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24977

in Smoot, West VirginiaPopulation 465

ZipVitals Score
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36.06/ 100

Ranked #28,969 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 9.7%)

Ranked #288 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (top 41%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

22.3 mi

in the top 3.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

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Home broadband subscription

65.7%

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST12th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Energy-cost burden

5.7%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

24.4%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST55th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

1.5%

in the top 11.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US88th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

3.5 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 21% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US21st
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

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Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

The read

Smoot, West Virginia (ZIP 24977) ranks in the bottom 9.7% nationally (28,969th) and the top 41% of West Virginia (288th).

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A number of readings press hard on the profile and set its tone: home broadband subscription lands in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and modeled energy burden settles in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled tooth loss rests in the top 8.1% nationally. Fiber broadband lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the brighter side, housing-cost burden settles at the national minimum, poverty rests at the national minimum, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 6.5% nationally. Unemployment rests at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle lands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

For context, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 24931, just across the boundary.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 62%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 61%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 2%

8%

Disability

healthier than 15%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 82%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 46%

8%

Disability

healthier than 54%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 28%

5%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults41.4%37.8–45.1
High blood pressure among adults45.6%41.4–49.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.1%9.1–11.2
Current asthma among adults13.0%11.5–14.6
Coronary heart disease among adults9.8%8.8–11.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.7%11.0–14.6
Depression among adults30.7%26.7–34.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.0%14.8–19.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.1%38.7–47.3
Obesity among adults40.5%33.4–47.5
Stroke among adults4.7%4.2–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.4%20.4–28.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.4%6.8–10.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.8%78.0–83.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.4%78.0–84.4
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%85.0–88.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.9%63.9–73.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.0%53.2–60.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.4%63.4–78.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.0%10.5–15.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.0%18.7–25.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.6%29.3–39.9
Short sleep duration among adults37.2%31.4–43.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.3%23.7–31.1
Frequent mental distress among adults22.1%19.6–24.7
Frequent physical distress among adults19.4%17.1–21.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.6%17.2–22.3
Any disability among adults39.5%34.7–44.2
Hearing disability among adults9.8%8.7–11.0
Independent living disability among adults11.9%10.4–13.6
Mobility disability among adults20.8%18.0–23.7
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.7–6.1
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.8–7.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.4%19.8–27.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.9%15.1–21.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults20.8%17.6–24.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.0%11.0–15.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.5–11.3
Loneliness among adults33.2%28.4–38.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.1%10.4–13.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–6415.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)10.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)5.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription65.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate81.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households65.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+21.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age46.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$73,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$802 ($586–$1,085) n=293
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.4 yr ± 1.0678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.2 yr (73.1–81.1) n=686

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 1.06 years of 75.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured