RANKING · 2023 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Least socially vulnerable, US states

US states with the smallest share of people carrying three or more social-vulnerability risk factors in 2023, from the Census Bureau's experimental Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) — the most resilient communities on this experimental, modeled measure. Utah leads at 13.2%. 51 states qualify in total.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOCIAL VULNERABILITY RATEVS –

USUnited States332,387,54020.4%–

01Utah, UTUT3,392,33113.2%–

02New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86815.6%–

03Colorado, COCO5,862,18915.8%–

04Vermont, VTVT647,10616.5%–

05Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44516.7%–

06Nebraska, NENE1,978,70717.0%–

07Idaho, IDID1,934,26217.2%–

08North Dakota, NDND784,84117.3%–

09Washington, WAWA7,816,11617.3%–

10Iowa, IAIA3,210,50717.8%–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,17017.8%–

12Kansas, KSKS2,947,19718.0%–

13Maryland, MDMD6,206,01118.3%–

14Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05618.4%–

15Maine, MEME1,387,81718.4%–

16Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87218.5%–

17Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50818.9%–

18Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23518.9%–

19Missouri, MOMO6,191,81419.1%–

20South Dakota, SDSD907,42819.1%–

21Wyoming, WYWY582,39719.2%–

22Oregon, OROR4,254,29319.3%–

23Georgia, GAGA10,940,40719.4%–

24Montana, MTMT1,116,87519.4%–

25Indiana, ININ6,851,07319.4%–

26California, CACA39,287,37719.8%–

27Alaska, AKAK735,70620.0%–

28Michigan, MIMI10,077,76120.1%–

29North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40420.1%–

30Illinois, ILIL12,694,79820.1%–

31Ohio, OHOH11,810,29320.2%–

32Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83820.2%–

33Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80120.3%–

34Delaware, DEDE1,021,19120.3%–

35Nevada, NVNV3,184,61220.4%–

36New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80920.7%–

37District of Columbia, DCDC681,29420.8%–

38Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63920.8%–

39South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22521.0%–

40Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38321.3%–

41Texas, TXTX30,188,42421.7%–

42Florida, FLFL22,416,07721.9%–

43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82422.0%–

44Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63422.6%–

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37323.0%–

46Alabama, ALAL5,086,76823.5%–

47Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39123.6%–

48New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24624.5%–

49Louisiana, LALA4,611,96124.7%–

50New York, NYNY19,852,36625.5%–

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77926.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest social vulnerability rate?

Utah ranks #1 with 13.2% (2023 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by social vulnerability rate?

Utah, New Hampshire, Colorado, Vermont, Minnesota.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2023 ACS 5-year data.

How is social vulnerability rate measured?

Share of people estimated to have three or more of ten risk factors that make it harder to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster, from the Census Bureau's experimental Community Resilience Estimates. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023).