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39861

in Jakin, GeorgiaPopulation 873

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37.66/ 100

Ranked #28,206 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.1%)

Ranked #617 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 13.3%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

0.67%

in the bottom 0.06% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

19.5%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

5.9%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US95th
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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Self-care disability

6.9%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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Humid extreme heat

148.5 days/year

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US95th
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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Mobility disability

22.7%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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High blood pressure

47.6%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

12.6%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US92nd
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 ›

Slow internet speeds

1.4%

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

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Recreation access

1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Jakin, Georgia (ZIP 39861) lands in the bottom 12.1% nationally (28,206th) and the bottom 13.3% of Georgia (617th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 0.06% nationally, and recreation registers in the top 8.1% nationally. On the other side, modeled diabetes resides in the top 4.6% nationally, stroke settles in the top 4.7% nationally, and self-care disability is in the top 6.3% nationally. Modeled humid heat sits in the top 5.2% nationally, and mobility disability lands in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 6.6% nationally, and independent living disability stands in the top 8.4% nationally. Slow internet speeds rests in the top 8.0% nationally.

Put simply, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. On the overall standing, ZIP 36343, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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 71%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 44%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 17%

11%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 19%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 28%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 21%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

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 adults35.5%31.8–39.5
High blood pressure among adults47.6%43.2–52.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.5%8.5–10.4
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.8–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults10.3%9.2–11.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.1%10.5–14.1
Depression among adults21.7%18.5–25.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.5%17.1–22.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.3%39.0–48.0
Obesity among adults39.2%31.2–47.9
Stroke among adults5.9%5.3–6.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.2%17.5–25.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years14.5%11.9–17.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.5%80.0–84.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.9%76.4–83.1
Cholesterol screening among adults86.1%84.1–87.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.3%58.3–68.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults53.6%49.9–57.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.8%65.7–80.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.7%10.3–15.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.6%17.6–24.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.5%30.2–41.5
Short sleep duration among adults39.0%32.3–46.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.2%25.6–33.5
Frequent mental distress among adults18.8%16.8–21.2
Frequent physical distress among adults19.1%16.9–21.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.0%15.8–20.6
Any disability among adults40.9%36.1–46.4
Hearing disability among adults10.0%8.9–11.3
Independent living disability among adults12.6%11.0–14.4
Mobility disability among adults22.7%19.9–25.9
Self-care disability among adults6.9%6.1–7.9
Vision disability among adults8.4%7.4–9.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.9%21.3–28.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.8%19.3–26.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults20.9%17.6–24.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.3%14.0–18.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.6%10.0–13.2
Loneliness among adults37.1%31.8–42.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.4%9.8–13.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6423.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)9.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)9.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle5.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription74.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)34.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate84.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population0.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households39.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+27.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age50.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$39,965$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$123,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$658$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 birth72.3 yr ± 0.9978.9 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 0.99 years of 72.3, 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