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36783

in Thomaston, AlabamaPopulation 671

ZipVitals Score
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29.50/ 100

Ranked #30,866 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 3.8%)

Ranked #586 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (bottom 5.4%)

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.

Diabetes

24.7%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

7.3%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

57.8%

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 ›

Self-care disability

8.8%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

29%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

15.2%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US98th
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 ›

Unemployment rate

30.6%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

35.5%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

10.8%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

12.0%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
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 ›

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

  • Distance to the nearest emergency room
  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies

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

On the composite measure, Thomaston, Alabama (ZIP 36783) stands in the bottom 3.8% nationally (30,866th) and the bottom 5.4% of Alabama (586th).

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Plainly, the numbers point to a handful of defining readings: modeled diabetes stands in the top 0.5% nationally, and stroke sits in the top 0.8% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure resides in the top 0.4% nationally, and self-care disability stands in the top 1.6% nationally. Modeled mobility disability sits in the top 0.8% nationally, modeled independent living disability resides in the top 2.4% nationally, and unemployment stands in the top 0.8% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health sits in the top 2.4% nationally, vision disability resides in the top 3.4% nationally, and coronary heart disease stands in the top 1.8% nationally.

ZIP 36722, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby. Beyond the headline readings, 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 96%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 48%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Disability

healthier than 1%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 52%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 50%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 51%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

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 adults40.8%37.1–44.6
High blood pressure among adults57.8%53.6–61.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.1–9.8
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.2–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults12.0%10.8–13.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.8%12.1–15.5
Depression among adults23.1%19.8–26.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults24.7%22.0–27.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened47.9%43.5–52.4
Obesity among adults46.3%38.7–54.3
Stroke among adults7.3%6.7–8.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years26.1%21.8–30.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.3%10.3–14.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.8%81.6–85.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.2%81.5–86.8
Cholesterol screening among adults86.5%84.8–88.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.8%60.6–70.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults46.6%42.7–50.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.7%66.3–80.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults9.9%8.1–12.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.7%18.6–24.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults40.5%35.0–45.7
Short sleep duration among adults42.9%36.3–49.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults35.5%31.6–39.4
Frequent mental distress among adults18.6%16.6–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults19.7%17.5–22.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.8%17.6–22.3
Any disability among adults48.1%43.2–52.8
Hearing disability among adults11.4%10.2–12.7
Independent living disability among adults15.2%13.5–17.0
Mobility disability among adults29.0%25.8–32.2
Self-care disability among adults8.8%7.9–9.8
Vision disability among adults10.8%9.7–12.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.6%24.8–32.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults32.9%28.9–36.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults30.1%26.4–33.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.3%18.7–23.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults15.5%13.6–17.4
Loneliness among adults37.0%32.0–42.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults16.7%14.7–18.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–6416.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)13.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)30.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle3.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription77.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.3%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)8.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households52.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+35.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age52.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$47,917$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value$83,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568
Median gross rent$646$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 birth73.6 yr ± 1.8678.9 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 1.86 years of 73.6, 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