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35616

in Cherokee, AlabamaPopulation 3,731

ZipVitals Score
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38.54/ 100

Ranked #27,697 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 13.7%)

Ranked #449 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (bottom 27%)

Ranked #12 of 13 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL ZIPs (bottom 7.7%)

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.

High blood pressure

49.3%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.27 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

45.7%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

18.2%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

28.7%

in the top 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

22.2%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Stroke

5.4%

in the top 8.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

1.5%

in the top 11.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US89th
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 ›

The read

Cherokee, Alabama (ZIP 35616), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 13.7% nationally (27,697th) and the bottom 27% of Alabama (449th).

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The profile opens balanced, with readings on either hand: grocery settles in the top 4.5% nationally. By contrast, modeled high blood pressure registers in the top 4.1% nationally, high cholesterol stands in the top 3.2% nationally, and diabetes lands in the top 7.5% nationally. Poverty is in the top 7.7% nationally, and modeled mobility disability resides in the top 9.0% nationally. Modeled stroke rests in the top 8.9% nationally, and hearing disability lies in the top 10.1% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise sits in the top 11.2% nationally, and coronary heart disease settles in the top 10.5% nationally.

Defined in plain terms, 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. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 35582, 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area.

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

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 42%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 31%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 42%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 21%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 35%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 39%

8%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 50%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.00%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 17%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 adults37.6%33.9–41.4
High blood pressure among adults49.3%44.8–53.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.9%9.0–11.0
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.3–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults9.9%8.8–11.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.5%10.0–13.1
Depression among adults25.1%21.4–28.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.2%15.9–20.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened45.7%41.0–50.2
Obesity among adults40.0%32.0–48.2
Stroke among adults5.4%4.9–5.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.8%16.2–23.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.5%8.5–12.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.1%78.4–83.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.3%78.0–84.4
Cholesterol screening among adults86.2%84.3–88.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.7%59.4–69.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.7%47.5–55.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.4%64.9–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.0%10.6–15.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.4%16.2–22.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.5%27.2–37.7
Short sleep duration among adults40.9%33.7–48.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.8%24.0–31.5
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%15.6–19.9
Frequent physical distress among adults17.5%15.3–19.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.7%15.4–20.0
Any disability among adults42.2%37.0–47.0
Hearing disability among adults10.9%9.7–12.2
Independent living disability among adults11.7%10.2–13.2
Mobility disability among adults22.2%19.3–25.0
Self-care disability among adults6.0%5.3–6.8
Vision disability among adults7.3%6.5–8.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.3%20.8–28.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.4%17.4–24.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.2%13.6–19.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.6%11.7–15.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.1%8.8–11.6
Loneliness among adults33.7%28.6–39.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.5–11.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate28.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–6416.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)14.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)5.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle4.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription79.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622
Homeownership rate76.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population1.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households51.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+25.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age45.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$48,720$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value$100,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568
Median gross rent$793$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 at birth71.9 yr ± 1.2178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30874.7 yr (72.1–78.3) n=599

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 1.21 years of 71.9, 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