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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Lycoming County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Lycoming County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (9 to 21)Lower-middle (22 to 26)Middle (27 to 42)Upper-middle (43 to 63)Higher (64 to 92)
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: 35th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 9th percentile to the 92nd percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Tract 104.00 is marked below — Below the median.
Well above the median1 (3%) · 4,180 people
Above the median7 (22%) · 26,004 people
Near the median6 (19%) · 23,659 people
Below the median14 (44%) · 50,974 people ◀ Tract 104.00
Well below the median4 (13%) · 8,672 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 — 1 tract (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 4.00 (pop. 4,180) — 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 (well above).
Above the median — 7 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 111.00 (pop. 5,804) — 77th percentile — 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.
Tract 3.00 (pop. 5,016) — 71st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 9.00 (pop. 2,026) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 10.00 (pop. 3,225) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 8.00 (pop. 2,419) — 65th 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.
Tract 1.00 (pop. 3,360) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 117.01 (pop. 4,154) — 63rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Near the median — 6 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 6.00 (pop. 2,239) — 57th percentile — Near 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 117.02 (pop. 3,436) — 54th 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 108.00 (pop. 7,342) — 51st percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 118.00 (pop. 3,061) — 43rd percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 113.01 (pop. 1,939) — 43rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 119.00 (pop. 5,642) — 42nd 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 — 14 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 107.00 (pop. 6,276) — 37th percentile — 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 5.00 (pop. 2,706) — 37th 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 101.00 (pop. 2,035) — 33rd 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 103.00 (pop. 3,107) — 31st 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 104.00 (pop. 5,124) — 31st 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 109.00 (pop. 2,826) — 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 110.00 (pop. 4,706) — 26th 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 112.00 (pop. 5,687) — 26th 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 2.00 (pop. 2,441) — 25th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 106.00 (pop. 4,192) — 23rd 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 116.04 (pop. 3,862) — 22nd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 114.00 (pop. 1,649) — 22nd 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 116.01 (pop. 1,403) — 21st percentile — 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 113.02 (pop. 4,960) — 20th percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 4 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 116.03 (pop. 2,349) — 18th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 105.01 (pop. 1,772) — 17th 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 105.02 (pop. 3,559) — 12th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 102.00 (pop. 992) — 9th 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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