RANKING · 2023 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most socially vulnerable people, US states

US states 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). California leads at 7,631,614. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 2,267,139, against an all-states median of 914,274.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOCIALLY VULNERABLE RESIDENTSVS –

USUnited States332,387,5403,055,881–

01California, CACA39,287,3777,631,614–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4246,523,257–

03New York, NYNY19,852,3664,907,341–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,0774,886,613–

05Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,639,876–

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,499,120–

07Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,348,711–

08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,148,156–

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,101,075–

10Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,991,041–

11New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,904,118–

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,527,617–

13Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,496,391–

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,482,604–

15Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,343,946–

16Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,310,766–

17Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,255,099–

18Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,174,540–

19Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,163,113–

20Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,116,497–

21Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,110,599–

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,109,526–

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,079,333–

24Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824980,844–

25Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445946,684–

26Colorado, COCO5,862,189914,274–

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634898,217–

28Oregon, OROR4,254,293809,503–

29Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779748,234–

30Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391709,557–

31Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508671,116–

32Nevada, NVNV3,184,612646,715–

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,507558,673–

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,197520,042–

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246511,638–

36Utah, UTUT3,392,331445,822–

37West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373398,416–

38Idaho, IDID1,934,262332,788–

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,707331,422–

40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235269,760–

41Maine, MEME1,387,817252,116–

42Montana, MTMT1,116,875216,871–

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801216,772–

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868213,894–

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,191206,094–

46South Dakota, SDSD907,428172,511–

47Alaska, AKAK735,706145,529–

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,294135,899–

49North Dakota, NDND784,841132,342–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,397110,642–

51Vermont, VTVT647,106104,166–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest socially vulnerable residents?

California ranks #1 with 7,631,614 (2023 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by socially vulnerable residents?

California, Texas, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania.

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 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).