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65768

in Vanzant, MissouriPopulation 166

ZipVitals Score
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36.66/ 100

Ranked #28,685 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 10.6%)

Ranked #812 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 18%)

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.

Unemployment rate

20.5%

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Poverty rate

42.8%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
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 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US3rd
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

21.3%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$26,029

in the bottom 1.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

19.5 mi

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

67.7%

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US7th
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

72.9%

in the bottom 8.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST10th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Vanzant, Missouri (ZIP 65768) lands in the bottom 10.6% nationally (28,685th) and the bottom 18% of Missouri (812th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures that press hardest set the tone here: unemployment is in the top 2.0% nationally, and poverty stands in the top 2.5% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability settles in the top 5.3% nationally, and household income lies in the bottom 1.2% nationally. Distance to an emergency room resides in the top 5.8% nationally, and modeled mammography lands in the bottom 7.0% nationally. On the stronger side, modeled transportation noise registers at the national minimum, arsenic sits in the bottom 3.3% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 7.1% nationally. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 65689, 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 88%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 16%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 17%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 3%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 32%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 10%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 91%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 15%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 11%

8%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 36%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

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 adults33.6%29.9–37.8
High blood pressure among adults41.1%36.6–45.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.0–9.9
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.2–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.7%7.5–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.9%9.8–14.3
Depression among adults26.7%22.9–31.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.7%12.5–17.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.1%35.5–45.0
Obesity among adults39.9%31.6–49.1
Stroke among adults4.6%4.0–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years17.7%14.5–21.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.6%7.9–13.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.3%74.0–80.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.5%73.6–81.2
Cholesterol screening among adults82.6%79.5–85.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.3%56.9–67.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.5%52.8–60.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.7%59.1–75.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.7%12.8–19.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults24.0%19.4–28.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.4%29.4–41.9
Short sleep duration among adults41.2%34.3–48.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults27.2%22.7–32.1
Frequent mental distress among adults19.8%17.3–22.6
Frequent physical distress among adults18.5%15.9–21.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.3%18.1–24.7
Any disability among adults42.4%36.7–48.5
Hearing disability among adults10.3%8.9–11.8
Independent living disability among adults12.0%10.1–14.1
Mobility disability among adults20.7%17.4–24.4
Self-care disability among adults5.7%4.6–6.8
Vision disability among adults6.8%5.7–8.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.5%17.7–25.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.9%13.9–22.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.7%12.3–19.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.3%11.7–17.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.6–12.1
Loneliness among adults31.4%26.2–36.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.9%9.1–12.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate42.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)32.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)20.5%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 subscription72.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate77.1%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 households40.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+31.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age59.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$26,029$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$272,200$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 birth74.8 yr ± 0.8778.9 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 0.87 years of 74.8, 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