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57241

in Hayti, South DakotaPopulation 936

ZipVitals Score
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54.92/ 100

Ranked #9,536 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 30%)

Ranked #130 of 360 South Dakota ZIPs (top 36%)

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.

Child-care access

1.9 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of child day-care services 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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

125.1 mi

in the top 2.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST70th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Radon

3.5 pCi/L

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST53rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

98.9%

in the top 5.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST66th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

6.3%

in the bottom 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST12th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

1.4%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US93rd
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.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

2 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 7.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST55th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.41%

in the bottom 9.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

17.8 mi

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST57th
US90th
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 ›

High blood pressure

29.8%

in the bottom 10.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US10th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Hayti, South Dakota (ZIP 57241) lands in the top 30% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,536th) and the top 36% of South Dakota (130th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: childcare stands in the top 0.4% nationally, distance to a Superfund site rests in the top 2.5% nationally, and fiber broadband registers in the top 5.0% nationally. Housing-cost burden resides in the bottom 5.8% nationally. Unemployment settles at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure is in the bottom 9.3% nationally. On the other side, modeled radon sits in the top 4.9% nationally, and fine-particle lands in the top 6.9% nationally. Walkability lies in the bottom 7.1% nationally, and distance to a community health center stands in the top 9.7% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, childcare runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. On the overall standing, ZIP 57223, 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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 79%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 56%

11%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 30%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 30%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 86%

21%

Disability

healthier than 71%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 93%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 27%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 17%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

“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 adults23.8%20.8–27.1
High blood pressure among adults29.8%26.2–34.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.5%7.6–9.4
Current asthma among adults10.2%9.0–11.6
Coronary heart disease among adults6.1%5.4–7.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.3%5.4–7.5
Depression among adults20.9%17.6–24.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.1%8.6–11.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened32.9%28.9–37.6
Obesity among adults34.9%27.5–43.8
Stroke among adults3.1%2.8–3.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.8%10.3–15.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.8%7.7–12.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.1%72.0–78.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.1%70.1–78.1
Cholesterol screening among adults83.0%80.7–85.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.8%58.9–68.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults70.0%66.6–73.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.3%70.7–84.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.0%15.8–22.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.3%12.6–18.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.3%19.9–29.3
Short sleep duration among adults30.6%25.0–37.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.5%13.9–19.7
Frequent mental distress among adults16.0%13.9–18.2
Frequent physical distress among adults12.2%10.6–14.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.3%12.3–16.6
Any disability among adults29.2%24.9–34.2
Hearing disability among adults7.6%6.7–8.6
Independent living disability among adults7.6%6.5–8.8
Mobility disability among adults11.7%9.9–13.8
Self-care disability among adults3.2%2.8–3.7
Vision disability among adults4.2%3.7–4.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (1.1–33.5%) n=364
Uninsured 18–6411.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.6% (0.0–33.2%) n=365
No HS diploma (25+)10.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.0% (0.8–15.3%) n=366
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (10.3–40.7%) n=366
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–8.0%) n=365
Households without a vehicle0.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=364
Broadband subscription89.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (73.7–96.3%) n=364
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)6.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.5% (5.2–30.6%) n=364
Homeownership rate70.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.9% (57.2–94.8%) n=364
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.6% (0.0–10.2%) n=364
Foreign-born population5.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–5.3%) n=367
Single-parent households47.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.7% (32.7–81.4%) n=362
Population 65+16.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.3% (8.4–33.0%) n=367
Median age36.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (27.6–56.7) n=365
Median household income$85,833$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$74,865 ($51,211–$102,582) n=336
Median home value$123,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($79,000–$321,400) n=311
Median gross rent$761$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$763 ($544–$1,089) n=243
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.0 yr ± 1.3278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.7 yr (77.4–84.2) n=357

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 79.0, 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