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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br />White (not Hispanic or Latino)4,930 13.3% <br />143%Black or African American 59 <br />American lndian and Alaska Native 45 20.9% <br />Asian 52 8.6% <br />14 9.6%Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific lslander <br />Two (2)or More Races 380 10j% <br />Some Other Race Alone 245 11.8% <br />Hispanic or Latino 180 43% <br />Estimate PercentRace and Ethnicity <br />3.6.1. Underserved Population <br />FEMA defines underserved populations as groups that have limited or no access to resources or that are <br />othenryise disenfranchised. These groups may include, but are not limited to, people who are <br />socioeconomically disadvantaged, people with limited English proficiency, geographically isolated or <br />educationally disenfranchised people, people of color as well as those of ethnic and national origin <br />minorities, women and children, individuals with disabilities and other access and functional needs, and <br />seniors.ao <br />The CDC's SVI is considered an appropriate and authoritative dataset to identify areas where efforts can <br />be prioritized to ensure equitable outcomes from mitigation planning and actions. Social vulnerability <br />refers to a community's capacity to prepare for and respond to the stress of natural, human-caused, and <br />technological disasters. CDC's SVI combines 16 census-derived social factors, within four (4) themes <br />(i.e., socioeconomic status, household characteristics, racialand ethnic minority status, and housing type <br />and transportation) that summarizes the extent to which an area is socially vulnerable to disasters. The <br />overall SVI combines all variables to provide a comprehensive assessment, and the possible scores <br />range from zero (0) (lowest vulnerability) to one (1) (highest vulnerability)..41 <br />The overall SVI score for Kittitas County is 0.3008 which indicates a low to medium level vulnerability <br />Table 3-10 outlines the SVI information for each social factor for Kittitas County..a2 <br />a0 Federal Emergency Management Agency. (n.d.). Glossary: Underserved Population/Communities. Retrieved <br />from https ://www.fe ma. gov/abouVg lossarv. <br />al Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). CDC/ATSDR SVI 2020 Documentation. Retrieved from <br />https://www.atsdr.cdc.qov/placeandhealth/svi/documentation/pdf/SVl2020Documentation_08.05.22.pdf. <br />a2 Centers for Disease Controland Prevention. (2020). CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability lndex (SVl). Retrieved <br />from https://www.atsdr.cdc.qov/placeandhealth/svi/interactive map.html. <br />Chapter 3: Community Profile 34