SVI Changes Over Time
The timeline above shows CDC/ATSDR SVI has changed four times over the years.
2000
- Census tract data only
- Nationwide comparison only
- Data derived from the U.S. Census Bureau decennial census long form
- 15 variables used
2010
- County and census tract data
- Statewide and nationwide data
- Data derived from the decennial census and the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS)
- 14 variables used (disability data were not collected by the Census Bureau at the tract level rom either the 2010 Census or the 2006-2010 ACS)
2014
- County and census tract data
- Statewide and nationwide data
- Data derived from the 5-year ACS only
- 15 variables used (disability data were available and added back in)
2020
- County and census tract data
- Statewide and nationwide data
- Data derived from the 5-year ACS only
- 16 variables used (100% poverty was replaced by 150% poverty, no health insurance was added, housing cost burden was added, income was removed)