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37821

in Newport, TennesseePopulation 22,909

ZipVitals Score
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29.53/ 100

Ranked #30,856 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 3.8%)

Ranked #586 of 616 Tennessee ZIPs (bottom 4.9%)

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.

Cognitive disability

22.3%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.7%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
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 ›

Mobility disability

23.8%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

31%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

25.2%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

42.5%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

68.4%

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

6.4%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.17 per 1,000 residents

in the top 9.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US91st
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 ›

Diabetes

17.6%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Newport, Tennessee (ZIP 37821), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 3.8% nationally (30,856th) and the bottom 4.9% of Tennessee (586th).

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Where the data leans one way, another reading answers it: distance to an emergency room lies at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Grocery settles in the top 9.1% nationally. On the other hand, modeled cognitive disability stands in the top 3.4% nationally, and independent living disability is in the top 4.7% nationally. Modeled mobility disability rests in the top 5.3% nationally, and fair or poor health sits in the top 6.6% nationally. Modeled tooth loss registers in the top 7.0% nationally, and short sleep lands in the top 7.8% nationally. Modeled mammography resides in the bottom 8.6% nationally, and self-care disability lies in the top 9.1% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 37713, 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.

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

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 30%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 5%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 2%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 12%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 22%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 10%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 8%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 6%

8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 34%

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

2 of our published findings list 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 71.5 ± 1.3 years. A median household income of $44,161 predicts 76.9 years — 5.3 years below.

    Ranked #5,627 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 71.5 ± 1.3 years. The 45 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 74.8 years — 3.3 years below them.

    Ranked #2,568 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, 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 adults37.9%34.3–41.6
High blood pressure among adults45.7%41.3–50.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.6%8.7–10.6
Current asthma among adults11.9%10.6–13.4
Coronary heart disease among adults10.1%9.1–11.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults14.2%12.9–15.7
Depression among adults31.9%27.9–36.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.6%15.4–19.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.5%39.1–48.1
Obesity among adults41.2%33.4–49.6
Stroke among adults5.3%4.9–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years25.2%21.1–29.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.6%12.6–16.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.6%75.9–81.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.9%74.4–81.4
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%82.8–86.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.7%53.9–65.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.3%44.3–52.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.4%58.9–76.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.6%10.3–15.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults25.4%22.5–28.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.6%29.9–39.7
Short sleep duration among adults42.5%35.1–49.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.0%27.9–34.4
Frequent mental distress among adults22.2%19.9–24.6
Frequent physical distress among adults20.2%18.1–22.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults22.3%20.1–24.6
Any disability among adults45.6%41.0–50.4
Hearing disability among adults10.7%9.6–11.9
Independent living disability among adults13.7%12.3–15.1
Mobility disability among adults23.8%21.3–26.5
Self-care disability among adults6.4%5.9–7.0
Vision disability among adults8.2%7.5–9.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate26.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.1–26.1%) n=609
Uninsured 18–6418.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.0% (5.9–24.0%) n=615
No HS diploma (25+)15.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.6% (4.2–19.5%) n=613
Bachelor's or higher (25+)8.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.0% (10.0–42.6%) n=613
Unemployment rate (16+)3.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.0% (0.4–9.6%) n=613
Households without a vehicle4.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.3–10.1%) n=608
Broadband subscription78.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.7% (76.0–94.9%) n=608
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)26.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.4% (11.8–33.6%) n=608
Homeownership rate70.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.7% (53.4–91.5%) n=608
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–4.5%) n=608
Foreign-born population0.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=617
Single-parent households44.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.6% (39.1–68.7%) n=608
Population 65+20.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.5–27.9%) n=617
Median age43.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.8–52.5) n=615
Median household income$44,161$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,577 ($42,745–$94,822) n=594
Median home value$141,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,100 ($120,900–$397,120) n=593
Median gross rent$805$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$908 ($659–$1,523) n=516
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth71.5 yr ± 0.6678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.1 yr (72.6–78.1) n=587

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 0.66 years of 71.5, 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