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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Charles County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Charles County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Tract 8501.01 — 23 (Lower-middle)Tract 8501.02 — 51 (Upper-middle)Tract 8502.01 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 8502.02 — 44 (Upper-middle)Tract 8503.00 — 40 (Upper-middle)Tract 8504.00 — 27 (Middle)Tract 8505.00 — 17 (Lower)Tract 8506.00 — 45 (Upper-middle)Tract 8507.06 — 6 (Lower)Tract 8507.08 — 14 (Lower)Tract 8507.09 — 63 (Higher)Tract 8507.10 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 8507.11 — 65 (Higher)Tract 8507.12 — 30 (Middle)Tract 8507.13 — 20 (Lower-middle)Tract 8508.01 — 51 (Upper-middle)Tract 8508.02 — 62 (Higher)Tract 8509.01 — 95 (Higher)Tract 8509.02 — 52 (Upper-middle)Tract 8509.04 — 30 (Middle)Tract 8509.05 — 24 (Lower-middle)Tract 8509.06 — 81 (Higher)Tract 8510.01 — 26 (Middle)Tract 8510.03 — 20 (Lower-middle)Tract 8510.04 — 65 (Higher)Tract 8511.00 — 27 (Middle)Tract 8512.00 — 40 (Middle)Tract 8513.01 — 34 (Middle)Tract 8513.02 — 16 (Lower)Tract 8514.01 — 17 (Lower)Tract 8514.02 — 5 (Lower)Tract 8514.03 — 23 (Lower-middle)Tract 8515.01 — 41 (Upper-middle)Tract 8515.02 — 71 (Higher)Tract 9900.00 — no data (unmeasured)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (5 to 17)Lower-middle (19 to 24)Middle (26 to 40)Upper-middle (40 to 52)Higher (62 to 95)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: 30th percentile (among tracts in MD).
These tracts span the 5th percentile to the 95th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median2 (6%) · 11,596 people
Above the median5 (15%) · 30,229 people
Near the median7 (21%) · 27,229 people
Below the median12 (35%) · 68,864 people
Well below the median8 (24%) · 32,609 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 8509.01 (pop. 6,407) — 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 (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 8509.06 (pop. 5,189) — 81st percentile — Well 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.
Above the median — 5 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 8515.02 (pop. 6,270) — 71st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 8507.11 (pop. 4,902) — 65th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 8510.04 (pop. 5,604) — 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 8507.09 (pop. 7,635) — 63rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 8508.02 (pop. 5,818) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Near the median — 7 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 8509.02 (pop. 5,158) — 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 8508.01 (pop. 4,013) — 51st percentile — Near 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 8501.02 (pop. 2,176) — 51st percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8506.00 (pop. 4,796) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8502.02 (pop. 5,130) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 8515.01 (pop. 4,104) — 41st percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 8503.00 (pop. 1,852) — 40th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Below the median — 12 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 8512.00 (pop. 4,748) — 40th 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 8513.01 (pop. 5,160) — 34th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8507.12 (pop. 6,350) — 30th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8509.04 (pop. 14,715) — 30th 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 8504.00 (pop. 2,939) — 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 8511.00 (pop. 2,856) — 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 8510.01 (pop. 3,971) — 26th 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 8509.05 (pop. 4,080) — 24th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8514.03 (pop. 1,923) — 23rd 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 8501.01 (pop. 7,885) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8507.13 (pop. 9,964) — 20th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8510.03 (pop. 4,273) — 20th percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 8 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 8507.10 (pop. 5,853) — 19th 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 8502.01 (pop. 1,259) — 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 8505.00 (pop. 3,002) — 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 8514.01 (pop. 2,975) — 17th 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 8513.02 (pop. 4,457) — 16th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8507.08 (pop. 5,802) — 14th 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 8507.06 (pop. 5,641) — 6th 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 8514.02 (pop. 3,620) — 5th 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.
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 tracts in MD. "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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