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31516

in Blackshear, GeorgiaPopulation 15,623

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46.55/ 100

Ranked #20,708 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 35%)

Ranked #370 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 48%)

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.

Humid extreme heat

139.2 days/year

in the top 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Blackshear, Georgia (ZIP 31516) lands in the bottom 35% nationally (20,708th) and the bottom 48% of Georgia (370th).

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: grocery registers in the top 14.6% nationally, subsidized affordable housing resides in the top 17% nationally, and modeled pfas settles in the bottom 21% nationally. Modeled radon is in the bottom 27% nationally, and distance to an emergency room sits in the bottom 23% nationally. On the other side, modeled humid heat lands in the top 7.6% nationally, and loneliness lies in the top 14.6% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled expected annual loss rests in the top 21% nationally, and floodplain exposure registers in the top 22% nationally.

Put simply, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. On the overall standing, ZIP 31551, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 48%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Disability

healthier than 29%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 69%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 47%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Disability

healthier than 45%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 74.6 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $63,203 predicts 78.3 years — 3.7 years below.

    Ranked #4,823 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, 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 adults30.2%26.8–33.8
High blood pressure among adults39.5%35.2–43.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.1–9.9
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.3–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%7.1–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.3%8.3–10.4
Depression among adults22.5%19.1–26.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.2%12.4–16.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.1%35.5–44.6
Obesity among adults35.8%28.0–44.1
Stroke among adults4.2%3.9–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.1%13.4–19.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.2%11.3–15.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.1%76.1–81.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.8%74.0–81.3
Cholesterol screening among adults85.6%83.7–87.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.2%59.1–69.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.5%51.8–59.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.0%65.1–80.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.7%11.9–17.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.7%15.3–20.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.0%25.4–34.7
Short sleep duration among adults35.8%29.4–42.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.1%20.4–26.1
Frequent mental distress among adults18.6%16.5–20.8
Frequent physical distress among adults16.3%14.5–18.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.7%14.8–18.6
Any disability among adults35.2%31.0–39.7
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.4–9.3
Independent living disability among adults10.4%9.3–11.6
Mobility disability among adults17.1%15.1–19.3
Self-care disability among adults4.9%4.5–5.4
Vision disability among adults6.2%5.7–6.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.1%19.8–26.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.1%14.7–19.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.7–17.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.3%11.5–15.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.2%8.1–10.4
Loneliness among adults36.5%31.3–42.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.6–10.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6420.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)11.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)22.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)2.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle5.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription84.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate76.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population1.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households52.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+17.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age40.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$63,203$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$154,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$813$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 birth74.6 yr ± 0.5778.9 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 0.57 years of 74.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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