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The following tables from the US Census Bureau were used to compile the updated 2020 EJ datalayer, released in November, 2022:<\/SPAN><\/P>

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Minority population:<\/SPAN><\/P>

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2020 Census Redistricting Data: Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE<\/SPAN><\/P>

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pct_minority_P2 = ((Total pop <\/SPAN>P2_001N - <\/SPAN>Not Hispanic or Latino:Population of one race:White alone <\/SPAN>P2_005N<\/SPAN>) / Total <\/SPAN>P2_001N<\/SPAN>) * 100<\/SPAN><\/P>

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Median Household Income <\/SPAN>(block groups, municipalities and state)<\/SPAN><\/P>

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American Community Survey 2020 5-year estimates: Table <\/SPAN>B19013<\/SPAN>: MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)<\/SPAN><\/P>

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Limited English Households:<\/SPAN><\/P>

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American Community Survey 2020 5-year estimates: Table <\/SPAN>C16002<\/SPAN>: HOUSEHOLD LANGUAGE BY HOUSEHOLD LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING STATUS<\/SPAN><\/P>

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limEngHH = Total:Spanish:limited English speaking household <\/SPAN>C16002_004E<\/SPAN> + Total:Other Indo-European languages:limited English speaking household <\/SPAN>C16002_007E<\/SPAN> + Total:Asian and Pacific Island languages:Limited English speaking household <\/SPAN>C16002_010E <\/SPAN>+ Total:Other languages:Limited English speaking household <\/SPAN>C16002_013E<\/SPAN>) <\/SPAN><\/P>

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limEngHHpct = (limEngHH / TotalHH <\/SPAN>C16002_001E<\/SPAN>) * 100<\/SPAN><\/P>

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Additional data adjustments:<\/SPAN><\/P>

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1. Block groups with a total population of fewer than 50 were removed.<\/SPAN><\/P>

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2. 228 2020 block groups have no MHHI in 2020 ACS table.<\/SPAN>130 of these did have a value in the 2019 ACS table so the 2019 <\/SPAN>BG MHHI<\/SPAN> and <\/SPAN>PCT BG MHHI<\/SPAN> (so the 2019 value for MA MHHI is used) were transferred to 130 BGs in the 2020 update. Those BGs are coded with \u20181\u2019 in <\/SPAN>BG_MHHI_is_2019 <\/SPAN>This leaves 96 block groups with an unknown and not substituted 2020 BG MHHI<\/SPAN><\/P>

5 of these are in towns with a muni MHHI > 150% of the MA MHHI. These are not designated as EJ.<\/SPAN><\/P>

43 of the remaining are designated as EJ with the M and/or E criteria<\/SPAN><\/P>

16 of the remaining have a population in EJ group quarters > 50%<\/SPAN><\/P>

16 of the remaining have a total population < 50<\/SPAN><\/P>

This leaves 16 block groups that may be EJ for income but no data are available to determine this. These are coded as <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>EJ <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>= No and <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>median_household_income<\/SPAN><\/SPAN> = \u2018U\u2019.<\/SPAN><\/P>

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