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.
Tuscaloosa County — Social Vulnerability Index
Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Tuscaloosa County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (1 to 14)Lower-middle (15 to 27)Middle (27 to 55)Upper-middle (57 to 77)Higher (79 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.
Click a tract to see its overall percentile and theme scores.
Median tract: 34th percentile (among tracts in AL).
These tracts span the 1st percentile to the 98th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
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 — 11 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 117.03 (pop. 4,095) — 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 (well above).
Tract 124.07 (pop. 1,170) — 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 (well above).
Tract 124.08 (pop. 3,724) — 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 (well above).
Tract 124.04 (pop. 4,215) — 93rd percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 118.00 (pop. 2,960) — 93rd 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); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 123.04 (pop. 4,044) — 90th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 119.02 (pop. 2,898) — 89th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 127.00 (pop. 5,150) — 87th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 105.00 (pop. 2,220) — 83rd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 117.01 (pop. 2,658) — 81st 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 104.03 (pop. 4,792) — 81st percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Above the median — 12 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 125.01 (pop. 1,359) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 103.04 (pop. 4,873) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 128.00 (pop. 2,037) — 67th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 116.00 (pop. 4,232) — 66th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 112.00 (pop. 11,869) — 65th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 108.03 (pop. 2,426) — 65th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 102.04 (pop. 5,311) — 65th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 123.06 (pop. 4,842) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 121.02 (pop. 2,518) — 63rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 119.01 (pop. 2,537) — 63rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 121.01 (pop. 4,444) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 104.04 (pop. 2,841) — 60th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Near the median — 6 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 108.04 (pop. 2,289) — 57th 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 104.07 (pop. 3,847) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 107.06 (pop. 4,327) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 103.02 (pop. 3,655) — 51st percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 120.01 (pop. 1,449) — 49th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 124.06 (pop. 2,558) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Below the median — 13 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 114.01 (pop. 4,600) — 34th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 126.00 (pop. 2,408) — 33rd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 108.02 (pop. 5,159) — 30th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 107.07 (pop. 4,122) — 29th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 106.03 (pop. 5,939) — 29th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 104.05 (pop. 5,465) — 27th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 102.06 (pop. 4,897) — 27th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 124.03 (pop. 4,798) — 27th 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 123.07 (pop. 1,839) — 26th percentile — 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 107.04 (pop. 4,865) — 25th 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 103.03 (pop. 3,308) — 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 125.05 (pop. 3,739) — 22nd percentile — 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 125.04 (pop. 3,607) — 20th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 17 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 114.02 (pop. 3,079) — 20th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 120.02 (pop. 2,336) — 17th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 123.05 (pop. 5,378) — 16th 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 101.02 (pop. 3,420) — 15th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 125.03 (pop. 5,555) — 15th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 101.04 (pop. 3,698) — 15th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 106.01 (pop. 5,486) — 14th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 106.04 (pop. 6,850) — 14th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 104.06 (pop. 5,074) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 102.03 (pop. 3,426) — 12th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 107.03 (pop. 3,503) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 103.05 (pop. 3,310) — 10th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 102.05 (pop. 8,162) — 7th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 107.05 (pop. 4,876) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 101.01 (pop. 4,681) — 1st percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 101.05 (pop. 4,202) — 1st percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 102.01 (pop. 4,430) — 1st percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status 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 tracts in AL. "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.