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72411

in Bay, ArkansasPopulation 2,997

ZipVitals Score
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40.21/ 100

Ranked #26,611 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 17%)

Ranked #249 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 44%)

Ranked #6 of 19 Jonesboro, AR ZIPs (top 32%)

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.

Outer-floodplain exposure

11.6%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

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 ›

Floodplain exposure

41%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST81st
US94th
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 ›

Loud transportation noise

1.9%

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

20%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST66th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

9.4%

in the top 9.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

in the bottom 10.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US10th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

33.1%

in the top 32% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US68th
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 ›

The read

Bay, Arkansas (ZIP 72411) ranks in the bottom 17% nationally (26,611th) and the top 44% of Arkansas (249th).

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A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 11.7% nationally. By contrast, outer-floodplain exposure settles in the top 3.3% nationally, and floodplain exposure rests in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lands in the top 8.0% nationally, cognitive disability settles in the top 9.4% nationally, and transportation noise rests in the top 9.5% nationally. Modeled tree cover lands in the bottom 10.1% nationally, modeled mammography settles in the bottom 11.7% nationally, and fatal road crashes rests in the top 13.3% nationally. Poverty lands in the top 13.6% nationally.

Against its neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 72404, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Jonesboro, AR metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 43%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 42%

14%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 18%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

8%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 6%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 79%

21%

Disability

healthier than 66%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 69%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 20%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 19%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 67%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 61%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 72%

11%

Disability

healthier than 67%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 67%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 22%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 17%

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 adults30.7%27.5–34.0
High blood pressure among adults40.6%36.5–44.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.6%7.7–9.5
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.4–12.1
Coronary heart disease among adults7.7%6.8–8.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.4%8.1–10.8
Depression among adults28.1%24.3–32.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.2%10.5–14.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.7%34.5–42.9
Obesity among adults38.7%32.4–45.5
Stroke among adults3.9%3.5–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.9%9.7–14.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.1%8.1–12.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.1%73.0–78.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.3%73.7–81.0
Cholesterol screening among adults83.8%81.3–86.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.8%56.5–66.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.6%48.8–56.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.4%61.0–77.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.5%12.7–18.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.9%14.9–21.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults32.3%27.2–37.4
Short sleep duration among adults39.7%34.0–45.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.7%21.2–28.3
Frequent mental distress among adults20.1%17.6–22.7
Frequent physical distress among adults16.2%14.2–18.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.0%17.5–22.7
Any disability among adults39.3%34.5–44.3
Hearing disability among adults8.8%7.8–10.0
Independent living disability among adults10.6%9.1–12.1
Mobility disability among adults17.7%15.2–20.4
Self-care disability among adults4.5%3.9–5.1
Vision disability among adults5.9%5.1–6.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.8%22.9–30.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.8%13.9–20.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.9%8.8–13.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.0%10.9–15.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.9–10.6
Loneliness among adults34.0%29.3–39.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.6%8.2–11.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate22.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–6412.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)12.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)1.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle1.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription87.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate58.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population3.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households49.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+12.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age31.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$55,625$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$111,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent$1,028$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 birth75.5 yr ± 1.1078.9 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 1.10 years of 75.5, 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