The U.S. Census Bureau will provide a webinar on the Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) for Puerto Rico, which provide an easily understood metric for a community’s capacity to withstand and recover from a disaster – such as a hurricane or hazardous event. It expands on the standard CRE, which focuses on the United States.

Explore the CRE viewer >> https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/experiencebuilder/experience/?id=e851575739ca4b4281037d92cc62cbd4

Using restricted microdata from the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) and small area estimation methods, the experimental estimates measure social vulnerability to disasters at the state/commonwealth, municipio and census tract geographic levels.

Social vulnerability is measured based on 10 PRCS indicators:

Poverty status.
Disability status.
Number of caregivers in the households.
Unit-level crowding.
Vehicle access.
Broadband internet.
Employment.
Education.
Age.
Health insurance.

Learn more: Developing a Data-Driven System for Identifying the Most Vulnerable Communities in Puerto Rico
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2023/demo/SEHSD-WP-2023-19.html