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35961

in Collinsville, AlabamaPopulation 5,879

ZipVitals Score
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31.33/ 100

Ranked #30,466 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.0%)

Ranked #570 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (bottom 8.0%)

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.

Independent-living disability

14.4%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US97th
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 ›

Fair or poor health

33.7%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

22.1%

in the top 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Self-care disability

7.3%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.8%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

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Uninsured (under 65)

19.5%

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

24.4%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Fatal road crashes

51 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

25.8%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.8%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Collinsville, Alabama (ZIP 35961), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 5.0% nationally (30,466th) and the bottom 8.0% of Alabama (570th).

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The main burdens in the data show plainly and lead the picture: modeled independent living disability settles in the top 3.5% nationally, fair or poor health stands in the top 3.6% nationally, and cognitive disability is in the top 3.7% nationally. Modeled self-care disability rests in the top 4.7% nationally, vision disability sits in the top 5.3% nationally, and uninsured registers in the top 4.9% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lands in the top 4.3% nationally, and fatal road crashes resides in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled tooth loss lies in the top 6.3% nationally, and hearing disability settles in the top 5.2% nationally.

A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 35901, just across the boundary. Modeled self-care disability settles in the top 4.7% 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

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 14%

8%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 81%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 67%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 23%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 24%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 2%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

“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 75.3 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $46,224 predicts 77.0 years — 1.7 years below.

    Ranked #2,126 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 adults34.6%31.6–37.7
High blood pressure among adults47.2%43.4–51.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.1–9.7
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.5–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults10.3%9.4–11.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.8%11.4–14.3
Depression among adults26.3%23.0–29.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.3%16.3–20.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.1%40.2–47.9
Obesity among adults41.3%34.5–48.3
Stroke among adults5.5%5.0–6.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years25.8%22.3–29.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years19.5%16.9–22.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.0%75.6–80.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.4%75.1–81.4
Cholesterol screening among adults82.0%79.9–83.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.6%55.2–64.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults44.9%41.5–48.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.5%62.6–75.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.8%10.6–15.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.8%19.2–24.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults39.2%34.4–44.1
Short sleep duration among adults41.6%35.9–47.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults33.7%30.2–37.3
Frequent mental distress among adults19.7%17.7–21.9
Frequent physical distress among adults19.9%17.9–22.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults22.1%19.8–24.6
Any disability among adults47.0%42.6–51.4
Hearing disability among adults11.8%10.6–13.0
Independent living disability among adults14.4%12.9–16.0
Mobility disability among adults24.4%21.9–27.0
Self-care disability among adults7.3%6.6–8.0
Vision disability among adults9.8%8.9–10.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.5%23.2–30.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults29.3%26.0–33.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults23.2%20.3–26.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.7%16.4–21.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.0%12.5–15.7
Loneliness among adults36.4%31.9–41.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.8%11.2–14.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–6429.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)33.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)6.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)1.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle4.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription85.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622
Homeownership rate73.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population14.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households43.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+16.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age39.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$46,224$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value$100,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568
Median gross rent$621$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 birth75.3 yr ± 0.5678.9 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 0.56 years of 75.3, 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