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31765

in Meigs, GeorgiaPopulation 2,751

ZipVitals Score
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33.83/ 100

Ranked #29,798 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.1%)

Ranked #664 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 6.7%)

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.

Tooth loss

36.9%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

7.3%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

19.2%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.8%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.2%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US94th
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.

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PFAS in drinking water

7.9%

in the bottom 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Vision disability

9.1%

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
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

30.1%

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

71.8%

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST9th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

22.5%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Meigs, Georgia (ZIP 31765) ranks in the bottom 7.1% nationally (29,798th) and the bottom 6.7% of Georgia (664th).

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: modeled pfas lands in the bottom 4.9% nationally. Set against that, modeled tooth loss sits in the top 0.9% nationally, and self-care disability is in the top 4.7% nationally. Modeled diabetes settles in the top 5.2% nationally, stroke resides in the top 5.3% nationally, and independent living disability registers in the top 6.1% nationally. Modeled vision disability rests in the top 7.2% nationally, modeled fair or poor health stands in the top 8.2% nationally, and home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 7.3% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lands in the top 8.1% nationally.

To spell things out, 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. Close by, ZIP 31738, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

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%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 40%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 85%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 17%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 29%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 3%

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.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 87.9; chronic-disease standing 5.6 (bottom 10%) — 82 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #390 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 adults33.0%30.8–35.2
High blood pressure among adults47.3%44.6–50.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%8.2–9.4
Current asthma among adults11.2%10.2–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults9.9%9.1–10.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.9%10.7–13.1
Depression among adults21.4%19.2–23.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.2%17.5–20.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.5%39.6–45.2
Obesity among adults41.4%36.6–46.2
Stroke among adults5.8%5.4–6.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years36.9%33.3–40.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.7%14.8–18.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.7%80.0–83.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.8%77.6–81.8
Cholesterol screening among adults85.5%84.1–86.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.8%57.3–64.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults44.2%41.6–46.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.5%62.9–73.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.5%11.0–14.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.0%18.8–23.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.6%32.1–39.0
Short sleep duration among adults41.8%37.6–46.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.1%27.4–32.7
Frequent mental distress among adults19.2%17.7–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults19.0%17.4–20.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.7%17.0–20.3
Any disability among adults40.3%37.0–43.5
Hearing disability among adults9.6%8.8–10.4
Independent living disability among adults13.2%12.0–14.4
Mobility disability among adults22.5%20.4–24.5
Self-care disability among adults7.3%6.6–8.0
Vision disability among adults9.1%8.3–10.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.7%23.1–28.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults26.1%23.4–28.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults24.8%22.1–27.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults19.0%17.0–21.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.8–14.6
Loneliness among adults37.8%34.4–41.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.4%11.9–14.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate25.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6425.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)20.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)17.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)7.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle7.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription71.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate80.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population4.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households45.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+22.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age33.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$42,083$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$100,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$775$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 birth72.6 yr ± 0.9378.9 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 0.93 years of 72.6, 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