Indicator Gauge Icon Legend
Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Social Vulnerability Index
This indicator is archived and is no longer being updated. Click to learn more
This indicator shows the overall social vulnerability index (SVI) score. Possible scores range from 0 (lowest vulnerability) to 1 (highest vulnerability).
Additional notes on the data and tools can be found on the CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry SVI site: http://svi.cdc.gov/SVIDataToolsDownload.html.
Why is this important?
The extent to which a community displays certain social conditions, including high poverty, low percentage of vehicle access, or crowded households, may affect a community's capacity to prevent human suffering and financial loss in the occurrence of a disaster. These factors describe a community's social vulnerability.
Understanding community characteristics is vital for public health planning, epidemiological studies, and public health emergency preparedness. This indicator is essential to identify a community's most likely hazards, most vulnerable populations, available resources, and ability to respond. Information about the local infrastructure, vulnerabilities, and resources enable public health professionals to quickly establish priorities and take appropriate actions during an emergency or disaster response.
Score
| County | Source | Measurement Period | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 22 County values. The lowest value is 0, and the highest value is 0.9.
Half of the values are between 0.2 and 0.8.
The middle (median) value is 0.5.
Data Source
- National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Community / Social Environment, Community / Emergency Planning & Response, Environmental Health, Social Determinants of Health