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38762

in Mound Bayou, MississippiPopulation 1,904

ZipVitals Score
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34.15/ 100

Ranked #29,681 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.5%)

Ranked #312 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (bottom 23%)

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

24.2%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

8.9%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

57.3%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

33.5%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

7.0%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

11.4%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

8.9%

in the bottom 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

50.7%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

60.8%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

26.4%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Mound Bayou, Mississippi (ZIP 38762) sits in the bottom 7.5% nationally (29,681st) and the bottom 23% of Mississippi (312th).

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The profile carries real weight, and several readings make that plain: modeled diabetes registers in the top 0.7% nationally, self-care disability is in the top 1.5% nationally, and high blood pressure lies in the top 0.4% nationally. Modeled tooth loss registers in the top 1.6% nationally, stroke is in the top 1.3% nationally, and vision disability lies in the top 2.8% nationally. Modeled obesity registers in the top 0.6% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure is in the top 0.8% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lies in the top 2.0% nationally. Better still, modeled binge drinking registers in the bottom 0.4% nationally.

Placed beside its immediate neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 38759, 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 71%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 79%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 69%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 1%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 14%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 95%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 85%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 66%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 36%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 31%

11%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 28%

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 72.2; chronic-disease standing 2.9 (bottom 10%) — 69 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,111 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 adults34.9%31.3–38.4
High blood pressure among adults57.3%53.3–61.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.6%5.0–6.2
Current asthma among adults11.8%10.4–13.4
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.8–10.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.2%8.6–11.8
Depression among adults16.4%13.7–19.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults24.2%21.4–27.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.5%36.2–44.9
Obesity among adults50.7%43.4–58.1
Stroke among adults7.0%6.2–7.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years33.5%28.4–39.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.8%9.9–16.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.7%81.5–85.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults86.8%84.2–89.1
Cholesterol screening among adults87.9%85.7–89.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.6%58.3–68.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults5.9%4.9–7.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.9%70.3–84.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults8.9%7.2–10.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.8%15.4–22.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults44.2%38.3–50.3
Short sleep duration among adults43.6%36.9–50.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults33.6%29.3–38.0
Frequent mental distress among adults18.0%15.8–20.4
Frequent physical distress among adults16.8%14.6–19.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.0%16.4–21.7
Any disability among adults43.3%38.1–48.5
Hearing disability among adults6.8%6.0–7.7
Independent living disability among adults13.8%12.0–15.8
Mobility disability among adults26.4%23.1–29.9
Self-care disability among adults8.9%7.7–10.1
Vision disability among adults11.4%9.9–12.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults34.4%29.7–39.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults38.0%32.5–43.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults28.7%23.8–33.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults28.0%23.9–32.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults19.3%16.5–22.2
Loneliness among adults39.4%34.0–44.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults20.8%17.8–23.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate41.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–648.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)8.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)22.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)3.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle12.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription75.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)32.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate42.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households37.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+17.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age42.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$27,000$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$95,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$618$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 birth75.2 yr ± 1.2878.9 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 1.28 years of 75.2, 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