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88023

in Bayard, New MexicoPopulation 2,057

ZipVitals Score
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44.31/ 100

Ranked #23,106 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 28%)

Ranked #204 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 39%)

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.

Vision disability

11.7%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

22.7%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

54.9 mi

in the top 0.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
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.

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Fair or poor health

33.2%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

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Self-care disability

7.3%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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 ›

Diabetes

19.5%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

55.3%

in the bottom 5.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST31st
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

11.2%

in the bottom 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST18th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

34.6%

in the top 4.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

The read

Bayard, New Mexico (ZIP 88023), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 28% nationally (23,106th) and the bottom 39% of New Mexico (204th).

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Where this area is stretched, the data is unambiguous: modeled vision disability stands in the top 2.4% nationally, uninsured is in the top 3.1% nationally, and fair or poor health rests in the top 4.1% nationally. Modeled self-care disability sits in the top 4.7% nationally, diabetes registers in the top 4.6% nationally, and colon screening lands in the bottom 5.2% nationally. Poverty resides in the top 4.6% nationally. Better still, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 0.7% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled binge drinking stands in the bottom 3.7% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, 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. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 88026, 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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Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.6%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 92%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 74%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Disability

healthier than 5%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 83%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 41%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 38%

11%

Disability

healthier than 21%

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 99.4 (top 1%); chronic-disease standing 36.6 — 63 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,540 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 adults28.7%25.3–32.4
High blood pressure among adults39.2%34.9–43.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.8%6.1–7.5
Current asthma among adults9.4%8.2–10.7
Coronary heart disease among adults9.6%8.5–10.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.8%6.6–9.1
Depression among adults20.7%17.3–24.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.5%16.9–22.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.5%34.1–43.2
Obesity among adults37.9%30.3–45.8
Stroke among adults5.1%4.4–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.8%11.9–18.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years22.7%18.5–27.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.4%75.3–81.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults70.8%66.4–75.0
Cholesterol screening among adults83.4%81.0–85.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years55.3%49.7–61.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.4%48.4–56.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.6%59.1–75.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.2%9.0–13.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.2%11.6–17.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults36.3%30.4–42.7
Short sleep duration among adults33.8%27.9–40.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults33.2%28.8–38.0
Frequent mental distress among adults15.8%13.6–18.0
Frequent physical distress among adults19.1%16.6–21.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.6%14.9–20.4
Any disability among adults41.2%35.8–46.8
Hearing disability among adults10.8%9.5–12.2
Independent living disability among adults11.6%9.9–13.4
Mobility disability among adults22.1%19.0–25.6
Self-care disability among adults7.3%6.2–8.4
Vision disability among adults11.7%10.1–13.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.2%20.4–28.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults31.0%25.8–36.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults26.8%22.0–31.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.1%18.6–25.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.5%12.3–16.7
Loneliness among adults33.0%28.0–38.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults15.3%13.0–17.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate34.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–6410.4%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+)26.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)12.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle3.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription82.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)22.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate59.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population9.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households52.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+18.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age34.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$34,477$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value$117,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255
Median gross rent$716$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 birth83.7 yr ± 2.7478.9 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 2.74 years of 83.7, 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