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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Gaston County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Gaston County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Tract 301.03 — 29 (Lower-middle)Tract 301.04 — 25 (Lower-middle)Tract 301.05 — 48 (Middle)Tract 301.06 — 3 (Lower)Tract 302.05 — 28 (Lower-middle)Tract 302.06 — 25 (Lower-middle)Tract 302.07 — 57 (Middle)Tract 302.08 — 9 (Lower)Tract 302.09 — 15 (Lower)Tract 303.01 — 45 (Middle)Tract 303.02 — 74 (Upper-middle)Tract 304.01 — 17 (Lower-middle)Tract 304.03 — 32 (Lower-middle)Tract 304.04 — 40 (Middle)Tract 305.01 — 48 (Middle)Tract 305.03 — 36 (Lower-middle)Tract 305.04 — 6 (Lower)Tract 306.01 — 53 (Middle)Tract 306.02 — 74 (Upper-middle)Tract 307.00 — 48 (Middle)Tract 308.01 — 14 (Lower)Tract 308.02 — 88 (Higher)Tract 309.01 — 57 (Middle)Tract 309.02 — 72 (Upper-middle)Tract 310.01 — 93 (Higher)Tract 310.04 — 60 (Middle)Tract 310.05 — 44 (Middle)Tract 310.06 — 14 (Lower)Tract 311.01 — 62 (Upper-middle)Tract 311.02 — 79 (Higher)Tract 312.02 — 68 (Upper-middle)Tract 312.03 — 13 (Lower)Tract 312.04 — 14 (Lower)Tract 313.01 — 69 (Upper-middle)Tract 313.03 — 70 (Upper-middle)Tract 313.04 — 42 (Middle)Tract 314.01 — 79 (Higher)Tract 314.02 — 50 (Middle)Tract 315.00 — 99 (Higher)Tract 316.00 — 70 (Upper-middle)Tract 317.03 — 80 (Higher)Tract 317.04 — 63 (Upper-middle)Tract 317.05 — 30 (Lower-middle)Tract 317.06 — 82 (Higher)Tract 318.00 — 85 (Higher)Tract 319.01 — 71 (Upper-middle)Tract 319.02 — 99 (Higher)Tract 320.00 — 88 (Higher)Tract 321.00 — 91 (Higher)Tract 322.01 — 48 (Middle)Tract 322.02 — 46 (Middle)Tract 323.01 — 39 (Lower-middle)Tract 323.02 — 76 (Upper-middle)Tract 324.03 — 17 (Lower-middle)Tract 324.04 — 6 (Lower)Tract 324.05 — 9 (Lower)Tract 324.06 — 9 (Lower)Tract 325.05 — 74 (Upper-middle)Tract 325.06 — 80 (Higher)Tract 325.07 — 5 (Lower)Tract 325.08 — 37 (Lower-middle)Tract 325.09 — 11 (Lower)Tract 325.10 — 4 (Lower)Tract 326.00 — 49 (Middle)Tract 327.02 — 59 (Middle)Tract 327.03 — 76 (Upper-middle)Tract 327.04 — 77 (Upper-middle)Tract 328.01 — 76 (Upper-middle)Tract 328.02 — 92 (Higher)Tract 329.00 — 90 (Higher)Tract 331.00 — 73 (Upper-middle)Tract 332.02 — 24 (Lower-middle)Tract 332.03 — 91 (Higher)Tract 332.04 — 95 (Higher)Tract 333.03 — 5 (Lower)Tract 333.06 — 6 (Lower)Tract 333.08 — 27 (Lower-middle)Tract 333.09 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 333.10 — 44 (Middle)Tract 333.11 — 16 (Lower-middle)Tract 333.12 — 16 (Lower-middle)Tract 333.13 — 7 (Lower)Tract 334.00 — 85 (Higher)Tract 335.01 — 76 (Upper-middle)Tract 335.02 — 19 (Lower-middle)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (3 to 15)Lower-middle (16 to 39)Middle (40 to 60)Upper-middle (62 to 77)Higher (79 to 99)
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: 48th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 3rd percentile to the 99th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median13 (15%) · 40,413 people
Above the median21 (25%) · 65,836 people
Near the median17 (20%) · 46,029 people
Below the median11 (13%) · 27,452 people
Well below the median23 (27%) · 55,151 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 — 13 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 319.02 (pop. 2,394) — 99th 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 315.00 (pop. 3,436) — 99th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 332.04 (pop. 2,851) — 95th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 310.01 (pop. 2,826) — 93rd percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 328.02 (pop. 4,088) — 92nd percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 332.03 (pop. 2,735) — 91st percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 321.00 (pop. 2,742) — 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 (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 329.00 (pop. 3,644) — 90th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 320.00 (pop. 3,201) — 88th 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 308.02 (pop. 4,011) — 88th percentile — Well above the median
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 334.00 (pop. 3,451) — 85th 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 318.00 (pop. 3,650) — 85th 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 317.06 (pop. 1,384) — 82nd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Above the median — 21 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 317.03 (pop. 3,437) — 80th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 325.06 (pop. 4,304) — 80th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 311.02 (pop. 2,116) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 314.01 (pop. 3,052) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 327.04 (pop. 3,772) — 77th 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 323.02 (pop. 3,092) — 76th 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 327.03 (pop. 2,497) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 328.01 (pop. 2,672) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 335.01 (pop. 2,907) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 325.05 (pop. 4,233) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 306.02 (pop. 2,731) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 303.02 (pop. 2,092) — 74th 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 331.00 (pop. 3,502) — 73rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 309.02 (pop. 4,787) — 72nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 319.01 (pop. 596) — 71st percentile — Above 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 316.00 (pop. 4,036) — 70th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 313.03 (pop. 1,756) — 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 313.01 (pop. 4,759) — 69th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 312.02 (pop. 2,213) — 68th percentile — Above 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 317.04 (pop. 4,102) — 63rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 311.01 (pop. 3,180) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Near the median — 17 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 310.04 (pop. 3,375) — 60th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 327.02 (pop. 2,379) — 59th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 309.01 (pop. 2,879) — 57th 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 302.07 (pop. 1,552) — 57th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 306.01 (pop. 2,664) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 314.02 (pop. 2,236) — 50th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 326.00 (pop. 4,050) — 49th 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 305.01 (pop. 2,642) — 48th 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 301.05 (pop. 3,189) — 48th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 322.01 (pop. 2,432) — 48th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 307.00 (pop. 3,249) — 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 322.02 (pop. 1,665) — 46th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 303.01 (pop. 2,592) — 45th 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 333.10 (pop. 2,429) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 310.05 (pop. 2,809) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 313.04 (pop. 3,301) — 42nd percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 304.04 (pop. 2,586) — 40th percentile — Near 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.
Below the median — 11 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 323.01 (pop. 3,667) — 39th 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 325.08 (pop. 2,912) — 37th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 305.03 (pop. 2,278) — 36th percentile — Below 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 304.03 (pop. 2,609) — 32nd 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 317.05 (pop. 2,194) — 30th 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 301.03 (pop. 1,419) — 29th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 302.05 (pop. 3,709) — 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 333.08 (pop. 1,340) — 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 301.04 (pop. 2,661) — 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 302.06 (pop. 2,506) — 25th 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 332.02 (pop. 2,157) — 24th 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.
Well below the median — 23 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 333.09 (pop. 1,829) — 19th 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 335.02 (pop. 2,647) — 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 304.01 (pop. 4,174) — 17th 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. 2,966) — 17th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 333.11 (pop. 1,329) — 16th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 333.12 (pop. 4,004) — 16th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 302.09 (pop. 1,886) — 15th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 312.04 (pop. 1,532) — 14th 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 308.01 (pop. 1,618) — 14th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 310.06 (pop. 1,734) — 14th 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 312.03 (pop. 1,828) — 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 325.09 (pop. 2,909) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 302.08 (pop. 637) — 9th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 324.06 (pop. 2,610) — 9th 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 324.05 (pop. 3,314) — 9th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 333.13 (pop. 1,990) — 7th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 333.06 (pop. 1,499) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 305.04 (pop. 1,291) — 6th 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. 3,542) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 333.03 (pop. 3,527) — 5th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 325.07 (pop. 4,076) — 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 325.10 (pop. 2,935) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 301.06 (pop. 1,274) — 3rd 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 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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