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29570

in McColl, South CarolinaPopulation 4,141

ZipVitals Score
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25.29/ 100

Ranked #31,438 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 2.0%)

Ranked #417 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (bottom 0.3%)

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

9.1%

in the top 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

16.8%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Vision disability

12.1%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

37.1%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

22.4%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

28.1%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.8%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
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

30.2%

in the top 3.0% 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.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

23.1%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

37.7%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, McColl, South Carolina (ZIP 29570) stands in the bottom 2.0% nationally (31,438th) and the bottom 0.3% of South Carolina (417th).

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A number of readings press hard on the profile and set its tone: modeled self-care disability lands in the top 1.4% nationally, and independent living disability settles in the top 1.1% nationally. Modeled vision disability rests in the top 2.0% nationally, and fair or poor health lands in the top 1.5% nationally. Modeled diabetes settles in the top 1.5% nationally, mobility disability rests in the top 1.1% nationally, and stroke lands in the top 1.6% nationally. Modeled tooth loss settles in the top 3.0% nationally, cognitive disability rests in the top 2.3% nationally, and food insecurity lands in the top 2.6% nationally.

ZIP 28343, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby. Modeled fair or poor health lands in the top 1.5% 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 70%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.6%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 69%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 54%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the bottom 0.5%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.00%

7%

“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 70.2; chronic-disease standing 2.3 (bottom 10%) — 68 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,194 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 adults35.5%32.0–39.1
High blood pressure among adults49.4%45.0–53.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.2%7.5–9.1
Current asthma among adults12.1%10.7–13.5
Coronary heart disease among adults10.9%9.8–12.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults15.2%13.6–16.9
Depression among adults25.9%22.3–29.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults22.4%19.9–25.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.3%38.8–47.5
Obesity among adults41.1%33.3–48.9
Stroke among adults6.8%6.3–7.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years30.2%25.3–35.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years18.3%15.7–21.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.7%79.4–83.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.1%76.7–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults82.1%80.0–84.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.0%54.2–65.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.2%43.2–51.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.5%61.2–78.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.7%10.3–15.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults26.5%23.3–29.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults42.5%37.0–47.7
Short sleep duration among adults41.7%34.5–49.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults37.1%33.2–40.8
Frequent mental distress among adults21.9%19.6–24.3
Frequent physical distress among adults22.5%20.0–24.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults23.1%20.7–25.6
Any disability among adults48.3%43.2–53.0
Hearing disability among adults10.8%9.6–11.9
Independent living disability among adults16.8%15.1–18.6
Mobility disability among adults28.1%25.1–31.0
Self-care disability among adults9.1%8.2–10.0
Vision disability among adults12.1%11.0–13.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.5%26.5–34.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults37.7%33.8–41.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults29.4%26.0–32.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults24.1%21.2–27.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults17.9%15.9–19.9
Loneliness among adults37.6%32.3–43.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults18.1%15.9–20.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate31.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410
Uninsured 18–6417.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412
No HS diploma (25+)24.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)7.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)5.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414
Households without a vehicle17.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410
Broadband subscription62.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate53.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410
Foreign-born population0.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419
Single-parent households48.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404
Population 65+17.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419
Median age33.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415
Median household income$30,768$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384
Median home value$55,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383
Median gross rent$588$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 birth73.5 yr ± 1.2178.9 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 1.21 years of 73.5, 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