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56434

in Aldrich, MinnesotaPopulation 182

ZipVitals Score
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43.84/ 100

Ranked #23,579 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)

Ranked #838 of 866 Minnesota ZIPs (bottom 3.3%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Distance to a community health center

81.5 mi

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

4.0%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
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.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

23.1%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

1.7%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 5.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

2.1%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

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Poverty rate

30.4%

in the top 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Crowded housing

7.7%

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US8th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

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Energy-cost burden

5.2%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

The read

Aldrich, Minnesota (ZIP 56434), overall, ranks in the bottom 26% nationally (23,579th) and the bottom 3.3% of Minnesota (838th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: distance to a community health center settles in the top 0.2% nationally, modeled loud transportation noise is in the top 2.2% nationally, and households without a vehicle sits in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled fine-particle lands in the top 5.3% nationally, slow internet speeds lies in the top 5.7% nationally, and poverty stands in the top 6.7% nationally. Crowded housing rests in the top 7.2% nationally, and modeled energy burden registers in the top 7.1% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 5.4% nationally, and disaster risk settles in the bottom 7.6% nationally.

Defined simply, fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. ZIP 56437, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.

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

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 46%

21%

Disability

healthier than 40%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 11%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 38%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 1%

5%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 97%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 15%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 5%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 6%

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 adults28.7%25.9–31.4
High blood pressure among adults36.0%32.6–39.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.2–10.0
Current asthma among adults11.4%10.2–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults7.2%6.3–8.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.5%7.1–10.2
Depression among adults27.0%24.0–30.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.0%11.5–14.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.3%33.1–39.5
Obesity among adults41.1%35.5–46.8
Stroke among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.2%10.4–14.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.4%6.6–10.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.9%75.3–80.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.0%71.7–78.0
Cholesterol screening among adults85.3%83.1–87.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.3%63.5–71.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.6%54.6–60.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.0%69.2–80.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.5%14.3–19.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.6%17.3–24.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.6%24.4–33.3
Short sleep duration among adults32.5%28.0–37.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.4%18.3–25.2
Frequent mental distress among adults17.4%15.6–19.4
Frequent physical distress among adults15.2%13.4–17.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.8%13.8–18.2
Any disability among adults33.3%29.2–38.0
Hearing disability among adults7.7%6.9–8.7
Independent living disability among adults9.4%8.1–11.0
Mobility disability among adults16.0%13.7–18.8
Self-care disability among adults4.7%4.0–5.6
Vision disability among adults5.4%4.6–6.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.2%19.2–25.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.3%12.1–19.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.6%9.7–15.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.2%9.3–13.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.3–10.2
Loneliness among adults31.7%27.7–36.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.2–8.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate30.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.4% (3.6–16.8%) n=872
Uninsured 18–6438.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.2% (2.3–12.7%) n=872
No HS diploma (25+)28.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.5% (2.2–11.2%) n=873
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.4% (13.6–48.8%) n=873
Unemployment rate (16+)9.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.2% (0.8–7.1%) n=872
Households without a vehicle23.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.4% (0.4–9.1%) n=871
Broadband subscription76.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (81.6–95.3%) n=871
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.1% (14.0–31.1%) n=871
Homeownership rate88.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.9% (67.0–94.0%) n=871
Crowded housing (>1 per room)7.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.9%) n=871
Foreign-born population5.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.1–11.9%) n=873
Single-parent households69.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.9% (44.1–70.7%) n=870
Population 65+25.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.2% (12.7–30.7%) n=873
Median age47.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (35.2–54.3) n=873
Median household income$48,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$77,917 ($58,441–$110,840) n=864
Median home value$187,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$234,000 ($132,740–$396,860) n=857
Median gross rent$775$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$925 ($650–$1,588) n=759
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth85.1 yr ± 2.0278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30881.1 yr (78.3–84.8) n=864

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 2.02 years of 85.1, 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