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72471

in Swifton, ArkansasPopulation 1,383

ZipVitals Score
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32.24/ 100

Ranked #30,248 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.7%)

Ranked #485 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (bottom 13.8%)

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.

Mammography

64.4%

in the bottom 2.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

21.5%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

2.4%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US94th
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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

73.9 mi

in the top 5.9% 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.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

12.3%

in the top 6.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

12.8%

in the top 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

24.3%

in the top 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

29.5%

in the top 9.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST70th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Fiber broadband

96.3%

in the top 9.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST82nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

10.9 mi

in the top 9.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

The read

Swifton, Arkansas (ZIP 72471), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 5.7% nationally (30,248th) and the bottom 13.8% of Arkansas (485th).

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 5.9% nationally, and fiber broadband stands in the top 9.0% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled mammography registers in the bottom 2.4% nationally, and cognitive disability settles in the top 4.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise sits in the top 5.6% nationally, unemployment lies in the top 6.0% nationally, and modeled independent living disability rests in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled tooth loss resides in the top 8.3% nationally, modeled fair or poor health is in the top 9.3% nationally, and distance to a nursing home lands in the top 9.5% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 72112, 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 68%

14%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 13%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 10%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 8%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 7%

8%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 12%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 6%

8%

Disability

healthier than 18%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 34%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 38%

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 68.3; chronic-disease standing 12.8 — 56 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #2,075 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 adults33.0%29.7–36.8
High blood pressure among adults44.3%39.9–48.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.0–9.8
Current asthma among adults11.1%9.8–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults9.6%8.6–10.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.0%10.3–13.9
Depression among adults28.1%24.3–32.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.3%13.2–17.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.8%36.4–45.4
Obesity among adults42.8%34.4–51.8
Stroke among adults5.0%4.4–5.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years24.3%20.4–28.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.4%8.9–14.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.9%75.0–80.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.1%74.4–81.6
Cholesterol screening among adults83.2%80.6–85.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.4%52.9–63.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.4%43.4–51.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years64.4%54.8–73.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.0%11.4–16.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.4%17.8–25.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults38.2%32.3–44.8
Short sleep duration among adults39.8%33.0–47.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.5%25.6–34.1
Frequent mental distress among adults20.8%18.2–23.8
Frequent physical distress among adults18.9%16.5–21.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.5%18.7–24.7
Any disability among adults43.5%38.2–49.3
Hearing disability among adults10.7%9.5–12.0
Independent living disability among adults12.8%11.2–14.8
Mobility disability among adults21.7%18.8–24.9
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.3–7.0
Vision disability among adults7.8%6.9–8.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.1%22.1–30.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.3%18.4–26.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.9%12.9–19.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.5%13.0–18.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.2%9.5–13.0
Loneliness among adults35.2%29.6–40.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults12.2%10.4–14.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate24.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–6410.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)19.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)20.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)12.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle2.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription85.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate53.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households35.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+12.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age27.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$45,313$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$69,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent$573$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 birth77.0 yr ± 1.4378.9 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 1.43 years of 77.0, 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