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39657

in Osyka, MississippiPopulation 1,796

ZipVitals Score
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27.60/ 100

Ranked #31,161 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 2.9%)

Ranked #372 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (bottom 8.4%)

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.

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 ›

Stroke

7.1%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

28.3%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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Diabetes

22.3%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

54.6%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

11.1%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

35.1%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

14.9%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

28%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

11.4%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
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

By the composite measure, Osyka, Mississippi (ZIP 39657) sits in the bottom 2.9% nationally (31,161st) and the bottom 8.4% of Mississippi (372nd).

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The main burdens in the data show plainly and lead the picture: modeled self-care disability lies in the top 1.5% nationally, stroke settles in the top 1.1% nationally, and mobility disability stands in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled diabetes is in the top 1.5% nationally, high blood pressure rests in the top 0.9% nationally, and vision disability sits in the top 3.1% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health registers in the top 2.6% nationally, and independent living disability lands in the top 2.7% nationally. Modeled tooth loss resides in the top 4.4% nationally, and coronary heart disease lies in the top 3.0% nationally.

ZIP 39645, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall. Modeled diabetes lies in the top 1.5% 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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 49%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Disability

healthier than 1%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 27%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 79%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 21%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

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 57.2; chronic-disease standing 1.6 (bottom 10%) — 56 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #2,069 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 adults37.8%34.5–41.0
High blood pressure among adults54.6%50.9–58.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.6%7.9–9.3
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.7–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults11.4%10.4–12.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults14.5%13.0–16.1
Depression among adults20.1%17.4–22.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults22.3%20.0–24.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.8%40.0–47.6
Obesity among adults47.1%40.7–53.6
Stroke among adults7.1%6.5–7.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years28.0%24.1–32.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.5%13.1–18.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.1%81.1–85.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.2%80.6–85.6
Cholesterol screening among adults85.4%83.7–87.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.3%54.4–63.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults5.7%4.9–6.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.4%60.1–74.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults10.8%9.0–12.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults25.0%22.1–27.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults44.4%39.6–49.0
Short sleep duration among adults41.9%36.3–47.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults35.1%31.5–38.4
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%17.1–20.9
Frequent physical distress among adults20.1%18.2–22.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.9%19.7–24.1
Any disability among adults47.6%43.4–51.8
Hearing disability among adults11.2%10.2–12.4
Independent living disability among adults14.9%13.4–16.4
Mobility disability among adults28.3%25.6–31.0
Self-care disability among adults8.9%8.1–9.7
Vision disability among adults11.1%10.2–12.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults31.8%28.3–35.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults32.8%29.2–36.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults23.4%20.4–26.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.0%19.6–24.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults16.3%14.6–18.1
Loneliness among adults37.8%33.4–42.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.4%13.7–17.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate37.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6426.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)22.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)2.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)6.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle3.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription65.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)31.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate77.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population0.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households50.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+22.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age49.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$74,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$907$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 birth71.9 yr ± 1.4978.9 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 1.49 years of 71.9, 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