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72044

in Edgemont, ArkansasPopulation 1,071

ZipVitals Score
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41.54/ 100

Ranked #25,623 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 20%)

Ranked #200 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 36%)

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.

Hearing disability

12.1%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

10.8%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.2%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST39th
US5th
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 ›

Tree cover

73.4%

in the top 7.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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High blood pressure

47.2%

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

37.3 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US92nd
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 9.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US9th
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 ›

Mobility disability

21.9%

in the top 10.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST62nd
US90th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

43.9%

in the top 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

33.9%

in the top 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US80th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Edgemont, Arkansas (ZIP 72044) ranks in the bottom 20% nationally (25,623rd) and the top 36% of Arkansas (200th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: modeled arsenic rests in the bottom 5.3% nationally. Unemployment is at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled tree cover stands in the top 7.6% nationally. Households without a vehicle settles at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 9.2% nationally. Against that, modeled hearing disability resides in the top 4.2% nationally, coronary heart disease lands in the top 5.1% nationally, and high blood pressure registers in the top 7.3% nationally. Fatal road crashes sits in the top 8.2% nationally, and modeled mobility disability rests in the top 10.0% nationally.

In plainer 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. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 72088, 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 63%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 62%

13%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 45%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 34%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 32%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 92%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 78%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 57%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 40%

14%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 51%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 43%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 19%

21%

Disability

healthier than 39%

7%

“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 adults38.0%34.4–41.6
High blood pressure among adults47.2%43.1–51.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.2%11.1–13.2
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.3–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults10.8%9.6–12.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.5%9.9–13.4
Depression among adults25.1%21.9–28.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.8%13.9–17.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.9%39.8–48.0
Obesity among adults38.3%31.9–44.9
Stroke among adults5.2%4.6–5.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.0%17.0–23.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.8%7.1–10.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.8%80.2–85.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.3%79.5–84.7
Cholesterol screening among adults88.7%87.2–90.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.7%64.1–72.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.5%48.9–56.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.0%64.2–78.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.6%10.6–14.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.0%14.4–19.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.2%29.3–39.2
Short sleep duration among adults36.9%31.6–42.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.4%23.0–30.3
Frequent mental distress among adults17.4%15.5–19.4
Frequent physical distress among adults18.2%16.0–20.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.5%15.3–19.8
Any disability among adults42.7%38.0–47.3
Hearing disability among adults12.1%10.8–13.5
Independent living disability among adults10.6%9.3–12.2
Mobility disability among adults21.9%19.1–25.0
Self-care disability among adults5.2%4.5–6.0
Vision disability among adults6.5%5.7–7.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.0%20.9–27.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.1%12.5–17.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.7%7.8–11.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.6%9.0–12.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.9–9.0
Loneliness among adults32.0%28.0–36.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.2%7.0–9.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–644.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)5.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription91.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)33.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate86.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population0.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households65.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+36.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age56.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$47,213$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$260,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent—$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 birth79.2 yr ± 2.3978.9 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 2.39 years of 79.2, 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