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71266

in Pioneer, LouisianaPopulation 1,673

ZipVitals Score
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34.03/ 100

Ranked #29,723 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 7.4%)

Ranked #367 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (bottom 28%)

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.

Crowded housing

10.6%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

23.2%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

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Stroke

5.7%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

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Home broadband subscription

69.1%

in the bottom 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST14th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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High blood pressure

48.2%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

20.7%

in the top 6.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST67th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Diabetes

18.4%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

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Fair or poor health

30%

in the top 8.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

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Self-care disability

6.6%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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Independent-living disability

12.7%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST72nd
US92nd
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 ›

The read

By the composite health measure, Pioneer, Louisiana (ZIP 71266) ranks in the bottom 7.4% nationally (29,723rd) and the bottom 28% of Louisiana (367th).

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The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: crowded housing registers in the top 4.1% nationally. Set against that, modeled mobility disability rests in the top 6.4% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 6.0% nationally. Home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 5.7% nationally, modeled high blood pressure lands in the top 5.7% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability sits in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled diabetes is in the top 7.0% nationally, fair or poor health settles in the top 8.4% nationally, and self-care disability resides in the top 7.9% nationally. Modeled independent living disability registers in the top 7.9% nationally.

Read against the ZIPs closest to it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Close by, ZIP 71263, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

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 96%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 46%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

8%

Disability

healthier than 6%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 14%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 30%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Disability

healthier than 21%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 96.3 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 7.7 (bottom 10%) — 89 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #161 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

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 adults35.7%32.0–39.5
High blood pressure among adults48.2%43.6–52.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.3–10.2
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.5–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults10.2%9.1–11.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.1%10.5–13.7
Depression among adults27.4%23.4–31.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.4%16.1–20.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.0%37.2–46.7
Obesity among adults42.2%33.6–51.5
Stroke among adults5.7%5.1–6.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.9%19.0–27.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.9%8.0–12.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.6%79.1–83.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.4%79.1–85.4
Cholesterol screening among adults86.1%84.3–88.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.6%57.2–68.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.3%43.3–51.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.0%69.5–84.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.5%12.7–18.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.3%18.3–24.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.1%30.8–41.7
Short sleep duration among adults39.6%32.8–47.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.0%26.1–33.9
Frequent mental distress among adults20.1%17.7–22.5
Frequent physical distress among adults18.6%16.4–21.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.7%18.1–23.2
Any disability among adults44.4%39.2–49.6
Hearing disability among adults10.8%9.6–12.1
Independent living disability among adults12.7%11.2–14.3
Mobility disability among adults23.2%20.2–26.1
Self-care disability among adults6.6%5.8–7.4
Vision disability among adults8.4%7.5–9.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.7%24.6–32.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.2%21.6–28.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults22.7%19.5–26.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.4%14.9–19.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.3%10.7–13.9
Loneliness among adults35.9%30.4–41.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.4–14.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504
Uninsured 18–647.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505
No HS diploma (25+)18.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508
Unemployment rate (16+)9.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501
Households without a vehicle9.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3226.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504
Broadband subscription69.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504
Homeownership rate63.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504
Crowded housing (>1 per room)10.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504
Foreign-born population0.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508
Single-parent households65.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495
Population 65+20.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508
Median age30.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500
Median household income$59,554$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457
Median home value$119,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452
Median gross rent$819$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$915 ($606–$1,325) n=389
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.8 yr ± 1.2278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.9 yr (73.2–79.0) n=494

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 1.22 years of 76.8, 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