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.

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Benton County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Benton County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Tract 201.02 — 37 (Middle)Tract 201.03 — 27 (Lower-middle)Tract 201.04 — 45 (Middle)Tract 202.01 — 76 (Higher)Tract 202.03 — 45 (Middle)Tract 202.05 — 61 (Upper-middle)Tract 202.06 — 79 (Higher)Tract 203.01 — 84 (Higher)Tract 203.02 — 75 (Higher)Tract 203.04 — 79 (Higher)Tract 203.05 — 50 (Upper-middle)Tract 204.01 — 78 (Higher)Tract 204.02 — 60 (Upper-middle)Tract 204.04 — 68 (Upper-middle)Tract 204.05 — 21 (Lower-middle)Tract 205.01 — 40 (Middle)Tract 205.03 — 76 (Higher)Tract 205.04 — 36 (Middle)Tract 206.04 — 33 (Middle)Tract 206.05 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 206.06 — 7 (Lower)Tract 206.07 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 206.08 — 44 (Middle)Tract 207.01 — 22 (Lower-middle)Tract 207.03 — 0 (Lower)Tract 207.04 — 17 (Lower)Tract 208.01 — 2 (Lower)Tract 208.03 — 13 (Lower)Tract 208.05 — 20 (Lower-middle)Tract 208.06 — 20 (Lower-middle)Tract 209.03 — 22 (Lower-middle)Tract 209.04 — 12 (Lower)Tract 209.05 — 34 (Middle)Tract 209.06 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 210.01 — 66 (Upper-middle)Tract 210.03 — 74 (Higher)Tract 210.04 — 55 (Upper-middle)Tract 211.01 — 74 (Higher)Tract 211.02 — 68 (Higher)Tract 212.01 — 51 (Upper-middle)Tract 212.02 — 83 (Higher)Tract 213.04 — 41 (Middle)Tract 213.05 — 47 (Upper-middle)Tract 213.06 — 4 (Lower)Tract 213.08 — 4 (Lower)Tract 213.12 — 32 (Middle)Tract 213.13 — 28 (Middle)Tract 213.14 — 46 (Upper-middle)Tract 213.15 — 29 (Middle)Tract 213.16 — 8 (Lower)Tract 213.17 — 13 (Lower)Tract 214.04 — 67 (Upper-middle)Tract 214.05 — 22 (Lower-middle)Tract 214.06 — 52 (Upper-middle)Tract 214.07 — 27 (Lower-middle)Tract 214.08 — 68 (Higher)Tract 214.09 — 16 (Lower)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (0 to 17)Lower-middle (19 to 27)Middle (28 to 45)Upper-middle (46 to 68)Higher (68 to 84)
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: 37th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 0th percentile to the 84th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median2 (4%) · 7,639 people
Above the median15 (26%) · 80,240 people
Near the median10 (18%) · 52,314 people
Below the median16 (28%) · 88,498 people
Well below the median14 (25%) · 74,941 people
Widest spread across these tracts: Housing Type & Transportation — 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 — 2 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 203.01 (pop. 4,078) — 84th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 212.02 (pop. 3,561) — 83rd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Above the median — 15 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 202.06 (pop. 8,799) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 203.04 (pop. 4,260) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 204.01 (pop. 6,946) — 78th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 205.03 (pop. 4,656) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 202.01 (pop. 5,216) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 203.02 (pop. 4,348) — 75th 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 211.01 (pop. 5,654) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 210.03 (pop. 2,713) — 74th percentile — 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.
Tract 211.02 (pop. 3,736) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 214.08 (pop. 6,830) — 68th 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 204.04 (pop. 4,808) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 214.04 (pop. 4,141) — 67th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 210.01 (pop. 5,423) — 66th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 202.05 (pop. 6,335) — 61st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 204.02 (pop. 6,375) — 60th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Near the median — 10 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 210.04 (pop. 4,536) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 214.06 (pop. 5,723) — 52nd 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 212.01 (pop. 5,240) — 51st percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 203.05 (pop. 3,630) — 50th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 213.05 (pop. 6,468) — 47th percentile — Near 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 213.14 (pop. 3,561) — 46th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 202.03 (pop. 2,748) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 201.04 (pop. 1,816) — 45th 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 206.08 (pop. 4,102) — 44th 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 213.04 (pop. 14,490) — 41st percentile — Near 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.
Below the median — 16 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 205.01 (pop. 5,626) — 40th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 201.02 (pop. 8,428) — 37th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 205.04 (pop. 2,564) — 36th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 209.05 (pop. 3,475) — 34th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 206.04 (pop. 4,960) — 33rd 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.
Tract 213.12 (pop. 4,548) — 32nd percentile — 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 213.15 (pop. 6,759) — 29th percentile — 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 213.13 (pop. 3,353) — 28th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 214.07 (pop. 4,553) — 27th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 201.03 (pop. 5,349) — 27th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 209.06 (pop. 6,988) — 26th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 206.07 (pop. 11,670) — 26th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 214.05 (pop. 2,064) — 22nd percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 209.03 (pop. 5,580) — 22nd percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 207.01 (pop. 6,935) — 22nd percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 204.05 (pop. 5,646) — 21st 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.
Well below the median — 14 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 208.05 (pop. 4,865) — 20th 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 208.06 (pop. 7,540) — 20th 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 206.05 (pop. 3,749) — 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 207.04 (pop. 4,627) — 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 214.09 (pop. 2,327) — 16th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 208.03 (pop. 4,887) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 213.17 (pop. 3,835) — 13th 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 209.04 (pop. 8,188) — 12th 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 213.16 (pop. 7,281) — 8th 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 206.06 (pop. 4,636) — 7th 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 213.06 (pop. 5,651) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 213.08 (pop. 7,539) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 208.01 (pop. 4,634) — 2nd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 207.03 (pop. 5,182) — 0th 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 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.

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