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36425

in Beatrice, AlabamaPopulation 668

ZipVitals Score
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37.61/ 100

Ranked #28,235 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.0%)

Ranked #475 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (bottom 23%)

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

57.5%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

49.3%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

23.3%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.7%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

9.6%

in the bottom 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
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 ›

Tooth loss

28.8%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

25.5%

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

7.2%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

31.5%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Obesity

46.3%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • Food insecurity
  • Housing insecurity
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Limited home internet for telehealth

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

By the composite health measure, Beatrice, Alabama (ZIP 36425) ranks in the bottom 12.0% nationally (28,235th) and the bottom 23% of Alabama (475th).

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What defines this place in the numbers is worth naming first: modeled high blood pressure stands in the top 0.4% nationally, and short sleep lies in the top 0.5% nationally. Modeled diabetes lands in the top 1.0% nationally, and stroke sits in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled tooth loss is in the top 3.9% nationally, mobility disability settles in the top 2.9% nationally, and self-care disability resides in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health registers in the top 5.9% nationally, and obesity rests in the top 2.8% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled binge drinking stands in the bottom 0.9% nationally.

Close by, ZIP 36768, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall. On other measures, the area also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.

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 92%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 64%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 90%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 97%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 10%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 12%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 38%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

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 adults36.7%32.8–40.6
High blood pressure among adults57.5%53.1–61.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.5%6.7–8.2
Current asthma among adults11.1%9.8–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults9.7%8.6–10.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%8.8–11.5
Depression among adults18.1%15.1–21.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults23.3%20.6–26.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.9%39.3–48.7
Obesity among adults46.3%37.9–55.2
Stroke among adults6.7%6.1–7.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years28.8%24.3–34.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.4%9.4–13.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.0%81.8–86.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults85.3%82.4–87.9
Cholesterol screening among adults88.4%86.7–89.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.7%61.8–71.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults43.8%39.8–48.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.8%69.5–83.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults9.6%7.7–11.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.9%15.3–20.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.0%32.5–43.6
Short sleep duration among adults49.3%42.1–56.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.5%27.7–35.3
Frequent mental distress among adults16.5%14.6–18.6
Frequent physical distress among adults16.7%14.6–18.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.9%14.8–19.0
Any disability among adults43.6%38.4–48.7
Hearing disability among adults8.5%7.6–9.6
Independent living disability among adults12.2%10.8–13.7
Mobility disability among adults25.5%22.3–28.5
Self-care disability among adults7.2%6.4–8.1
Vision disability among adults9.1%8.1–10.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults31.8%27.3–36.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults29.8%25.5–34.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults24.0%20.3–27.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.9%18.0–24.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.7%12.0–15.6
Loneliness among adults37.1%31.4–42.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults14.8%12.9–16.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate13.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–648.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)12.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)12.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle11.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription77.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622
Homeownership rate82.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population0.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households45.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+32.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age55.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$37,750$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 at birth74.9 yr ± 2.4578.9 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 2.45 years of 74.9, 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