{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Environmental Justice neighborhood, i.e., block groups are defined in Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2021:\n\u201cEnvironmental justice population\u201d, a neighborhood that meets 1 or more of the following criteria: (i) the annual median household income is not more than 65 per cent of the statewide annual median household income; (ii) minorities comprise 40 per cent or more of the population; (iii) 25 per cent or \nmore of households lack English language proficiency; or (iv) minorities comprise 25 per cent or more of the population and the annual median household income of the municipality in which the neighborhood is located does not exceed 150 per cent of the statewide annual median household income.", "description": "

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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