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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Northampton County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Northampton County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Tract 101.00 — 88 (Higher)Tract 102.00 — 25 (Lower-middle)Tract 103.00 — 28 (Middle)Tract 104.00 — 22 (Lower-middle)Tract 105.00 — 98 (Higher)Tract 106.01 — 54 (Upper-middle)Tract 106.02 — 78 (Higher)Tract 107.00 — 78 (Upper-middle)Tract 108.00 — 87 (Higher)Tract 109.00 — 87 (Higher)Tract 110.00 — 93 (Higher)Tract 111.00 — 55 (Upper-middle)Tract 112.00 — 99 (Higher)Tract 113.00 — 97 (Higher)Tract 141.00 — 13 (Lower)Tract 142.00 — 90 (Higher)Tract 143.00 — 91 (Higher)Tract 144.00 — 91 (Higher)Tract 145.00 — 57 (Upper-middle)Tract 146.00 — 90 (Higher)Tract 147.00 — 64 (Upper-middle)Tract 152.02 — 62 (Upper-middle)Tract 152.03 — 31 (Middle)Tract 153.00 — 64 (Upper-middle)Tract 154.00 — 8 (Lower)Tract 155.00 — 57 (Upper-middle)Tract 156.00 — 43 (Middle)Tract 157.00 — 74 (Upper-middle)Tract 158.01 — 23 (Lower-middle)Tract 158.02 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 159.01 — 13 (Lower)Tract 159.02 — 17 (Lower)Tract 160.01 — 6 (Lower)Tract 160.02 — 34 (Middle)Tract 161.00 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 162.01 — 57 (Upper-middle)Tract 162.02 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 163.00 — 41 (Middle)Tract 164.00 — 14 (Lower)Tract 165.00 — 10 (Lower)Tract 166.00 — 83 (Higher)Tract 167.00 — 27 (Middle)Tract 168.01 — 76 (Upper-middle)Tract 168.02 — 64 (Upper-middle)Tract 169.01 — 7 (Lower)Tract 169.02 — 21 (Lower-middle)Tract 170.00 — 10 (Lower)Tract 171.01 — 20 (Lower-middle)Tract 171.03 — 46 (Middle)Tract 171.04 — 33 (Middle)Tract 172.00 — 88 (Higher)Tract 173.00 — 30 (Middle)Tract 174.02 — 8 (Lower)Tract 174.03 — 16 (Lower)Tract 174.04 — 6 (Lower)Tract 175.01 — 47 (Middle)Tract 175.02 — 68 (Upper-middle)Tract 176.03 — 54 (Middle)Tract 176.04 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 176.05 — 18 (Lower-middle)Tract 176.06 — 18 (Lower-middle)Tract 176.07 — 22 (Lower-middle)Tract 177.02 — 14 (Lower)Tract 177.03 — 37 (Middle)Tract 177.04 — 35 (Middle)Tract 178.00 — 74 (Upper-middle)Tract 179.01 — 86 (Higher)Tract 179.02 — 12 (Lower)Tract 180.01 — 22 (Lower-middle)Tract 180.03 — 22 (Lower-middle)Tract 180.04 — 19 (Lower-middle)Tract 181.00 — 42 (Middle)Tract 182.00 — 28 (Middle)Tract 183.00 — 57 (Upper-middle)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (6 to 17)Lower-middle (18 to 26)Middle (27 to 54)Upper-middle (54 to 78)Higher (78 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: 36th percentile (among tracts in PA).
These tracts span the 6th percentile to the 99th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median14 (19%) · 59,699 people
Above the median10 (14%) · 37,196 people
Near the median12 (16%) · 56,545 people
Below the median20 (27%) · 87,038 people
Well below the median18 (24%) · 78,102 people
Widest spread across these tracts: Housing Type & Transportation — 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 — 14 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 112.00 (pop. 5,108) — 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 (well above).
Tract 105.00 (pop. 4,511) — 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 (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 113.00 (pop. 4,924) — 97th 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 110.00 (pop. 3,475) — 93rd percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 143.00 (pop. 4,425) — 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 (well above).
Tract 144.00 (pop. 2,775) — 91st percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 142.00 (pop. 6,505) — 90th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 146.00 (pop. 3,251) — 90th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 172.00 (pop. 6,874) — 88th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 101.00 (pop. 3,781) — 88th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 108.00 (pop. 3,651) — 87th percentile — Well 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 109.00 (pop. 3,815) — 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 179.01 (pop. 3,740) — 86th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 166.00 (pop. 2,864) — 83rd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Above the median — 10 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 106.02 (pop. 2,958) — 78th 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 107.00 (pop. 4,983) — 78th 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 168.01 (pop. 3,995) — 76th 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 178.00 (pop. 2,894) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 157.00 (pop. 3,360) — 74th 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 175.02 (pop. 5,270) — 68th 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 147.00 (pop. 3,048) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 168.02 (pop. 2,048) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 153.00 (pop. 5,164) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 152.02 (pop. 3,476) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Near the median — 12 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 145.00 (pop. 3,176) — 57th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 183.00 (pop. 5,090) — 57th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 155.00 (pop. 6,241) — 57th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 162.01 (pop. 5,368) — 57th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 111.00 (pop. 3,820) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 106.01 (pop. 4,349) — 54th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 176.03 (pop. 4,176) — 54th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 175.01 (pop. 4,793) — 47th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 171.03 (pop. 6,060) — 46th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 156.00 (pop. 3,495) — 43rd 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.
Tract 181.00 (pop. 6,963) — 42nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 163.00 (pop. 3,014) — 41st percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Below the median — 20 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 177.03 (pop. 3,246) — 37th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 177.04 (pop. 5,730) — 35th 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 160.02 (pop. 4,831) — 34th 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 171.04 (pop. 3,798) — 33rd 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 152.03 (pop. 3,049) — 31st 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 173.00 (pop. 2,554) — 30th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 103.00 (pop. 3,247) — 28th 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 182.00 (pop. 3,145) — 28th percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 167.00 (pop. 8,313) — 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 161.00 (pop. 2,085) — 26th 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 158.02 (pop. 3,425) — 26th 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 176.04 (pop. 4,081) — 26th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 162.02 (pop. 5,032) — 26th 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 102.00 (pop. 3,823) — 25th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 158.01 (pop. 5,198) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 180.03 (pop. 3,212) — 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 180.01 (pop. 3,939) — 22nd 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 104.00 (pop. 5,525) — 22nd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 176.07 (pop. 9,155) — 22nd 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 169.02 (pop. 3,650) — 21st percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 18 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 171.01 (pop. 6,495) — 20th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 180.04 (pop. 3,938) — 19th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 176.06 (pop. 4,793) — 18th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 176.05 (pop. 4,032) — 18th percentile — Well 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 159.02 (pop. 4,290) — 17th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 174.03 (pop. 6,550) — 16th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 177.02 (pop. 2,725) — 14th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 164.00 (pop. 5,500) — 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 141.00 (pop. 6,559) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 159.01 (pop. 5,249) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 179.02 (pop. 2,378) — 12th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 170.00 (pop. 2,239) — 10th percentile — Well 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 165.00 (pop. 5,195) — 10th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 174.02 (pop. 3,675) — 8th percentile — Well 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 154.00 (pop. 2,913) — 8th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 169.01 (pop. 3,457) — 7th 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 174.04 (pop. 2,165) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 160.01 (pop. 5,949) — 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.

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