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72466

in Smithville, ArkansasPopulation 1,461

ZipVitals Score
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40.26/ 100

Ranked #26,577 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 17%)

Ranked #248 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 44%)

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

1.1%

in the bottom 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST28th
US3rd
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 ›

Fiber broadband

99.1%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST89th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

47.9 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US96th
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 ›

Transportation noise

0.01%

in the bottom 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST12th
US6th
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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

75.5 mi

in the top 5.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

14.2 mi

in the top 8.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST85th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

The read

In overall standing, Smithville, Arkansas (ZIP 72466) comes out in the bottom 17% nationally (26,577th) and the top 44% of Arkansas (248th).

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Both sides of the picture show up plainly in this area's numbers: modeled arsenic is in the bottom 3.3% nationally, fiber broadband resides in the top 4.4% nationally, and modeled transportation noise rests in the bottom 5.6% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site lies in the top 5.7% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles in the top 8.7% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise registers at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled pfas stands in the bottom 14.1% nationally. By contrast, fatal road crashes lands in the top 4.5% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability is in the top 13.0% nationally.

In plain terms, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 72569, 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 95%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 23%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 27%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 20%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

Disability

healthier than 20%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 17%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 54%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Disability

healthier than 57%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

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 ›

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 94.7 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 23.5 — 71 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,006 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 adults31.9%29.1–34.7
High blood pressure among adults43.4%39.9–46.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.6–10.1
Current asthma among adults10.4%9.4–11.4
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%8.1–9.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.4%9.3–11.6
Depression among adults26.2%23.3–29.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.9%12.4–15.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.9%37.5–44.2
Obesity among adults41.4%35.4–47.4
Stroke among adults4.4%4.0–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.7%16.1–21.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.4%8.8–12.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.9%75.6–80.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.8%75.9–81.4
Cholesterol screening among adults84.4%82.5–86.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.1%55.7–64.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults50.3%46.9–53.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.3%63.5–75.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.1%13.0–17.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults19.3%16.9–21.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.2%29.9–38.4
Short sleep duration among adults38.3%32.9–42.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.1%23.2–28.9
Frequent mental distress among adults19.3%17.5–21.2
Frequent physical distress among adults17.4%15.7–19.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.2%17.3–21.2
Any disability among adults40.7%36.8–44.6
Hearing disability among adults10.0%9.0–10.9
Independent living disability among adults10.5%9.4–11.6
Mobility disability among adults19.1%17.0–21.2
Self-care disability among adults4.9%4.4–5.5
Vision disability among adults6.2%5.6–6.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.5%23.5–29.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.9%14.6–19.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.6%8.9–12.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.5%10.9–14.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.9–10.0
Loneliness among adults33.7%29.9–37.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.3%8.2–10.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–646.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)8.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.2%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 vehicle1.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription89.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate84.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population0.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households60.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+18.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age32.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$79,808$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$165,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent$625$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 birth79.0 yr ± 1.0478.9 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 1.04 years of 79.0, 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