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- Low life expectancy
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+ Low life expectancy
+
+
- Average number of years of life a person who has attained a given age can expect to live.
+ Average number of years people have left in their lives.
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Note:
- The percentiles for this dataset have been reversed so that census tracts with lower numbers have higher life expectancies and the census tracts with higher numbers have lower life expectancy when compared to life expectancy in the area.
+ The tool reverses the percentiles for this burden. This means that census tracts with lower numbers have higher life expectancies and that census tracts with higher numbers have lower life expectancies.
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Used in:
- Health burdens category
+ Health category
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- U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP)
+ U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project
- from 2010-2015
+ (USALEEP) from 2010-2015
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- Low median income
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+
+
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+ NEW
+
+
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+ Historic underinvestment
+
+
- Median income of the census tract calculated as a percent of the area’s median income.
+ Census tracts that experienced historic underinvestment based on redlining maps created by the federal government’s Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) between 1935 and 1940. The tool uses the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s
+
+ methodology
+
+ for converting boundaries in the HOLC maps to census tracts. Census tracts meet the threshold when they have a score of 3.25 or more out of 4.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Note:
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+ The historic underinvestment burden is
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+ not available
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+ for tracts that were not included in the original HOLC maps because there is no underlying data.
+
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Housing category
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+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ Dataset of formerly redlined areas
+
+ using digitized maps from the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC), using 2010 census boundaries
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ Metro areas of U.S. that were graded by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Housing cost
+
+
+
+
+ Share of households that are both earning less than 80% of Housing and Urban Development’s Area Median Family Income and are spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs.
+
+
+
+ -
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+ Used in:
+
+ Housing category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy dataset
+
+ from 2014-2018
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+ -
+
+ Available for:
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+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ NEW
+
+
+
+ Lack of green space
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+
+
+
+ Share of land with developed surfaces covered with artificial materials like concrete or pavement, excluding crop land used for agricultural purposes. Places that lack green space are also known as nature-deprived.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+ NEW
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+
+
+ Lack of indoor plumbing
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+
+
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+ Housing without indoor kitchen facilities or complete plumbing facilities.
+
+
+
+ -
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+ Used in:
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+ Housing category
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+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy dataset
+
+ from 2014-2018
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Lead paint
+
+
+
+
+ Share of homes built before 1960, which indicates potential lead paint exposure. Tracts with extremely high home values (i.e. median home values above the 90th percentile) that are less likely to face health risks from lead paint exposure are not included.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Housing category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ U.S. Census
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ American Community Survey
+
+ from 2015-2019
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ NEW
+
+
+
+ Abandoned mine land
+
+
+
+
+ Presence of an abandoned mine left by legacy coal mining operations.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Legacy pollution category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Department of the Interior (DOI)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS)
+
+ from 2017
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states and the District of Columbia
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ NEW
+
+
+
+ Formerly Used Defense Sites
+
+
+
+
+ Properties that were owned, leased, or possessed by the United States, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense prior to October 1986.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Legacy pollution category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ Formerly Used Defense Sites
+
+ (FUDS) from 2019
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states and the District of Columbia
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Proximity to hazardous waste facilities
+
+
+
+
+ Number of hazardous waste facilities (Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities and Large Quantity Generators) within 5 kilometers (or nearest beyond 5 kilometers), each divided by distance in kilometers.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Legacy pollution category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+
+
+ Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDF) data
+
+ from 2020 calculated from EPA's RCRA database as compiled
+ by EPA's EJScreen
+
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Proximity to Superfund sites
+
+
+
+
+ Number of proposed or listed Superfund or National Priorities list (NPL) sites within 5 kilometers (or nearest one beyond 5 kilometers), each divided by distance in kilometers.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Legacy pollution category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ CERCLIS database
+
+ from 2020 as compiled by EPA’s EJScreen
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Proximity to Risk Management Plan (RMP) facilities
+
+
+
+
+ Count of Risk Management Plan (RMP) facilities within 5 kilometers (or nearest one beyond 5 kilometers), each divided by distance in kilometers. These facilities are mandated by the Clean Air Act to file RMPs because they handle substances with significant environmental and public health risks.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Legacy pollution category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ RMP database
+
+ from 2020 as compiled by EPA’s EJScreen
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Diesel particulate matter exposure
+
+
+
+
+ Mixture of particles in diesel exhaust in the air, measured as micrograms per cubic meter.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Transportation category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA)
+
+ from 2014 as compiled by EPA's EJScreen
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ NEW
+
+
+
+ Transportation barriers
+
+
+
+
+ Average relative cost and time spent on transportation relative to all other tracts.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Note:
+
+ this burden only applies for census tracts with populations greater than 20 people.
+
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Transportation category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Department of Transportation (DOT)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ Transportation access disadvantage
+
+ from 2022
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states and the District of Columbia
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Traffic proximity and volume
+
+
+
+
+ Number of vehicles (average annual daily traffic) at major roads within 500 meters, divided by distance in meters.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Transportation category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Department of Transportation (DOT)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ Traffic data
+
+ from 2017 as compiled by EPA's EJScreen
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ NEW
+
+
+
+ Underground storage tanks and releases
+
+
+
+
+ Weighted formula of the density of leaking underground storage tanks and the number of all active underground storage tanks within 1,500 feet of the census tract boundaries.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Water and wastewater category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+ Calculated from EPA’s
+
+ UST Finder
+
+ from 2021 as compiled by EPA's EJScreen
+
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Wastewater discharge
+
+
+
+
+ Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) modeled toxic concentrations at
+ stream segments within 500 meters, divided by distance in kilometers.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Water and wastewater category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) model
+
+ from 2020 as compiled by EPA’s EJScreen
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Linguistic isolation
+
+
+
+
+ Share of households where no one over age 14 speaks English very well.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Workforce development category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ U.S. Census
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ American Community Survey
+
+ from 2015-2019
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states and the District of Columbia
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Note:
+
+ Linguistic isolation was removed for Puerto Rico based on feedback during the beta period.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Low median income
+
+
+
+
+ Low median income calculated as a share of the area’s median income.
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Note:
- The percentiles for this dataset have been reversed so that census tracts with lower numbers have higher median incomes and census tracts with the higher numbers have lower median income when compared to area median income.
+ The tool reverses the percentiles for this burden. This means that census tracts with lower numbers have higher median incomes and census tracts with the higher numbers have lower median incomes.
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Used in:
- Training and workforce development category
+ Workforce development category
Responsible Party:
- Census
+ U.S. Census
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Available for:
- American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands
-
-
-
-
-
- Linguistic isolation
-
-
-
- Percent of households where no one over the age 14 speaks English well.
-
-
-
- -
-
- Used in:
-
- Training and workforce development category
-
- -
-
- Responsible Party:
-
- Census
-
- -
-
- Source:
-
-
- American Community Survey
-
- from 2015-2019
-
- -
-
- Available for:
-
- All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
-
-
-
-
-
- Unemployment
-
-
-
- Number of unemployed people as a percentage of the civilian labor force.
-
-
-
- -
-
- Used in:
-
- Training and workforce development category
-
- -
-
- Responsible Party:
-
- Census
-
- -
-
- Source:
-
-
- American Community Survey
-
- from 2015-2019
-
- -
-
- Available for:
-
- All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
-
- -
-
- Source:
-
-
- American Community Survey
-
- from 2010
-
- -
-
- Available for:
-
- American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands
+ American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
+
-
- Poverty
-
+
+
+ Poverty
+
+
- Percent of a census tract's population in households where the household income is at or below 100% of
- the Federal poverty level.
+ Share of people living at or below 100% of the Federal poverty level.
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Used in:
- Training and workforce development category
+ Workforce development category
-
Responsible Party:
- Census
+ U.S. Census
-
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Available for:
- American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands
+ American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Unemployment
+
+
+
+
+ Number of unemployed people as a share of the labor force.
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+ Workforce development category
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ U.S. Census
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ American Community Survey
+
+ from 2015-2019
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ American Community Survey
+
+ from 2010
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
+
-
- High school degree non-attainment
-
+
+
+ High school education
+
+
- Percent of people age 25 years or older in a census tract whose education level is less than a high school diploma.
+ Share of people aged 25 years or older who didn’t graduate from high school.
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Used in:
- Training and workforce development category
+ Workforce development category
-
Responsible Party:
- Census
+ U.S. Census
-
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Available for:
- American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands
+ American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ NEW
+
+
+
+ Tribes
+
+
+
+
+ The Land Area Representation (LAR) dataset depicts American Indian land areas for Federally Recognized Tribes.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Note:
+
+ The LAR dataset depicts the exterior extent of a Federal Indian land area. Not all Federally Recognized Tribes have a designated land area; therefore, they may not have an associated land area represented in the land area dataset.
+
+
+
+
+ -
+
+ Used in:
+
+
+ Displaying land within the boundaries of Federally Recognized Tribes and point locations of Alaska Native Villages on the map
+
+
+ -
+
+ Responsible Party:
+
+ Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
+
+ -
+
+ Source:
+
+
+ Land Area Representation (LAR) dataset
+
+ from 2018
+
+ -
+
+ Available for:
+
+ Federally Recognized Tribes, including Alaska Native villages
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