Hurricane Helene's Impact on the Socially Vulnerable in North Carolina

U.S. Census Bureau

Oct 11, 2024

Presents overview of data from the Census Bureau's Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) program on North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene. Notes that 10 of the 27 counties under a major disaster declaration are predominantly rural; 20.2% of individuals living in the affected counties are classified by the CRE as having a high degree of social vulnerability to disasters. Explores CRE data on factors contributing to high social vulnerability in the affected counties, including age, disability, and housing quality.

Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · North Carolina