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29565

in Latta, South CarolinaPopulation 7,109

ZipVitals Score
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35.87/ 100

Ranked #29,063 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 9.4%)

Ranked #386 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (bottom 7.5%)

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

7.5%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

20.2%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

37.6%

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.4%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
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 ›

Fatal road crashes

49.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US96th
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

65.6%

in the bottom 4.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.4%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.8%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

25.7%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

16.2%

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Latta, South Carolina (ZIP 29565) comes out in the bottom 9.4% nationally (29,063rd) and the bottom 7.5% of South Carolina (386th).

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The data points to real strain across a number of measures here: modeled self-care disability is in the top 4.1% nationally, modeled diabetes resides in the top 3.5% nationally, and poverty rests in the top 3.7% nationally. Modeled independent living disability lies in the top 5.5% nationally, fatal road crashes sits in the top 4.1% nationally, and home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 4.3% nationally. Modeled vision disability registers in the top 6.3% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 5.3% nationally. Modeled tooth loss lands in the top 6.5% nationally, and utility shutoff is in the top 5.4% nationally.

The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 29506, just across the boundary. Modeled independent living disability is in the top 5.5% 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 75%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 64%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 30%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 14%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 14%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 16%

8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 19%

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 75.3; chronic-disease standing 8.5 (bottom 10%) — 67 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,277 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 adults33.5%30.5–36.6
High blood pressure among adults47.4%43.6–51.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.8%7.2–8.5
Current asthma among adults11.3%10.2–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults9.0%8.2–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.7%10.5–12.9
Depression among adults23.2%20.1–26.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults20.2%18.1–22.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.7%35.9–43.4
Obesity among adults44.7%37.9–51.4
Stroke among adults5.8%5.4–6.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years25.7%22.3–29.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.9%13.0–16.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.9%79.8–83.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.4%78.5–84.0
Cholesterol screening among adults84.8%83.1–86.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.7%58.3–67.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults49.5%46.2–53.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.4%67.5–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.2%11.0–15.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.5%18.0–22.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.2%29.9–38.4
Short sleep duration among adults38.7%33.2–44.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.3%27.2–33.1
Frequent mental distress among adults19.6%17.8–21.6
Frequent physical distress among adults18.4%16.5–20.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.0%17.1–20.8
Any disability among adults40.5%36.3–44.5
Hearing disability among adults8.2%7.3–9.0
Independent living disability among adults13.4%12.2–14.7
Mobility disability among adults23.0%20.6–25.3
Self-care disability among adults7.5%6.8–8.1
Vision disability among adults9.4%8.6–10.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.0%24.6–31.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults30.9%27.7–34.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults23.7%20.8–26.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.5%19.1–23.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.6%13.0–16.0
Loneliness among adults35.5%31.2–40.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults16.2%14.4–17.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate37.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410
Uninsured 18–6428.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412
No HS diploma (25+)14.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)9.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414
Households without a vehicle7.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410
Broadband subscription65.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate67.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410
Foreign-born population1.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419
Single-parent households40.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404
Population 65+13.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419
Median age33.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415
Median household income$44,871$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384
Median home value$72,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383
Median gross rent$649$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 birth75.8 yr ± 0.8978.9 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 0.89 years of 75.8, 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