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30401

in Swainsboro, GeorgiaPopulation 14,032

ZipVitals Score
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37.28/ 100

Ranked #28,398 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.5%)

Ranked #625 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 12.1%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

0.99%

in the bottom 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

14.0%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
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 ›

Self-care disability

7.2%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.3%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

30.6%

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

39.1%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

15.8%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

22.2%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Elder-services access

0.22 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›

Lack of transportation

15.0%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

Swainsboro, Georgia (ZIP 30401), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 11.5% nationally (28,398th) and the bottom 12.1% of Georgia (625th).

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The measures that define this area's challenges come through directly: modeled independent living disability sits in the top 4.1% nationally, and self-care disability lies in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled vision disability rests in the top 6.6% nationally, and fair or poor health resides in the top 7.3% nationally. Modeled loneliness is in the top 5.9% nationally, utility shutoff lands in the top 5.9% nationally, and housing insecurity stands in the top 6.3% nationally. On the stronger side, modeled arsenic registers in the bottom 1.9% nationally. Distance to an emergency room settles at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Elder services sits in the top 6.4% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 30413, 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 12%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 29%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 43%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 21%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 11%

8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

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

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 74.2 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $53,071 predicts 77.6 years — 3.4 years below.

    Ranked #4,575 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 91.7 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 12.3 — 79 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #519 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 adults31.3%28.0–34.7
High blood pressure among adults45.7%41.5–50.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.5%6.8–8.3
Current asthma among adults11.8%10.5–13.3
Coronary heart disease among adults8.6%7.8–9.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.2%10.1–12.4
Depression among adults21.5%18.4–25.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.9%15.9–20.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.6%36.3–45.0
Obesity among adults44.2%36.3–52.2
Stroke among adults5.4%5.0–5.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years23.0%19.3–27.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years17.3%15.2–19.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.2%76.6–81.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.1%75.7–82.4
Cholesterol screening among adults84.2%82.3–86.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.2%57.1–67.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.0%44.3–51.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.2%66.5–81.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.2%9.9–14.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.7%19.0–24.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.6%33.7–43.7
Short sleep duration among adults41.2%34.3–48.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.6%27.5–33.8
Frequent mental distress among adults20.6%18.5–22.9
Frequent physical distress among adults18.7%16.7–20.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.8%17.8–22.0
Any disability among adults39.5%35.2–44.1
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.4–9.2
Independent living disability among adults14.0%12.6–15.4
Mobility disability among adults21.6%19.3–24.0
Self-care disability among adults7.2%6.6–7.8
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 adults27.2%23.4–31.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults29.5%26.2–32.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults28.8%25.9–31.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.2%19.6–24.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults15.0%13.4–16.7
Loneliness among adults39.1%33.5–44.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.8%14.0–17.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate29.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6426.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)17.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)10.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle8.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription90.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate54.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population3.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households41.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+15.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age35.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$53,071$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$94,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$830$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$993 ($694–$1,769) n=627
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.2 yr ± 0.7778.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.1 yr (73.3–79.7) n=668

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 0.77 years of 74.2, 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