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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Madison County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Madison County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (6 to 21)Lower-middle (23 to 47)Middle (48 to 61)Upper-middle (62 to 74)Higher (78 to 93)No data
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: 51st percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 6th percentile to the 93rd percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median6 (16%) · 15,289 people
Above the median11 (29%) · 35,001 people
Near the median9 (24%) · 32,146 people
Below the median6 (16%) · 27,947 people
Well below the median6 (16%) · 18,955 people
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 — 6 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 120.00 (pop. 2,533) — 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 (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 5.00 (pop. 2,846) — 90th 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 (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 119.00 (pop. 1,596) — 87th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 8.00 (pop. 1,818) — 86th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 4.00 (pop. 2,454) — 84th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 14.00 (pop. 4,042) — 80th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Above the median — 11 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 3.00 (pop. 2,855) — 78th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 10.00 (pop. 2,778) — 78th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 113.00 (pop. 2,506) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 19.02 (pop. 2,633) — 73rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 18.01 (pop. 3,725) — 72nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 11.00 (pop. 2,782) — 69th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 15.00 (pop. 4,165) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 9.00 (pop. 1,700) — 65th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Household Characteristics (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 102.00 (pop. 4,772) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 17.00 (pop. 3,500) — 62nd percentile — Above 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 19.01 (pop. 3,585) — 61st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Near the median — 9 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 106.00 (pop. 5,485) — 60th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 18.02 (pop. 1,651) — 51st 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 101.00 (pop. 3,082) — 50th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 108.00 (pop. 3,250) — 49th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 13.00 (pop. 4,440) — 49th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 12.00 (pop. 3,047) — 48th 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 115.02 (pop. 4,806) — 47th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 105.00 (pop. 3,338) — 46th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 103.00 (pop. 3,047) — 42nd percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Below the median — 6 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 20.00 (pop. 3,808) — 37th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 115.01 (pop. 5,445) — 28th percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 107.00 (pop. 3,078) — 27th percentile — Below 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 111.00 (pop. 3,988) — 24th percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 114.00 (pop. 3,990) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 118.00 (pop. 7,638) — 21st percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 6 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 109.00 (pop. 2,041) — 20th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 112.00 (pop. 6,471) — 14th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 16.00 (pop. 2,833) — 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 104.00 (pop. 3,094) — 9th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 110.00 (pop. 1,845) — 8th 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 117.00 (pop. 2,671) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
1 tract unranked — no population or suppressed
These carry no percentile (zero-population or suppressed data, typically water and special-use tracts). They are excluded from the bands, median and range above, and are never shown as a low score.
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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