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72846

in Lamar, ArkansasPopulation 3,853

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42.63/ 100

Ranked #24,705 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 23%)

Ranked #153 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 27%)

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.

Mental-health provider access

0.25 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›

Home broadband subscription

68.9%

in the bottom 5.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST15th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

23.6%

in the top 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST68th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Lamar, Arkansas (ZIP 72846) lands in the bottom 23% nationally (24,705th) and the top 27% of Arkansas (153rd).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: mental-health providers stands in the top 2.9% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Park land registers in the top 16% nationally, and unemployment resides in the bottom 16% nationally. Modeled tree cover settles in the top 17% nationally. Set against that, home broadband subscription is in the bottom 5.6% nationally, and modeled tooth loss sits in the top 9.4% nationally. Modeled mammography lands in the bottom 11.7% nationally, and cognitive disability lies in the top 14.6% nationally. Modeled humid heat stands in the top 15% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. On the overall standing, ZIP 72847, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 79%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 39%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 19%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 17%

8%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 26%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 67%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

Disability

healthier than 69%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 65%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 39%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

“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 adults30.0%26.6–33.5
High blood pressure among adults41.5%37.2–45.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%7.9–9.6
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.2–11.9
Coronary heart disease among adults8.2%7.4–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.6%8.4–10.8
Depression among adults25.9%22.0–29.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.4%11.6–15.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.5%36.0–44.9
Obesity among adults36.6%29.1–44.8
Stroke among adults4.0%3.7–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years23.6%19.8–27.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.3%9.3–13.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.9%75.0–80.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.9%74.0–81.3
Cholesterol screening among adults84.5%82.4–86.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.5%56.2–66.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.9%48.9–57.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.4%60.4–77.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.7%11.9–17.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.6%14.9–20.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.4%28.3–38.7
Short sleep duration among adults39.5%32.6–46.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.0%21.7–28.4
Frequent mental distress among adults19.3%17.0–21.6
Frequent physical distress among adults16.9%14.8–19.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.9%16.6–21.3
Any disability among adults39.1%34.2–44.0
Hearing disability among adults9.2%8.2–10.4
Independent living disability among adults10.1%8.8–11.4
Mobility disability among adults17.9%15.6–20.3
Self-care disability among adults4.6%4.1–5.1
Vision disability among adults6.0%5.4–6.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.2%22.3–30.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.3%14.4–20.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.4%8.5–12.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.0%10.9–15.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.7–10.2
Loneliness among adults33.2%28.2–38.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.8–10.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–6415.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)13.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)27.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)0.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle0.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription68.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate87.3%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 population1.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households53.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+15.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age40.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$61,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$151,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent$654$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 birth79.4 yr ± 1.1978.9 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 1.19 years of 79.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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