Social Vulnerability Index Recalculation
The Social Vulnerability Index Recalculation is based on the important work of the federal Centers for Disease Control. With the future of that index in doubt, the same federal datasets and methodologies were used to carry the index forward.
The most recent SVI uses the 2022 American Communities Survey as its base. This recalculation matches the 2022 baseline 100 percent. The 2022 methodologies form the basis of the updated calculations for subsequent ACS vintages. This platform will run updates on all new ACS releases.
Should the SVI be updated with changed methodologies, this platform will update to match, while preserving the 2022 methodologies for comparison purposes.
Montgomery County — Social Vulnerability Index
Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Montgomery County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (1 to 30)Lower-middle (37 to 58)Middle (58 to 77)Upper-middle (77 to 89)Higher (90 to 98)
Each unit is shaded by its Overall SVI Percentile value and grouped into equal-count bands (quantiles) against the other units shown — lighter = lower, darker = higher. It ranks position among the units in view; it does not grade places, and the ranges shift with which units are shown.
The map is bounded to this parent geography — it shows the selected unit among its own siblings only, the same depth rule the drill-down uses. Shading ranks position on the measure among the units shown; it does not grade places.
Median tract: 70th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 1st percentile to the 98th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Tract 54.07 is marked below — Near the median.
Widest spread across these tracts: Socioeconomic Status — this theme most separates the higher- and lower-ranked tracts here.
The SVI ranks each tract's position relative to a comparison set; it is not averaged into one number for the area, because percentiles do not average meaningfully. The distribution — median, range, and shape below — is the summary.
Well above the median — 24 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 22.01 (pop. 3,541) — 98th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 16.00 (pop. 4,273) — 97th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 12.00 (pop. 1,678) — 97th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 30.00 (pop. 1,539) — 97th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 56.13 (pop. 4,729) — 96th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 4.00 (pop. 4,753) — 96th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 10.00 (pop. 923) — 95th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 15.00 (pop. 4,598) — 94th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 56.10 (pop. 1,652) — 93rd percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 7.00 (pop. 1,316) — 91st percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 11.00 (pop. 2,397) — 91st percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 24.00 (pop. 1,368) — 91st percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 60.00 (pop. 3,201) — 91st percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 56.14 (pop. 2,662) — 90th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 6.00 (pop. 1,604) — 90th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 32.00 (pop. 6,041) — 89th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 51.02 (pop. 4,377) — 89th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 25.00 (pop. 2,674) — 87th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 23.00 (pop. 2,409) — 86th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 59.02 (pop. 2,669) — 85th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 29.01 (pop. 3,843) — 85th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 33.04 (pop. 2,957) — 83rd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 3.00 (pop. 1,294) — 83rd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 55.01 (pop. 3,018) — 82nd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Above the median — 17 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 5.00 (pop. 2,901) — 80th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 29.02 (pop. 3,829) — 80th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 28.00 (pop. 4,387) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 53.02 (pop. 2,274) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 2.00 (pop. 1,613) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 61.00 (pop. 1,871) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 54.02 (pop. 5,370) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 18.00 (pop. 3,323) — 73rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 17.00 (pop. 5,256) — 72nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 54.03 (pop. 3,835) — 72nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 54.10 (pop. 4,547) — 72nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 31.00 (pop. 3,186) — 70th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 13.00 (pop. 1,712) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 22.02 (pop. 841) — 66th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 57.00 (pop. 1,480) — 65th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 1.00 (pop. 943) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 51.01 (pop. 3,704) — 63rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Near the median — 14 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 54.07 (pop. 4,265) — 59th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 56.06 (pop. 5,228) — 58th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 21.00 (pop. 3,712) — 58th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 59.04 (pop. 2,728) — 54th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 27.00 (pop. 3,681) — 54th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 56.05 (pop. 4,263) — 54th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 20.00 (pop. 4,548) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 19.00 (pop. 2,786) — 46th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 54.12 (pop. 6,672) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 33.01 (pop. 2,741) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 58.00 (pop. 1,910) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 26.00 (pop. 5,352) — 43rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 54.09 (pop. 1,975) — 42nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 33.03 (pop. 2,465) — 42nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Below the median — 5 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 55.02 (pop. 3,475) — 39th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 56.11 (pop. 3,497) — 37th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 56.09 (pop. 5,061) — 30th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 14.00 (pop. 3,596) — 24th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 53.01 (pop. 1,255) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Well below the median — 11 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 59.03 (pop. 1,958) — 19th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 9.00 (pop. 1,573) — 17th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 54.13 (pop. 3,057) — 15th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 56.08 (pop. 1,451) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 54.14 (pop. 4,812) — 12th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 56.12 (pop. 2,307) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 56.04 (pop. 3,437) — 10th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 55.03 (pop. 6,871) — 8th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 56.07 (pop. 6,234) — 7th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 55.04 (pop. 2,038) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 54.11 (pop. 3,182) — 1st percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
SVI = the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index, recomputed by this platform from American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates using CDC's published method. Percentiles rank each tract against all U.S. tracts. "Vulnerability" is the name of CDC's index; the platform reports where a place ranks on it, and does not grade places or their residents.
Top-decile flags follow CDC's own convention (≥ 90th percentile) and are attributed as such; they are not part of an official CDC distribution.