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87034

in Pueblo Of Acoma, New MexicoPopulation 3,507

33.31/ 100

Ranked #29,954 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.6%)

Ranked #295 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 12.5%)

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 0.08% 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 ›

Mammography

63.4%

in the bottom 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST19th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

53.2%

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST21st
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

13.8%

in the top 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.9%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
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 ›

Lack of transportation

18.7%

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

13.7%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US95th
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 ›

Short sleep

44.3%

in the top 4.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

26.7%

in the top 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • Food insecurity
  • Housing insecurity
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Limited home internet for telehealth

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

Overall, Pueblo Of Acoma, New Mexico (ZIP 87034) places in the bottom 6.6% nationally (29,954th) and the bottom 12.5% of New Mexico (295th).

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The data opens plainly on what marks this place: modeled mammography registers in the bottom 1.7% nationally, and colon screening settles in the bottom 3.6% nationally. Crowded housing sits in the top 2.5% nationally, and modeled vision disability lies in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled transportation rests in the top 2.9% nationally, independent living disability resides in the top 4.7% nationally, and short sleep is in the top 4.0% nationally. Modeled tooth loss lands in the top 5.5% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 0.08% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 87014, just across the boundary. Further still, the area also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.

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 96%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 98%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 21%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 7%

8%

Disability

healthier than 6%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 34%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

8%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

“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 96.3 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 20.8 — 76 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #734 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 adults28.8%25.7–32.2
High blood pressure among adults37.3%33.3–41.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.5%5.8–7.2
Current asthma among adults14.4%12.8–16.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.4–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.0%7.9–10.2
Depression among adults26.2%22.4–30.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.5%15.4–19.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened31.8%27.9–35.9
Obesity among adults40.7%33.5–48.7
Stroke among adults5.2%4.7–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years26.7%22.4–31.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.8%8.1–11.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.8%69.5–75.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults69.2%64.8–73.6
Cholesterol screening among adults80.6%78.1–82.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years53.2%47.8–58.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults50.9%47.0–54.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years63.4%54.6–71.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.9%11.3–17.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults24.7%21.3–28.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.0%23.4–33.0
Short sleep duration among adults44.3%38.2–50.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.4%25.9–33.0
Frequent mental distress among adults22.3%19.8–25.0
Frequent physical distress among adults19.8%17.6–22.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults20.7%18.2–23.2
Any disability among adults43.0%38.1–48.1
Hearing disability among adults11.1%9.9–12.4
Independent living disability among adults13.7%12.1–15.3
Mobility disability among adults20.6%18.2–23.2
Self-care disability among adults5.9%5.3–6.5
Vision disability among adults9.9%8.9–10.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults31.1%27.1–35.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults32.2%28.3–36.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults27.0%23.2–30.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.5%20.4–26.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults18.7%16.5–21.0
Loneliness among adults37.6%32.8–42.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults18.4%16.0–20.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate18.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–6425.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)13.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)9.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)3.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle9.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription65.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)10.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate92.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)13.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population0.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households51.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+18.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age38.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$48,795$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value$82,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255
Median gross rent$815$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$917 ($549–$1,408) n=173
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.5 yr ± 1.1078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.5 yr (76.1–83.2) n=357

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 1.10 years of 75.5, 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