The Social Vulnerability Index provides a composite score of relative social vulnerability for every census tract in the U.S..
Over the past 2 years, the Index, which is made by the CDC has been used as the basis for a variety of projects to determine prioritization in distribution of resources.
(see NIH example, and also
our own project)
In New York City
The charts below show where the Index places New York City in terms of vulnerability, and what factors are used to determine that placement.
Overall Vulnerability
This is where New York City's 2166 census tracts fall in the national percentile ranking
Overall Vulnerability by Borough
This is where census tracts from each borough fall in the national percentile ranking.
Taking Apart the Vulnerability Composite
The index is a composite of the 15 variables collected by the Census. Each part of New York City has a different composition when it comes to the 15 vulnerability metrics. Click any single metric below to see where in the city census tracts are deemed the most and least vulnerable in that metric and how tracts here compare to the rest of the country.
SVI Remix
Explore how different combinations of the metrics within SVI effects the social vulnerability index of areas in New York City. Toggling the vulnerability variables on and off below reconfigures the SVI to include/exclude specific variables and changes the vulnerability landscape of the city.