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76470

in Ranger, TexasPopulation 3,218

ZipVitals Score
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37.12/ 100

Ranked #28,466 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.3%)

Ranked #1,643 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 12.1%)

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.

Dry extreme heat

86.9 days/year

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Nitrate in drinking water

2.1%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US94th
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 ›

Fatal road crashes

43.5 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US94th
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.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US7th
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 ›

Colon-cancer screening

56.9%

in the bottom 7.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST24th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

68.3%

in the bottom 8.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST12th
US8th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

16.9%

in the top 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST54th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

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Tooth loss

22.8%

in the top 10.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US89th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$39,434

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

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Energy-cost burden

4.8%

in the top 12.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US88th
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 ›

The read

Ranger, Texas (ZIP 76470), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 11.3% nationally (28,466th) and the bottom 12.1% of Texas (1,643rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: modeled industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 6.6% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site rests in the top 12.0% nationally. Working the other way, modeled extreme heat sits in the top 3.8% nationally, modeled nitrate registers in the top 5.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes lands in the top 5.7% nationally. Modeled colon screening resides in the bottom 7.2% nationally, and mammography lies in the bottom 8.3% nationally. Modeled uninsured settles in the top 7.7% nationally, and tooth loss stands in the top 10.8% nationally. Household income is in the bottom 5.3% nationally.

In everyday language, 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 neighbor overall sits at ZIP 76424, 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 92%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 8%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 16%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

8%

Disability

healthier than 17%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 2%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 24%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 14%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 25%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 11%

8%

Disability

healthier than 21%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 7%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 adults29.8%26.6–33.1
High blood pressure among adults39.6%35.6–43.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.1–9.7
Current asthma among adults10.7%9.5–12.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.7%7.8–9.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%8.8–11.6
Depression among adults24.7%21.1–28.6
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.1%13.2–17.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.4%35.4–43.7
Obesity among adults36.7%28.9–45.1
Stroke among adults4.6%4.2–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.8%19.2–26.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.9%13.8–20.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.4%76.0–80.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.9%71.1–78.5
Cholesterol screening among adults83.3%80.9–85.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years56.9%51.7–62.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.6%43.9–51.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.3%60.4–75.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.9%13.3–19.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.1%14.6–19.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.7%27.0–36.8
Short sleep duration among adults40.2%33.8–46.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.6%23.3–30.3
Frequent mental distress among adults19.2%17.0–21.5
Frequent physical distress among adults16.8%14.8–19.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.1%15.8–20.6
Any disability among adults39.3%34.5–44.2
Hearing disability among adults9.5%8.5–10.6
Independent living disability among adults11.2%9.8–12.7
Mobility disability among adults19.5%17.1–22.2
Self-care disability among adults5.4%4.8–6.1
Vision disability among adults7.2%6.4–8.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6428.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)18.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)3.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle6.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription92.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)32.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate64.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population4.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households45.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+20.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age37.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$39,434$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$81,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$806$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,154 ($764–$1,815) n=1,508
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.6 yr ± 1.0578.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.2 yr (75.1–81.7) n=1,772

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 1.05 years of 74.6, 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