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.
Kanawha County — Social Vulnerability Index
Unofficial CDC-method recomputation, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
Kanawha County — Social Vulnerability Index by census tract
Where this is
Shading: Overall SVI Percentile
Lower (3 to 22)Lower-middle (23 to 40)Middle (41 to 54)Upper-middle (54 to 64)Higher (64 to 92)
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: 50th percentile (among all U.S. tracts).
These tracts span the 3rd percentile to the 92nd percentile. The width of that range is the internal disparity.
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 — 5 tracts (80th–100th percentile)
Tract 9.00 (pop. 1,231) — 92nd 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 8.00 (pop. 1,477) — 87th 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 2.00 (pop. 2,243) — 83rd 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 113.01 (pop. 2,567) — 82nd 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.
Tract 11.00 (pop. 5,262) — 82nd 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 — 14 tracts (60th–80th percentile)
Tract 130.01 (pop. 2,019) — 79th percentile — 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.
Tract 12.00 (pop. 1,514) — 78th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 123.02 (pop. 2,430) — 73rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 111.00 (pop. 4,306) — 72nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 121.00 (pop. 3,531) — 72nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above), Household Characteristics (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 108.04 (pop. 2,418) — 65th 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 123.01 (pop. 4,742) — 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 131.00 (pop. 3,741) — 64th percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 138.00 (pop. 2,067) — 63rd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 18.00 (pop. 2,714) — 63rd 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.
Tract 7.00 (pop. 1,569) — 63rd 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 1.00 (pop. 1,014) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (well above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 137.02 (pop. 5,528) — 62nd percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 136.00 (pop. 4,151) — 61st percentile — Above the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Near the median — 17 tracts (40th–60th percentile)
Tract 104.00 (pop. 1,554) — 58th percentile — Near 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.
Tract 6.00 (pop. 3,895) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above); near the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status; below the median on Household Characteristics and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 118.00 (pop. 4,016) — 55th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 106.01 (pop. 2,932) — 54th 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 115.00 (pop. 3,672) — 54th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 112.00 (pop. 3,261) — 53rd 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 122.00 (pop. 4,684) — 53rd 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 132.00 (pop. 3,336) — 53rd percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); near the median on Socioeconomic Status and Household Characteristics; below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 103.00 (pop. 2,206) — 52nd percentile — Near the median
Near the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 109.00 (pop. 2,053) — 50th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Socioeconomic Status (above) and Household Characteristics (well above); below the median on Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 101.00 (pop. 3,619) — 45th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 129.00 (pop. 1,144) — 44th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 17.00 (pop. 1,543) — 43rd 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 108.02 (pop. 2,401) — 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 134.00 (pop. 1,656) — 42nd percentile — Near 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 5.00 (pop. 1,773) — 41st percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 13.00 (pop. 2,124) — 40th percentile — Near the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (well above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Below the median — 12 tracts (20th–40th percentile)
Tract 135.00 (pop. 2,774) — 40th 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 21.00 (pop. 4,607) — 39th 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 102.00 (pop. 2,054) — 39th 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 108.03 (pop. 4,837) — 38th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (well above); near the median on Housing Type & Transportation; below the median on Socioeconomic Status and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 113.02 (pop. 6,212) — 32nd 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 106.02 (pop. 2,345) — 31st 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 110.00 (pop. 4,769) — 29th 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 107.01 (pop. 4,469) — 28th percentile — Below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 3.00 (pop. 2,540) — 26th 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 20.00 (pop. 2,992) — 23rd 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 105.00 (pop. 4,396) — 22nd 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 114.01 (pop. 2,833) — 20th 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 — 9 tracts (0th–20th percentile)
Tract 114.02 (pop. 2,889) — 18th 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 107.02 (pop. 4,963) — 18th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 15.00 (pop. 4,452) — 17th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Housing Type & Transportation (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics and Racial & Ethnic Minority Status.
Tract 19.02 (pop. 3,966) — 15th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 130.02 (pop. 2,112) — 15th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 19.01 (pop. 3,904) — 15th percentile — Well below the median
Driven by Household Characteristics (above); below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 128.00 (pop. 4,128) — 13th percentile — Well below the median
Below the median on Socioeconomic Status, Household Characteristics, Racial & Ethnic Minority Status and Housing Type & Transportation.
Tract 137.01 (pop. 2,202) — 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 133.00 (pop. 2,700) — 3rd 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 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.