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.
Kalamazoo County — Social Vulnerability Index
Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Kalamazoo County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (0 to 10)Lower-middle (10 to 25)Middle (25 to 44)Upper-middle (45 to 69)Higher (74 to 96)
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: 33rd percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 0th percentile to the 96th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
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 — 7 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 29.11 (pop. 3,873) — 96th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 10.02 (pop. 3,992) — 95th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 2.02 (pop. 784) — 90th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 18.03 (pop. 2,119) — 90th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 15.11 (pop. 1,770) — 83rd percentile — Well 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 1.00 (pop. 2,216) — 82nd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 29.06 (pop. 1,696) — 80th percentile — Well 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.
Above the median — 11 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 15.01 (pop. 5,312) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 55.01 (pop. 3,880) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 29.07 (pop. 4,176) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 9.00 (pop. 725) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 3.00 (pop. 3,365) — 75th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 5.00 (pop. 4,590) — 75th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 29.10 (pop. 5,136) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 6.01 (pop. 4,151) — 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 15.08 (pop. 3,829) — 66th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 17.01 (pop. 3,269) — 66th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 18.01 (pop. 3,881) — 66th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Near the median — 13 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 15.10 (pop. 3,925) — 60th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 11.00 (pop. 1,856) — 58th percentile — Near 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.
Tract 18.02 (pop. 4,359) — 54th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 55.02 (pop. 5,867) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 17.02 (pop. 3,919) — 49th 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 22.04 (pop. 3,937) — 48th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 20.05 (pop. 4,106) — 47th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 15.04 (pop. 4,594) — 47th percentile — Near 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 19.05 (pop. 5,270) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2.01 (pop. 2,440) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 67.01 (pop. 2,705) — 44th 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 19.07 (pop. 4,757) — 42nd 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 10.01 (pop. 1,865) — 40th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Below the median — 15 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 19.06 (pop. 4,578) — 38th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 34.00 (pop. 3,760) — 36th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 16.04 (pop. 1,688) — 34th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 16.03 (pop. 1,757) — 32nd 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 15.09 (pop. 5,828) — 31st percentile — Below the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 28.02 (pop. 6,159) — 30th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 61.03 (pop. 5,505) — 28th 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 22.03 (pop. 3,498) — 26th 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 33.02 (pop. 6,386) — 26th 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 22.01 (pop. 2,565) — 25th 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 13.00 (pop. 2,008) — 25th 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 15.02 (pop. 4,440) — 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 15.03 (pop. 4,427) — 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 67.02 (pop. 6,576) — 22nd 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 20.04 (pop. 3,898) — 21st percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 22 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 29.09 (pop. 4,493) — 19th 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 20.03 (pop. 6,702) — 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 61.02 (pop. 3,732) — 16th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 26.01 (pop. 4,830) — 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 20.02 (pop. 4,435) — 14th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 30.07 (pop. 7,280) — 14th 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 21.03 (pop. 2,092) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 29.01 (pop. 3,821) — 13th 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 27.02 (pop. 5,679) — 10th 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 35.00 (pop. 4,384) — 10th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 16.01 (pop. 2,211) — 8th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 29.08 (pop. 4,478) — 6th 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 66.01 (pop. 4,455) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 21.04 (pop. 6,115) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 21.02 (pop. 2,922) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 30.05 (pop. 5,540) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 27.01 (pop. 3,224) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 30.08 (pop. 1,696) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 28.01 (pop. 4,310) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 30.02 (pop. 2,163) — 2nd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 12.00 (pop. 2,666) — 2nd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 30.06 (pop. 3,710) — 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.