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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Social Vulnerability Index

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Measurement Period: 2018

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.

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