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ZIP code

41143

in Grayson, KentuckyPopulation 13,242

32.75/ 100

Ranked #30,103 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.2%)

Ranked #411 of 742 Kentucky ZIPs (bottom 45%)

Ranked #47 of 65 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ZIPs (bottom 28%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Some domains have limited local data — read this Score as directional

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.

Tooth loss

26.2%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST64th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

77.1%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST69th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Grocery access

0.21 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”

Full methodology ›

Subsidized affordable housing

202 units

in the top 11.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US88th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

12.8 mi

in the top 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US84th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the data available so far, Grayson, Kentucky (ZIP 41143) lands in the bottom 6.2% nationally (30,103rd) and the bottom 45% of Kentucky (411th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The available readings suggest a handful of things about this area: modeled tree cover lands in the top 6.1% nationally, and grocery settles in the top 6.6% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Subsidized affordable housing lands in the top 11.8% nationally. Distance to a nursing home settles at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. By contrast, modeled tooth loss rests in the top 5.9% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Distance to an emergency room settles in the top 16% nationally, and modeled mammography rests in the bottom 16% nationally. Modeled short sleep lands in the top 17% nationally.

For context, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 41121, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Healthcare Access

healthier than 69%

6%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

6%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 30%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

16%

Preventive CarePartial

healthier than 13%

15%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 66%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 72%

16%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

6%

Holding it back

Preventive CarePartial

in the bottom 0.00%

15%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.00%

6%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 64%

6%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 58%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 54%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

6%

Holding it back

Preventive CarePartial

healthier than 8%

15%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

“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 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years26.2%22.2–30.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.9%58.6–68.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.4%48.4–56.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.5%61.9–78.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Short sleep duration among adults40.0%33.3–46.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.1% (4.6–39.2%) n=747
Uninsured 18–649.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.9% (0.0–16.5%) n=741
No HS diploma (25+)13.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.7% (3.8–29.1%) n=748
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.8% (1.5–33.6%) n=748
Unemployment rate (16+)5.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–11.2%) n=733
Households without a vehicle8.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.6% (0.0–15.0%) n=745
Broadband subscription82.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.7% (71.5–97.1%) n=745
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)22.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.9% (6.2–34.7%) n=745
Homeownership rate75.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (58.2–96.7%) n=745
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.8%) n=745
Foreign-born population2.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.3% (0.0–5.4%) n=749
Single-parent households58.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.0% (34.7–75.0%) n=738
Population 65+19.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (9.6–29.6%) n=749
Median age41.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.8 yr (32.3–53.9) n=738
Median household income$49,257$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$57,097 ($34,611–$87,693) n=645
Median home value$150,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$144,600 ($66,860–$265,120) n=643
Median gross rent$748$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$821 ($592–$1,170) n=466
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.2 yr ± 0.6978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30874.8 yr (71.5–78.1) n=739

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 0.69 years of 76.2, 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