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39772

in Weir, MississippiPopulation 1,961

ZipVitals Score
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43.44/ 100

Ranked #23,971 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 25%)

Ranked #147 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (top 36%)

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

51.1%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST69th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

11.0%

in the bottom 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST24th
US3rd
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

19%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.6%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST62nd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Mobility disability

22.2%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Humid extreme heat

131.3 days/year

in the top 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US90th
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 ›

Homeownership rate

93.1%

in the top 11.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US89th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

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Obesity

42.8%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

59.9%

in the top 15.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US85th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Median household income

$44,318

in the bottom 8.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST35th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

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The read

Weir, Mississippi (ZIP 39772), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 25% nationally (23,971st) and the top 36% of Mississippi (147th).

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The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: modeled binge drinking lies in the bottom 3.1% nationally, and homeownership rests in the top 11.5% nationally. Modeled transportation noise resides in the bottom 11.7% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled high blood pressure is in the top 2.5% nationally, diabetes lands in the top 5.6% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled mobility disability registers in the top 9.0% nationally, humid heat settles in the top 9.6% nationally, and self-care disability sits in the top 11.4% nationally. Modeled obesity lies in the top 9.8% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 39735, 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 12%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 34%

11%

Disability

healthier than 15%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 26%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 86%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 91%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 76%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 52%

16%

Disability

healthier than 56%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 38%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 92.2 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 11.8 — 80 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #475 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 adults34.8%31.0–38.4
High blood pressure among adults51.1%46.5–55.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.7%7.9–9.5
Current asthma among adults10.2%9.0–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.9–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.7%8.5–10.9
Depression among adults18.1%15.0–21.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.0%16.6–21.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.4%37.6–46.9
Obesity among adults42.8%34.7–50.5
Stroke among adults5.6%5.1–6.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.7%16.3–23.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.2%9.3–13.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.0%81.6–86.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults83.8%80.7–86.5
Cholesterol screening among adults88.5%86.9–90.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.1%55.7–66.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults8.4%7.1–9.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.2%67.9–81.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.0%8.8–13.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.3%14.7–20.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.8%31.5–42.3
Short sleep duration among adults39.0%32.5–45.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.5%23.2–30.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.1%14.1–18.1
Frequent physical distress among adults15.8%13.8–17.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.9%14.9–19.1
Any disability among adults40.6%35.8–45.6
Hearing disability among adults9.0%8.0–10.0
Independent living disability among adults10.8%9.5–12.1
Mobility disability among adults22.2%19.4–25.1
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.4–6.8
Vision disability among adults7.8%7.0–8.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults29.8%25.8–34.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.1%19.7–26.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults13.7%11.3–16.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.9%14.6–19.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.5%10.0–13.1
Loneliness among adults35.7%30.5–41.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.1%9.5–12.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6417.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)16.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)17.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)8.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle8.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription88.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate93.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households52.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+28.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age52.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$44,318$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$91,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$594$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 birth74.6 yr ± 1.5678.9 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 1.56 years of 74.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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