ZIP code
72036
in Cotton Plant, ArkansasPopulation 598
30.96/ 100
Ranked #30,557 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 4.8%)
Ranked #504 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (bottom 10.4%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Stroke
7.4%
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
23.3%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
57%
in the top 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
28.8%
in the top 0.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
8.4%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
2.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
35.5%
in the top 2.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
57.9%
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
10.5%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
9.8%
in the bottom 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its severe level: severe means at least four of the six health-need readings and at least four 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
- Food insecurity
- Housing insecurity
- Adults reporting fair or poor health
- Chronic conditions
Barriers to reaching care
- Distance to the nearest emergency room
- Thin local supply of pharmacies
- Households with no vehicle
- 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
Cotton Plant, Arkansas (ZIP 72036), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 4.8% nationally (30,557th) and the bottom 10.4% of Arkansas (504th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The profile opens on the readings that matter most locally: modeled stroke resides in the top 0.7% nationally, diabetes rests in the top 1.0% nationally, and high blood pressure lies in the top 0.5% nationally. Modeled mobility disability sits in the top 0.9% nationally, self-care disability settles in the top 2.1% nationally, and fair or poor health registers in the top 2.4% nationally. Poverty stands in the top 1.1% nationally, and modeled vision disability lands in the top 3.9% nationally. More positively, recreation is in the top 0.7% nationally, and modeled binge drinking resides in the bottom 1.1% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, recreation runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 72006, just across the boundary. Looking wider, the ZIP 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 87%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 51%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 2%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 2%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 7%
11%
Disability
healthier than 2%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 10%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 81%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 87%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 88%
8%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 1%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 14%
11%
Disability
healthier than 5%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 30%
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.
Nearby
72006
Arkansasshares a border
Score 35.81
Closest healthier
72017
Arkansasshares a border
Score 36.01
Similar health profile
36925
Alabama100% similar profile
Score 32.62
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 37.7% | 34.1–41.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 57.0% | 53.0–61.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.3% | 7.5–9.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.6% | 10.3–13.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.6% | 10.3–12.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.6% | 11.0–14.4 |
| Depression among adults | 21.1% | 18.2–24.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 23.3% | 20.6–26.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.7% | 39.5–48.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 43.6% | 35.8–52.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 7.4% | 6.6–8.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 25.5% | 21.5–29.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.3% | 10.0–14.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 84.7% | 82.7–86.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 84.2% | 81.5–86.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.7% | 86.0–89.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.9% | 60.9–70.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 44.2% | 40.4–48.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.1% | 66.6–80.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 9.8% | 8.1–11.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.6% | 17.4–23.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 44.1% | 38.4–50.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 43.9% | 36.9–51.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 35.5% | 31.2–39.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.4% | 16.4–20.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 20.0% | 17.7–22.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.0% | 17.5–22.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 48.1% | 43.1–53.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 14.0% | 12.2–15.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 28.8% | 25.3–32.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.3–9.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–11.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 33.2% | 28.9–37.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 30.2% | 25.7–34.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 22.6% | 18.9–26.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 21.2% | 18.1–24.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 14.3% | 12.4–16.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 36.8% | 31.7–42.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 16.7% | 14.5–19.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 57.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 16.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 11.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 19.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 14.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 15.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 18.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573 |
| Households without a vehicle | 32.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574 |
| Broadband subscription | 52.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 83.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 52.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574 |
| Homeownership rate | 41.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578 |
| Single-parent households | 57.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571 |
| Population 65+ | 38.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578 |
| Median age | 60.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573 |
| Median household income | $13,264 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505 |
| Median home value | $47,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519 |
| Median gross rent | $555 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $800 ($568–$1,094) n=393 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.7 yr ± 1.56 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 76.2 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 1.56 years of 79.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
More ZIPs to explore ▾More ZIPs to explore ▴
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