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39840

in Cuthbert, GeorgiaPopulation 4,469

ZipVitals Score
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28.27/ 100

Ranked #31,064 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 3.2%)

Ranked #701 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 1.5%)

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

9.9%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

7.4%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

24%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

12.3%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

16.6%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
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 ›

Mobility disability

27.8%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

35.5%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

52.7%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
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

9.9%

in the bottom 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Utility shut-off threat

21.1%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

The read

Cuthbert, Georgia (ZIP 39840), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 3.2% nationally (31,064th) and the bottom 1.5% of Georgia (701st).

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The measures that define this area's challenges come through directly: modeled self-care disability lands in the top 0.7% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 0.7% nationally. Modeled diabetes registers in the top 0.7% nationally, and vision disability settles in the top 1.9% nationally. Modeled independent living disability sits in the top 1.2% nationally, mobility disability lies in the top 1.2% nationally, and fair or poor health rests in the top 2.4% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure resides in the top 1.6% nationally, and utility shutoff is in the top 2.0% nationally. On the stronger side, modeled binge drinking lands in the bottom 1.2% nationally.

For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 31815, just across the boundary. Modeled vision disability lands in the top 1.9% 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 69%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 66%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Disability

healthier than 1%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 55%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.8%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 1.0%

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 69.0; chronic-disease standing 1.9 (bottom 10%) — 67 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,252 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 adults35.8%32.2–39.6
High blood pressure among adults52.7%48.3–57.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.7%7.0–8.5
Current asthma among adults12.5%11.0–14.1
Coronary heart disease among adults11.0%10.0–12.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults13.4%11.8–15.2
Depression among adults20.4%17.2–24.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults24.0%21.5–27.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.5%37.2–46.3
Obesity among adults46.6%37.9–55.7
Stroke among adults7.4%6.8–8.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years26.0%21.8–30.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years17.0%14.0–20.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.9%80.8–85.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.6%79.4–85.5
Cholesterol screening among adults85.2%83.1–87.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.9%56.3–67.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults41.7%38.1–45.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.4%65.0–80.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults9.9%8.0–12.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.1%19.1–25.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults42.4%37.0–48.6
Short sleep duration among adults43.3%36.2–50.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults35.5%31.7–39.7
Frequent mental distress among adults20.6%18.3–23.2
Frequent physical distress among adults20.6%18.3–23.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.6%18.1–23.1
Any disability among adults45.3%40.4–50.8
Hearing disability among adults9.4%8.4–10.6
Independent living disability among adults16.6%14.8–18.6
Mobility disability among adults27.8%24.9–31.1
Self-care disability among adults9.9%8.8–11.2
Vision disability among adults12.3%11.1–13.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.9%24.7–33.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults37.3%32.5–41.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults38.5%34.0–43.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults27.0%23.4–30.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults19.1%16.6–21.5
Loneliness among adults39.5%33.8–45.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults21.1%18.5–23.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate32.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6412.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)11.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)9.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle30.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription84.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)41.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate46.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households37.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+22.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age32.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$22,540$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$77,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$561$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$993 ($694–$1,769) n=627
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.6 yr ± 1.3278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.1 yr (73.3–79.7) n=668

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 1.32 years of 76.6, 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