Metric

Data Source

Demographics (n = 7)

· People of color, %

· Low-income population, %

· Population with less than a high school education, %

· Limited English speaking family, %

· Unemployment rate, %

· Population less than 5 years old, %

· Population greater than 64 years old, %

U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 2016-2020

Environmental & land use (n = 7)

· Distance from Superfund (toxic waste) sites

Estimated by EJScreen

· Diesel particles

Estimated by EJScreen tool as concentration of diesel particles as provided by the 2017 Air Toxics update

· Traffic proximity and volume (daily traffic count/distance to road)

Estimated by EJScreen tool as annual average vehicle counts at major roads within 500 meters of block centroid divided by distance in meters, 2019

· Risk management plan (RMP) proximity (facility count/km distance)

Estimated by EJScreen as sites within 5 km of the nearest one beyond 5 km divided by distance in km, 2019

· Hazardous waste proximity (facility count/km distance), not Superfund

Estimated by EJScreen as the count of Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) within 5 km or the nearest one beyond 5 km divided by distance in km, 2019

· Underground storage tanks, counts

Estimated by EJScreen as the number of leaking underground storage tanks weighted by EPA, 2019, within 1500 feet of the centroid

· Housing built before 1960, %

U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 2016-2020

Health (n = 4)

· Coronary heart disease among population ≥ 18 years

· Current lack of health insurance among population ≥ 18 - 64 years

· Current smoking among population ≥ 18 years

· Obesity among population ≥ 18 years

Age-adjusted rates, 2016-2019 from CDC PLACES