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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Spotsylvania County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Spotsylvania County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (3 to 11)Lower-middle (14 to 21)Middle (24 to 30)Upper-middle (31 to 42)Higher (48 to 84)
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: 28th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 3rd percentile to the 84th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median2 (6%) · 12,282 people
Above the median2 (6%) · 7,760 people
Near the median4 (12%) · 16,252 people
Below the median14 (41%) · 63,844 people
Well below the median12 (35%) · 46,465 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 — 2 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 201.08 (pop. 4,947) — 84th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 203.11 (pop. 7,335) — 80th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Above the median — 2 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 201.10 (pop. 3,639) — 71st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 201.09 (pop. 4,121) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Near the median — 4 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 202.06 (pop. 4,516) — 58th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 203.07 (pop. 3,656) — 50th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 204.06 (pop. 3,388) — 48th 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 203.04 (pop. 4,692) — 42nd 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 — 14 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 203.13 (pop. 843) — 36th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 202.02 (pop. 4,987) — 36th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 202.04 (pop. 4,670) — 34th 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 204.04 (pop. 3,880) — 34th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 201.13 (pop. 4,392) — 32nd 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 201.06 (pop. 9,077) — 31st 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 202.01 (pop. 8,197) — 30th 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 204.03 (pop. 4,188) — 30th 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 203.12 (pop. 6,537) — 29th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 203.05 (pop. 3,640) — 27th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 201.12 (pop. 3,008) — 27th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 203.15 (pop. 1,026) — 25th 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 203.09 (pop. 5,737) — 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.
Tract 204.05 (pop. 3,662) — 21st percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 12 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 202.03 (pop. 4,645) — 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 201.14 (pop. 5,679) — 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 201.07 (pop. 2,169) — 17th 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 204.07 (pop. 7,348) — 16th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 203.08 (pop. 3,922) — 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 202.07 (pop. 1,653) — 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 203.14 (pop. 2,017) — 11th 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 201.11 (pop. 2,195) — 11th percentile — Well below 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 201.04 (pop. 5,519) — 10th 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 203.16 (pop. 5,595) — 10th 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 204.08 (pop. 3,165) — 7th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 201.05 (pop. 2,558) — 3rd 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.
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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