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39328

in De Kalb, MississippiPopulation 4,657

ZipVitals Score
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41.20/ 100

Ranked #25,883 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 19%)

Ranked #203 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (top 50%)

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

51.4%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

17.9%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

18.9%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST64th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

6.8%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

45.6%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.23 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US95th
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 ›

Stroke

5.7%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

11.5%

in the bottom 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST31st
US5th
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 ›

Crowded housing

8.6%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

98.4%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

The read

De Kalb, Mississippi (ZIP 39328) ranks in the bottom 19% nationally (25,883rd) and the top 50% of Mississippi (203rd).

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled high blood pressure registers in the top 2.3% nationally, and unemployment lies in the top 2.5% nationally. Modeled diabetes is in the top 5.8% nationally, and self-care disability registers in the top 6.8% nationally. Modeled obesity lies in the top 3.6% nationally, modeled stroke is in the top 6.0% nationally, and crowded housing registers in the top 6.0% nationally. More positively, grocery lies in the top 5.5% nationally, modeled binge drinking is in the bottom 4.6% nationally, and fiber broadband registers in the top 6.1% nationally.

The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 39320, just across the boundary. Modeled self-care disability registers in the top 6.8% nationally.

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 89%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 68%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 12%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 29%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 87%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 64%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 40%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Disability

healthier than 42%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

“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 89.1; chronic-disease standing 12.4 — 77 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #666 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 adults32.3%28.6–36.3
High blood pressure among adults51.4%46.7–56.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.3%6.6–8.0
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.2–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.7%7.7–9.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.5%8.3–11.0
Depression among adults17.1%14.2–20.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.9%16.5–21.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.9%35.2–44.7
Obesity among adults45.6%36.6–54.8
Stroke among adults5.7%5.3–6.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years23.6%19.8–27.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.1%10.8–15.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.5%79.0–83.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.3%80.1–86.2
Cholesterol screening among adults86.7%84.8–88.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.3%58.1–68.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults7.2%6.0–8.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.6%67.8–82.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.5%9.2–14.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.7%15.9–21.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.5%33.0–44.7
Short sleep duration among adults40.0%33.0–47.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults28.8%25.2–33.0
Frequent mental distress among adults17.3%15.3–19.7
Frequent physical distress among adults16.0%14.0–18.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.6%16.3–21.1
Any disability among adults42.0%36.9–47.7
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.4–9.5
Independent living disability among adults12.0%10.6–13.6
Mobility disability among adults22.4%19.6–25.6
Self-care disability among adults6.8%6.1–7.7
Vision disability among adults8.9%8.0–9.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults33.0%28.5–37.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults28.8%25.0–32.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults19.1%16.1–22.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.5%18.5–24.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults15.0%13.1–16.9
Loneliness among adults38.1%32.4–44.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.1%13.0–17.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate30.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6421.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)19.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)17.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle3.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription78.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate78.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)8.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population0.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households50.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+26.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age43.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$42,930$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$431$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 birth75.5 yr ± 0.9678.9 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 0.96 years of 75.5, 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