SVI Infographics and Choropleth Map

Data

Here is the summary data for SVI vulnerability in the Pacific Division compared to nationally for the years 2010 and 2020. The percents of social vulnerability in the Pacific Division closely match the national averages with a few key exceptions. For instance, the Pacific division has a significantly higher percent of limited English speakers than the national average as well as a higher percent minority race/ethnicity. The Pacific Division also has a slightly lower percent population with high school diplomas. For both 2010 and 2020, the Pacific Division had nearly double the percent of population living in crowded living spaces than the national average. For healthcare, the percent of population covered increased 10% from 2010, following the national trend.

division	year	pct in poverty	pct not in poverty	pct unemployed	pct employed	pct housing cost-burdened	pct not housing cost-burdened	pct adults without high school diploma	pct adults with high school diploma	pct age 17 & under	pct age 18-64	pct age 65+	pct single parent families	pct other families	pct limited English speakers	pct proficient English speakers	pct Minority race/ethnicity	pct Non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity	pct in multi-unit housing	pct in mobile housing	pct in other housing	pct in crowded living spaces	pct in non-crowded living spaces	pct with no vehicle access	pct with vehicle access	pct in group living quarters	pct not in group living quarters	pct without health insurance	pct with health insurance	pct disabled civilians	pct not disabled civilians
United States	2010	23	77	8	92	36	64	15	85	24	63	13	17	83	5	95	35	65	13	7	80	3	97	9	91	3	97	15	85	15	85
Pacific Division	2010	23	77	9	91	45	55	17	83	25	64	11	17	83	9	91	52	48	16	5	79	7	93	7	93	2	98	17	83	13	87
United States	2020	21	79	5	95	30	70	11	89	22	62	16	16	84	4	96	40	60	14	6	80	3	97	8	92	2	98	9	91	15	85
Pacific Division	2020	20	80	6	94	38	62	14	86	22	63	15	15	85	8	92	56	44	17	4	79	7	93	7	93	2	98	7	93	14	86

Socieconomic Status Infographics

The following waffle charts show information on the Socioeconomic status of the Pacific Division. Each icon represents 1% of the population. The demographics that are included in socioeconomic status are poverty, unemployment rates, housing cost-burdened, high school education, and health insurance coverage. The most notable differences in the Pacific Division and nation are the percent of population experiencing housing cost-burdens and the percent of high school diplomas.

Alt-text: Socioeconomic Status Infographic

Household Characteristics Infographics

These infographics look at age, disability status, family types, and language, the characteristics that make up the Housing category of the SVI. For the Pacific Division, age categories closely mirror the national averages, while there is a significantly higher percentage of non-English speakers compared to the national population.

Alt-text: Household Characteristics Infographic

Racial and Ethnic Minority Status Infographics

For racial and ethnic minority groups, there is a significantly higher (17% in 2010 and 15% in 2020) percent population in the Pacific Division when compared to the national average. This makes sense with the higher amount of non-English speakers that were observed in the previous category.

Alt-text: Racial and Ethnic Minority Infographic

Housing Type and Transportation Infographics

The last category of the SVI is housing type and transportation which takes into account group living quarters, crowded living spaces, multi-unit housing, and vehicle access. The Pacific Division has slightly less percent population living in mobile housing for 2010 and 2020, with those numbers choosing multi-unit housing instead. This is also reflected in the slightly higher percent population living in crowded spaces compared to the rest of the nation. Vehicle access for the Pacific Division is only a few percentage points higher than the national average.

Alt-text: Housing and Transportation Infographic

Choropleth Maps

2010 SVI Flag to Population Ratio Map

The following maps look at Social Vulnerabilty per 1000 people at the county level for the Pacific Division in 2010. The index is a flag count to population ratio to account for size and population differences withing counties. Naturally, larger counties will produce more flags, using the ratio creates an equitable comparison. On the map, we can see that Alaska is at a high percent of social vulnerability as a whole, most likely due to the lower population and geographic difficulties. The Los Angeles area and surrounding counties are also at a higher risk when compared to major metropolitan areas in Washington and Oregon (i.e, Seattle and Portland.)

2020 SVI Flag to Population Ratio Map

Here is the same map for 2020 data. Again, a ratio of flags to population was used to account for differences in county size. The results are mostly similar with a couple counties crossing into the next percentile of social vulnerability, noticeably in Eastern Washington and Oregon, as well as Northern California. Major metropolitan areas did not change drastically in their risk of social vulnerability.