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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Rutherford County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Rutherford County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Tract 401.01 — 65 (Upper-middle)Tract 401.02 — 68 (Upper-middle)Tract 401.04 — 74 (Higher)Tract 401.05 — 53 (Upper-middle)Tract 401.06 — 69 (Upper-middle)Tract 402.00 — 70 (Higher)Tract 403.03 — 53 (Upper-middle)Tract 403.04 — 48 (Middle)Tract 403.05 — 90 (Higher)Tract 403.07 — 11 (Lower)Tract 403.08 — 48 (Middle)Tract 403.09 — 14 (Lower)Tract 403.10 — 45 (Middle)Tract 403.11 — 87 (Higher)Tract 403.12 — 56 (Upper-middle)Tract 404.04 — 53 (Upper-middle)Tract 404.05 — 88 (Higher)Tract 405.01 — 10 (Lower)Tract 405.02 — 16 (Lower-middle)Tract 406.00 — 20 (Lower-middle)Tract 407.02 — 51 (Middle)Tract 407.03 — 15 (Lower)Tract 407.04 — 6 (Lower)Tract 408.06 — 21 (Lower-middle)Tract 408.07 — 13 (Lower)Tract 408.08 — 21 (Lower-middle)Tract 408.09 — 13 (Lower)Tract 408.10 — 18 (Lower-middle)Tract 408.11 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 408.12 — 37 (Middle)Tract 409.01 — 60 (Upper-middle)Tract 409.04 — 18 (Lower-middle)Tract 409.06 — 43 (Middle)Tract 409.07 — 51 (Middle)Tract 409.08 — 55 (Upper-middle)Tract 409.09 — 15 (Lower)Tract 409.10 — 45 (Middle)Tract 409.11 — 14 (Lower)Tract 410.00 — 21 (Lower-middle)Tract 411.02 — 32 (Lower-middle)Tract 411.03 — 17 (Lower-middle)Tract 411.04 — 12 (Lower)Tract 412.01 — 12 (Lower)Tract 412.02 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 413.01 — 10 (Lower)Tract 413.02 — 23 (Lower-middle)Tract 414.01 — 59 (Upper-middle)Tract 414.04 — 89 (Higher)Tract 414.05 — 49 (Middle)Tract 414.06 — 34 (Lower-middle)Tract 414.07 — 40 (Middle)Tract 415.00 — no data (unmeasured)Tract 416.01 — 78 (Higher)Tract 416.02 — 64 (Upper-middle)Tract 417.00 — 57 (Upper-middle)Tract 418.00 — 72 (Higher)Tract 419.00 — 96 (Higher)Tract 420.00 — 71 (Higher)Tract 421.01 — 59 (Upper-middle)Tract 421.02 — 75 (Higher)Tract 422.00 — 70 (Higher)Tract 423.01 — 95 (Higher)Tract 423.02 — 48 (Middle)Tract 401.07 — 52 (Middle)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (6 to 15)Lower-middle (16 to 34)Middle (37 to 52)Upper-middle (53 to 69)Higher (70 to 96)No data
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: 48th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 6th percentile to the 96th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Tract 401.07 is marked below — Near the median.
Well above the median6 (10%) · 25,245 people
Above the median12 (19%) · 56,319 people
Near the median19 (30%) · 106,056 people ◀ Tract 401.07
Below the median9 (14%) · 63,236 people
Well below the median17 (27%) · 107,086 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 — 6 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 419.00 (pop. 4,227) — 96th 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).
Tract 423.01 (pop. 5,683) — 95th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 403.05 (pop. 2,629) — 90th 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 414.04 (pop. 4,260) — 89th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 404.05 (pop. 4,924) — 88th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 403.11 (pop. 3,522) — 87th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Above the median — 12 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 416.01 (pop. 3,138) — 78th 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 421.02 (pop. 4,459) — 75th 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 401.04 (pop. 5,938) — 74th 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 418.00 (pop. 4,727) — 72nd 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 420.00 (pop. 4,792) — 71st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 402.00 (pop. 4,609) — 70th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 422.00 (pop. 5,337) — 70th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 401.06 (pop. 5,195) — 69th 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 401.02 (pop. 4,331) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 401.01 (pop. 4,760) — 65th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 416.02 (pop. 2,531) — 64th 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 409.01 (pop. 6,502) — 60th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Near the median — 19 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 421.01 (pop. 5,642) — 59th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 414.01 (pop. 6,147) — 59th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 417.00 (pop. 5,278) — 57th percentile — Near 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 403.12 (pop. 2,757) — 56th 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 409.08 (pop. 8,551) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 403.03 (pop. 2,738) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 401.05 (pop. 4,597) — 53rd 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 404.04 (pop. 3,267) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 401.07 (pop. 4,643) — 52nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 409.07 (pop. 11,453) — 51st percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 407.02 (pop. 8,210) — 51st 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 414.05 (pop. 2,605) — 49th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 403.08 (pop. 7,376) — 48th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 403.04 (pop. 3,773) — 48th 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 423.02 (pop. 5,445) — 48th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 403.10 (pop. 4,148) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 409.10 (pop. 6,854) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 409.06 (pop. 8,544) — 43rd percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 414.07 (pop. 4,028) — 40th percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Below the median — 9 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 408.12 (pop. 4,065) — 37th percentile — Below 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 414.06 (pop. 4,581) — 34th 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 411.02 (pop. 3,613) — 32nd 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 412.02 (pop. 5,194) — 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 408.11 (pop. 7,116) — 26th percentile — 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 413.02 (pop. 5,197) — 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 408.08 (pop. 13,693) — 21st percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 410.00 (pop. 9,222) — 21st 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 408.06 (pop. 10,555) — 21st percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 17 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 406.00 (pop. 5,695) — 20th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 409.04 (pop. 5,887) — 18th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 408.10 (pop. 3,322) — 18th percentile — Well 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 411.03 (pop. 4,648) — 17th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 405.02 (pop. 7,944) — 16th 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 407.03 (pop. 9,768) — 15th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 409.09 (pop. 6,617) — 15th 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 403.09 (pop. 5,718) — 14th 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 409.11 (pop. 7,747) — 14th 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 408.09 (pop. 5,057) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 408.07 (pop. 7,610) — 13th 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 412.01 (pop. 6,599) — 12th 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 411.04 (pop. 4,684) — 12th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 403.07 (pop. 3,542) — 11th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 405.01 (pop. 10,402) — 10th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 413.01 (pop. 7,172) — 10th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 407.04 (pop. 4,674) — 6th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
1 tract unranked — no population or suppressed
These carry no percentile (zero-population or suppressed data, typically water and special-use tracts). They are excluded from the bands, median and range above, and are never shown as a low score.
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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