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73666

in Sweetwater, OklahomaPopulation 329

ZipVitals Score
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36.52/ 100

Ranked #28,752 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 10.4%)

Ranked #445 of 634 Oklahoma ZIPs (bottom 30%)

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.

Mammography

64.3%

in the bottom 2.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST11th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Nitrate in drinking water

25.7%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams 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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US3rd
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 ›

Distance to a community health center

35.4 mi

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

12.1%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.6%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

73.8 mi

in the top 5.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
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 ›

Dry extreme heat

68.7 days/year

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST79th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

12.1 mi

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

15.3 mi

in the top 10.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Sweetwater, Oklahoma (ZIP 73666) sits in the bottom 10.4% nationally (28,752nd) and the bottom 30% of Oklahoma (445th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The profile carries real weight, and several readings make that plain: modeled mammography lands in the bottom 2.3% nationally, modeled nitrate rests in the top 1.9% nationally, and distance to a community health center settles in the top 2.9% nationally. Modeled hearing disability lands in the top 4.2% nationally, energy burden rests in the top 4.3% nationally, and extreme heat settles in the top 6.1% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lands in the top 7.8% nationally. Better still, modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 2.9% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site settles in the top 5.9% nationally. Households without a vehicle lands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.

Put plainly, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, 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. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 73628, 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 70%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 15%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 6%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 1%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 67%

11%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 54%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 58%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Disability

healthier than 35%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 8%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.6%

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 adults34.4%31.6–37.3
High blood pressure among adults44.6%41.3–48.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.4%9.6–11.3
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.5–12.8
Coronary heart disease among adults9.8%8.8–10.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.0%9.5–12.5
Depression among adults25.4%22.6–28.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.7%13.0–16.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.6%38.3–45.2
Obesity among adults39.6%33.7–45.9
Stroke among adults4.9%4.3–5.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.4%14.1–18.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.0%8.2–12.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.1%78.1–82.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.9%77.5–82.4
Cholesterol screening among adults85.5%83.8–87.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.9%57.7–65.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.7%53.5–59.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years64.3%57.2–70.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.6%10.9–14.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.9%16.2–21.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.5%29.9–38.8
Short sleep duration among adults35.4%30.5–40.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.6%20.6–26.5
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%16.0–19.7
Frequent physical distress among adults16.4%14.6–18.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.8%15.7–20.0
Any disability among adults42.5%38.3–46.6
Hearing disability among adults12.1%10.9–13.3
Independent living disability among adults11.2%9.8–12.6
Mobility disability among adults21.3%18.7–23.7
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.6–5.9
Vision disability among adults6.9%6.1–7.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.9%19.9–26.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults17.5%14.8–20.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.9%14.0–20.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.3%10.5–14.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.8–10.4
Loneliness among adults31.1%27.3–35.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.0%8.7–11.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (6.5–26.1%) n=643
Uninsured 18–6422.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28619.4% (9.5–30.7%) n=643
No HS diploma (25+)3.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.9% (4.8–18.9%) n=644
Bachelor's or higher (25+)25.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.4% (9.0–38.4%) n=644
Unemployment rate (16+)3.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.3% (0.4–8.8%) n=643
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–9.0%) n=643
Broadband subscription86.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.4% (70.2–95.0%) n=643
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)13.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.5–31.0%) n=643
Homeownership rate65.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.2% (56.5–91.0%) n=643
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–6.1%) n=643
Foreign-born population0.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–9.3%) n=645
Single-parent households45.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.7% (39.5–66.1%) n=640
Population 65+26.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.4% (11.9–29.5%) n=645
Median age40.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.3 yr (33.1–52.0) n=642
Median household income$56,875$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$58,728 ($43,042–$88,542) n=616
Median home value$161,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$142,200 ($83,960–$248,900) n=615
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$839 ($628–$1,136) n=546
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)OK median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.2 yr ± 1.0378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.2 yr (73.6–81.3) n=638

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 1.03 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