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 — 77 (Higher)Tract 502.00 — 41 (Upper-middle)Tract 503.00 — 7 (Lower)Tract 504.00 — 51 (Higher)Tract 505.00 — 38 (Upper-middle)Tract 506.00 — 26 (Middle)Tract 507.01 — 8 (Lower)Tract 507.03 — 45 (Upper-middle)Tract 507.04 — 10 (Lower-middle)Tract 508.01 — 25 (Middle)Tract 508.02 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 509.01 — 13 (Lower-middle)Tract 509.02 — 10 (Lower-middle)Tract 509.03 — 2 (Lower)Tract 510.00 — 55 (Higher)Tract 511.00 — 86 (Higher)Tract 512.00 — 75 (Higher)Tract 513.00 — 41 (Upper-middle)Tract 514.00 — 35 (Upper-middle)Tract 515.00 — 37 (Upper-middle)Tract 516.00 — 58 (Higher)Tract 517.00 — 86 (Higher)Tract 518.00 — 78 (Higher)Tract 519.00 — 55 (Higher)Tract 520.01 — 22 (Middle)Tract 520.02 — 83 (Higher)Tract 521.00 — 34 (Upper-middle)Tract 522.01 — 19 (Middle)Tract 522.03 — 4 (Lower)Tract 522.04 — 8 (Lower)Tract 523.00 — 39 (Upper-middle)Tract 524.00 — 32 (Middle)Tract 526.03 — 18 (Lower-middle)Tract 526.04 — 29 (Middle)Tract 526.05 — 4 (Lower)Tract 527.01 — 12 (Lower-middle)Tract 527.02 — 3 (Lower)Tract 528.00 — 10 (Lower-middle)Tract 529.01 — 18 (Lower-middle)Tract 529.04 — 34 (Upper-middle)Tract 529.05 — 7 (Lower)Tract 529.06 — 46 (Higher)Tract 530.00 — 74 (Higher)Tract 531.02 — 36 (Upper-middle)Tract 531.03 — 36 (Upper-middle)Tract 531.05 — 28 (Middle)Tract 532.00 — 66 (Higher)Tract 533.00 — 71 (Higher)Tract 534.02 — 24 (Middle)Tract 534.03 — 47 (Higher)Tract 534.05 — 34 (Upper-middle)Tract 534.06 — 32 (Middle)Tract 535.01 — 31 (Middle)Tract 536.02 — 8 (Lower)Tract 536.03 — 20 (Middle)Tract 536.04 — 16 (Lower-middle)Tract 537.04 — 4 (Lower)Tract 537.05 — 29 (Middle)Tract 537.06 — 9 (Lower-middle)Tract 537.07 — 7 (Lower)Tract 538.01 — 10 (Lower-middle)Tract 538.04 — 41 (Upper-middle)Tract 538.05 — 45 (Upper-middle)Tract 538.06 — 14 (Lower-middle)Tract 538.07 — 9 (Lower-middle)Tract 539.01 — 10 (Lower-middle)Tract 539.04 — 1 (Lower)Tract 539.05 — 12 (Lower-middle)Tract 541.00 — 19 (Middle)Tract 542.01 — 31 (Middle)Tract 542.02 — 5 (Lower)Tract 543.01 — 42 (Upper-middle)Tract 543.02 — 27 (Middle)Tract 537.03 — 7 (Lower)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (1 to 8)Lower-middle (9 to 19)Middle (19 to 32)Upper-middle (34 to 45)Higher (46 to 86)
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.
Median tract: 27th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 1st percentile to the 86th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Tract 537.03 is marked below — Well below the median.
Well above the median3 (4%) · 14,257 people
Above the median6 (8%) · 32,935 people
Near the median12 (16%) · 50,551 people
Below the median22 (30%) · 115,988 people
Well below the median31 (42%) · 136,115 people ◀ Tract 537.03
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) — 86th 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 517.00 (pop. 5,271) — 86th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 520.02 (pop. 4,216) — 83rd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Above the median — 6 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 518.00 (pop. 5,180) — 78th percentile — 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 501.00 (pop. 3,042) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 512.00 (pop. 5,220) — 75th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 530.00 (pop. 4,867) — 74th 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) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 532.00 (pop. 7,921) — 66th 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 — 12 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 516.00 (pop. 3,149) — 58th 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) — 55th 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 519.00 (pop. 4,177) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 504.00 (pop. 3,775) — 51st 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 534.03 (pop. 4,940) — 47th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 529.06 (pop. 2,678) — 46th 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 507.03 (pop. 4,472) — 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 538.05 (pop. 6,543) — 45th 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 543.01 (pop. 3,197) — 42nd 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 538.04 (pop. 4,808) — 41st 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 502.00 (pop. 3,164) — 41st 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 513.00 (pop. 2,229) — 41st percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Below the median — 22 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 523.00 (pop. 6,485) — 39th percentile — Below 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 505.00 (pop. 3,975) — 38th percentile — Below 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 515.00 (pop. 3,344) — 37th 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 531.02 (pop. 3,572) — 36th percentile — Below 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 531.03 (pop. 5,669) — 36th 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 514.00 (pop. 4,428) — 35th 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 521.00 (pop. 7,028) — 34th 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 529.04 (pop. 2,680) — 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 534.05 (pop. 4,298) — 34th percentile — Below 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 534.06 (pop. 6,296) — 32nd 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 524.00 (pop. 5,652) — 32nd 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 535.01 (pop. 6,196) — 31st 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 542.01 (pop. 7,336) — 31st 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 526.04 (pop. 4,392) — 29th 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 537.05 (pop. 6,888) — 29th 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) — 28th 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) — 27th 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 506.00 (pop. 4,393) — 26th 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 508.01 (pop. 4,368) — 25th 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 534.02 (pop. 6,733) — 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 520.01 (pop. 3,965) — 22nd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 536.03 (pop. 4,910) — 20th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Well below the median — 31 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 541.00 (pop. 8,235) — 19th 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 522.01 (pop. 6,148) — 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 508.02 (pop. 5,047) — 19th 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 526.03 (pop. 4,406) — 18th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 529.01 (pop. 948) — 18th percentile — Well 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 536.04 (pop. 3,687) — 16th 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 538.06 (pop. 2,399) — 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 509.01 (pop. 5,090) — 13th 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 527.01 (pop. 4,628) — 12th 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 539.05 (pop. 6,959) — 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 507.04 (pop. 6,570) — 10th 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 538.01 (pop. 655) — 10th 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 509.02 (pop. 3,486) — 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 528.00 (pop. 2,571) — 10th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 539.01 (pop. 819) — 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 537.06 (pop. 4,544) — 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 538.07 (pop. 7,294) — 9th 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 507.01 (pop. 4,757) — 8th 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) — 8th 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 522.04 (pop. 5,247) — 8th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 537.03 (pop. 4,319) — 7th 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 537.07 (pop. 4,135) — 7th 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) — 7th 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 529.05 (pop. 2,925) — 7th 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 526.05 (pop. 5,429) — 4th 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 522.03 (pop. 4,791) — 4th 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 537.04 (pop. 3,161) — 4th 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 527.02 (pop. 3,288) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 509.03 (pop. 5,059) — 2nd 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 539.04 (pop. 3,486) — 1st percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); 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 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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