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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Berrien County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Berrien County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Tract 3.00 — 86 (Higher)Tract 4.00 — 99 (Higher)Tract 5.00 — 77 (Higher)Tract 6.00 — 81 (Higher)Tract 7.00 — 45 (Middle)Tract 8.01 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 8.02 — 16 (Lower)Tract 9.00 — 11 (Lower)Tract 10.00 — 12 (Lower)Tract 11.00 — 4 (Lower)Tract 13.00 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 14.00 — 25 (Lower-middle)Tract 15.00 — 19 (Lower)Tract 16.00 — 14 (Lower)Tract 17.00 — 23 (Lower-middle)Tract 18.00 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 19.00 — 56 (Upper-middle)Tract 20.00 — 89 (Higher)Tract 21.00 — 99 (Higher)Tract 22.00 — 95 (Higher)Tract 23.00 — 83 (Higher)Tract 24.00 — 42 (Middle)Tract 25.00 — 67 (Upper-middle)Tract 101.00 — 34 (Middle)Tract 102.01 — 62 (Upper-middle)Tract 102.02 — 39 (Middle)Tract 103.00 — 62 (Upper-middle)Tract 104.00 — 35 (Middle)Tract 105.00 — 53 (Upper-middle)Tract 106.00 — 58 (Upper-middle)Tract 110.00 — 33 (Lower-middle)Tract 111.01 — 23 (Lower-middle)Tract 111.02 — 39 (Middle)Tract 112.01 — 2 (Lower)Tract 112.02 — 11 (Lower)Tract 113.01 — 57 (Upper-middle)Tract 113.02 — 18 (Lower)Tract 114.00 — 51 (Upper-middle)Tract 115.00 — 38 (Middle)Tract 116.00 — 31 (Lower-middle)Tract 201.00 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 202.00 — 36 (Middle)Tract 203.00 — 3 (Lower)Tract 204.00 — 40 (Middle)Tract 205.00 — 68 (Upper-middle)Tract 206.00 — 24 (Lower-middle)Tract 207.00 — 87 (Higher)Tract 209.00 — 80 (Higher)Tract 210.00 — 80 (Higher)Tract 211.00 — 53 (Upper-middle)Tract 212.00 — 29 (Lower-middle)Tract 213.00 — 49 (Middle)Tract 214.00 — 56 (Upper-middle)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (2 to 19)Lower-middle (19 to 33)Middle (34 to 49)Upper-middle (51 to 68)Higher (77 to 99)
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: 39th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 2nd percentile to the 99th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median9 (17%) · 25,219 people
Above the median6 (11%) · 19,768 people
Near the median10 (19%) · 29,285 people
Below the median14 (26%) · 43,492 people
Well below the median14 (26%) · 35,524 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 — 9 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 4.00 (pop. 1,526) — 99th 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 21.00 (pop. 2,670) — 99th 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 22.00 (pop. 2,097) — 95th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 20.00 (pop. 3,772) — 89th 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 207.00 (pop. 3,305) — 87th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 3.00 (pop. 1,409) — 86th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 23.00 (pop. 1,799) — 83rd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 6.00 (pop. 3,632) — 81st percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 210.00 (pop. 5,009) — 80th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Above the median — 6 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 209.00 (pop. 3,777) — 80th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 5.00 (pop. 2,026) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 205.00 (pop. 3,055) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 25.00 (pop. 2,447) — 67th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 103.00 (pop. 5,211) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 102.01 (pop. 3,252) — 62nd 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 — 10 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 106.00 (pop. 4,839) — 58th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 113.01 (pop. 1,980) — 57th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 214.00 (pop. 4,503) — 56th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 19.00 (pop. 2,351) — 56th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 211.00 (pop. 1,956) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 105.00 (pop. 2,220) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 114.00 (pop. 2,215) — 51st 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 213.00 (pop. 4,629) — 49th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 7.00 (pop. 2,941) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 24.00 (pop. 1,651) — 42nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Below the median — 14 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 204.00 (pop. 4,155) — 40th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 102.02 (pop. 2,830) — 39th 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 111.02 (pop. 2,781) — 39th percentile — Below 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 115.00 (pop. 1,297) — 38th 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 202.00 (pop. 5,113) — 36th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 104.00 (pop. 2,658) — 35th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 101.00 (pop. 3,200) — 34th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 110.00 (pop. 2,833) — 33rd 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 116.00 (pop. 1,914) — 31st percentile — Below the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 212.00 (pop. 1,606) — 29th 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 14.00 (pop. 4,305) — 25th 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 206.00 (pop. 3,268) — 24th 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 17.00 (pop. 4,902) — 23rd 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 111.01 (pop. 2,630) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 14 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 13.00 (pop. 2,091) — 19th 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 18.00 (pop. 5,140) — 19th 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 8.01 (pop. 2,228) — 19th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 201.00 (pop. 2,549) — 19th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 15.00 (pop. 3,207) — 19th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 113.02 (pop. 1,834) — 18th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 8.02 (pop. 2,725) — 16th 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 16.00 (pop. 2,484) — 14th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 10.00 (pop. 1,857) — 12th 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 9.00 (pop. 2,020) — 11th 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 112.02 (pop. 1,449) — 11th 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 11.00 (pop. 4,041) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 203.00 (pop. 2,600) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 112.01 (pop. 1,299) — 2nd 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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