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.
Charles County — Social Vulnerability Index
Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Charles County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (3 to 10)Lower-middle (12 to 16)Middle (17 to 27)Upper-middle (29 to 41)Higher (52 to 89)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: 23rd percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 3rd percentile to the 89th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Widest spread across these tracts: Household Characteristics — 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 — 1 tract (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 8509.01 (pop. 6,407) — 89th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Above the median — 3 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 8509.06 (pop. 5,189) — 76th 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 8515.02 (pop. 6,270) — 66th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8507.11 (pop. 4,902) — 61st 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.
Near the median — 4 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 8510.04 (pop. 5,604) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 8508.02 (pop. 5,818) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 8507.09 (pop. 7,635) — 52nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 8509.02 (pop. 5,158) — 41st 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.
Below the median — 11 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 8501.02 (pop. 2,176) — 39th 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 8508.01 (pop. 4,013) — 39th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8515.01 (pop. 4,104) — 36th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 8506.00 (pop. 4,796) — 36th 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 8502.02 (pop. 5,130) — 32nd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8512.00 (pop. 4,748) — 29th 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 8503.00 (pop. 1,852) — 27th 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 8513.01 (pop. 5,160) — 25th 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 8509.04 (pop. 14,715) — 24th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8510.01 (pop. 3,971) — 22nd 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 8507.12 (pop. 6,350) — 21st 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 — 15 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 8511.00 (pop. 2,856) — 18th percentile — Well 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 8504.00 (pop. 2,939) — 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 8509.05 (pop. 4,080) — 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 8501.01 (pop. 7,885) — 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 8502.01 (pop. 1,259) — 13th 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 8510.03 (pop. 4,273) — 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 8507.10 (pop. 5,853) — 12th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8514.03 (pop. 1,923) — 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 8507.13 (pop. 9,964) — 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 8513.02 (pop. 4,457) — 10th 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) — 10th 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 8507.08 (pop. 5,802) — 9th 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 8514.01 (pop. 2,975) — 8th 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) — 4th 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 8514.02 (pop. 3,620) — 3rd 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.
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.