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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Mercer County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Mercer County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (6 to 22)Lower-middle (22 to 41)Middle (43 to 52)Upper-middle (53 to 64)Higher (65 to 91)
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 6th percentile to the 91st percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median4 (11%) · 9,867 people
Above the median6 (17%) · 17,964 people
Near the median12 (34%) · 40,889 people
Below the median8 (23%) · 26,247 people
Well below the median5 (14%) · 14,290 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 — 4 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 333.00 (pop. 2,822) — 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 (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 332.00 (pop. 3,135) — 89th 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 301.00 (pop. 1,578) — 84th percentile — Well 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 334.00 (pop. 2,332) — 82nd percentile — Well 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.
Above the median — 6 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 320.00 (pop. 4,916) — 77th 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 325.03 (pop. 1,615) — 76th 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 304.00 (pop. 2,758) — 65th 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 327.02 (pop. 2,151) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 314.00 (pop. 5,071) — 62nd 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 311.00 (pop. 1,453) — 61st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Near the median — 12 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 326.02 (pop. 4,610) — 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 324.02 (pop. 1,424) — 57th 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 321.00 (pop. 2,704) — 56th percentile — Near 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 309.00 (pop. 2,686) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 318.00 (pop. 4,618) — 52nd 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 305.00 (pop. 2,368) — 52nd 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 331.00 (pop. 4,971) — 52nd 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 303.00 (pop. 3,097) — 48th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 319.00 (pop. 4,503) — 48th 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 329.00 (pop. 2,873) — 46th 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 325.05 (pop. 1,477) — 43rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 326.01 (pop. 5,558) — 41st 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 — 8 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 325.04 (pop. 2,738) — 39th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 324.03 (pop. 2,358) — 37th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 325.02 (pop. 1,985) — 32nd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 312.00 (pop. 5,787) — 27th 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 327.01 (pop. 4,455) — 23rd 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 324.01 (pop. 1,642) — 22nd 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 317.00 (pop. 2,309) — 22nd 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 330.00 (pop. 4,973) — 21st percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Well below the median — 5 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 328.01 (pop. 3,079) — 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 313.00 (pop. 2,786) — 10th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 322.00 (pop. 2,819) — 9th 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 323.00 (pop. 3,193) — 8th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 328.02 (pop. 2,413) — 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 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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