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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.

Comparing62203East St. Louis, IL46409Gary, IN
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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
East St. Louis62203 · IL
Gary46409 · IN
ZipVitals Score33.42 Leads29.11
National rank#29,920of 32,066 US ZIPs Leads#30,926of 32,066 US ZIPs
State rank#1,349of 1,368 IL ZIPs#748of 757 IN ZIPs
Metro rank#216of 234 ZIPs in its metro area#369of 374 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 — 62203: St. Louis, MO-IL · 46409: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.

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
Mental Health8% of the score 62203 leads · 27-point gap
62203East St. Louishealthier than 69% · 67% in Illinois, 82% in its metro area1 of 2
46409Garyhealthier than 42% · 82% in Indiana, 8% in its metro area2 of 2
Environmental Hazard14% of the score 46409 leads · 21-point gap
46409Garyhealthier than 52% · 73% in Indiana, 91% in its metro area1 of 2
62203East St. Louishealthier than 31% · 41% in Illinois, 50% in its metro area2 of 2
Preventive Care13% of the score 62203 leads · 9-point gap
62203East St. Louishealthier than 44% · 45% in Illinois, 39% in its metro area1 of 2
46409Garyhealthier than 35% · 17% in Indiana, 37% in its metro area2 of 2
Healthcare Access5% of the score 46409 leads · 8-point gap
46409Garyhealthier than 84% · 82% in Indiana, 64% in its metro area1 of 2
62203East St. Louishealthier than 76% · 79% in Illinois, 67% in its metro area2 of 2
Chronic Disease Burden21% of the score 62203 leads · 2-point gap
62203East St. Louishealthier than 5% · 0% in Illinois, 4% in its metro area1 of 2
46409Garyhealthier than 3% · 1% in Indiana, 1% in its metro area2 of 2
Risk Behavior11% of the score 62203 leads · 2-point gap
62203East St. Louishealthier than 3% · 1% in Illinois, 8% in its metro area1 of 2
46409Garyin the bottom 1.0% · 1% in Indiana, 1% in its metro area2 of 2
Disability7% of the score 62203 leads · 2-point gap
62203East St. Louishealthier than 6% · 1% in Illinois, 8% in its metro area1 of 2
46409Garyhealthier than 4% · 1% in Indiana, 2% in its metro area2 of 2
Social Need / SDOH16% of the score 62203 leads · 1-point gap
62203East St. Louisin the bottom 0.7% · 0% in Illinois, 1% in its metro area1 of 2
46409Garyin the bottom 0.2% · 0% in Indiana, 0% in its metro area2 of 2
Climate / Disaster Risk5% of the score 46409 leads · 1-point gap
46409Garyhealthier than 30% · 12% in Indiana, 6% in its metro area1 of 2
62203East St. LouisPartialhealthier than 29% · 13% in Illinois, 40% in its metro area2 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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East St. Louis vs. Gary

East St. Louis 62203 · ILLEADS33.42
Gary 46409 · IN29.11

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

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