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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Norfolk city — Social Vulnerability Index

Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Norfolk city — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Tract 1.00 — 19 (Lower)Tract 2.01 — 79 (Higher)Tract 2.02 — 50 (Lower-middle)Tract 3.00 — 62 (Middle)Tract 4.00 — 32 (Lower-middle)Tract 5.00 — 51 (Middle)Tract 6.00 — 74 (Upper-middle)Tract 7.00 — 11 (Lower)Tract 8.00 — 57 (Middle)Tract 9.01 — 57 (Middle)Tract 9.02 — 53 (Middle)Tract 11.00 — 65 (Middle)Tract 12.00 — 64 (Middle)Tract 13.00 — 55 (Middle)Tract 14.00 — 95 (Higher)Tract 15.00 — 23 (Lower)Tract 16.00 — 90 (Higher)Tract 17.00 — 73 (Upper-middle)Tract 20.00 — 33 (Lower-middle)Tract 21.00 — 16 (Lower)Tract 22.00 — 10 (Lower)Tract 23.00 — 8 (Lower)Tract 24.00 — 1 (Lower)Tract 25.00 — 85 (Higher)Tract 26.00 — 74 (Upper-middle)Tract 27.00 — 78 (Upper-middle)Tract 28.00 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 29.00 — 67 (Middle)Tract 30.00 — 26 (Lower-middle)Tract 31.00 — 78 (Upper-middle)Tract 32.00 — 79 (Upper-middle)Tract 33.00 — 38 (Lower-middle)Tract 34.00 — 69 (Upper-middle)Tract 35.01 — 92 (Higher)Tract 36.00 — 24 (Lower)Tract 37.00 — 16 (Lower)Tract 38.00 — 8 (Lower)Tract 40.01 — 4 (Lower)Tract 40.02 — 47 (Lower-middle)Tract 41.00 — 94 (Higher)Tract 42.00 — 100 (Higher)Tract 43.00 — 77 (Upper-middle)Tract 44.00 — 79 (Higher)Tract 45.00 — 58 (Middle)Tract 46.00 — 68 (Upper-middle)Tract 47.00 — 79 (Higher)Tract 48.00 — 83 (Higher)Tract 49.00 — 41 (Lower-middle)Tract 50.00 — 65 (Middle)Tract 51.00 — 92 (Higher)Tract 55.00 — 57 (Middle)Tract 56.01 — 14 (Lower)Tract 56.02 — 70 (Upper-middle)Tract 57.01 — 77 (Upper-middle)Tract 57.02 — 27 (Lower-middle)Tract 58.00 — 81 (Higher)Tract 59.01 — 89 (Higher)Tract 59.02 — 68 (Upper-middle)Tract 59.03 — 54 (Middle)Tract 60.00 — 28 (Lower-middle)Tract 61.00 — 77 (Upper-middle)Tract 62.00 — 70 (Upper-middle)Tract 64.00 — 52 (Middle)Tract 65.01 — 58 (Middle)Tract 65.02 — 29 (Lower-middle)Tract 66.01 — 10 (Lower)Tract 66.02 — 41 (Lower-middle)Tract 66.03 — 20 (Lower)Tract 66.04 — 81 (Higher)Tract 66.05 — 35 (Lower-middle)Tract 66.06 — 48 (Lower-middle)Tract 66.07 — 23 (Lower)Tract 68.00 — 32 (Lower-middle)Tract 69.01 — 89 (Higher)Tract 69.02 — 73 (Upper-middle)Tract 70.01 — 84 (Higher)Tract 70.02 — 61 (Middle)Tract 9801.00 — no data (unmeasured)Tract 9802.00 — no data (unmeasured)Tract 9803.00 — no data (unmeasured)
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (1 to 24)Lower-middle (26 to 50)Middle (51 to 67)Upper-middle (68 to 79)Higher (79 to 100)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.

Click a tract to see its overall percentile and theme scores.

Median tract: 58th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 1st percentile to the 100th percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
Well above the median13 (17%) · 38,757 people
Above the median24 (31%) · 77,268 people
Near the median15 (19%) · 55,159 people
Below the median13 (17%) · 34,510 people
Well below the median12 (16%) · 27,902 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 — 13 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 42.00 (pop. 1,331) — 100th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 14.00 (pop. 2,703) — 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 41.00 (pop. 2,001) — 94th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 51.00 (pop. 4,539) — 92nd percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above).
Tract 35.01 (pop. 3,647) — 92nd percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 16.00 (pop. 1,790) — 90th percentile — Well above the median CDC-based flag ≥ 90th percentile
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 69.01 (pop. 3,002) — 89th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above).
Tract 59.01 (pop. 4,461) — 89th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 25.00 (pop. 4,863) — 85th 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.
Tract 70.01 (pop. 2,765) — 84th percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 48.00 (pop. 932) — 83rd percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 66.04 (pop. 2,686) — 81st percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 58.00 (pop. 4,037) — 81st percentile — Well above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Above the median — 24 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 44.00 (pop. 2,465) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 2.01 (pop. 2,245) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 47.00 (pop. 2,880) — 79th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 32.00 (pop. 2,563) — 79th percentile — 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.
Tract 31.00 (pop. 2,661) — 78th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 27.00 (pop. 2,907) — 78th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 57.01 (pop. 3,292) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 61.00 (pop. 9,085) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 43.00 (pop. 3,232) — 77th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 6.00 (pop. 3,973) — 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 26.00 (pop. 3,622) — 74th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 69.02 (pop. 2,543) — 73rd 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 17.00 (pop. 2,223) — 73rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 56.02 (pop. 3,161) — 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 62.00 (pop. 3,369) — 70th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 34.00 (pop. 1,925) — 69th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 46.00 (pop. 2,108) — 68th 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 59.02 (pop. 3,713) — 68th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 29.00 (pop. 3,485) — 67th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 11.00 (pop. 2,032) — 65th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 50.00 (pop. 3,649) — 65th 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 12.00 (pop. 4,163) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 3.00 (pop. 2,599) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 70.02 (pop. 3,373) — 61st percentile — Above 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.
Near the median — 15 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 45.00 (pop. 1,289) — 58th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 65.01 (pop. 2,595) — 58th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 9.01 (pop. 6,829) — 57th 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 55.00 (pop. 2,650) — 57th 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 8.00 (pop. 1,794) — 57th 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 13.00 (pop. 2,175) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 59.03 (pop. 1,478) — 54th 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 9.02 (pop. 10,638) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status; below the median on Household Characteristics.
Tract 64.00 (pop. 2,956) — 52nd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (well above); below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 5.00 (pop. 3,391) — 51st 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 2.02 (pop. 4,596) — 50th 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 66.06 (pop. 3,551) — 48th 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 40.02 (pop. 3,420) — 47th 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 66.02 (pop. 2,576) — 41st percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 49.00 (pop. 5,221) — 41st 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 — 13 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 33.00 (pop. 2,422) — 38th 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 66.05 (pop. 2,658) — 35th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 20.00 (pop. 1,427) — 33rd 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 68.00 (pop. 1,738) — 32nd percentile — 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 4.00 (pop. 3,017) — 32nd 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 65.02 (pop. 3,728) — 29th percentile — Below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 60.00 (pop. 3,247) — 28th percentile — 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 57.02 (pop. 3,123) — 27th percentile — Below 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 30.00 (pop. 2,025) — 26th percentile — Below the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 28.00 (pop. 3,988) — 26th 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 36.00 (pop. 2,187) — 24th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics.
Tract 66.07 (pop. 2,938) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 15.00 (pop. 2,012) — 23rd percentile — Below the median
Driven by Racial & Ethnic Minority Status (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Well below the median — 12 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 66.03 (pop. 2,299) — 20th 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 1.00 (pop. 2,330) — 19th 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 21.00 (pop. 1,446) — 16th 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 37.00 (pop. 2,170) — 16th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 56.01 (pop. 3,539) — 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 7.00 (pop. 2,859) — 11th 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 22.00 (pop. 1,897) — 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 66.01 (pop. 1,494) — 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 38.00 (pop. 2,931) — 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 23.00 (pop. 2,105) — 8th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 40.01 (pop. 1,288) — 4th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 24.00 (pop. 3,544) — 1st percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
4 tracts 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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