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ZIP code

65760

in Tecumseh, MissouriPopulation 538

34.19/ 100

Ranked #29,662 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.5%)

Ranked #878 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 11.6%)

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.

Hearing disability

12.7%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

54.7%

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Poverty rate

42%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.1%

in the bottom 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US4th
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 ›

Mobility disability

24%

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.9%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US95th
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 ›

Cognitive disability

20.8%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

8.6%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

12.8%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US93rd
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 ›

Stroke

5.6%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US93rd
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 acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three 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 living in poverty
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Limited home internet for telehealth

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

On the composite measure, Tecumseh, Missouri (ZIP 65760) stands in the bottom 7.5% nationally (29,662nd) and the bottom 11.6% of Missouri (878th).

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Several signals ground this area in the numbers: modeled hearing disability rests in the top 2.6% nationally, and home broadband subscription lands in the bottom 2.1% nationally. Poverty settles in the top 2.6% nationally, and modeled mobility disability rests in the top 4.9% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lands in the top 4.7% nationally, modeled cognitive disability settles in the top 6.6% nationally, and crowded housing rests in the top 5.9% nationally. Modeled independent living disability lands in the top 7.5% nationally, and stroke settles in the top 6.9% nationally. On the encouraging side, modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 3.7% nationally.

For clarity, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. ZIP 65638, about 0.9 miles away, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby. Beyond the headline readings, 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 89%

14%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 6%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 8%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 19%

8%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 25%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

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 adults37.6%33.5–41.4
High blood pressure among adults45.6%40.8–50.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.0%9.8–12.2
Current asthma among adults11.2%9.8–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults10.9%9.5–12.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults14.0%11.5–16.6
Depression among adults25.9%22.0–29.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.8%14.4–19.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.7%37.9–47.5
Obesity among adults42.0%33.2–50.5
Stroke among adults5.6%4.8–6.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.5%16.9–24.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.1%8.3–14.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.4%78.6–84.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.8%76.2–83.1
Cholesterol screening among adults84.4%82.0–86.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.5%53.8–65.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.0%43.1–51.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.6%63.9–80.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.7%11.1–16.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults23.1%18.8–27.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults37.6%31.4–44.0
Short sleep duration among adults38.5%31.3–46.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.2%24.5–33.9
Frequent mental distress among adults18.8%16.4–21.2
Frequent physical distress among adults19.6%16.9–22.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.8%17.8–24.1
Any disability among adults46.0%40.3–51.7
Hearing disability among adults12.7%11.1–14.2
Independent living disability among adults12.8%10.8–14.8
Mobility disability among adults24.0%20.1–27.8
Self-care disability among adults6.2%5.2–7.4
Vision disability among adults7.5%6.3–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.2%16.8–24.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.1%14.3–22.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.6%13.1–20.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.4%10.9–16.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.1%8.4–11.9
Loneliness among adults29.8%24.7–35.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.5%8.7–12.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate42.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6410.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)35.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)16.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription54.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate85.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)8.6%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 households89.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+58.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age65.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$42,708$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$204,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$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 birth86.3 yr ± 2.7878.9 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 2.78 years of 86.3, 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