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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Somerset County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Somerset County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Tract 501.00 — 76 (Higher)Tract 502.00 — 45 (Upper-middle)Tract 503.00 — 9 (Lower)Tract 504.00 — 57 (Higher)Tract 505.00 — 44 (Upper-middle)Tract 506.00 — 32 (Middle)Tract 507.01 — 8 (Lower)Tract 507.03 — 51 (Upper-middle)Tract 507.04 — 15 (Lower-middle)Tract 508.01 — 32 (Middle)Tract 508.02 — 22 (Lower-middle)Tract 509.01 — 21 (Lower-middle)Tract 509.02 — 13 (Lower-middle)Tract 509.03 — 2 (Lower)Tract 510.00 — 58 (Higher)Tract 511.00 — 83 (Higher)Tract 512.00 — 74 (Higher)Tract 513.00 — 49 (Upper-middle)Tract 514.00 — 44 (Upper-middle)Tract 515.00 — 46 (Upper-middle)Tract 516.00 — 59 (Higher)Tract 517.00 — 82 (Higher)Tract 518.00 — 75 (Higher)Tract 519.00 — 60 (Higher)Tract 520.01 — 32 (Middle)Tract 520.02 — 82 (Higher)Tract 521.00 — 47 (Upper-middle)Tract 522.01 — 24 (Lower-middle)Tract 522.03 — 4 (Lower)Tract 522.04 — 12 (Lower-middle)Tract 523.00 — 43 (Upper-middle)Tract 524.00 — 40 (Middle)Tract 526.03 — 25 (Lower-middle)Tract 526.04 — 34 (Middle)Tract 526.05 — 3 (Lower)Tract 527.01 — 15 (Lower-middle)Tract 527.02 — 4 (Lower)Tract 528.00 — 11 (Lower)Tract 529.01 — 25 (Middle)Tract 529.04 — 44 (Upper-middle)Tract 529.05 — 6 (Lower)Tract 529.06 — 51 (Upper-middle)Tract 530.00 — 73 (Higher)Tract 531.02 — 44 (Upper-middle)Tract 531.03 — 49 (Upper-middle)Tract 531.05 — 35 (Middle)Tract 532.00 — 67 (Higher)Tract 533.00 — 71 (Higher)Tract 534.02 — 32 (Middle)Tract 534.03 — 52 (Higher)Tract 534.05 — 44 (Upper-middle)Tract 534.06 — 39 (Middle)Tract 535.01 — 40 (Middle)Tract 536.02 — 11 (Lower)Tract 536.03 — 32 (Middle)Tract 536.04 — 24 (Lower-middle)Tract 537.03 — 12 (Lower-middle)Tract 537.04 — 4 (Lower)Tract 537.05 — 37 (Middle)Tract 537.06 — 11 (Lower-middle)Tract 537.07 — 11 (Lower)Tract 538.01 — 18 (Lower-middle)Tract 538.04 — 50 (Upper-middle)Tract 538.05 — 54 (Higher)Tract 538.06 — 18 (Lower-middle)Tract 538.07 — 9 (Lower)Tract 539.01 — 16 (Lower-middle)Tract 539.04 — 0 (Lower)Tract 539.05 — 13 (Lower-middle)Tract 541.00 — 25 (Middle)Tract 542.01 — 37 (Middle)Tract 542.02 — 5 (Lower)Tract 543.01 — 48 (Upper-middle)Tract 543.02 — 34 (Middle)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (0 to 11)Lower-middle (11 to 25)Middle (25 to 40)Upper-middle (43 to 51)Higher (52 to 83)
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: 34th percentile (among tracts in NJ).
These tracts span the 0th percentile to the 83rd percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median3 (4%) · 14,257 people
Above the median6 (8%) · 32,935 people
Near the median21 (28%) · 92,030 people
Below the median20 (27%) · 108,070 people
Well below the median24 (32%) · 102,554 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 — 3 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 511.00 (pop. 4,770) — 83rd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 520.02 (pop. 4,216) — 82nd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 517.00 (pop. 5,271) — 82nd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Above the median — 6 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 501.00 (pop. 3,042) — 76th percentile — 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.
Tract 518.00 (pop. 5,180) — 75th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 512.00 (pop. 5,220) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 530.00 (pop. 4,867) — 73rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 533.00 (pop. 6,705) — 71st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 532.00 (pop. 7,921) — 67th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Near the median — 21 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 519.00 (pop. 4,177) — 60th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 516.00 (pop. 3,149) — 59th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 510.00 (pop. 7,419) — 58th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 504.00 (pop. 3,775) — 57th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 538.05 (pop. 6,543) — 54th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 534.03 (pop. 4,940) — 52nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 507.03 (pop. 4,472) — 51st percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 529.06 (pop. 2,678) — 51st percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 538.04 (pop. 4,808) — 50th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 531.03 (pop. 5,669) — 49th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 513.00 (pop. 2,229) — 49th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 543.01 (pop. 3,197) — 48th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 521.00 (pop. 7,028) — 47th 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 515.00 (pop. 3,344) — 46th 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.
Tract 502.00 (pop. 3,164) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 529.04 (pop. 2,680) — 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 505.00 (pop. 3,975) — 44th 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 531.02 (pop. 3,572) — 44th 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 514.00 (pop. 4,428) — 44th 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 534.05 (pop. 4,298) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 523.00 (pop. 6,485) — 43rd 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.
Below the median — 20 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 535.01 (pop. 6,196) — 40th 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 524.00 (pop. 5,652) — 40th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 534.06 (pop. 6,296) — 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 542.01 (pop. 7,336) — 37th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 537.05 (pop. 6,888) — 37th 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 531.05 (pop. 7,822) — 35th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 543.02 (pop. 5,558) — 34th percentile — 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 526.04 (pop. 4,392) — 34th 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 534.02 (pop. 6,733) — 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 506.00 (pop. 4,393) — 32nd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 520.01 (pop. 3,965) — 32nd 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 536.03 (pop. 4,910) — 32nd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 508.01 (pop. 4,368) — 32nd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 541.00 (pop. 8,235) — 25th 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 529.01 (pop. 948) — 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 526.03 (pop. 4,406) — 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 536.04 (pop. 3,687) — 24th 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 522.01 (pop. 6,148) — 24th percentile — 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 508.02 (pop. 5,047) — 22nd 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 509.01 (pop. 5,090) — 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 — 24 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 538.06 (pop. 2,399) — 18th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 538.01 (pop. 655) — 18th percentile — Well 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 539.01 (pop. 819) — 16th 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 527.01 (pop. 4,628) — 15th 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 507.04 (pop. 6,570) — 15th 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 509.02 (pop. 3,486) — 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 539.05 (pop. 6,959) — 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 537.03 (pop. 4,319) — 12th 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 522.04 (pop. 5,247) — 12th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 537.06 (pop. 4,544) — 11th 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 528.00 (pop. 2,571) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 537.07 (pop. 4,135) — 11th 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 536.02 (pop. 6,543) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 538.07 (pop. 7,294) — 9th 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 503.00 (pop. 3,429) — 9th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 507.01 (pop. 4,757) — 8th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 529.05 (pop. 2,925) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 542.02 (pop. 6,060) — 5th 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 522.03 (pop. 4,791) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 537.04 (pop. 3,161) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 527.02 (pop. 3,288) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 526.05 (pop. 5,429) — 3rd 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 509.03 (pop. 5,059) — 2nd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 539.04 (pop. 3,486) — 0th 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.
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 NJ. "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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