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RANKING · 2023 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most socially vulnerable people, US counties

US counties ranked by the estimated number of people with three or more social-vulnerability risk factors in 2023, from the Census Bureau's experimental Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) (experimental, modeled data). Los Angeles County, California leads at 2,084,545. 3,144 counties qualify in total. California carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOCIALLY VULNERABLE RESIDENTSVS –
USUnited States332,387,5403,055,881
01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9342,084,545
02Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251,155,320
03Harris County, TXTX5,045,0261,136,244
04Kings County, NYNY2,653,963831,247
05Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558816,162
06Queens County, NYNY2,358,182687,894
07Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029666,094
08Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397584,165
09Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332571,176
10San Diego County, CACA3,282,248568,441
11Orange County, CACA3,149,507549,037
12New York County, NYNY1,664,862504,568
13Clark County, NVNV2,407,226482,693
14Riverside County, CACA2,544,916465,818
15Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088461,918
16Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038439,397
17Broward County, FLFL2,013,317432,200
18Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281428,903
19Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466421,607
20San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091411,830
21King County, WAWA2,344,939348,755
22Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726345,125
23Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460307,486
24Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391301,225
25Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115295,783
26Alameda County, CACA1,636,630292,950
27Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925285,976
28Orange County, FLFL1,528,002272,702
29Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549267,221
30Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090259,988
31Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536258,036
32Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979252,662
33Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939249,799
34El Paso County, TXTX877,858234,440
35Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035230,035
36Fresno County, CACA1,035,456229,363
37Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685225,212
38Shelby County, TNTN910,226222,719
39Essex County, NJNJ896,379222,491
40Pinellas County, FLFL948,563217,638
41Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784213,728
42Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216212,680
43Travis County, TXTX1,389,670208,661
44Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743207,820
45Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337205,477
46Kern County, CACA927,068204,663
47Duval County, FLFL1,062,963204,329
48Prince George's County, MDMD970,374201,125
49Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070198,071
50Erie County, NYNY946,741197,684
51Lee County, FLFL875,607197,563
52Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383193,628
53Hudson County, NJNJ735,033193,354
54Marion County, ININ992,196193,036
55Bergen County, NJNJ977,026185,207
56St. Louis County, MOMO990,911184,635
57Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791180,916
58Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582180,210
59Suffolk County, MAMA791,891180,180
60Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335178,321
61Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,115177,174
62Honolulu County, HIHI988,703176,614
63San Francisco County, CACA826,079174,036
64Polk County, FLFL874,790172,792
65Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125171,678
66Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099169,610
67Jefferson County, KYKY795,222169,395
68Hamilton County, OHOH838,418168,613
69Wake County, NCNC1,257,235166,469
70Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873162,736
71Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916162,118
72Macomb County, MIMI886,221160,296
73Baltimore County, MDMD847,650158,603
74San Joaquin County, CACA823,815158,412
75Collin County, TXTX1,297,179155,085
76Essex County, MAMA826,653154,803
77Ventura County, CACA830,851154,087
78Monroe County, NYNY750,506151,065
79DeKalb County, GAGA774,394150,199
80Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191148,829
81Worcester County, MAMA888,502147,643
82Multnomah County, OROR795,391147,142
83DuPage County, ILIL934,298146,281
84Tulsa County, OKOK698,782145,774
85Montgomery County, PAPA877,643145,744
86Jefferson County, ALAL665,742145,516
87Pierce County, WAWA946,288144,726
88Providence County, RIRI678,179143,100
89Davidson County, TNTN745,904140,491
90Baltimore, MDMD569,997140,140
91Ocean County, NJNJ673,746139,472
92Denton County, TXTX1,069,346138,573
93Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601138,023
94District of Columbia, DCDC693,645135,899
95Jackson County, MOMO732,994133,684
96Passaic County, NJNJ531,624130,370
97Volusia County, FLFL606,573129,622
98Snohomish County, WAWA870,656129,610
99Brevard County, FLFL663,982129,220
100Union County, NJNJ601,863128,730
101Montgomery County, TXTX781,194126,459
102Pasco County, FLFL674,516125,838
103Cameron County, TXTX433,946125,509
104San Mateo County, CACA743,568124,600
105Denver County, COCO740,613119,670
106Camden County, NJNJ535,799117,244
108Cobb County, GAGA793,345115,132
109Richmond County, NYNY501,290114,308
110Lancaster County, PAPA563,159112,768
111Montgomery County, OHOH539,598111,685
112Sarasota County, FLFL479,958111,285
113Lake County, ILIL719,339110,929
114Arapahoe County, COCO673,820110,777
115Bristol County, MAMA593,640110,134
116Kent County, MIMI675,232109,816
117Tulare County, CACA485,146109,691
118Norfolk County, MAMA739,749109,678
119Delaware County, PAPA580,937109,116
120Guilford County, NCNC562,234108,763
121Bucks County, PAPA647,828108,342
123Will County, ILIL712,253107,463
124Lake County, ININ504,612107,083
125Hampden County, MAMA464,338106,810
126Summit County, OHOH538,376106,344
127New Castle County, DEDE588,026106,253
128Stanislaus County, CACA557,719104,817
129East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180104,044
130El Paso County, COCO757,040103,234
131Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035102,796
132Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398101,690
133Collier County, FLFL417,131101,133
134Williamson County, TXTX752,827100,645
135Douglas County, NENE606,460100,158
136Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43398,800
137Ramsey County, MNMN541,62398,305
138Marion County, FLFL442,66098,082
139Manatee County, FLFL468,20098,066
140Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06597,312
141Greenville County, SCSC583,12597,011
142Pinal County, AZAZ539,38095,021
143Spokane County, WAWA558,34494,008
144Lucas County, OHOH423,34793,827
145Monterey County, CACA433,72993,260
146Horry County, SCSC427,55192,635
147Washington County, OROR611,70892,331
148Orleans Parish, LALA362,15492,180
149Pulaski County, ARAR404,61191,327
150Onondaga County, NYNY466,58491,325
151Berks County, PAPA440,07291,045
152Lake County, FLFL456,06890,829
153Mobile County, ALAL411,65890,748
154Dane County, WIWI590,37590,586
155Sonoma County, CACA486,44489,898
157Nueces County, TXTX352,99289,265
158Washoe County, NVNV509,38688,427
159Knox County, TNTN511,45387,275
160Lehigh County, PAPA384,38385,421
161Kane County, ILIL525,75784,574
162Jefferson County, COCO580,45183,694
163Genesee County, MIMI401,09383,151
164Osceola County, FLFL481,71882,938
165Webb County, TXTX281,22482,613
166Polk County, IAIA516,54682,086
167Adams County, COCO554,66881,745
168Rockland County, NYNY357,39781,742
169St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44981,628
170Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38081,287
171Plymouth County, MAMA546,82980,963
172Utah County, UTUT759,85979,915
173Johnson County, KSKS636,90679,893
174Solano County, CACA455,37679,862
175Richland County, SCSC434,95679,585
176Mercer County, NJNJ399,28979,443
177Clark County, WAWA532,11978,801
178Seminole County, FLFL491,88478,753
179Forsyth County, NCNC401,71878,029
180Lane County, OROR381,58477,836
181Allen County, ININ402,32977,087
182York County, PAPA473,19776,924
183Luzerne County, PAPA332,12676,513
184Chester County, PAPA557,11675,903
185Burlington County, NJNJ481,43975,869
186Morris County, NJNJ524,25174,882
187Madison County, ALAL433,51674,759
188Hamilton County, TNTN390,83374,476
189Charleston County, SCSC436,20074,318
190Bell County, TXTX402,24873,853
191Marion County, OROR355,77773,832
192Orange County, NYNY417,66973,088
193Ada County, IDID546,14171,859
194Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85770,787
195Brazoria County, TXTX419,08070,113
196Stark County, OHOH373,77169,892
197Placer County, CACA442,08169,195
198St. Louis, MOMO278,14469,121
199Galveston County, TXTX372,20769,000
201Butler County, OHOH400,12868,004
202Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73767,278
203Prince William County, VAVA502,96666,760
204Lubbock County, TXTX328,90666,434
205Clackamas County, OROR426,28066,246
206Merced County, CACA297,26066,185
207Escambia County, FLFL333,83465,668
208Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32465,482
209Jefferson County, TXTX254,32165,283
210Sussex County, DEDE277,14063,871
211Fayette County, KYKY329,75163,323
212Dakota County, MNMN457,71062,415
213Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41562,268
214McLennan County, TXTX272,02062,220
215Clayton County, GAGA297,47161,915
216Caddo Parish, LALA224,22661,774
217Mohave County, AZAZ228,10261,312
218Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55261,115
219Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21460,998
220Chatham County, GAGA311,85560,837
221Cumberland County, NCNC338,47360,014
222Durham County, NCNC347,24060,006
223Rutherford County, TNTN386,35259,972
224Yakima County, WAWA259,18559,790
225Henrico County, VAVA342,77559,388
226Lorain County, OHOH323,21959,338
227Northampton County, PAPA324,41158,654
228Waukesha County, WIWI417,21058,154
229Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65757,814
230Smith County, TXTX252,54957,810
231Dauphin County, PAPA293,35157,562
232Albany County, NYNY321,22557,483
233Erie County, PAPA265,83257,059
234Winnebago County, ILIL283,67456,624
235Leon County, FLFL299,04855,747
236Hinds County, MSMS211,88855,493
237St. Charles County, MOMO426,49955,301
238Lexington County, SCSC317,58854,999
239Montgomery County, ALAL225,89154,570
240St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10853,796
241Buncombe County, NCNC277,41753,796
242Cleveland County, OKOK303,97353,691
243Alachua County, FLFL290,02853,377
244Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09153,122
245Mahoning County, OHOH224,70653,091
246Greene County, MOMO309,28653,009
247Charlotte County, FLFL217,21252,825
248Baldwin County, ALAL267,76152,723
249St. Joseph County, ININ272,86152,666
250Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14852,353
251Weld County, COCO378,42652,317
252Benton County, ARAR332,55451,893
253San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36751,818
254Somerset County, NJNJ356,48651,764
255Brazos County, TXTX249,08851,756
256Larimer County, COCO377,29251,526
257Lancaster County, NENE334,04951,301
258Thurston County, WAWA304,26151,297
259Harrison County, MSMS217,13651,012
260Ingham County, MIMI289,70950,742
261Anoka County, MNMN381,60550,424
262Yuma County, AZAZ224,44950,384
264St. Clair County, ILIL250,70850,025
265Dutchess County, NYNY300,70850,002
266Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63849,614
267Loudoun County, VAVA449,74949,592
268Oneida County, NYNY226,39249,515
269Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36849,241
270Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50248,762
271Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94948,375
272St. Johns County, FLFL346,32848,215
273Hernando County, FLFL221,70148,009
274Washington County, ARAR271,21347,578
275Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85247,574
276Madison County, ILIL263,11047,379
277Imperial County, CACA181,41147,378
278Richmond County, GAGA206,55947,211
279Trumbull County, OHOH198,97247,188
280Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46647,155
281Boulder County, COCO328,56046,655
282Butte County, CACA209,21146,625
283Howard County, MDMD339,18346,532
284Cumberland County, PAPA277,27046,523
285Hawaii County, HIHI210,04346,176
286York County, SCSC306,88745,841
287Muscogee County, GAGA202,17145,768
288Marin County, CACA253,69445,675
289Johnston County, NCNC256,44845,512
290Richmond, VAVA237,25745,350
291Hays County, TXTX304,39045,249
292Norfolk, VAVA231,01345,136
293Brown County, WIWI275,80345,082
294Barnstable County, MAMA233,53945,069
295Cumberland County, MEME317,22245,031
296Gaston County, NCNC246,55844,834
297Citrus County, FLFL171,66644,616
298Jackson County, OROR221,79544,446
299Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79544,252
300Ottawa County, MIMI308,45944,216
301Anchorage, AKAK287,15543,860
302Ellis County, TXTX240,86743,752
303Canyon County, IDID275,12343,436
304McHenry County, ILIL317,75143,377
305Lake County, OHOH232,21743,310
306Elkhart County, ININ208,77443,247
307Sumter County, FLFL157,77242,559
308Broome County, NYNY195,73642,309
309Anderson County, SCSC219,93042,290
310Kitsap County, WAWA283,37442,247
311Montgomery County, TNTN249,93541,969
312Beaufort County, SCSC204,43341,741
313Henry County, GAGA264,92241,710
314Hamilton County, ININ387,03641,700
315Rockingham County, NHNH324,07741,261
316Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54241,197
317Berkeley County, SCSC274,66641,104
318Benton County, WAWA221,72241,028
319Niagara County, NYNY208,91240,986
320Frederick County, MDMD302,88340,871
321Madera County, CACA167,92740,847
322New Hanover County, NCNC245,95940,810
323Chesapeake, VAVA255,33240,778
324Hall County, GAGA226,56840,504
325Brunswick County, NCNC174,70240,448
326Indian River County, FLFL172,79940,345
327Whatcom County, WAWA236,39240,239
328Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81040,009
329Robeson County, NCNC119,94139,847
330Kanawha County, WVWV172,38139,447
331Saginaw County, MIMI187,68839,399
332Clay County, MOMO265,03239,346
333Martin County, FLFL166,27239,251
334Cherokee County, GAGA299,27339,109
335Davis County, UTUT381,22739,080
336Harford County, MDMD266,44638,940
337Shelby County, ALAL238,55238,776
338Aiken County, SCSC181,51538,686
339Peoria County, ILIL178,55338,313
340Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99538,240
341Yolo County, CACA224,41038,143
342Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59738,049
343Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537,773
344Muskegon County, MIMI177,90137,307
345St. Louis County, MNMN200,51837,275
346Lee County, ALAL189,88137,253
347Sangamon County, ILIL194,17037,205
348Champaign County, ILIL209,97237,130
349Union County, NCNC267,67437,126
350Linn County, IAIA232,02837,067
351Clay County, FLFL239,59337,053
352Shasta County, CACA181,64836,963
353Ulster County, NYNY183,33036,922
354Washington County, PAPA210,80236,846
355Navajo County, AZAZ109,94636,555
356Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90736,422
357Bibb County, GAGA157,55636,419
358Racine County, WIWI198,91936,412
359Bay County, FLFL204,47936,379
360Davidson County, NCNC180,18236,232
361Johnson County, TXTX218,04836,191
362DeSoto County, MSMS197,91836,131
363Kent County, DEDE194,78635,970
364Douglas County, COCO399,39635,962
365Newport News, VAVA183,23035,952
366Pitt County, NCNC182,93635,845
367Deschutes County, OROR213,07235,762
368Sandoval County, NMNM159,56535,712
369San Juan County, NMNM120,34035,644
370York County, MEME222,43435,625
371Clermont County, OHOH216,97735,496
372Jefferson County, MOMO233,13235,483
373Washington County, UTUT213,67035,112
374Comal County, TXTX209,16635,018
375Ector County, TXTX173,80134,976
376Shawnee County, KSKS178,60734,846
377Pueblo County, COCO169,27734,555
378Weber County, UTUT278,17434,393
379Sumner County, TNTN215,53834,344
380Washington County, MNMN286,89534,237
381Onslow County, NCNC217,17534,222
382Saratoga County, NYNY241,34334,197
383Sullivan County, TNTN163,75933,974
384Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34633,934
385Williamson County, TNTN272,06133,661
386Florence County, SCSC138,50433,568
387Iredell County, NCNC211,79833,557
388Midland County, TXTX187,85533,557
389Maui County, HIHI160,59233,511
390Butler County, PAPA200,16933,398
391Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45633,307
392Highlands County, FLFL111,12233,239
393Kootenai County, IDID191,86433,237
394Kings County, CACA154,32733,110
395Humboldt County, CACA131,64733,083
396Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69133,011
397Rapides Parish, LALA125,87732,962
398Beaver County, PAPA166,03232,927
399El Dorado County, CACA192,32332,779
400Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11132,698
401Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14832,683
402Jackson County, MSMS147,66632,447
403Warren County, OHOH257,18132,437
404Monroe County, PAPA167,17932,304
405Randolph County, NCNC149,51632,177
406Rock Island County, ILIL141,86932,092
407Alamance County, NCNC186,17732,033
408Kaufman County, TXTX209,23531,925
409Catawba County, NCNC170,17231,904
410Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08531,794
411Washington County, MDMD157,73131,567
412Berrien County, MIMI152,44431,521
413Cochise County, AZAZ126,33231,395
414Arlington County, VAVA243,93131,324
415Mesa County, COCO162,84531,317
416Rowan County, NCNC155,09631,177
417Kent County, RIRI173,49531,164
418Houston County, GAGA178,21431,049
419Licking County, OHOH185,56430,976
420Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11530,961
421St. Clair County, MIMI160,48630,793
422Flagler County, FLFL140,36030,754
423Forsyth County, GAGA282,80530,610
424Coconino County, AZAZ144,36830,560
425Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51030,526
426Clark County, OHOH135,34030,501
427Franklin County, PAPA160,65230,438
428Fayette County, PAPA123,02130,400
429Centre County, PAPA157,39330,331
430Kenosha County, WIWI168,44830,224
431Schenectady County, NYNY162,58130,186
432Scott County, IAIA175,25930,101
433Medina County, OHOH185,02529,996
434Rankin County, MSMS162,18129,924
435Calhoun County, ALAL115,83429,872
436Parker County, TXTX184,76729,843
437Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12629,768
438Jackson County, MIMI159,55229,727
439Livingston Parish, LALA155,03629,681
440Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69229,568
441Grayson County, TXTX153,61329,501
443Wayne County, NCNC122,27829,364
444Douglas County, OROR111,95129,241
445Winnebago County, WIWI174,21829,229
446Henderson County, NCNC122,37529,225
447McKinley County, NMNM68,11929,159
448Cambria County, PAPA128,96829,087
449Outagamie County, WIWI195,89429,070
450Gregg County, TXTX126,09529,060
451Delaware County, OHOH242,03228,927
452Morgan County, ALAL126,48328,898
453Wichita County, TXTX129,55528,896
454Potter County, TXTX114,45328,760
455Penobscot County, MEME157,96728,711
456Boone County, MOMO191,74628,696
457Kenton County, KYKY175,77928,658
458Greene County, OHOH174,32228,595
459Livingston County, MIMI197,31528,565
460Tom Green County, TXTX120,60228,546
461Dorchester County, SCSC178,39728,491
462Taylor County, TXTX150,07728,421
463Lebanon County, PAPA146,38028,356
464Monroe County, MIMI156,00428,245
465Stearns County, MNMN164,11028,154
466Apache County, AZAZ64,44527,953
467Rock County, WIWI166,47227,946
468Sebastian County, ARAR130,64127,938
469Cass County, NDND201,79427,845
470Porter County, ININ176,04927,778
471Madison County, ININ135,08827,758
472Portage County, OHOH163,40427,516
473Fairfield County, OHOH169,75227,374
474Randall County, TXTX152,35127,340
475McLean County, ILIL171,41927,230
476Comanche County, OKOK122,15827,130
477Charles County, MDMD176,59327,092
478Hampton, VAVA137,31527,058
479Washington County, TNTN141,19927,050
480Blair County, PAPA119,54126,955
481Linn County, OROR132,84326,936
482Napa County, CACA132,94926,902
483Craighead County, ARAR116,95726,881
484Hendricks County, ININ193,51026,878
485Etowah County, ALAL103,88626,868
486Bossier Parish, LALA131,86726,852
487Canadian County, OKOK187,18926,814
488Alexandria, VAVA160,66226,757
489Garland County, ARAR99,69526,629
490Warren County, KYKY149,37526,606
491Houston County, ALAL110,31826,595
492Ascension Parish, LALA135,10526,345
493Harnett County, NCNC150,13726,298
494Pickens County, SCSC139,19826,267
495Calhoun County, MIMI133,40826,166
496Blount County, TNTN143,82026,002
497Berkshire County, MAMA128,22425,513
498Coweta County, GAGA160,24025,402
499Marshall County, ALAL103,53725,370
500Skagit County, WAWA132,97525,296
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest socially vulnerable residents?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 2,084,545 (2023 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by socially vulnerable residents?

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Harris County, Texas, Kings County, New York, Maricopa County, Arizona.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2023 ACS 5-year data.

How is socially vulnerable residents measured?

Estimated number of people with three or more social-vulnerability risk factors, from the Census Bureau's experimental Community Resilience Estimates. The raw-count companion to the social-vulnerability rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023).