 Aug 1869	13 Nov 1982	113 years, 81 days	New Hampshire	New Jersey
168	Mary Crombie	F	6 July 1890	22 Sept 2003	113 years, 78 days	Illinois	New York
169	Clarabell Demers	F	3 Nov 1910	17 Jan 2024	113 years, 75 days	North Dakota	North Dakota
170	Delvina Dahlheimer	F	31 Dec 1888	13 Mar 2002	113 years, 72 days	Minnesota	Minnesota
	Judia Ward	F	15 June 1868	26 Aug 1981	113 years, 72 days	Virginia	Virginia
172	Alice Coles	F	28 Aug 1865	5 Nov 1978	113 years, 69 days	Virginia	New York
173	Leila Backman Shull	F	16 Oct 1894	22 Dec 2007	113 years, 67 days	South Carolina	South Carolina
174	Betsy Baker	F	20 Aug 1842	24 Oct 1955	113 years, 65 days	UK	Nebraska
175	Bertha Harris	F	3 Jan 1902	3 Mar 2015	113 years, 59 days	Wisconsin	Texas
176	Cora Humphrey	F	4 Sept 1879	1 Nov 1992	113 years, 58 days	Illinois	New York
177	Ardlean Butler	F	18 Jan 1902	13 Mar 2015	113 years, 54 days	Texas	California
178	Hazel Luther	F	11 Dec 1889	31 Jan 2003	113 years, 51 days	Massachusetts	Florida
179	Ollie Bay	F	11 Nov 1872	31 Dec 1985	113 years, 50 days	Illinois	Illinois
180	Walter Richardson	M	7 Nov 1885	25 Dec 1998	113 years, 48 days	Illinois	Illinois
181	Winnie Felps	F	10 Oct 1911	Living	113 years, 54 days	Texas	Texas
182	Hagar Young	F	11 Oct 1898	25 Nov 2011	113 years, 45 days	Alabama	Alabama
183	Amalia Arvanetes	F	6 Feb 1903	20 Mar 2016	113 years, 43 days	GRE	Illinois
184	Narcissa Rickman	F	13 Sept 1855	21 Oct 1968	113 years, 38 days	North Carolina	North Carolina
185	Flossie Eckard	F	25 July 1888	25 Aug 2001	113 years, 31 days	Iowa	California
186	Ito Konno Kinase	F	31 Dec 1889	24 Jan 2003	113 years, 24 days	JPN	Hawaii
	Nettie Whittington	F	31 Oct 1899	24 Nov 2012	113 years, 24 days	Mississippi	Mississippi
	Francis Zouein	M	1 Jan 1911	24 Jan 2024	113 years, 23 days	LBN	California
188	Mary Malone	F	16 Oct 1887	4 Nov 2000	113 years, 19 days	Ohio	Ohio
189	Mary Will	F	15 Oct 1900	2 Nov 2013	113 years, 18 days	North Carolina	North Carolina
190	Cristina Collado	F	6 Nov 1885	22 Nov 1998	113 years, 16 days	PRI,USA	Florida
191	Lillian Moran	F	18 Mar 1911	2 Apr 2024	113 years, 15 days	North Dakota	Minnesota
192	Daisy Sanders	F	28 Nov 1881	10 Dec 1994	113 years, 12 days	Mississippi	Florida
193	Pauline Angleman	F	4 Oct 1908	14 Oct 2021	113 years, 10 days	Oklahoma	California
194	Margaret Whitlock	F	5 Mar 1906	5 Mar 2019	113 years, 0 days	Washington	Washington

Oldest American emigrants ever (113+)

						State / Country of
Rank	Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Age	birth	death
1	Maria Branyas Morera	F	4 Mar 1907	19 Aug 2024	117 years, 168 days	California	ESP
2	Marie-Josephine Gaudette	F	25 Mar 1902	13 July 2017	115 years, 110 days	New Hampshire	ITA
3	Merle Barwis	F	23 Dec 1900	22 Nov 2014	113 years, 334 days	Iowa	CAN
4	Cora Hansen	F	25 Mar 1899	18 Apr 2012	113 years, 24 days	Minnesota	CAN

Chronological list of the oldest living person in the United States since 1951

From	To	Name	Sex	Age when oldest	Lifespan	State of death
Un­known	28 Apr 1951	Lucy Woodman	F	N/A–109	3 May 1841 – 28 Apr 1951 109 years, 360 days	Kansas
28 Apr 1951	14 Jan 1954 (2 yrs, 261 days)	Nancy Merriman	F	109–112	19 Dec 1841 – 14 Jan 1954 112 years, 26 days	Illinois
14 Jan 1954	24 Oct 1955 (1 yr, 283 days)	Betsy Baker	F	111–113	20 Aug 1842 – 24 Oct 1955 113 years, 65 days	Nebraska
24 Oct 1955	16 Dec 1956 (1 yr, 53 days)	Jennie Howell	F	110–111	11 Feb 1845 – 16 Dec 1956 111 years, 309 days	California
16 Dec 1956	4 Jan 1959 (2 yrs, 19 days)	Catherine Waller	F	108–110	1 Dec 1848 – 4 Jan 1959 110 years, 34 days	Arkansas
4 Jan 1959	9 Oct 1960 (1 yr, 279 days)	Robert Early	M	109–111	8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960 111 years, 1 day	Kentucky
9 Oct 1960	28 Nov 1960 (50 days)	Nettie Minick	F	109	3 Apr 1851 – 28 Nov 1960 109 years, 239 days	Indiana
28 Nov 1960	30 Dec 1964 (4 yrs, 32 days)	Mary Kelly	F	109–113	7 June 1851 – 30 Dec 1964 113 years, 206 days	California
30 Dec 1964	5 June 1967 (2 yrs, 157 days)	James King	M	110–112	15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967 112 years, 202 days	Louisiana
5 June 1967	21 Oct 1968 (1 yr, 138 days)	Narcissa Rickman	F	111–113	13 Sept 1855 – 21 Oct 1968 113 years, 38 days	North Carolina
21 Oct 1968	10 July 1972 (3 yrs, 263 days)	Kitty Harvey	F	108–112	12 Jan 1860 – 10 July 1972 112 years, 180 days	Kansas
10 July 1972	10 Jan 1974 (1 yr, 184 days)	Ettie Crist	F	109–111	14 Feb 1862 – 10 Jan 1974 111 years, 330 days	California
10 Jan 1974	1 July 1974 (172 days)	Ginevra Donovan	F	110	16 July 1863 – 1 July 1974 110 years, 350 days	Ohio
1 July 1974	6 Aug 1976 (2 yrs, 36 days)	Mary Bittlebrun	F	110–112	19 Mar 1864 – 6 Aug 1976 112 years, 140 days	Arkansas
6 Aug 1976	18 Oct 1976 (73 days)	Ellen Cooke	F	111–112	16 Oct 1864 – 18 Oct 1976 112 years, 2 days	New Jersey
18 Oct 1976	5 Nov 1978 (2 yrs, 18 days)	Alice Coles	F	111–113	28 Aug 1865 – 5 Nov 1978 113 years, 69 days	New York
5 Nov 1978	27 Jan 1981 (2 yrs, 83 days)	Eliza Underwood	F	111–113	15 Mar 1867 – 27 Jan 1981 113 years, 318 days	District of Columbia
27 Jan 1981	26 Aug 1981 (211 days)	Judia Ward	F	112-113	15 June 1868 – 26 Aug 1981 113 years, 72 days	Virginia
26 Aug 1981	13 Nov 1982 (1 yr, 79 days)	Nellie Spencer	F	111–113	24 Aug 1869 – 13 Nov 1982 113 years, 81 days	New Jersey
13 Nov 1982	13 Oct 1983 (334 days)	Emma Wilson	F	112–113	12 May 1870 – 13 Oct 1983 113 years, 154 days	Missouri
13 Oct 1983	21 Oct 1986 (3 yrs, 8 days)	Augusta Holtz	F	112–115	3 Aug 1871 – 21 Oct 1986 115 years, 79 days	Missouri
21 Oct 1986	2 Feb 1987 (104 days)	Mary McKinney	F	113	30 May 1873 – 2 Feb 1987 113 years, 248 days	California
2 Feb 1987	11 Jan 1988 (343 days)	Florence Knapp	F	113–114	10 Oct 1873 – 11 Jan 1988 114 years, 93 days	Pennsylvania
11 Jan 1988	7 July 1990 (2 yrs, 177 days)	Easter Wiggins	F	113–116	1 June 1874 – 7 July 1990 116 years, 36 days	Mississippi
7 July 1990	14 Nov 1992 (2 yrs, 130 days)	Delphia Welford	F	114–117	9 Sept 1875 – 14 Nov 1992 117 years, 66 days	Tennessee
14 Nov 1992	7 May 1994 (1 yr, 174 days)	Margaret Skeete	F	114–115	27 Oct 1878 – 7 May 1994 115 years, 192 days	Virginia
7 May 1994	6 Sept 1994 (122 days)	Wilhelmina Kott	F	114	7 Mar 1880 – 6 Sept 1994 114 years, 183 days	Illinois
6 Sept 1994	9 Feb 1995 (156 days)	Georgia Ella Jordan	F	113–114	18 Sept 1880 – 9 Feb 1995 114 years, 144 days	Virginia
9 Feb 1995	30 Dec 1999 (4 yrs, 324 days)	Sarah Knauss	F	114–119	24 Sept 1880 – 30 Dec 1999 119 years, 97 days	Pennsylvania
30 Dec 1999	21 Nov 2000 (327 days)	Ella Miller	F	115	6 Dec 1884 – 21 Nov 2000 115 years, 351 days	Virginia
21 Nov 2000	18 Mar 2002 (1 yr, 117 days)	Maude Farris-Luse	F	113–115	21 Feb 1887 – 18 Mar 2002 115 years, 25 days	Michigan
18 Mar 2002	28 May 2002 (71 days)	Grace Clawson	F	114	15 Nov 1887 – 28 May 2002 114 years, 194 days	Florida
28 May 2002	21 Aug 2002 (85 days)	Adelina Domingues	F	114	19 Feb 1888 – 21 Aug 2002 114 years, 183 days	California
21 Aug 2002	29 Dec 2002 (130 days)	Mae Harrington	F	113	20 Jan 1889 – 29 Dec 2002 113 years, 343 days	New York
29 Dec 2002	20 Apr 2003 (112 days)	Mary Christian	F	113	12 June 1889 – 20 Apr 2003 113 years, 312 days	California
20 Apr 2003	5 Oct 2003 (168 days)	Elena Slough	F	113–114	4 July 1889 – 5 Oct 2003 114 years, 93 days	New Jersey
5 Oct 2003	14 May 2004 (222 days)	Charlotte Benkner	F	113–114	16 Nov 1889 – 14 May 2004 114 years, 180 days	Ohio
14 May 2004	1 Dec 2004 (201 days)	Emma Verona Johnston	F	113–114	6 Aug 1890 – 1 Dec 2004 114 years, 117 days	Ohio
1 Dec 2004	11 Dec 2006 (2 yrs, 10 days)	Elizabeth Bolden	F	114–116	15 Aug 1890 – 11 Dec 2006 116 years, 118 days	Tennessee
11 Dec 2006	28 Jan 2007 (48 days)	Emma Tillman	F	114	22 Nov 1892 – 28 Jan 2007 114 years, 67 days	Connecticut
28 Jan 2007	14 Feb 2007 (17 days)	Corinne Dixon Taylor	F	113	2 Apr 1893 – 14 Feb 2007 113 years, 318 days	District of Columbia
14 Feb 2007	26 Nov 2008 (1 yr, 286 days)	Edna Parker	F	113–115	20 Apr 1893 – 26 Nov 2008 115 years, 220 days	Indiana
26 Nov 2008	11 Sept 2009 (289 days)	Gertrude Baines	F	114–115	6 Apr 1894 – 11 Sept 2009 115 years, 158 days	California
11 Sept 2009	7 Mar 2010 (177 days)	Mary Josephine Ray	F	114	17 May 1895 – 7 Mar 2010 114 years, 294 days	New Hampshire
7 Mar 2010	6 Apr 2010 (30 days)	Neva Morris	F	114	3 Aug 1895 – 6 Apr 2010 114 years, 246 days	Iowa
6 Apr 2010	31 Jan 2011 (300 days)	Eunice Sanborn	F	113–114	20 July 1896 – 31 Jan 2011 114 years, 195 days	Texas
31 Jan 2011	4 Dec 2012 (1 yr, 308 days)	Besse Cooper	F	114–116	26 Aug 1896 – 4 Dec 2012 116 years, 100 days	Georgia
4 Dec 2012	17 Dec 2012 (13 days)	Dina Manfredini	F	115	4 Apr 1897 – 17 Dec 2012 115 years, 257 days	Iowa
17 Dec 2012	6 Apr 2015 (2 yrs, 110 days)	Gertrude Weaver	F	114–116	4 July 1898 – 6 Apr 2015 116 years, 276 days	Arkansas
6 Apr 2015	17 June 2015 (72 days)	Jeralean Talley	F	115–116	23 May 1899 – 17 June 2015 116 years, 25 days	Michigan
17 June 2015	12 May 2016 (330 days)	Susannah Mushatt Jones	F	115–116	6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016 116 years, 311 days	New York
12 May 2016	8 July 2016 (57 days)	Goldie Michelson	F	113	8 Aug 1902 – 8 July 2016 113 years, 335 days	Massachusetts
8 July 2016	5 Feb 2017 (212 days)	Adele Dunlap	F	113–114	12 Dec 1902 – 5 Feb 2017 114 years, 55 days	New Jersey
5 Feb 2017	9 May 2018 (1 yr, 93 days)	Delphine Gibson	F	113–114	17 Aug 1903 – 9 May 2018 114 years, 265 days	Pennsylvania
9 May 2018	27 Sept 2018 (141 days)	Ophelia Burks	F	114	25 Oct 1903 – 27 Sept 2018 114 years, 337 days	Louisiana
27 Sept 2018	8 Jan 2019 (103 days)	Lessie Brown	F	114	22 Sept 1904 – 8 Jan 2019 114 years, 108 days	Ohio
8 Jan 2019	23 Nov 2019 (319 days)	Alelia Murphy	F	113–114	6 July 1905 – 23 Nov 2019 114 years, 140 days	New York
23 Nov 2019	17 Apr 2021 (1 yr, 145 days)	Hester Ford	F	114–115	15 Aug 1905 – 17 Apr 2021 115 years, 245 days	North Carolina
17 Apr 2021	17 Jan 2022 (275 days)	Thelma Sutcliffe	F	114–115	1 Oct 1906 – 17 Jan 2022 115 years, 108 days	Nebraska
17 Jan 2022	3 Jan 2023 (351 days)	Bessie Hendricks	F	114–115	7 Nov 1907 – 3 Jan 2023 115 years, 57 days	Iowa
3 Jan 2023	22 Feb 2024 (1 yr, 50 days)	Edie Ceccarelli	F	114–116	5 Feb 1908 – 22 Feb 2024 116 years, 17 days	California
22 Feb 2024	22 Oct 2024 (243 days)	Elizabeth Francis	F	114-115	25 July 1909 - 22 Oct 2024 115 years, 89 days	Texas
22 Oct 2024	Present (0 years, 42 days)	Naomi Whitehead	F	114*	Born 26 September 1910 114 years, 68 days	Living in Pennsylvania

Chronological list of the oldest living man in the United States since 1951

From	To	Name	Age when oldest	Lifespan	State of death
Un­known	27 Mar 1951	James Smith	N/A–108	10 July 1842 – 27 Mar 1951 108 years, 265 days	Oregon
27 Mar 1951	12 Mar 1953 (1 yr, 350 days)	James Hard	107–109	15 July 1843 – 12 Mar 1953 109 years, 240 days	New York
12 Mar 1953	17 Sept 1954 (1 yr, 189 days)	Wayland Newell	106–108	15 Sept 1846 – 17 Sept 1954 108 years, 2 days	Iowa
17 Sept 1954	3 Dec 1954 (77 days)	Euclid Story	106	30 July 1848 – 3 Dec 1954 106 years, 126 days	North Carolina
3 Dec 1954	14 Mar 1955 (101 days)	Daniel Cummings	106	25 Sept 1848 – 14 Mar 1955 106 years, 170 days	Georgia
14 Mar 1955	8 Oct 1955 (208 days)	Teofil Chudzinski	106	7 Feb 1849 – 8 Oct 1955 106 years, 243 days	Nebraska
8 Oct 1955	9 Oct 1960 (5 yrs, 1 day)	Robert Early	106–111	8 Oct 1849 – 9 Oct 1960 111 years, 1 day	Kentucky
9 Oct 1960	12 Mar 1962 (1 yr, 154 days)	Sylvester Melvin	108–110	29 Nov 1851 – 12 Mar 1962 110 years, 103 days	Illinois
12 Mar 1962	22 Nov 1962 (255 days)	William Smith	108	28 Feb 1854 – 22 Nov 1962 108 years, 267 days	West Virginia
22 Nov 1962	5 June 1967 (4 yrs, 195 days)	James King	108–112	15 Nov 1854 – 5 June 1967 112 years, 202 days	Louisiana
5 June 1967	6 Oct 1967 (123 days)	Ollie Stewart	108	26 Apr 1859 – 6 Oct 1967 108 years, 163 days	Oklahoma
6 Oct 1967	26 Dec 1968 (1 yr, 81 days)	John Chaney	107–109	12 Oct 1859 – 26 Dec 1968 109 years, 75 days	California
26 Dec 1968	22 Apr 1969 (117 days)	William Lamb	109	24 Nov 1859 – 22 Apr 1969 109 years, 149 days	New Jersey
22 Apr 1969	2 Dec 1971 (2 yrs, 224 days)	Theophilus May	108–110	5 Jan 1861 – 2 Dec 1971 110 years, 331 days	Ohio
2 Dec 1971	2 Aug 1972 (244 days)	Orin Akers	108–109	4 Feb 1863 – 2 Aug 1972 109 years, 180 days	Minnesota
2 Aug 1972	18 Oct 1974 (2 yrs, 77 days)	Isaac Edwards	108–110	6 Dec 1863 – 18 Oct 1974 110 years, 316 days	Oklahoma
18 Oct 1974	7 Jan 1977 (2 yrs, 81 days)	James Holt	108–111	25 Dec 1865 – 7 Jan 1977 111 years, 13 days	Oklahoma
7 Jan 1977	20 Aug 1978 (1 yr, 225 days)	Charlie Nelson	109–110	21 Sept 1867 – 20 Aug 1978 110 years, 333 days	Iowa
20 Aug 1978	5 Sept 1980 (2 yrs, 16 days)	Charlie Phillips	109–111	5 May 1869 – 5 Sept 1980 111 years, 123 days	Mississippi
5 Sept 1980	10 Apr 1982 (1 yr, 217 days)	Zachariah Blackistone	109–111	16 Feb 1871 – 10 Apr 1982 111 years, 53 days	District of Columbia
10 Apr 1982	4 Mar 1983 (328 days)	James Nash	109–110	31 July 1872 – 4 Mar 1983 110 years, 216 days	Kentucky
4 Mar 1983	11 Aug 1983 (160 days)	Walter Wilcox	110	1 Nov 1872 – 11 Aug 1983 110 years, 283 days	California
11 Aug 1983	22 Dec 1983 (133 days)	Gregory Pandazes	110	15 Jan 1873 – 22 Dec 1983 110 years, 341 days	California
22 Dec 1983	25 June 1984 (186 days)	Benjamin Garner	110	10 Aug 1873 – 25 June 1984 110 years, 320 days	Louisiana
25 June 1984	15 Dec 1984 (173 days)	Randolph Davis	110–111	15 Oct 1873 – 15 Dec 1984 111 years, 61 days	Georgia
15 Dec 1984	14 Dec 1986 (1 yr, 364 days)	Joe Thomas	109–111	1 May 1875 – 14 Dec 1986 111 years, 227 days	Louisiana
14 Dec 1986	25 Nov 1988 (1 yr, 347 days)	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	110–112	12 July 1876 – 25 Nov 1988 112 years, 136 days	New York
25 Nov 1988	21 Jan 1989 (57 days)	Alton Gilbert	110	11 June 1878 – 21 Jan 1989 110 years, 224 days	Washington
21 Jan 1989	25 June 1989 (155 days)	Oscar Dubois	109	7 Sept 1879 – 25 June 1989 109 years, 291 days	West Virginia
25 June 1989	16 Oct 1991 (2 yrs, 268 days)	James Wiggins	109–112	15 Oct 1879 – 16 Oct 1991 112 years, 1 day	Alabama
16 Oct 1991	14 June 1993 (1 yr, 241 days)	Frederick Frazier	111–113	27 Jan 1880 – 14 June 1993 113 years, 138 days	California
14 June 1993	25 Apr 1998 (4 yrs, 315 days)	Christian Mortensen	110–115	16 Aug 1882 – 25 Apr 1998 115 years, 252 days	California
25 Apr 1998	17 July 1998 (83 days)	Johnson Parks	113	15 Oct 1884 – 17 July 1998 113 years, 275 days	Florida
17 July 1998	25 Dec 1998 (161 days)	Walter Richardson	112–113	7 Nov 1885 – 25 Dec 1998 113 years, 48 days	Illinois
25 Dec 1998	26 June 1999 (183 days)	Edward Graves	110	4 Aug 1888 – 26 June 1999 110 years, 326 days	Mississippi
26 June 1999	1 Mar 2001 (1 yr, 248 days)	John Painter	110–112	20 Sept 1888 – 1 Mar 2001 112 years, 162 days	Tennessee
1 Mar 2001	24 Feb 2003 (1 yr, 360 days)	John McMorran	111–113	19 June 1889 – 24 Feb 2003 113 years, 250 days	Florida
24 Feb 2003	19 Nov 2004 (1 yr, 269 days)	Fred Hale	112–113	1 Dec 1890 – 19 Nov 2004 113 years, 354 days	New York
19 Nov 2004	10 Jan 2005 (52 days)	Earl Brush	111	17 July 1893 – 10 Jan 2005 111 years, 177 days	California
10 Jan 2005	7 Dec 2006 (1 yr, 331 days)	Moses Hardy	111–112	6 Jan 1894 – 7 Dec 2006 112 years, 335 days	Mississippi
7 Dec 2006	9 Jan 2007 (33 days)	Thomas Nelson	111	8 July 1895 – 9 Jan 2007 111 years, 185 days	Texas
9 Jan 2007	8 Feb 2007 (30 days)	Antonio Pierro	110	22 Feb 1896 – 8 Feb 2007 110 years, 351 days	Massachusetts
8 Feb 2007	27 Dec 2008 (1 yr, 323 days)	George Francis	110–112	6 June 1896 – 27 Dec 2008 112 years, 136 days	California
27 Dec 2008	14 Apr 2011 (2 yrs, 108 days)	Walter Breuning	112–114	21 Sept 1896 – 14 Apr 2011 114 years, 205 days	Montana
14 Apr 2011	25 July 2012 (1 yr, 102 days)	Shelby Harris	110–111	31 Mar 1901 – 25 July 2012 111 years, 116 days	Illinois
25 July 2012	13 Sept 2013 (1 yr, 50 days)	Salustiano Sanchez	111–112	8 June 1901 – 13 Sept 2013 112 years, 97 days	New York
13 Sept 2013	26 Mar 2014 (194 days)	Ernest Peronneau	111–112	7 Mar 1902 – 26 Mar 2014 112 years, 19 days	New York
26 Mar 2014	8 June 2014 (74 days)	Alexander Imich	111	4 Feb 1903 – 8 June 2014 111 years, 124 days	New York
8 June 2014	23 Dec 2014 (198 days)	Conrad Johnson	110	19 Jan 1904 – 23 Dec 2014 110 years, 338 days	Illinois
23 Dec 2014	28 Mar 2015 (95 days)	Alexander Grant	110	10 June 1904 – 28 Mar 2015 110 years, 291 days	New Jersey
28 Mar 2015	29 Apr 2015 (32 days)	James Richardson	110	2 Jan 1905 – 29 Apr 2015 110 years, 117 days	Alabama
29 Apr 2015	14 Nov 2015 (199 days)	Wash Wesley	110	21 Jan 1905 – 14 Nov 2015 110 years, 297 days	Illinois
14 Nov 2015	19 Apr 2016 (157 days)	Felix Simoneaux	110	24 May 1905 – 19 Apr 2016 110 years, 331 days	Louisiana
19 Apr 2016	3 May 2016 (14 days)	Frank Levingston	110	13 Nov 1905 – 3 May 2016 110 years, 172 days	Louisiana
3 May 2016	22 July 2017 (1 yr, 80 days)	Clarence Matthews	110–111	1 May 1906 – 22 July 2017 111 years, 82 days	California
22 July 2017	27 Dec 2018 (1 yr, 158 days)	Richard Overton	111–112	11 May 1906 – 27 Dec 2018 112 years, 230 days	Texas
27 Dec 2018	27 Feb 2019 (62 days)	Henry Tseng	111	12 July 1907 – 27 Feb 2019 111 years, 230 days	California
27 Feb 2019	23 Nov 2019 (269 days)	CP Crawford	111–112	25 Aug 1907 – 23 Nov 2019 112 years, 90 days	Illinois
23 Nov 2019	27 Feb 2020 (95 days)	Irving Piken	110–111	20 Dec 1908 – 27 Feb 2020 111 years, 68 days	California
27 Feb 2020	5 Jan 2022 (1 yr, 312 days)	Lawrence Brooks	110–112	12 Sept 1909 – 5 Jan 2022 112 years, 115 days	Louisiana
5 Jan 2022	4 Oct 2022 (272 days)	Ezra Hill	111	19 Dec 1910 – 4 Oct 2022 111 years, 289 days	Maryland
4 Oct 2022	24 Jan 2024 (1 yr, 112 days)	Francis Zouein	111–113	1 Jan 1911 – 24 Jan 2024 113 years, 23 days	California
24 Jan 2024	3 June 2024 (131 days)	Morrie Markoff	110	11 Jan 1914 – 3 June 2024 110 years, 144 days	California
3 June 2024	26 June 2024 (23 days)	Vincent Dransfield	110	28 Mar 1914 – 26 June 2024 110 years, 90 days	New Jersey
26 June 2024	Present (0 years, 160 days)	Eugene Baltes	109*	Born 29 Oct 1914 110 years, 35 days	Living in Illinois

References

• GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group