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.
Fayette County — Social Vulnerability Index
Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Fayette County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (6 to 38)Lower-middle (40 to 54)Middle (57 to 68)Upper-middle (68 to 76)Higher (76 to 98)
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: 62nd percentile (among tracts in PA).
These tracts span the 6th percentile to the 98th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
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 — 5 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 2623.00 (pop. 3,218) — 98th 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 2619.00 (pop. 3,443) — 88th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2613.00 (pop. 5,911) — 84th 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 2601.00 (pop. 5,096) — 81st percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2618.00 (pop. 3,507) — 80th percentile — Well 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.
Above the median — 16 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 2608.00 (pop. 3,723) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 2617.00 (pop. 2,594) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2610.00 (pop. 2,364) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2631.00 (pop. 5,259) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2622.00 (pop. 3,081) — 75th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2607.00 (pop. 3,126) — 75th 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 2606.00 (pop. 3,898) — 73rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Household Characteristics (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 2627.02 (pop. 2,856) — 73rd 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 2612.00 (pop. 2,449) — 69th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 2624.00 (pop. 3,326) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2614.02 (pop. 2,529) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 2630.00 (pop. 3,201) — 63rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2603.00 (pop. 3,373) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 2615.00 (pop. 4,048) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 2633.00 (pop. 1,294) — 61st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2625.00 (pop. 3,192) — 61st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Near the median — 8 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 2629.00 (pop. 4,563) — 57th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 2632.00 (pop. 2,145) — 54th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2626.00 (pop. 2,919) — 53rd 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 2627.01 (pop. 3,332) — 52nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 2605.00 (pop. 5,687) — 52nd 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 2602.00 (pop. 4,119) — 51st 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 2609.00 (pop. 4,221) — 47th 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 2604.01 (pop. 2,032) — 40th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Below the median — 6 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 2614.01 (pop. 2,452) — 38th percentile — Below 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 2604.02 (pop. 4,568) — 36th 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 2620.00 (pop. 4,648) — 35th 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 2611.00 (pop. 2,519) — 27th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 2621.00 (pop. 2,646) — 27th 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 2628.00 (pop. 6,359) — 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.
Well below the median — 1 tract (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 2616.00 (pop. 2,299) — 6th 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 tracts in PA. "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.