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61543

in Liverpool, IllinoisPopulation 70

ZipVitals Score
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44.13/ 100

Ranked #23,292 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 27%)

Ranked #1,191 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 13.0%)

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.

Floodplain exposure

96.7%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

68.8%

in the bottom 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.6%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US7th
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.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.05%

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.3%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 13.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US13th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

43.1%

in the top 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

44.9%

in the top 12.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US87th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

2.8 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 14.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US14th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Liverpool, Illinois (ZIP 61543) places in the bottom 27% nationally (23,292nd) and the bottom 13.0% of Illinois (1,191st).

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The measures that define this area's challenges come through directly: floodplain exposure resides in the top 0.4% nationally, and home broadband subscription is in the bottom 5.5% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lands in the top 6.0% nationally, and hearing disability stands in the top 7.5% nationally. Fiber broadband registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center settles in the top 10.2% nationally, and modeled arsenic sits in the top 11.9% nationally. On the stronger side, modeled disaster risk lies in the bottom 7.1% nationally, and transportation noise rests in the bottom 7.3% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise resides at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs.

Beside the areas that surround it, floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 61520, 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.

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

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 75%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 62%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 60%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 69%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Disability

healthier than 29%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 4%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 10%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 77%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Disability

healthier than 8%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 2%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

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 adults36.5%32.3–40.9
High blood pressure among adults44.9%39.9–49.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.7%11.4–14.2
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.0–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults10.6%9.3–12.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.6%8.9–12.5
Depression among adults21.6%18.0–25.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.2%12.9–17.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.1%38.1–48.5
Obesity among adults37.9%29.4–47.2
Stroke among adults5.1%4.5–5.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.3%10.6–16.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.0%5.3–9.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.7%79.6–85.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.0%78.5–85.2
Cholesterol screening among adults89.7%87.8–91.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.9%60.1–71.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.4%52.2–60.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.2%60.9–78.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.7%11.8–17.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.2%12.2–18.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.0%22.0–32.6
Short sleep duration among adults34.9%27.9–42.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.0%18.5–26.1
Frequent mental distress among adults15.7%13.7–18.1
Frequent physical distress among adults16.0%13.9–18.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.4%11.4–15.8
Any disability among adults36.3%31.3–41.8
Hearing disability among adults11.3%9.8–12.9
Independent living disability among adults9.5%8.1–11.2
Mobility disability among adults19.2%16.2–22.5
Self-care disability among adults4.7%4.0–5.5
Vision disability among adults5.7%4.9–6.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.0%19.2–27.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.5%9.9–15.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.1%9.5–15.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.4–11.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.5–7.8
Loneliness among adults31.4%26.3–36.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.1%5.0–7.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–6411.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)16.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)8.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)4.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle9.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription68.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate68.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households46.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+28.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age46.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$62,692$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$934 ($675–$1,653) n=1,170
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth78.2 yr ± 1.6378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.9 yr (75.5–82.2) n=1,348

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 1.63 years of 78.2, 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