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39563

in Moss Point, MississippiPopulation 11,897

ZipVitals Score
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33.97/ 100

Ranked #29,746 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.3%)

Ranked #317 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (bottom 22%)

Ranked #25 of 26 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ZIPs (bottom 3.9%)

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

23.9%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

57.9%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

6.7%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

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 ›

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 ›

Obesity

49.1%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

69.5%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

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 ›

Vision disability

10.2%

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

27.8%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Combined exposures in this ZIP

More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.

The read

In overall standing, ZIP 39563, one of several in Moss Point, Mississippi comes out in the bottom 7.3% nationally (29,746th) and the bottom 22% of Mississippi (317th).

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The profile opens on the burdens that define it most: modeled diabetes registers in the top 0.8% nationally, high blood pressure stands in the top 0.4% nationally, and stroke lands in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled self-care disability is in the top 3.0% nationally, mobility disability resides in the top 2.0% nationally, and obesity rests in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the top 1.8% nationally, and floodplain exposure sits in the top 1.8% nationally. Modeled vision disability settles in the top 4.5% nationally, and tooth loss registers in the top 4.6% nationally.

Relative to the ZIPs around it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 39562, 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 92%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 31%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 2%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 92%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 90%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 86%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 8%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 24%

11%

Disability

healthier than 30%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 92%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 88%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.00%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 12%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 12%

11%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the bottom 0.00%

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 adults35.0%31.6–38.4
High blood pressure among adults57.9%54.0–61.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.2%6.5–8.0
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.5–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults9.5%8.5–10.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.5%9.3–11.7
Depression among adults16.7%14.1–19.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults23.9%21.3–26.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.2%37.0–45.3
Obesity among adults49.1%42.6–55.5
Stroke among adults6.7%6.2–7.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years27.8%23.3–32.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.7%11.7–15.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.9%81.8–85.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults85.1%82.5–87.5
Cholesterol screening among adults88.0%86.4–89.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.3%60.0–69.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults7.3%6.1–8.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.9%68.0–81.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults10.8%8.8–12.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.1%16.6–21.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults40.9%35.9–45.7
Short sleep duration among adults44.4%38.3–50.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.0%27.5–34.3
Frequent mental distress among adults17.2%15.2–19.2
Frequent physical distress among adults16.9%14.9–18.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.4%16.3–20.5
Any disability among adults43.8%39.3–48.1
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.5–9.5
Independent living disability among adults12.6%11.3–14.0
Mobility disability among adults26.4%23.5–29.2
Self-care disability among adults7.9%7.2–8.6
Vision disability among adults10.2%9.2–11.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults33.7%29.8–37.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults31.9%28.6–35.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.6%18.8–24.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.4%20.7–26.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults15.8%14.2–17.6
Loneliness among adults38.6%33.9–43.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults16.0%14.2–18.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6423.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)18.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)12.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle7.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription76.7%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 rate72.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population1.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households46.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+21.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age44.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$44,243$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$110,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$1,069$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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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