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29059

in Holly Hill, South CarolinaPopulation 4,905

ZipVitals Score
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33.02/ 100

Ranked #30,042 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.4%)

Ranked #404 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (bottom 3.2%)

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.

Self-care disability

8.7%

in the top 1.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

22.8%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

7.0%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

10.8%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

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Tooth loss

29.9%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Fatal road crashes

73.4 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

26.2%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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High blood pressure

52.1%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

14.2%

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

32.6%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Holly Hill, South Carolina (ZIP 29059) places in the bottom 6.4% nationally (30,042nd) and the bottom 3.2% of South Carolina (404th).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled self-care disability settles in the top 1.7% nationally, and diabetes sits in the top 1.2% nationally. Modeled stroke lies in the top 1.3% nationally, and vision disability rests in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled tooth loss resides in the top 3.2% nationally, fatal road crashes is in the top 1.2% nationally, and modeled mobility disability lands in the top 2.2% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure stands in the top 1.9% nationally, independent living disability registers in the top 3.8% nationally, and fair or poor health settles in the top 4.7% nationally.

Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 29018, just across the boundary. Modeled vision disability settles in the top 3.4% nationally.

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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 69%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 38%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 69.1; chronic-disease standing 2.9 (bottom 10%) — 66 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,314 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

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 adults36.3%33.3–39.4
High blood pressure among adults52.1%48.5–55.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.7%7.0–8.5
Current asthma among adults11.4%10.1–12.7
Coronary heart disease among adults10.1%9.2–11.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.3%11.0–13.8
Depression among adults21.8%19.0–24.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults22.8%20.6–25.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.9%38.2–45.6
Obesity among adults45.3%39.7–50.9
Stroke among adults7.0%6.4–7.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years29.9%25.8–34.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.1%13.8–18.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.3%82.2–86.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.3%81.7–86.7
Cholesterol screening among adults86.5%84.7–88.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.5%62.0–70.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults50.9%47.5–54.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.2%66.5–79.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.6%9.6–13.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.4%17.9–23.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.8%34.5–43.2
Short sleep duration among adults40.4%35.4–45.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults32.6%29.4–36.2
Frequent mental distress among adults18.6%16.7–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults19.0%17.0–21.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.9%16.8–21.1
Any disability among adults42.7%38.7–46.8
Hearing disability among adults8.5%7.6–9.4
Independent living disability among adults14.2%12.7–15.8
Mobility disability among adults26.2%23.7–28.9
Self-care disability among adults8.7%7.8–9.6
Vision disability among adults10.8%9.8–12.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.4%26.9–34.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults35.0%31.3–38.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults27.0%23.7–30.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.5%20.7–26.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults15.7%13.9–17.5
Loneliness among adults32.9%29.0–37.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults17.3%15.2–19.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate21.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410
Uninsured 18–6412.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412
No HS diploma (25+)13.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)3.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414
Households without a vehicle14.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410
Broadband subscription68.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)38.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate76.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410
Foreign-born population2.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419
Single-parent households44.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404
Population 65+28.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419
Median age45.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415
Median household income$38,698$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384
Median home value$85,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383
Median gross rent$651$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$950 ($678–$1,545) n=343
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SC median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.0 yr ± 1.0178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.3 yr (73.2–79.9) n=389

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 1.01 years of 75.0, 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