Oct 14, 2021 - COVID

Chicago neighborhoods at highest risk for COVID

Data: City of Chicago; Chart: Jared Whalen/Axios

COVID-19 case numbers continue to fall this week in Chicago, but many ZIP codes remain highly vulnerable to the virus, according to city data.

The most at-risk areas are generally located on the South and West Sides, but two far north ZIP codes that include West Ridge have medium risk.

  • And one South Side ZIP code that includes Hyde Park remains low.

Details: The city calculates vulnerability using data on socio-econonomic, health, job and COVID factors in each area.

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