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31554

in Nicholls, GeorgiaPopulation 7,393

ZipVitals Score
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33.50/ 100

Ranked #29,899 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.8%)

Ranked #670 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 5.8%)

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.

Uninsured (under 65)

21.7%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

7.4%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

54.6%

in the bottom 4.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

26.8%

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
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

18.6%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

31.8%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.5%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
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 ›

Lack of transportation

17.3%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.5%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

21.4%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Nicholls, Georgia (ZIP 31554), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 6.8% nationally (29,899th) and the bottom 5.8% of Georgia (670th).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled uninsured settles in the top 3.5% nationally, and self-care disability sits in the top 4.4% nationally. Modeled colon screening lies in the bottom 4.6% nationally, and tooth loss rests in the top 5.4% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff resides in the top 3.4% nationally, fair or poor health is in the top 5.6% nationally, and independent living disability lands in the top 5.2% nationally. Modeled transportation stands in the top 3.9% nationally, vision disability registers in the top 6.0% nationally, and cognitive disability settles in the top 5.1% nationally.

For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 31503, just across the boundary. Modeled tooth loss settles in the top 5.4% 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 87%

14%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 3%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 1%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 21%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

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 73.0 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $53,504 predicts 77.6 years — 4.6 years below.

    Ranked #5,367 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 87.1; chronic-disease standing 27.1 — 60 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,728 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 adults26.2%23.9–28.6
High blood pressure among adults43.4%40.1–46.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.0%5.5–6.4
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.3–11.4
Coronary heart disease among adults8.1%7.4–8.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.6%9.5–11.8
Depression among adults21.1%18.6–23.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.6%15.0–18.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.5%34.4–40.7
Obesity among adults42.3%36.3–48.5
Stroke among adults4.8%4.4–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years26.8%24.1–30.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years21.7%18.5–25.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure73.5%70.9–76.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.7%71.5–77.8
Cholesterol screening among adults78.8%76.4–81.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years54.6%50.6–59.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults41.0%38.5–44.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.8%65.2–76.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.4%13.2–17.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults26.6%23.6–29.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults37.2%33.0–41.6
Short sleep duration among adults40.4%35.4–46.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.8%28.6–35.2
Frequent mental distress among adults21.5%19.5–23.5
Frequent physical distress among adults18.4%16.6–20.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.4%19.2–23.7
Any disability among adults41.4%37.4–45.4
Hearing disability among adults8.1%7.3–8.8
Independent living disability among adults13.5%12.1–15.0
Mobility disability among adults19.3%17.3–21.4
Self-care disability among adults7.4%6.6–8.2
Vision disability among adults9.5%8.5–10.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults29.8%26.2–33.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults33.2%29.0–37.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults31.9%28.0–35.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults24.8%21.5–28.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults17.3%15.1–19.6
Loneliness among adults39.4%34.8–44.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults18.6%16.3–20.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate23.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6426.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)22.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)5.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)2.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle5.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription83.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate79.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population1.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households38.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+10.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age36.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$53,504$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$98,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$646$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 birth73.0 yr ± 0.6678.9 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 0.66 years of 73.0, 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