Racial and Social Equity Composite Index Current

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Version: Current
The Racial and Social Equity Index combines information on race, ethnicity, and related demographics with data on socioeconomic and health disadvantages to identify where priority populations make up relatively large proportions of neighborhood residents. 
Click here for a User Guide.

See the layer in action in the Racial and Social Equity Viewer
Click here for an 11x17 printable pdf version of the map.

The Composite Index includes sub-indices of:   
Race, English Language Learners, and Origins Index 
ranks census tracts by an index of three measures weighted as follows:
  •  Persons of color (weight: 1.0)
  •  English language learner (weight: 0.5)
  •  Foreign born (weight: 0.5)
Socioeconomic Disadvantage Index ranks census tracts by an index of two equally weighted measures:
  • Income below 200% of poverty level 
  • Educational attainment less than a bachelor’s degree
Health Disadvantage Index ranks census tracts by an index of seven equally weighted measures:
  • No leisure-time physical activity
  • Diagnosed diabetes 
  • Obesity
  • Mental health not good 
  • Asthma
  • Low life expectancy at birth
  • Disability
The index does not reflect population densities, nor does it show variation within census tracts which can be important considerations at a local level.

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