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39645

in Liberty, MississippiPopulation 4,050

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37.78/ 100

Ranked #28,151 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.3%)

Ranked #263 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (bottom 35%)

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

52.2%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

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Stroke

6.3%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

20.5%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

25.3%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST77th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Self-care disability

7.1%

in the top 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST66th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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Binge drinking

11.2%

in the bottom 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST27th
US4th
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

143.4 days/year

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
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.

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Obesity

45%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST70th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Vision disability

8.9%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST63rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Coronary heart disease

10.4%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

The read

Liberty, Mississippi (ZIP 39645), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 12.3% nationally (28,151st) and the bottom 35% of Mississippi (263rd).

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The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled high blood pressure is in the top 1.8% nationally, stroke resides in the top 2.8% nationally, and diabetes rests in the top 3.1% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lies in the top 3.1% nationally, self-care disability sits in the top 5.4% nationally, and humid heat settles in the top 6.4% nationally. Modeled obesity registers in the top 4.4% nationally, and vision disability stands in the top 7.9% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lands in the top 7.1% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled binge drinking is in the bottom 3.7% nationally.

Defined in plain terms, humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 39664, 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 75%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 74%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Disability

healthier than 6%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 86%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 42%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 43%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Disability

healthier than 33%

7%

“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 76.5; chronic-disease standing 4.6 (bottom 10%) — 72 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #956 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 adults37.4%33.5–41.2
High blood pressure among adults52.2%47.8–56.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.4–10.3
Current asthma among adults10.2%9.0–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults10.4%9.4–11.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.8%10.5–13.2
Depression among adults18.9%15.8–22.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults20.5%17.9–23.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.3%38.6–48.1
Obesity among adults45.0%36.6–53.2
Stroke among adults6.3%5.8–6.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.1%20.1–28.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.1%10.3–14.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.5%82.0–86.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.5%80.4–86.3
Cholesterol screening among adults88.0%86.4–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.0%58.4–69.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults8.0%6.7–9.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.2%66.1–81.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.2%9.0–13.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.3%17.6–23.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults40.6%35.2–46.1
Short sleep duration among adults39.5%32.7–46.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.3%26.0–32.7
Frequent mental distress among adults17.1%15.1–19.1
Frequent physical distress among adults17.8%15.7–20.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.5%16.4–20.6
Any disability among adults45.1%40.2–50.1
Hearing disability among adults10.6%9.4–11.8
Independent living disability among adults12.2%11.0–13.6
Mobility disability among adults25.3%22.5–28.2
Self-care disability among adults7.1%6.4–7.7
Vision disability among adults8.9%8.1–9.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.0%26.1–34.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults24.7%21.7–27.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.3%14.1–18.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.4%15.3–19.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.5%11.1–13.9
Loneliness among adults34.7%29.7–39.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.1%10.6–13.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate25.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–648.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)8.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)6.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle3.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription76.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate82.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population0.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households49.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+27.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age45.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$40,231$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$114,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$774$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 birth77.2 yr ± 1.0578.9 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 1.05 years of 77.2, 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