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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Pickens County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Pickens County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (1 to 20)Lower-middle (21 to 31)Middle (32 to 45)Upper-middle (46 to 57)Higher (58 to 100)
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: 38th percentile (among tracts in SC).
These tracts span the 1st percentile to the 100th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median2 (5%) · 5,118 people
Above the median4 (11%) · 16,012 people
Near the median12 (32%) · 40,730 people
Below the median13 (35%) · 48,734 people
Well below the median6 (16%) · 24,035 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 — 2 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 108.05 (pop. 2,630) — 100th 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 110.03 (pop. 2,488) — 84th 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.
Above the median — 4 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 108.06 (pop. 2,850) — 78th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 109.01 (pop. 5,868) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 111.04 (pop. 4,753) — 72nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 111.05 (pop. 2,541) — 67th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Near the median — 12 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 105.02 (pop. 3,568) — 58th 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 104.04 (pop. 2,689) — 58th 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 104.01 (pop. 2,344) — 57th 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 102.02 (pop. 3,163) — 55th 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 109.05 (pop. 3,953) — 54th 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 108.03 (pop. 4,511) — 52nd 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 108.02 (pop. 3,915) — 51st 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 110.01 (pop. 3,616) — 50th 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 106.01 (pop. 3,340) — 46th 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 107.00 (pop. 4,430) — 45th 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 111.03 (pop. 1,613) — 43rd 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 112.07 (pop. 3,588) — 41st 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.
Below the median — 13 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 112.04 (pop. 4,673) — 38th percentile — Below 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 109.03 (pop. 5,287) — 36th 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 101.00 (pop. 3,432) — 35th 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 106.03 (pop. 3,534) — 35th 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 104.03 (pop. 2,569) — 32nd 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 111.01 (pop. 3,097) — 31st percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 103.01 (pop. 3,834) — 29th 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 110.05 (pop. 2,744) — 28th 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 105.01 (pop. 3,232) — 25th percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 106.04 (pop. 3,812) — 24th 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 110.04 (pop. 4,555) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 108.04 (pop. 4,574) — 21st percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 104.05 (pop. 3,391) — 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 — 6 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 112.05 (pop. 5,168) — 19th percentile — Well 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 112.06 (pop. 4,467) — 19th percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 103.02 (pop. 2,613) — 8th 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 109.04 (pop. 4,047) — 3rd percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 112.02 (pop. 6,112) — 2nd percentile — Well below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 102.01 (pop. 1,628) — 1st 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 SC. "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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