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ZIP code

57572

in Saint Francis, South DakotaPopulation 1,317

15.40/ 100

Ranked #32,021 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 0.2%)

Ranked #357 of 360 South Dakota ZIPs (bottom 0.9%)

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.

Tooth loss

56.5%

in the top 0.02% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

19.2%

in the top 0.05% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

22.7%

in the top 0.05% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Self-care disability

11.6%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

38.9%

in the bottom 0.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

29.6%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

43.4%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

7.7%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
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 ›

Diabetes

24.1%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Stroke

7.3%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its severe level: severe means at least four of the six health-need readings and at least four of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • People without health insurance
  • People living in poverty
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Distance to the nearest emergency room
  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Households with no vehicle

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

In its overall standing, Saint Francis, South Dakota (ZIP 57572) lands in the bottom 0.2% nationally (32,021st) and the bottom 0.9% of South Dakota (357th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The profile reads plainly, and several measures carry it: modeled tooth loss sits in the top 0.02% nationally, vision disability lands in the top 0.05% nationally, and independent living disability lies in the top 0.05% nationally. Modeled self-care disability stands in the top 0.2% nationally, colon screening rests in the bottom 0.2% nationally, and cognitive disability registers in the top 0.2% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health resides in the top 0.2% nationally, and energy burden settles in the top 0.8% nationally. Modeled diabetes is in the top 0.7% nationally, and stroke sits in the top 0.8% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. On the overall standing, ZIP 57566, just across the boundary, ranks healthier. In the round, the area also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.

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 74%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 60%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.2%

16%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.8%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the bottom 0.4%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 4%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.06%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

About typical

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.00%

16%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.00%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the bottom 0.00%

11%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.00%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.00%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 32%

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 adults29.3%26.3–32.3
High blood pressure among adults41.4%37.5–45.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.3%4.8–5.9
Current asthma among adults16.1%14.3–18.0
Coronary heart disease among adults10.8%9.7–11.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults15.7%13.6–17.6
Depression among adults24.4%20.9–28.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults24.1%21.7–26.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened31.8%28.2–35.7
Obesity among adults51.9%45.0–58.5
Stroke among adults7.3%6.6–8.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years56.5%51.2–61.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years19.8%16.3–23.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure70.4%67.3–73.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.2%69.1–77.0
Cholesterol screening among adults71.1%67.7–74.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years38.9%34.2–43.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults36.7%33.4–40.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years64.0%56.1–71.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.5%11.9–17.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults42.4%37.8–47.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults45.1%39.6–50.6
Short sleep duration among adults42.6%37.3–47.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults43.4%38.8–48.0
Frequent mental distress among adults26.0%23.0–28.9
Frequent physical distress among adults24.7%22.0–27.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults29.6%26.2–33.2
Any disability among adults53.7%48.4–58.9
Hearing disability among adults14.2%12.7–15.8
Independent living disability among adults22.7%20.1–25.4
Mobility disability among adults29.2%25.9–32.2
Self-care disability among adults11.6%10.2–12.9
Vision disability among adults19.2%17.2–21.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate58.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (1.1–33.5%) n=364
Uninsured 18–6445.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.6% (0.0–33.2%) n=365
No HS diploma (25+)25.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.0% (0.8–15.3%) n=366
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (10.3–40.7%) n=366
Unemployment rate (16+)28.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–8.0%) n=365
Households without a vehicle22.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=364
Broadband subscription83.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (73.7–96.3%) n=364
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.5% (5.2–30.6%) n=364
Homeownership rate62.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.9% (57.2–94.8%) n=364
Crowded housing (>1 per room)18.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.6% (0.0–10.2%) n=364
Foreign-born population11.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–5.3%) n=367
Single-parent households10.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.7% (32.7–81.4%) n=362
Population 65+7.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.3% (8.4–33.0%) n=367
Median age24.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (27.6–56.7) n=365
Median household income$40,417$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$74,865 ($51,211–$102,582) n=336
Median home value$37,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($79,000–$321,400) n=311
Median gross rent$572$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 birth73.3 yr ± 2.5778.9 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 2.57 years of 73.3, 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