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35052

in Cook Springs, AlabamaPopulation 191

ZipVitals Score
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41.65/ 100

Ranked #25,525 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 20%)

Ranked #344 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (bottom 44%)

Ranked #87 of 116 Birmingham, AL ZIPs (bottom 25%)

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.

Hearing disability

24.7%

in the top 0.02% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

10.3%

in the top 0.04% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

18.9%

in the top 0.05% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

41.2%

in the top 0.01% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

2.9%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

67.9%

in the top 0.02% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

58.6%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

17.6%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
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 ›

Loud transportation noise

14.5%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

23.1%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Cook Springs, Alabama (ZIP 35052), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 20% nationally (25,525th) and the bottom 44% of Alabama (344th).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled hearing disability sits in the top 0.02% nationally, and stroke lies in the top 0.04% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease rests in the top 0.05% nationally, and mobility disability resides in the top 0.01% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure is in the top 0.02% nationally, high cholesterol lands at the national maximum, and independent living disability stands in the top 0.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise registers in the top 0.2% nationally, and diabetes settles in the top 1.1% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled housing insecurity sits in the bottom 0.3% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, loud transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 35125, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Birmingham, AL metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Preventive Care

healthier than 98%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 93%

11%

Mental Health

in the top 0.8%

8%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 4%

14%

Disability

healthier than 1%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 17%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

in the top 0.2%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the top 0.5%

11%

Mental Health

in the top 0.00%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 85%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 1.0%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.9%

14%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 10%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

in the top 0.9%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 98%

11%

Mental Health

in the top 0.00%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 74%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.00%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 2%

14%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 8%

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 ›

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 adults62.4%55.6–67.7
High blood pressure among adults67.9%61.4–73.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults24.0%20.4–27.9
Current asthma among adults9.4%7.7–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults18.9%14.0–24.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults17.1%10.0–24.5
Depression among adults17.2%13.8–20.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults23.1%17.7–28.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened58.6%52.9–63.9
Obesity among adults29.8%22.9–37.0
Stroke among adults10.3%7.1–13.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.8%12.6–19.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.8%8.5–17.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure93.5%91.6–95.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults93.5%91.7–94.9
Cholesterol screening among adults96.7%95.5–97.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years79.0%74.4–82.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.3%47.0–56.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.9%66.8–81.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults2.9%2.2–3.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults7.8%5.0–10.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults45.5%30.3–56.9
Short sleep duration among adults26.6%21.4–32.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults33.4%21.2–45.8
Frequent mental distress among adults9.9%7.2–12.2
Frequent physical distress among adults21.9%15.0–28.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.9%9.1–21.0
Any disability among adults62.6%49.6–72.1
Hearing disability among adults24.7%18.8–30.3
Independent living disability among adults17.6%10.2–24.9
Mobility disability among adults41.2%28.1–52.6
Self-care disability among adults7.6%4.6–11.2
Vision disability among adults11.0%6.7–15.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.0%14.9–27.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.3%6.4–17.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.5%4.2–11.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults4.4%3.1–6.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.7%3.6–8.1
Loneliness among adults35.2%27.5–43.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults2.9%2.1–3.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate71.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)31.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)—3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle—3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription—89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)—23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622
Homeownership rate—78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622
Crowded housing (>1 per room)—1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households—53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+89.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age78.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$856 ($625–$1,266) n=503
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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