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Line up 2–5 ZIP codes and read the ZipVitals Score, both ranks, and every scoring domain against the same national scale. Descriptive of documented conditions — never a verdict on the people who live there.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains | 56.02 | 57.20 Leads |
| National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #8,256of 32,066 US ZIPs | #7,079of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads |
| State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #32of 742 KY ZIPs | #191of 763 WI ZIPs |
| Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score | #8of 25 ZIPs in its metro area | #3of 11 ZIPs in its metro area |
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| ZipVitals Score | 56.02 | 57.20 Leads |
| National rank | #8,256of 32,066 US ZIPs | #7,079of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads |
| State rank | #32of 742 KY ZIPs | #191of 763 WI ZIPs |
| Metro rank | #8of 25 ZIPs in its metro area | #3of 11 ZIPs in its metro area |
ZipVitals Score — Composite of 9 scoring domainsNational rank, State rank and Metro rank — Among ZIPs with a computed score
Metro areas — 40509: Lexington-Fayette, KY · 53168: Kenosha, WI.
Where these ZIPs differ, domain by domain
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score. Each one is placed on the same national scale, and the domains where these ZIPs are furthest apart come first. Higher is healthier in every one.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Every ranking, bar and gap below is measured against the same national group. Where a ZIP’s line also mentions its state or its metro area, that figure is measured against a different group — its own — so it is context for that one ZIP and never a comparison between them.
Furthest apart first
all 2 ZIPs can be placed on these 5 domains| 40509Lexington | in the top 0.00% · 100% in Kentucky, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
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| 53168Salem | healthier than 60% · 78% in Wisconsin, 56% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 53168Salem | healthier than 55% · 51% in Wisconsin, 78% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
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| 40509Lexington | healthier than 29% · 55% in Kentucky, no metro comparison group | 2 of 2 |
| 53168Salem | healthier than 76% · 52% in Wisconsin, 78% in its metro area | 1 of 2 | |
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| 40509LexingtonPartial | healthier than 68% · 100% in Kentucky, no metro comparison group | 2 of 2 |
| 40509Lexington | healthier than 77% · 100% in Kentucky, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
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| 53168Salem | healthier than 69% · 38% in Wisconsin, 67% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
| 40509Lexington | healthier than 89% · 100% in Kentucky, no metro comparison group | 1 of 2 | |
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| 53168Salem | healthier than 85% · 84% in Wisconsin, 67% in its metro area | 2 of 2 |
Not every ZIP can be placed here
no leader and no gap — ordered by weight instead| 53168Salem | healthier than 72% · 79% in Wisconsin, 67% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
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| 40509Lexington | not placed — too little of this domain is measured here to compare reliably, though it still counts toward this ZIP’s score | ||
| 53168Salem | healthier than 36% · 43% in Wisconsin, 67% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
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| 40509Lexington | not placed — too little of this domain is measured here to compare reliably, though it still counts toward this ZIP’s score | ||
| 53168Salem | healthier than 44% · 19% in Wisconsin, 44% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
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| 40509Lexington | not measured in this ZIP at all — left out of its score rather than estimated | ||
| 53168Salem | healthier than 80% · 81% in Wisconsin, 78% in its metro area | 1 of 1 | |
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| 40509Lexington | not measured in this ZIP at all — left out of its score rather than estimated | ||
“Of the score” is the domain’s weight in the ZipVitals Score — a property of the score itself, the same on every ZIP. Where a ZIP has no measurement for a domain, that domain drops out of its score and the remaining weights scale up, so its own mix differs slightly from the weights shown here; each ZIP’s own page carries its exact shares. A gap is the distance between the highest and lowest of these ZIPs on that domain’s national scale. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain.
Data release 2026 · higher is healthier on every row. How the ZipVitals Score is calculated →
The State rank and Metro rank rows show no “Leads” marker: each ZIP is ranked against the ZIPs in its own state and the ZIPs in its own metro area, so those ranks are not ordered against one another.
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Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier