U.S. Census Grids

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U.S. Social Vulnerability Index Grids, v1 (2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)

Purpose:
To provide a 1 km grid of the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) aligned with CIESIN's Gridded Population of the World, Version 4, Revision 11 (GPWv4.11) with a mask for water and no population.
Abstract:
The U.S. Social Vulnerability Index Grids data set contains gridded layers for the overall Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) using four sub-category themes (Socioeconomic, Household Composition & Disability, Minority Status & Language, and Housing Type & Transportation) based on census tract level inputs from 15 variables for the years 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, and 2018. SVI values range between 0 and 1 based on their percentile position among all census tracts in the U.S., with 0 representing lowest vulnerability census tracts and 1 representing highest vulnerability census tracts. SEDAC has gridded these vector inputs to create 1 km spatial resolution raster surfaces allowing users to obtain vulnerability metrics for any user-defined area within the U.S. Utilizing inputs from CIESIN's Gridded Population of the World, Version 4, Revision 11 (GPWv4.11), a mask is applied for water, and optionally, for no population. The data are provided in two different projection formats, NAD83 as a U.S. specific standard, and WGS84 as a global standard. The goal of the SVI is to help identify vulnerable communities by ranking them on these inputs across the U.S.
Recommended Citation(s)*:

Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2021. U.S. Social Vulnerability Index Grids. Palisades, New York: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/6s2a-9r49. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

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Available Formats:
raster, map