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36759

in Marion Junction, AlabamaPopulation 1,166

ZipVitals Score
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25.73/ 100

Ranked #31,391 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 2.2%)

Ranked #605 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (bottom 2.3%)

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.

Self-care disability

10.4%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

25.6%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

7.8%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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Tooth loss

36.4%

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 ›

Vision disability

12.8%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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Independent-living disability

16.7%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
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.

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High blood pressure

57.9%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

29.7%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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Fair or poor health

38%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

77.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
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 ›

Cross-source signals

Combined exposures in this ZIP

More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.

The read

Marion Junction, Alabama (ZIP 36759), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 2.2% nationally (31,391st) and the bottom 2.3% of Alabama (605th).

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The data points to real strain across a number of measures here: modeled self-care disability settles in the top 0.5% nationally, diabetes registers in the top 0.4% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 0.4% nationally. Modeled tooth loss lands in the top 0.9% nationally, vision disability is in the top 1.5% nationally, and independent living disability resides in the top 1.2% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the top 0.4% nationally, and mobility disability lies in the top 0.6% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health sits in the top 1.2% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the top 1.0% nationally.

The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 36701, just across the boundary. Modeled tooth loss settles in the top 0.9% 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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 85%

14%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 9%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 57%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 58%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 1%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Disability

healthier than 1%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

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 84.8; chronic-disease standing 0.6 (bottom 1%) — 84 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #312 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 adults38.5%35.3–41.9
High blood pressure among adults57.9%54.3–61.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.5%6.8–8.2
Current asthma among adults11.9%10.6–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults11.2%10.1–12.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults14.1%12.5–15.7
Depression among adults21.6%18.8–24.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults25.6%23.1–28.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened46.0%42.1–50.1
Obesity among adults49.2%42.5–56.1
Stroke among adults7.8%7.1–8.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years36.4%32.1–41.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.0%10.8–15.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.8%80.9–84.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.9%81.3–86.4
Cholesterol screening among adults85.3%83.5–87.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.1%59.3–68.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults43.2%39.8–46.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.6%68.9–81.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults10.0%8.2–12.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults23.1%20.1–26.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults41.7%37.0–46.8
Short sleep duration among adults46.3%40.6–52.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults38.0%34.4–41.6
Frequent mental distress among adults19.3%17.3–21.4
Frequent physical distress among adults19.9%17.8–22.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.9%18.7–23.3
Any disability among adults48.0%43.8–52.5
Hearing disability among adults10.1%9.0–11.2
Independent living disability among adults16.7%15.0–18.4
Mobility disability among adults29.7%26.9–32.6
Self-care disability among adults10.4%9.4–11.4
Vision disability among adults12.8%11.6–14.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults29.7%26.0–33.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults38.6%34.6–42.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults38.0%33.9–42.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.3%22.5–28.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults18.9%16.9–21.0
Loneliness among adults37.7%33.0–42.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults21.0%18.8–23.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate28.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–6415.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)11.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)17.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)18.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription79.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622
Homeownership rate84.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population1.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households43.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+24.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age52.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$30,441$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value$61,200$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 birth74.1 yr ± 1.2978.9 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 1.29 years of 74.1, 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