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.
Schenectady County — Social Vulnerability Index
Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Schenectady County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (2 to 12)Lower-middle (13 to 23)Middle (28 to 38)Upper-middle (46 to 71)Higher (74 to 100)
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 2nd percentile to the 100th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
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 — 8 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 210.02 (pop. 2,513) — 100th 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 217.00 (pop. 4,426) — 96th 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 209.00 (pop. 3,821) — 91st 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 (above).
Tract 215.00 (pop. 2,923) — 89th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 214.00 (pop. 3,090) — 87th 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 210.01 (pop. 1,280) — 84th percentile — Well 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 207.00 (pop. 6,053) — 83rd 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 208.00 (pop. 3,653) — 81st percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Above the median — 6 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 216.00 (pop. 3,406) — 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 201.02 (pop. 2,330) — 71st 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 202.00 (pop. 2,697) — 70th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 212.00 (pop. 2,695) — 66th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 332.00 (pop. 3,707) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 218.02 (pop. 4,392) — 60th percentile — Above 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.
Near the median — 4 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 205.00 (pop. 5,050) — 60th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 335.00 (pop. 2,788) — 56th 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 322.00 (pop. 4,679) — 52nd 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 203.00 (pop. 2,244) — 46th 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.
Below the median — 13 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 206.00 (pop. 3,443) — 38th 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 327.00 (pop. 3,844) — 38th 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 218.01 (pop. 2,244) — 37th 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 329.02 (pop. 4,330) — 37th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 319.02 (pop. 3,222) — 33rd 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 330.04 (pop. 3,027) — 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 333.00 (pop. 2,481) — 30th 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 320.00 (pop. 7,505) — 28th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 331.02 (pop. 6,083) — 28th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 334.00 (pop. 3,485) — 23rd 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 325.03 (pop. 4,550) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 323.00 (pop. 2,585) — 22nd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 324.02 (pop. 3,482) — 21st 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 — 14 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 325.02 (pop. 2,937) — 19th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 324.04 (pop. 6,601) — 18th 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 319.01 (pop. 4,797) — 17th 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 201.01 (pop. 2,995) — 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 331.01 (pop. 1,860) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 326.02 (pop. 4,706) — 12th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 326.01 (pop. 2,295) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 324.03 (pop. 2,300) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 329.01 (pop. 3,601) — 9th 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 330.02 (pop. 2,566) — 4th 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 321.01 (pop. 5,629) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 325.04 (pop. 2,238) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 321.02 (pop. 2,050) — 2nd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 330.03 (pop. 3,766) — 2nd 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.