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63936

in Dudley, MissouriPopulation 494

ZipVitals Score
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37.24/ 100

Ranked #28,411 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.4%)

Ranked #790 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 20%)

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

27%

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Lithium in drinking water

77 µg/L

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

2.1%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

20.6%

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

2.1%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
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 ›

Hearing disability

11.0%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

8.5%

in the top 13.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.09%

in the bottom 14.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US15th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Radon

1 pCi/L

in the bottom 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US20th
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

97 days/year

in the top 24% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US76th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Dudley, Missouri (ZIP 63936) lands in the bottom 11.4% nationally (28,411th) and the bottom 20% of Missouri (790th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Reading the numbers as a whole, the picture lands somewhere in between: modeled tooth loss lands in the top 5.2% nationally. On the other side, lithium in drinking water lies in the top 4.9% nationally, slow internet speeds stands in the top 5.6% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability rests in the top 7.2% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise registers in the top 7.1% nationally, and hearing disability resides in the top 9.4% nationally. Modeled independent living disability settles in the top 10.8% nationally, and mobility disability is in the top 11.8% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health sits in the top 13.7% nationally, and unemployment lands in the top 13.7% nationally.

Put simply, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. On the overall standing, ZIP 63825, 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

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 21%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 61%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 21%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 13%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

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 adults35.4%32.0–39.1
High blood pressure among adults40.7%36.8–44.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.6%8.6–10.6
Current asthma among adults11.1%9.8–12.5
Coronary heart disease among adults9.0%7.8–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.7%9.8–13.7
Depression among adults26.1%22.6–29.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.6%12.6–16.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.5%35.6–43.7
Obesity among adults37.7%31.7–44.5
Stroke among adults4.7%4.1–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years27.0%22.7–31.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.1%8.6–13.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.0%75.0–80.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.2%73.8–80.6
Cholesterol screening among adults83.2%80.8–85.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.6%54.6–64.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.2%47.5–55.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.6%65.6–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.5%12.0–17.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.4%18.8–26.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.2%30.8–41.7
Short sleep duration among adults40.2%34.2–46.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.7%23.6–32.0
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%16.7–21.5
Frequent physical distress among adults18.0%15.6–20.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.6%17.8–23.6
Any disability among adults44.3%39.3–49.5
Hearing disability among adults11.0%9.6–12.4
Independent living disability among adults12.1%10.3–13.9
Mobility disability among adults21.4%18.0–24.7
Self-care disability among adults5.4%4.6–6.3
Vision disability among adults6.8%5.8–7.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.6%17.4–24.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.7%14.5–21.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.8%11.9–17.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.4%11.2–15.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.7%8.3–11.2
Loneliness among adults32.9%28.2–37.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.1%8.5–11.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6411.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)36.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)8.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)8.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle6.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription86.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate62.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households54.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+17.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age45.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$51,466$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$146,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$838$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$813 ($553–$1,265) n=786
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.0 yr ± 1.0078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.6 yr (74.6–81.0) n=995

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 1.00 years of 76.0, 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