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71842

in Horatio, ArkansasPopulation 1,955

ZipVitals Score
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36.57/ 100

Ranked #28,720 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 10.5%)

Ranked #386 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (bottom 31%)

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

0.97%

in the bottom 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST16th
US2nd
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US96th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

9.7%

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

20.9%

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

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Fair or poor health

30.1%

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

68.4%

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST25th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Radon

0.7 pCi/L

in the bottom 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

124.3 days/year

in the top 12.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US88th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

15.9%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

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Fatal road crashes

5.1 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US20th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Horatio, Arkansas (ZIP 71842) stands in the bottom 10.5% nationally (28,720th) and the bottom 31% of Arkansas (386th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: modeled arsenic is in the bottom 1.6% nationally, and fiber broadband registers in the top 10.9% nationally. Childcare lies in the top 11.1% nationally, and modeled radon is in the bottom 4.5% nationally. On the other side, modeled disaster risk registers in the top 3.6% nationally, crowded housing lies in the top 4.9% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability is in the top 6.3% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health registers in the top 8.2% nationally, mammography lies in the bottom 8.6% nationally, and mobility disability is in the top 10.3% nationally.

For clarity, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. ZIP 71846, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 94%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 9%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 18%

8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 9%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 35%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Disability

healthier than 21%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 25%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

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 adults31.7%28.4–35.1
High blood pressure among adults42.3%38.1–46.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.5%7.7–9.4
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.4–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults9.2%8.2–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.9%9.5–12.3
Depression among adults25.3%21.8–29.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.4%13.4–17.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.0%36.6–45.5
Obesity among adults41.1%33.8–48.8
Stroke among adults4.7%4.2–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.5%17.8–25.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.9%13.4–18.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.3%75.3–81.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.4%74.7–81.8
Cholesterol screening among adults84.0%81.8–86.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.0%53.5–64.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.4%44.6–52.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.4%59.5–76.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.3%11.7–17.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.3%16.4–22.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.8%33.7–44.1
Short sleep duration among adults40.2%33.6–47.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.1%26.6–33.6
Frequent mental distress among adults19.4%17.2–21.6
Frequent physical distress among adults19.0%16.8–21.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.9%18.6–23.2
Any disability among adults43.7%38.9–48.3
Hearing disability among adults10.3%9.2–11.5
Independent living disability among adults12.0%10.7–13.4
Mobility disability among adults21.8%19.1–24.4
Self-care disability among adults6.0%5.3–6.7
Vision disability among adults8.1%7.3–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults27.1%23.2–31.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.3%19.9–26.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.7%12.3–17.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.9%14.5–19.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.5%10.0–13.1
Loneliness among adults33.8%28.8–38.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.1%10.4–13.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–6418.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)21.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)5.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle3.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription84.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate81.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)9.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population21.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households65.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+24.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age41.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$55,810$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$175,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent$909$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 birth75.7 yr ± 1.3278.9 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 1.32 years of 75.7, 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