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ZIP code

46941

in Lagro, IndianaPopulation 962

53.92/ 100

Ranked #10,802 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #99 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (top 13.1%)

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.

Loud transportation noise

2.4%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

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Arsenic in groundwater

20.1%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US94th
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 ›

Unemployment rate

8.5%

in the top 13.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US87th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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Lack of transportation

5.5%

in the bottom 13.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US14th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

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Housing insecurity

8.0%

in the bottom 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US16th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

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Short sleep

31.9%

in the bottom 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US20th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

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Independent-living disability

6.8%

in the bottom 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US18th
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 ›

Loneliness

30.1%

in the bottom 24% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US24th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

5.8%

in the bottom 27% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US27th
Definition & source ›

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

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The read

By its overall health score, Lagro, Indiana (ZIP 46941) lands in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,802nd) and the top 13.1% of Indiana (99th).

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A number of signals point in a favorable direction for this area: poverty registers in the bottom 11.4% nationally, and modeled transportation sits in the bottom 13.7% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity rests in the bottom 16% nationally, and disaster risk is in the bottom 18% nationally. Working the other way, modeled loud transportation noise stands in the top 5.7% nationally, arsenic settles in the top 6.4% nationally, and transportation noise lies in the top 10.6% nationally. Unemployment resides in the top 13.5% nationally, and modeled radon lands in the top 16% nationally. Recreation registers at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.

To translate a couple of terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 46783, about 13 miles away.

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

Preventive Care

healthier than 79%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Disability

healthier than 72%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 45%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 60%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 57%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 59%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 21%

14%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 68%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 85%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 92%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 93%

8%

Disability

healthier than 85%

7%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 28%

14%

“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 adults31.7%28.1–35.4
High blood pressure among adults38.7%34.4–43.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.1%9.2–11.3
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.5–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults7.1%6.2–8.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.1%6.8–9.5
Depression among adults23.3%19.9–27.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.6%10.8–14.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.2%35.8–44.7
Obesity among adults37.0%29.8–44.5
Stroke among adults3.4%3.0–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.8%10.3–15.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.5%5.1–8.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.0%77.0–82.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.0%77.7–84.0
Cholesterol screening among adults88.6%86.8–90.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.7%61.3–71.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults66.0%62.3–69.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.3%69.5–83.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.5%13.6–19.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.0%12.1–18.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.8%18.5–27.6
Short sleep duration among adults31.9%25.9–38.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.3%15.4–21.7
Frequent mental distress among adults15.9%13.9–18.1
Frequent physical distress among adults13.3%11.5–15.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.1%11.2–15.2
Any disability among adults29.5%25.1–34.1
Hearing disability among adults7.5%6.6–8.5
Independent living disability among adults6.8%5.8–8.0
Mobility disability among adults13.6%11.4–15.9
Self-care disability among adults3.3%2.8–3.8
Vision disability among adults4.0%3.4–4.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.7%17.1–24.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.0–12.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults5.2%4.0–6.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.0%6.4–9.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.6–6.5
Loneliness among adults30.1%25.3–35.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.8–6.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764
Uninsured 18–644.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761
No HS diploma (25+)19.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)22.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766
Unemployment rate (16+)8.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760
Households without a vehicle1.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764
Broadband subscription93.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)15.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate87.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population1.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households62.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+29.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age48.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income$66,993$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value$171,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724
Median gross rent$946$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$925 ($704–$1,261) n=640
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.6 yr ± 1.5878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.5 yr (75.1–81.5) n=754

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 1.58 years of 79.6, 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