Mapping the Nation: Creating the World We Want to See

9 Climate Action The bivariate risk map of Florida flood risk for the 2023 State Hazard Mitigation Plan relates the Social Vulnerability Index from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overlaid with hazard risk to reveal where help is needed most. Zooming into Census Tract 124.10 in Polk County, Florida, the flood risk score of .68 and social vulnerability score of .65 place this tract at moderate to high vulnerability for both in the 100-Year Floodplain.

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