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65542

in Licking, MissouriPopulation 7,060

ZipVitals Score
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32.77/ 100

Ranked #30,099 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.2%)

Ranked #907 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 8.7%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

0.95%

in the bottom 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

22.8%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

26.6%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

21.6 mi

in the top 4.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Child-care access

0.77 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
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 ›

Independent-living disability

13.3%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US94th
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 ›

Mammography

67.1%

in the bottom 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

56%

in the bottom 6.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US6th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

30.5%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US6th
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 ›

The read

Licking, Missouri (ZIP 65542), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 6.2% nationally (30,099th) and the bottom 8.7% of Missouri (907th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Where this area is stretched, the data is unambiguous: modeled cognitive disability sits in the top 2.7% nationally, tooth loss registers in the top 5.6% nationally, and independent living disability lands in the top 5.8% nationally. Modeled mammography resides in the bottom 5.7% nationally, colon screening lies in the bottom 6.0% nationally, and fair or poor health settles in the top 7.5% nationally. Better still, modeled arsenic stands in the bottom 1.3% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is in the top 4.2% nationally. Childcare rests in the top 4.2% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 6.1% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 65436, 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 79%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 12%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 7%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 37%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 2%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

“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 adults32.2%28.9–35.7
High blood pressure among adults44.6%40.3–49.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.4%7.7–9.3
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.6–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults9.5%8.6–10.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.6%11.3–14.0
Depression among adults25.0%21.5–29.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.3%14.3–18.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.3%35.2–44.0
Obesity among adults44.8%37.0–52.8
Stroke among adults5.0%4.6–5.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years26.6%22.5–30.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.4%11.1–15.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.4%73.6–79.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.3%73.7–80.8
Cholesterol screening among adults79.5%77.0–81.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years56.0%50.3–61.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.4%43.5–51.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.1%58.4–74.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.2%12.5–18.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults25.0%21.9–28.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.7%33.7–44.3
Short sleep duration among adults42.5%35.5–49.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.5%27.2–34.2
Frequent mental distress among adults20.2%18.1–22.7
Frequent physical distress among adults18.7%16.7–21.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults22.8%20.5–25.4
Any disability among adults46.5%41.8–51.6
Hearing disability among adults11.1%10.1–12.3
Independent living disability among adults13.3%11.9–14.8
Mobility disability among adults22.3%19.8–24.9
Self-care disability among adults6.4%5.8–7.1
Vision disability among adults8.1%7.4–9.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.7%19.5–26.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.2%19.9–26.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.8%18.8–25.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.8%15.4–20.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.3%11.6–15.0
Loneliness among adults31.6%26.8–36.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults14.5%12.7–16.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6423.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)18.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)9.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)8.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle10.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription75.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)30.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate78.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households50.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+20.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age40.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$46,076$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$118,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$728$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 birth76.7 yr ± 0.7478.9 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 0.74 years of 76.7, 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