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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Rensselaer County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Rensselaer County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Tract 401.00 — 81 (Higher)Tract 402.00 — 89 (Higher)Tract 403.00 — 67 (Upper-middle)Tract 404.00 — 93 (Higher)Tract 405.00 — 84 (Higher)Tract 406.00 — 68 (Upper-middle)Tract 407.01 — 72 (Higher)Tract 407.02 — 15 (Lower-middle)Tract 408.00 — 35 (Upper-middle)Tract 409.00 — 84 (Higher)Tract 410.00 — 78 (Higher)Tract 411.01 — 23 (Middle)Tract 411.02 — 76 (Higher)Tract 412.00 — 6 (Lower)Tract 413.00 — 55 (Upper-middle)Tract 414.00 — 47 (Upper-middle)Tract 515.00 — 63 (Upper-middle)Tract 516.01 — 88 (Higher)Tract 516.02 — 25 (Middle)Tract 517.01 — 13 (Lower-middle)Tract 517.02 — 86 (Higher)Tract 518.00 — 13 (Lower-middle)Tract 519.01 — 7 (Lower)Tract 519.02 — 6 (Lower)Tract 520.02 — 13 (Lower-middle)Tract 520.03 — 48 (Upper-middle)Tract 520.04 — 30 (Upper-middle)Tract 521.01 — 4 (Lower)Tract 521.02 — 11 (Lower)Tract 521.03 — 11 (Lower)Tract 522.01 — 11 (Lower-middle)Tract 522.03 — 18 (Middle)Tract 522.04 — 15 (Lower-middle)Tract 523.01 — 28 (Middle)Tract 523.03 — 3 (Lower)Tract 523.05 — 19 (Middle)Tract 523.06 — 16 (Lower-middle)Tract 524.02 — 25 (Middle)Tract 524.05 — 3 (Lower)Tract 524.06 — 34 (Upper-middle)Tract 524.07 — 18 (Lower-middle)Tract 524.08 — 4 (Lower)Tract 525.01 — 16 (Lower-middle)Tract 525.02 — 18 (Middle)Tract 525.03 — 59 (Upper-middle)Tract 526.01 — 16 (Lower-middle)Tract 526.02 — 21 (Middle)Tract 526.03 — 27 (Middle)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (3 to 11)Lower-middle (11 to 18)Middle (18 to 28)Upper-middle (30 to 68)Higher (72 to 93)
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: 24th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 3rd percentile to the 93rd percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median7 (15%) · 22,828 people
Above the median6 (13%) · 17,772 people
Near the median4 (8%) · 14,364 people
Below the median9 (19%) · 31,226 people
Well below the median22 (46%) · 74,142 people
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 — 7 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 404.00 (pop. 2,385) — 93rd percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
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 402.00 (pop. 4,798) — 89th 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 516.01 (pop. 2,929) — 88th 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.
Tract 517.02 (pop. 3,177) — 86th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 409.00 (pop. 3,293) — 84th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 405.00 (pop. 2,053) — 84th 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 401.00 (pop. 4,193) — 81st percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Above the median — 6 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 410.00 (pop. 3,903) — 78th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 411.02 (pop. 2,168) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 407.01 (pop. 3,687) — 72nd 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 406.00 (pop. 2,302) — 68th percentile — Above 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 403.00 (pop. 3,166) — 67th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 515.00 (pop. 2,546) — 63rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Near the median — 4 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 525.03 (pop. 1,591) — 59th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 413.00 (pop. 5,129) — 55th percentile — Near 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 520.03 (pop. 3,963) — 48th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 414.00 (pop. 3,681) — 47th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Below the median — 9 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 408.00 (pop. 2,011) — 35th 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 524.06 (pop. 3,915) — 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 520.04 (pop. 6,313) — 30th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 523.01 (pop. 5,665) — 28th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 526.03 (pop. 2,774) — 27th 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 516.02 (pop. 3,812) — 25th 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 524.02 (pop. 2,516) — 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 411.01 (pop. 3,162) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 526.02 (pop. 1,058) — 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 — 22 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 523.05 (pop. 2,350) — 19th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 525.02 (pop. 5,660) — 18th 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 522.03 (pop. 6,054) — 18th 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 524.07 (pop. 5,153) — 18th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 526.01 (pop. 3,493) — 16th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 523.06 (pop. 4,049) — 16th 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 525.01 (pop. 5,642) — 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 522.04 (pop. 2,272) — 15th 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 407.02 (pop. 1,338) — 15th 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 518.00 (pop. 5,474) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 517.01 (pop. 3,494) — 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 520.02 (pop. 2,248) — 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 522.01 (pop. 4,327) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 521.02 (pop. 1,310) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 521.03 (pop. 1,960) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 519.01 (pop. 4,158) — 7th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 519.02 (pop. 3,201) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 412.00 (pop. 3,764) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 521.01 (pop. 1,859) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 524.08 (pop. 2,234) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 524.05 (pop. 2,869) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 523.03 (pop. 1,233) — 3rd 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.

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