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.
Schuylkill County — Social Vulnerability Index
Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Schuylkill County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (13 to 29)Lower-middle (31 to 49)Middle (50 to 60)Upper-middle (63 to 80)Higher (82 to 97)
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: 56th percentile (among tracts in PA).
These tracts span the 13th percentile to the 97th 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 — 9 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 20.00 (pop. 3,449) — 97th 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); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 5.00 (pop. 3,507) — 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 26.00 (pop. 4,051) — 95th 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 28.00 (pop. 2,514) — 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 (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 15.00 (pop. 4,396) — 92nd 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); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 6.01 (pop. 3,350) — 89th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 19.02 (pop. 3,662) — 83rd 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 8.00 (pop. 3,878) — 82nd percentile — Well 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 2.00 (pop. 2,501) — 82nd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Above the median — 8 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 27.00 (pop. 2,873) — 80th 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 3.00 (pop. 5,285) — 79th 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 13.00 (pop. 2,956) — 76th percentile — 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 19.01 (pop. 1,123) — 72nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 7.00 (pop. 3,572) — 70th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 37.00 (pop. 3,924) — 68th percentile — Above 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 38.00 (pop. 2,118) — 67th 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 32.00 (pop. 5,642) — 63rd percentile — Above 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.
Near the median — 14 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 6.02 (pop. 796) — 60th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 24.00 (pop. 2,183) — 60th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 31.00 (pop. 3,005) — 59th percentile — Near 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.
Tract 4.00 (pop. 5,799) — 57th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 9.01 (pop. 3,444) — 56th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 22.00 (pop. 2,597) — 54th 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 17.00 (pop. 3,131) — 52nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 11.00 (pop. 2,321) — 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 21.00 (pop. 1,408) — 50th 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 10.00 (pop. 2,324) — 49th 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 29.00 (pop. 5,543) — 47th 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 33.00 (pop. 5,253) — 47th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 23.00 (pop. 2,754) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 9.02 (pop. 3,597) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Below the median — 8 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 1.00 (pop. 4,819) — 33rd 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 25.00 (pop. 1,999) — 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 39.00 (pop. 4,049) — 31st 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 35.00 (pop. 5,277) — 29th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 30.00 (pop. 5,603) — 28th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 16.00 (pop. 3,937) — 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 14.00 (pop. 2,139) — 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 18.00 (pop. 1,999) — 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 — 3 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 36.00 (pop. 3,134) — 19th 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 12.00 (pop. 4,243) — 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 34.00 (pop. 3,403) — 13th 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.