Table 1

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the 16 SVIs and COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 rates per 100 000 population after 30 days of the first COVID-19-positive cases in all counties in the US South (1086 counties)

FeatureMinMedianMeanMaxSD
Below poverty, %2.617.918.849.76.4
Unemployment rate, %06.46.825.82.8
Per capita income12 29223 54024 18350 9315078
No high school diploma, %4.416.917.566.36.1
Aged 17 and younger, %7.322.922.836.63.2
Non-institutionalised with a disability, %5.317.217.3314.1
Single-parent households with children, %09.19.322.72.8
Minority (except white, non-Hispanic), %1.134.135.499.319.7
Aged 5+ who speak limited English, %01.12.230.43.4
Housing in structures with 10+ units, %01.83.538.54.7
Mobile homes, %0.518.018.959.39.9
Overoccupied housing units, %02.42.821.21.8
Households with no vehicle available, %05.96.420.32.9
Institutionalised group quarters, %01.83.936.55.3
Population density per square mile0.249.2147.13499.1318.9
COVID-19 cases after 30 days02385.36119317.7
COVID-19 cases per 100 000 population after 30 days063.6139.54026.8250.9
  • SVI, Social Vulnerability Index.