Living American Supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest living people from the United States. Those entries color-coded as verified have been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Those color-coded as pending are backed by at least one document reviewed by the GRG supporting the reported age, but not the three necessary for validation by that institution. Those color-coded as unverified have submitted no documents to support the claimed age. All but three verified, pending, and unverified supercentenarians listed below are women.
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| Rank | Name | Sex | Race | Reported birth date | Reported age as of January 10, 2013 | Place of birth | Place of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elsie Thompson | F | W | April 5, 1899 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002280000000000000280 days | Pennsylvania | Florida |
| Louisiana Hines | F | B | April 13, 1899 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002272000000000000272 days | Alabama | Michigan | |
| 2 | Jeralean Talley | F | B | May 23, 1899 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002232000000000000232 days | Georgia | Michigan |
| 3 | Susannah Mushatt Jones | F | B | July 6, 1899 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002188000000000000188 days | Alabama | New York |
| 4 | Bernice Madigan | F | W | July 24, 1899 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002170000000000000170 days | Massachusetts | Massachusetts |
| 5 | Soledad Mexia | F | H | August 13, 1899 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002150000000000000150 days | Mexico | California |
| 6 | Evelyn Kozak | F | W | August 14, 1899 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002149000000000000149 days | New York | New York |
| Naomi Conner | F | B | August 30, 1899 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002133000000000000133 days | Texas | Texas | |
| Lillian Irby | F | B | December 12, 1899 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 700129000000000000029 days | Mississippi | Mississippi | |
| 7 | Anna Henderson | F | B | March 5, 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002311000000000000311 days | Georgia | Pennsylvania |
| Howard Hall | M | B | May 10, 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002245000000000000245 days | Texas | Texas | |
| 8 | Antonia Gerena Rivera | F | H | May 19, 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002236000000000000236 days | Puerto Rico | Florida |
| Blanch Cobb | F | B | September 8, 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002124000000000000124 days | Georgia | Florida | |
| 9 | Anna Stoehr | F | W | October 15, 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 700187000000000000087 days | Iowa | Minnesota |
| Mary Will | F | W | October 15, 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 700187000000000000087 days | North Carolina | North Carolina | |
| 10 | Goldie Steinberg | F | W | October 30, 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 700172000000000000072 days | Moldova | New York |
| Ora Holland | F | W | December 24, 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 700117000000000000017 days | Missouri | Oklahoma | |
| Pearl Cornelsen | F | W | December 25, 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 700116000000000000016 days | Nebraska | California | |
| 11 | Opal Thompson | F | W | January 13, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002363000000000000363 days | Oklahoma | California |
| 12 | Marietta Capizzi | F | W | January 30, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002346000000000000346 days | Italy | New York |
| 13 | Mable Ragan | F | W | February 1, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002344000000000000344 days | Nebraska | Nebraska |
| Mollie Wood | F | W | April 26, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002259000000000000259 days | Virginia | Virginia | |
| 14 | Dominga Velasco | F | W | May 12, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002243000000000000243 days | Mexico | California |
| Edna Bowman | F | W | June 3, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002221000000000000221 days | Maine | North Carolina | |
| Marion Sawyer | F | W | July 5, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002189000000000000189 days | United Kingdom | Virginia | |
| Hallie Mae Barnes | F | B | July 10, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002184000000000000184 days | Kentucky | Kentucky | |
| Ruby Clawson | F | W | July 15, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002179000000000000179 days | Arkansas | California | |
| Amanda McClenahan | F | W | August 6, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002157000000000000157 days | ? | Illinois | |
| 15 | Viola Knack | F | W | August 18, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002145000000000000145 days | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| Beulah Christie | F | W | August 25, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002138000000000000138 days | Michigan | Florida | |
| 16 | James McCoubrey | M | W | September 13, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002119000000000000119 days | Canada | California |
| Ruth Newman | F | W | September 23, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002109000000000000109 days | California | California | |
| Emma Otis | F | W | October 22, 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 700180000000000000080 days | Washington | Washington | |
| Sue Lee Sanders | F | W | January 9, 1902 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 70001000000000000001 day | Georgia | South Carolina | |
| Catherine Reed | F | W | January 10, 1902 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 50000000000000000000 days | Kansas | Washington | |
| Ardlean Butler | F | W | January 18, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002358000000000000358 days | Texas | California | |
| Evie Wooten | F | W | January 19, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002357000000000000357 days | Texas | Texas | |
| 17 | Effie Mae Caffee | F | W | February 11, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002334000000000000334 days | Oklahoma | Texas |
| Mandie Kenan | F | B | March 13, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002303000000000000303 days | ? | North Carolina | |
| Belle Garfinkel | F | W | April 26, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002259000000000000259 days | ? | Wisconsin | |
| Birtie Ross | F | B | May 30, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002225000000000000225 days | Arkansas | Arkansas | |
| Alda Collins | F | W | July 26, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002168000000000000168 days | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | |
| Goldie Michelson | F | W | August 8, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002155000000000000155 days | Russia | Massachusetts | |
| Corine Walter | F | B | September 5, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002127000000000000127 days | Georgia | Georgia | |
| Ada Irene Cooper | F | W | September 6, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002126000000000000126 days | Missouri | Missouri | |
| Eunice Green | F | B | September 8, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002124000000000000124 days | ? | North Carolina | |
| Helene Byrne | F | W | September 12, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002120000000000000120 days | Idaho | Idaho | |
| Eula Cousins | F | B | September 14, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002118000000000000118 days | North Carolina | Pennsylvania | |
| Helen Wheat | F | W | September 16, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002116000000000000116 days | Pennsylvania | Maryland | |
| Carrie Bell Rogers | F | B | September 29, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002103000000000000103 days | South Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Ida Schlesinger | F | W | November 7, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 700164000000000000064 days | Pennsylvania | New York | |
| Juan Reyes | M | O | November 23, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 700148000000000000048 days | Philippines | California | |
| Mary Camerlengo | F | W | November 26, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 700145000000000000045 days | Massachusetts | Florida | |
| Janet Davis | F | W | December 7, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 700134000000000000034 days | Indiana | Indiana | |
| Adele Dunlap | F | W | December 12, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 700129000000000000029 days | New Jersey | New Jersey | |
| Icefene Thomas | F | B | December 24, 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 700117000000000000017 days | Louisiana | Louisiana |
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