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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.

Comparing57197Sioux Falls, SD53726Madison, WI2–5 ZIPs · 2 selected

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Sioux Falls57197 · SD	Madison53726 · WI
ZipVitals ScoreComposite of 9 scoring domains	67.15 Leads	62.68
National rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#1,236of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#3,142of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#2of 360 SD ZIPs	#53of 763 WI ZIPs
Metro rankAmong ZIPs with a computed score	#2of 47 ZIPs in its metro area	#18of 67 ZIPs in its metro area

ZipVitals Score and its national and state ranks, compared across 2 ZIP codes. Higher is healthier. The nine scoring domains follow, one table each.
Metric	Sioux Falls57197 · SD	Madison53726 · WI
ZipVitals Score	67.15 Leads	62.68
National rank	#1,236of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads	#3,142of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank	#2of 360 SD ZIPs	#53of 763 WI ZIPs
Metro rank	#2of 47 ZIPs in its metro area	#18of 67 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 — 57197: Sioux Falls, SD-MN · 53726: Madison, 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 9 domains

Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 53726 leads · 13-point gap
53726Madison		healthier than 90% · 88% in Wisconsin, 97% in its metro area	1 of 2
57197Sioux Falls		healthier than 77% · 72% in South Dakota, 100% in its metro area	2 of 2

Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 53726 leads · 12-point gap
53726Madison		healthier than 60% · 45% in Wisconsin, 23% in its metro area	1 of 2
57197Sioux FallsPartial		healthier than 48% · 61% in South Dakota, 19% in its metro area	2 of 2

Risk Behavior11% of the score 57197 leads · 9-point gap
57197Sioux Falls		healthier than 91% · 99% in South Dakota, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
53726Madison		healthier than 82% · 95% in Wisconsin, 88% in its metro area	2 of 2

Environmental Hazard14% of the score 57197 leads · 5-point gap
57197Sioux Falls		healthier than 45% · 70% in South Dakota, 88% in its metro area	1 of 2
53726Madison		healthier than 40% · 31% in Wisconsin, 20% in its metro area	2 of 2

Disability7% of the score 57197 leads · 5-point gap
57197Sioux Falls		healthier than 97% · 99% in South Dakota, 99% in its metro area	1 of 2
53726Madison		healthier than 92% · 97% in Wisconsin, 83% in its metro area	2 of 2

Mental Health8% of the score 57197 leads · 3-point gap
57197Sioux Falls		healthier than 25% · 5% in South Dakota, 0% in its metro area	1 of 2
53726Madison		healthier than 22% · 3% in Wisconsin, 5% in its metro area	2 of 2

Healthcare Access5% of the score 53726 leads · 2-point gap
53726Madison		healthier than 70% · 83% in Wisconsin, 79% in its metro area	1 of 2
57197Sioux Falls		healthier than 68% · 93% in South Dakota, 86% in its metro area	2 of 2

Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 57197 leads · 1-point gap
57197Sioux Falls		in the top 0.2% · 100% in South Dakota, 100% in its metro area	1 of 2
53726Madison		healthier than 99% · 100% in Wisconsin, 98% in its metro area	2 of 2

Preventive Care13% of the scoretied — no single leader
57197Sioux Falls		healthier than 18% · 9% in South Dakota, 0% in its metro area	=1 of 2
53726Madison		healthier than 18% · 2% in Wisconsin, 6% in its metro area	=1 of 2

“Of the score” is the domain’s weight in the ZipVitals Score — a property of the score itself, the same on every ZIP. 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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Sioux Falls vs. Madison

Sioux Falls 57197 · SDLEADS67.15

Madison 53726 · WI62.68

Data release 2026 · public federal and academic sources · higher is healthier

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