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38621

in Crenshaw, MississippiPopulation 1,578

ZipVitals Score
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33.53/ 100

Ranked #29,888 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.8%)

Ranked #323 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (bottom 20%)

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.

Lithium in drinking water

9 µg/L

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

7.9%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

29.5%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

10.3%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

20.3%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

51.5%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.2%

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

25.1%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Obesity

47.9%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.6%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
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 ›

The read

Crenshaw, Mississippi (ZIP 38621) ranks in the bottom 6.8% nationally (29,888th) and the bottom 20% of Mississippi (323rd).

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled self-care disability registers in the top 3.0% nationally, and tooth loss lies in the top 3.5% nationally. Modeled vision disability is in the top 4.3% nationally, and diabetes registers in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 2.2% nationally, stroke is in the top 3.2% nationally, and mobility disability registers in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled obesity lies in the top 1.6% nationally, and independent living disability is in the top 5.0% nationally. More positively, lithium in drinking water registers in the bottom 0.3% nationally.

For context, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 38606, 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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 66%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 11%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 50%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 33%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 30%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 10%

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 66.2; chronic-disease standing 5.9 (bottom 10%) — 60 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,704 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 adults33.7%30.8–36.7
High blood pressure among adults51.5%48.0–54.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.1%6.5–7.8
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.9–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%8.5–10.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.2%10.0–12.5
Depression among adults18.8%16.3–21.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults20.3%18.4–22.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.3%36.6–43.8
Obesity among adults47.9%41.5–54.2
Stroke among adults6.2%5.8–6.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years29.5%25.5–33.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.3%12.1–16.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.9%80.0–83.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.1%80.6–85.5
Cholesterol screening among adults86.0%84.3–87.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years57.9%53.4–62.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults6.6%5.6–7.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.1%63.1–76.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.1%9.3–13.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.3%18.8–23.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults41.8%37.4–46.3
Short sleep duration among adults40.9%35.6–46.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.9%28.9–35.1
Frequent mental distress among adults18.4%16.5–20.3
Frequent physical distress among adults17.5%15.8–19.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.2%18.1–22.3
Any disability among adults44.9%40.8–48.9
Hearing disability among adults8.9%8.0–9.8
Independent living disability among adults13.6%12.3–15.0
Mobility disability among adults25.1%22.7–27.5
Self-care disability among adults7.9%7.2–8.7
Vision disability among adults10.3%9.3–11.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults32.9%29.5–36.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults32.9%29.6–36.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults23.8%20.8–27.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.7%21.1–26.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults16.8%15.0–18.7
Loneliness among adults37.2%33.1–41.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults17.1%15.3–19.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate33.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6430.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)25.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)17.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)13.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle6.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription69.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)22.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate64.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.5%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 households40.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+27.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age37.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$36,685$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$91,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$853$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 birth77.1 yr ± 1.4678.9 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 1.46 years of 77.1, 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