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83320

in Carey, IdahoPopulation 1,600

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43.28/ 100

Ranked #24,132 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 25%)

Ranked #238 of 268 Idaho ZIPs (bottom 11.2%)

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.

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

1.6 days/year

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

35.3 mi

in the top 1.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US99th
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 ›

Walkability

0.77 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 1.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

21.5%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

18.5%

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mammography

66.9%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST36th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

43.8 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
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.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

17.7 per million

in the bottom 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST23rd
US7th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

56.9%

in the bottom 7.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By the composite measure, Carey, Idaho (ZIP 83320) sits in the bottom 25% nationally (24,132nd) and the bottom 11.2% of Idaho (238th).

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Where this area is stretched, the data is unambiguous: walkability resides in the bottom 1.8% nationally, modeled cognitive disability lies in the top 4.8% nationally, and modeled uninsured settles in the top 5.9% nationally. Modeled mammography stands in the bottom 5.3% nationally, fatal road crashes is in the top 5.6% nationally, and modeled colon screening rests in the bottom 7.2% nationally. Better still, modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 0.4% nationally, and humid heat registers in the bottom 1.0% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 1.5% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 6.6% nationally.

In plain language, 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 hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. ZIP 83251, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall.

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 76%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 33%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 92%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.00%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 5%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

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 adults26.8%23.7–29.6
High blood pressure among adults32.1%28.1–35.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.3%6.6–8.1
Current asthma among adults11.6%10.2–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.7–8.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.9%8.5–11.5
Depression among adults23.0%19.5–26.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.3%10.5–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.0%29.9–37.7
Obesity among adults27.9%21.6–33.6
Stroke among adults4.2%3.7–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years21.8%18.1–26.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years18.5%15.6–21.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure70.8%67.1–74.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults71.2%66.7–74.9
Cholesterol screening among adults75.8%73.0–78.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years56.9%51.4–62.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.9%55.2–62.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.9%58.4–75.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.5%11.8–17.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.6%15.6–21.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.2%25.5–34.9
Short sleep duration among adults31.7%25.9–38.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.0%22.4–29.5
Frequent mental distress among adults18.8%16.5–21.0
Frequent physical distress among adults17.7%15.5–19.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults21.5%18.9–24.1
Any disability among adults41.6%36.7–46.2
Hearing disability among adults10.8%9.5–12.0
Independent living disability among adults11.8%10.3–13.4
Mobility disability among adults19.4%16.7–21.9
Self-care disability among adults5.7%5.0–6.4
Vision disability among adults7.8%6.9–8.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.7%20.2–27.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.4%19.7–27.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults17.9%15.0–21.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.5%14.0–19.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.7%10.0–13.4
Loneliness among adults31.2%26.5–36.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.5%9.0–12.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ID median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.9% (1.2–20.3%) n=275
Uninsured 18–649.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.8% (0.0–25.9%) n=276
No HS diploma (25+)15.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.9% (0.0–17.9%) n=275
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (8.6–44.8%) n=275
Unemployment rate (16+)4.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.5% (0.0–6.8%) n=274
Households without a vehicle1.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=275
Broadband subscription95.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32290.8% (79.9–100.0%) n=275
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (1.7–33.4%) n=275
Homeownership rate63.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.7% (61.8–97.5%) n=275
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.8% (0.0–7.2%) n=275
Foreign-born population19.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5532.6% (0.0–13.3%) n=277
Single-parent households36.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08758.4% (44.1–86.8%) n=271
Population 65+9.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.3–42.1%) n=277
Median age27.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (31.8–62.3) n=273
Median household income$57,813$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$70,814 ($51,606–$96,415) n=252
Median home value$245,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$344,400 ($224,720–$577,280) n=247
Median gross rent$1,063$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$990 ($730–$1,495) n=192
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)ID median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth82.6 yr ± 1.3978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.9 yr (76.8–83.5) n=278

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 1.39 years of 82.6, 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