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ZIP code

39175

in Utica, MississippiPopulation 4,259

41.59/ 100

Ranked #25,583 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 20%)

Ranked #192 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (top 47%)

Ranked #36 of 59 Jackson, MS ZIPs (bottom 39%)

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.

High blood pressure

49.2%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST58th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

145.7 days/year

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

42.3 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

24.4%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST66th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

11.8%

in the bottom 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST35th
US6th
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 ›

Diabetes

18.2%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST58th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

14.3%

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

38.4%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

6.5%

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST57th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

27.2%

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST62nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Utica, Mississippi (ZIP 39175) places in the bottom 20% nationally (25,583rd) and the top 47% of Mississippi (192nd).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: modeled binge drinking rests in the bottom 5.8% nationally. On the other side, modeled high blood pressure resides in the top 4.3% nationally, and humid heat is in the top 5.9% nationally. Fatal road crashes lands in the top 6.1% nationally, modeled tooth loss stands in the top 8.1% nationally, and modeled diabetes registers in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled transportation settles in the top 7.4% nationally, loneliness sits in the top 7.5% nationally, and self-care disability lies in the top 8.5% nationally. Modeled food insecurity rests in the top 8.5% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 39059, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Jackson, MS metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Mental Health

healthier than 75%

8%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 60%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 54%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 81%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 60%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Disability

healthier than 51%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 24%

14%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 67%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 64%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 48%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 43%

11%

Disability

healthier than 41%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 38%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 34%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

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 adults30.9%28.0–33.7
High blood pressure among adults49.2%45.8–52.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.2%6.6–7.9
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.5–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.5–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%8.3–10.4
Depression among adults18.0%15.6–20.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.2%16.3–20.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.0%36.5–43.5
Obesity among adults43.3%37.8–48.7
Stroke among adults5.4%5.0–5.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.4%20.9–28.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.3%9.5–13.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.7%79.6–83.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.6%81.2–85.8
Cholesterol screening among adults86.9%85.2–88.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.6%58.1–66.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults8.3%7.1–9.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.7%69.5–81.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.8%10.0–13.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.0%14.9–19.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.3%32.1–40.8
Short sleep duration among adults41.8%37.0–46.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.3%24.4–30.5
Frequent mental distress among adults17.6%15.8–19.5
Frequent physical distress among adults15.7%14.1–17.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.0%16.1–20.1
Any disability among adults40.3%36.4–44.5
Hearing disability among adults8.0%7.2–8.9
Independent living disability among adults11.6%10.4–13.0
Mobility disability among adults21.6%19.4–24.2
Self-care disability among adults6.5%5.9–7.2
Vision disability among adults8.4%7.7–9.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults32.3%28.8–35.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults27.2%24.1–30.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults17.0%14.6–19.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.2%17.8–22.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.3%12.7–16.0
Loneliness among adults38.4%34.4–42.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.9%12.3–15.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6413.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)17.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)6.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle4.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription82.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate88.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population0.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households44.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+23.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age48.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$46,488$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$118,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$1,080$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 birth76.8 yr ± 0.9378.9 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 0.93 years of 76.8, 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