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71665

in Rison, ArkansasPopulation 4,964

ZipVitals Score
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40.85/ 100

Ranked #26,149 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 18%)

Ranked #231 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 41%)

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.

Arsenic in groundwater

0.91%

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
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 ›

PFAS in drinking water

8.6%

in the bottom 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST11th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Tooth loss

23.4%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST67th
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

46.5%

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST59th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.66%

in the bottom 10.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

42.8%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Rison, Arkansas (ZIP 71665) places in the bottom 18% nationally (26,149th) and the top 41% of Arkansas (231st).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: modeled arsenic is in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and pfas lands in the bottom 6.0% nationally. Floodplain exposure stands in the bottom 10.4% nationally. Distance to a community health center registers at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 11.5% nationally. On the other side, modeled tooth loss sits in the top 9.7% nationally, modeled high blood pressure lies in the top 8.7% nationally, and fatal road crashes rests in the top 10.1% nationally. Modeled short sleep resides in the top 11.6% nationally, and extreme heat is in the top 11.9% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. 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. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 71603, 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 93%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 78%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 29%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 92%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 60%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 74%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 78%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 49%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 47%

8%

Disability

healthier than 44%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 34%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 35%

11%

“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 93.5 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 14.6 — 79 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #545 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 adults34.0%30.5–37.6
High blood pressure among adults46.5%42.3–50.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.6%8.7–10.6
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.6–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.3–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.7%9.4–12.0
Depression among adults25.4%21.8–29.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.0%13.1–17.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.8%36.4–45.4
Obesity among adults42.8%35.0–51.1
Stroke among adults4.7%4.3–5.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years23.4%19.5–27.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.0%8.3–12.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.2%76.3–81.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.0%76.5–83.2
Cholesterol screening among adults85.9%83.9–87.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.4%56.0–66.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.5%47.6–55.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.5%63.4–78.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.5%11.0–16.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.4%15.8–21.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.8%29.9–40.2
Short sleep duration among adults41.3%34.6–48.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.4%23.3–29.8
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%17.0–21.3
Frequent physical distress among adults17.7%15.8–19.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.9%16.8–21.1
Any disability among adults41.3%36.6–46.2
Hearing disability among adults10.1%9.0–11.2
Independent living disability among adults11.0%9.8–12.3
Mobility disability among adults20.4%18.1–22.9
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.8–5.9
Vision disability among adults6.7%6.1–7.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.3%22.6–30.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.8%15.1–20.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.1%10.1–14.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.3%11.5–15.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.4%8.3–10.7
Loneliness among adults33.6%28.5–39.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.3%8.9–11.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate17.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–646.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)7.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)2.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle9.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription78.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate78.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population0.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households54.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+20.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age45.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$53,472$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$140,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent$605$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$800 ($568–$1,094) n=393
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.4 yr ± 0.8278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.2 yr (73.4–79.7) n=580

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 0.82 years of 76.4, 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