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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Stafford County — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Stafford County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (2 to 7)Lower-middle (8 to 15)Middle (17 to 24)Upper-middle (26 to 45)Higher (47 to 76)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: 20th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 2nd percentile to the 76th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Tract 104.04 is marked below — Well below the median.
Well above the median0 (0%) · 0 people
Above the median1 (3%) · 7,969 people
Near the median7 (23%) · 31,979 people
Below the median7 (23%) · 37,617 people
Well below the median16 (52%) · 83,763 people ◀ Tract 104.04
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.
Above the median — 1 tract (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 102.16 (pop. 7,969) — 76th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Near the median — 7 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 102.15 (pop. 2,260) — 58th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 103.05 (pop. 6,809) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 102.12 (pop. 4,183) — 51st percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 102.18 (pop. 4,247) — 49th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 102.11 (pop. 4,611) — 47th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status.
Tract 103.04 (pop. 6,917) — 47th 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 103.06 (pop. 2,952) — 45th percentile — Near 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.
Below the median — 7 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 101.03 (pop. 5,196) — 37th 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 102.06 (pop. 5,682) — 35th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 103.07 (pop. 7,975) — 28th 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 102.05 (pop. 6,573) — 27th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 105.04 (pop. 1,955) — 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 103.08 (pop. 3,096) — 24th 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 104.05 (pop. 7,140) — 21st percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 16 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 101.07 (pop. 4,199) — 20th 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 105.03 (pop. 2,758) — 19th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 101.06 (pop. 4,328) — 18th 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 102.10 (pop. 12,240) — 17th percentile — Well 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 102.14 (pop. 4,307) — 15th 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 104.04 (pop. 7,355) — 13th percentile — Well 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 104.06 (pop. 3,608) — 13th 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 102.02 (pop. 7,733) — 13th 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 101.08 (pop. 5,696) — 9th 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 102.17 (pop. 5,401) — 8th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 101.05 (pop. 8,576) — 7th 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 102.19 (pop. 1,929) — 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 103.01 (pop. 5,136) — 5th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 102.13 (pop. 2,665) — 5th percentile — Well 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 104.03 (pop. 3,519) — 4th 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 105.02 (pop. 4,313) — 2nd 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.
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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