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29574

in Mullins, South CarolinaPopulation 9,413

ZipVitals Score
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39.27/ 100

Ranked #27,222 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 15%)

Ranked #351 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (bottom 16%)

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.

Diabetes

21.7%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.3%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

7.3%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

24.3%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

49.9%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.3%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

34%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

67.9%

in the bottom 5.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Child-care access

0.68 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of child day-care services inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

29.8%

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Mullins, South Carolina (ZIP 29574), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 15% nationally (27,222nd) and the bottom 16% of South Carolina (351st).

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The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled diabetes resides in the top 1.9% nationally, stroke rests in the top 2.8% nationally, and self-care disability lies in the top 4.7% nationally. Modeled mobility disability sits in the top 4.4% nationally, high blood pressure settles in the top 3.5% nationally, and vision disability registers in the top 6.6% nationally. Poverty stands in the top 4.8% nationally, and home broadband subscription lands in the bottom 5.2% nationally. Modeled food insecurity is in the top 6.2% nationally. More encouragingly, childcare resides in the top 5.4% nationally.

The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 29544, just across the boundary. Modeled mobility disability resides in the top 4.4% 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 88%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 61%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 50%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 32%

11%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 14%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 57%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 54%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Disability

healthier than 12%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 18%

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

2 of our published findings list 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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 72.9 ± 1.6 years. A median household income of $34,112 predicts 75.8 years — 3.0 years below.

    Ranked #4,076 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 88.1; chronic-disease standing 6.1 (bottom 10%) — 82 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #405 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 adults35.4%32.0–38.9
High blood pressure among adults49.9%45.7–54.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.3%7.6–9.1
Current asthma among adults11.2%10.0–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults9.4%8.5–10.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.4%10.3–12.7
Depression among adults21.1%18.0–24.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults21.7%19.4–24.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.2%36.0–44.5
Obesity among adults44.0%36.5–51.6
Stroke among adults6.3%5.8–6.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.2%21.0–27.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.5%12.6–16.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.9%81.8–85.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.0%81.3–86.6
Cholesterol screening among adults87.0%85.5–88.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.6%63.7–71.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.8%49.7–55.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.7%71.1–81.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.7%9.5–14.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.7%16.5–21.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.0%30.5–40.0
Short sleep duration among adults38.1%33.1–43.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.9%26.9–33.3
Frequent mental distress among adults18.2%16.3–20.2
Frequent physical distress among adults18.2%16.3–20.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.3%15.6–19.3
Any disability among adults40.1%35.7–44.6
Hearing disability among adults8.1%7.3–9.0
Independent living disability among adults12.7%11.6–14.1
Mobility disability among adults24.3%21.9–27.0
Self-care disability among adults7.3%6.7–8.0
Vision disability among adults9.3%8.5–10.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.5%24.7–32.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults29.8%26.6–33.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults22.0%19.5–24.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.0%18.5–23.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.4%12.0–15.0
Loneliness among adults34.9%29.9–40.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults14.9%13.2–16.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate34.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410
Uninsured 18–6420.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412
No HS diploma (25+)15.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417
Unemployment rate (16+)8.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414
Households without a vehicle8.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410
Broadband subscription67.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410
Homeownership rate64.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410
Foreign-born population1.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419
Single-parent households33.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404
Population 65+23.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419
Median age42.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415
Median household income$34,112$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384
Median home value$87,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383
Median gross rent$603$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 birth72.9 yr ± 0.8078.9 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 0.80 years of 72.9, 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