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38617

in Coahoma, MississippiPopulation 759

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24.21/ 100

Ranked #31,545 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 1.7%)

Ranked #392 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (bottom 3.5%)

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

ST94th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

13.5%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

37.9%

in the top 0.7% 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 ›

Independent-living disability

17.2%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
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.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

49%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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Diabetes

22.9%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

37.2%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.9%

in the top 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

40.1%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

26.7%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its severe level: severe means at least four of the six health-need readings and at least four 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

  • People without health insurance
  • People living in poverty
  • 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
  • Households with no vehicle
  • 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

On balance, and by the composite measure, Coahoma, Mississippi (ZIP 38617) ranks in the bottom 1.7% nationally (31,545th) and the bottom 3.5% of Mississippi (392nd).

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The readings that matter most locally set the tone for the profile: modeled self-care disability sits in the top 0.5% nationally, and vision disability rests in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled tooth loss is in the top 0.7% nationally, and independent living disability stands in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled short sleep settles in the top 0.6% nationally, diabetes lies in the top 1.2% nationally, and fair or poor health resides in the top 1.5% nationally. Modeled stroke lands in the top 1.4% nationally, unemployment registers in the top 0.4% nationally, and modeled utility shutoff sits in the top 0.4% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs it borders, unemployment runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 38614, just across the boundary. The area additionally 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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 54%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 1%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Disability

healthier than 1%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 10%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.8%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 18%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 7%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 21%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

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 adults32.6%29.1–36.3
High blood pressure among adults54.4%49.9–58.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.0%4.5–5.5
Current asthma among adults12.3%10.8–14.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.9–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.9%10.4–13.5
Depression among adults18.8%15.7–22.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults22.9%20.3–25.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.0%34.6–43.6
Obesity among adults49.9%41.8–58.1
Stroke among adults6.9%6.3–7.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years37.9%32.4–43.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.9%12.9–19.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.1%77.5–82.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.0%80.9–86.9
Cholesterol screening among adults83.5%80.9–85.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years55.7%49.6–61.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults4.5%3.8–5.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.0%65.2–81.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults9.7%7.8–12.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults24.6%21.3–28.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults46.2%40.6–52.0
Short sleep duration among adults49.0%41.5–56.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults37.2%33.2–41.6
Frequent mental distress among adults21.3%19.0–24.0
Frequent physical distress among adults19.0%16.8–21.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults23.9%21.3–26.8
Any disability among adults47.7%42.7–53.1
Hearing disability among adults7.5%6.6–8.5
Independent living disability among adults17.2%15.3–19.3
Mobility disability among adults27.8%24.7–31.0
Self-care disability among adults10.4%9.3–11.6
Vision disability among adults13.5%12.2–15.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults35.8%31.3–40.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults46.3%41.6–51.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults39.1%34.6–44.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults34.0%30.3–38.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults24.8%22.2–27.9
Loneliness among adults40.0%34.7–45.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults26.7%23.9–30.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate60.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6429.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)14.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)40.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle12.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription76.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate44.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households28.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+15.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age35.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$19,861$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$62,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$270$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$827 ($532–$1,130) n=319
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth85.4 yr ± 3.2278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.4 yr (72.7–79.0) n=405

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 3.22 years of 85.4, 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