The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) directs the Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) to establish criteria for defining disadvantaged communities. This dataset identifies areas throughout the State that meet the final disadvantaged community definition as voted on by the Climate Justice Working Group. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) offers objective information and analysis, innovative programs, technical expertise, and support to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, accelerate economic growth, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. To learn more about NYSERDA’s programs, visit nyserda.ny.gov or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram.
This dataset has the following 65 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the_geom | the_geom | multipolygon | Vendor-generated field from supplied polygon geometry data. | view top 100 |
| GEOID | geoid | text | Census tract identifier; a concatenation of the state FIPS code, county FIPS code, and census tract code. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: GEOID | 36103190504 36083052201 36047085600 36013036600 36085013301 view top 100 |
| DAC_Designation | dac_designation | text | Indicates if the community is designated or not designated as a draft disadvantaged community. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: DAC_Desig | Not Designated as DAC Designated as DAC view top 100 |
| REDC | redc | text | Regional Economic Development Council (REDC). REDC boundaries are based on existing Empire State Development and Department of Labor regional boundaries. See https://esd.ny.gov/regions. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: REDC | New York City Long Island Mid-Hudson Western NY Finger Lakes view top 100 |
| County | county | text | Name of county. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: County | Kings Queens Bronx Suffolk New York view top 100 |
| City_Town | city_town | text | Name of city or town. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: City_Town | New York city Multiple municipalities Rochester city Buffalo city Syracuse city view top 100 |
| NYC_Region | nyc_region | text | Region of New York State; either NYC or Rest of State. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: NYC_Region | Rest of State NYC view top 100 |
| Urban_Rural | urban_rural | text | Either rural, suburban, or urban. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Urb_Rural | urban suburban rural view top 100 |
| Tribal_Designation | tribal_designation | text | Indicates if the community is designated as tribal. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Trib_Desig | No Yes view top 100 |
| Household_Low_Count_Flag | household_low_count_flag | text | Indicates if the population has the potential to be below the threshold for DAC designation. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: HH_Low_Cnt | No Yes view top 100 |
| Population_Count | population_count | number | Population of the community. Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 2015-2019. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Pop_Cnt | 0 3481 2653 3666 2986 view top 100 |
| Household_Count | household_count | number | Number of households in the community. Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 2015-2019. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: HH_Cnt | 0 1503 1616 1458 975 view top 100 |
| Percentile_Rank_Combined_Statewide | percentile_rank_combined | number | The percentile rank of a tract’s Combined Score among all tracts in New York State. Reported on a scale from 0-100. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Rank_State | 0 0.332706 0.060682 0.113204 0.013601 view top 100 |
| Percentile_Rank_Combined_NYC | percentile_rank_combined_1 | number | The percentile rank of a tract’s Combined Score among all tracts in New York City. Reported on a scale from 0-100. Null for tracts not in New York City. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Rank_NYC | 0 0.700096 0.82426 0.336676 0.017192 view top 100 |
| Percentile_Rank_Combined_ROS | percentile_rank_combined_2 | number | The percentile rank of a tract’s Combined Score among all tracts not in New York City. Reported on a scale from 0-100. Null for tracts in New York City. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Rank_ROS | 0 0.415797 0.873323 0.818554 0.809985 view top 100 |
| Combined_Score | combined_score | number | The sum of a tract’s two Component Scores, the Environmental Burdens and Climate Change Risks Score and the Population Characteristics and Health Vulnerabilities Score. Null for Low Population Areas. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Comb_Sc | 42.8469746994244 83.9412128136866 70.126669496442 77.4715975096757 59.3582917802008 view top 100 |
| Burden_Score_Percentile | burden_score_percentile | number | Combined percentile ranking for the cumulative score of all indicators within the “Environmental Burden and Climate Change Risk” category. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Burden_Pct | 0 0.875931 0.717535 0.876551 0.644955 view top 100 |
| Vulnerability_Score_Percentile | vulnerability_score_percentile | number | Combined percentile ranking for the cumulative score of all indicators within the “Population Characteristics and Health Vulnerabilities” category. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Vulner_Pct | 0 0.332706 0.060682 0.245867 0.013601 view top 100 |
| Burden_Score | burden_score | number | One of two Component Scores. The weighted average of three Factor Scores: 1. Potential Pollution Exposures; 2. Land Use Associated with Historical Discrimination or Disinvestment; 3. Potential Climate Change Risks. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Burden_Sc | 36.2110239201787 37.9459887443682 29.9968300549366 20.358736919441 35.0356002668617 view top 100 |
| Vulnerability_Score | vulnerability_score | number | One of two Component Scores. The weighted average of four Factor Scores: 1. Income, Education, and Employment; 2. Race, Ethnicity, and Language; 3. Health Outcomes and Sensitivities; 4. Housing, Energy, and Communications. Null for Low Population Areas. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Vulner_Sc | 68.5497725396088 39.3629287689006 73.6658365614492 49.7256874951709 59.7486568696782 view top 100 |
| Benzene_Concentration | benzene_concentration | number | Percentile ranking of the modeled annual average ambient benzene concentration based on emissions from 2014. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Benzene | 0.320944558521561 0.657905544147844 0.513141683778234 0.300616016427105 0.427926078028747 view top 100 |
| Particulate_Matter_25 | particulate_matter_25 | number | Percentile ranking of the average annual concentration of Particulate Matter 2.5 microns or less in diameter per cubic meter. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: PM25 | 0.909090909090909 0.115646258503401 0.353741496598639 0.835703978561121 0.225108225108225 view top 100 |
| Traffic_Truck_Highways | traffic_truck_highways | number | Percentile ranking of the annual Average Daily Traffic count of trucks (Federal Highway Administration classes 4-13). Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Traff_Trk | 0.235137895812053 0.143003064351379 0.0843718079673136 0.263125638406537 0.172625127681307 view top 100 |
| Traffic_Number_Vehicles | traffic_number_vehicles | number | Percentile ranking of the count of vehicles (AADT, avg. annual daily traffic) on major roads within 500 meters of a census block centroid, divided by distance in meters, presented as the population-weighted average of blocks in each tract. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Traff_Veh | 0 0.244812408300147 0.37874659400545 0.808845105847831 0.646614965416055 view top 100 |
| Wastewater_Discharge | wastewater_discharge | number | Percentile ranking of the toxicity-weighted concentration in stream reach segments within 500 meters of a census block centroid, divided by distance in meters, presented as the population-weighted average of blocks in each tract. Point sources can include a pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, discrete fissure, container, vessel or other floating craft, concentrated animal feeding operations, et al. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Waste_H2O | 0 0.414669051878354 0.818604651162791 0.910554561717352 0.960644007155635 view top 100 |
| Housing_Vacancy_Rate | housing_vacancy_rate | number | Percentile ranking of the vacant housing units as percent of total housing units. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Vacancy | 0 0.34714255364351 0.481623114510304 0.266836626301253 0.393244104525175 view top 100 |
| Industrial_Land_Use | industrial_land_use | number | Percentile ranking of the percent of census tract land area zoned as industrial, mining, or manufacturing land area. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Ind_LU | 0 0.124849215922799 0.209891435464415 0.275633293124246 0.333534378769602 view top 100 |
| Landfills | landfills | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract land area within 500 meters of an active landfill. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Landfills | 0 0.106060606060606 0.454545454545455 0.0303030303030303 0.287878787878788 view top 100 |
| Oil_Storage | oil_storage | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract land area within 500 meters of a major oil facility (including storage terminals, airports, military, manufacturing). Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Oil_Stor | 0 0.0148148148148148 0.133333333333333 0.0444444444444444 0.285185185185185 view top 100 |
| Municipal_Waste_Combustors | municipal_waste_combustors | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract land area within 500 meters of a municipal waste combustor. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Waste_Com | 0 0.291666666666667 0.375 0.791666666666667 0.333333333333333 view top 100 |
| Power_Generation_Facilities | power_generation_facilities | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract land area within 1 mile of a power generation facilities burning fossil fuel, includes peaker units and facilities within 1 mile of the NYS border. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Pwr_Gen | 0 0.736940298507463 0.916044776119403 0.983208955223881 0.00559701492537313 view top 100 |
| RMP_Sites | rmp_sites | text | Percentile ranking of the count of Regulated Management Plan (RMP) Sites (potential chemical accident) within 5 km divided by distance and weighted by population. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: RMP_Sites | 0 12.8480098989482 92.2252010723861 84.6153846153846 14.415343369767 view top 100 |
| Remediation_Sites | remediation_sites | number | Percentile ranking of the count of state and federal environmental remediation sites (NPL, Brownfield, Class II). Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Rem_Sites | 0 0.574183976261128 0.787091988130564 0.873145400593472 0.922106824925816 view top 100 |
| Scrap_Metal_Processing | scrap_metal_processing | number | Percentile ranking of the count of scrap metal processing and vehicle dismantling facilities. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Scrap_Met | 0 0.747311827956989 0.908602150537634 0.96505376344086 0.983870967741936 view top 100 |
| Agricultural_Land_Use | agricultural_land_use | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract land area classified as hay/pasture or cultivated crop land. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Ag_LU | 0 0.0541497975708502 0.0298582995951417 0.0404858299595142 0.0187246963562753 view top 100 |
| Coastal_Flooding_Storm_Risk | coastal_flooding_storm_risk | number | Percentile ranking of the projected percentage of census tract area at risk of flooding and erosion from: shallow water flooding areas, areas prone to erosion, sea level rise, FEMA Risk Zones (i.e., floodplains - V zone, 100, and 500 yr), and Category 3 Hurricane from SLOSH - projected out to year 2100. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Coast_Fld | 0 1 0.00557620817843866 0.388475836431227 0.100371747211896 view top 100 |
| Days_Above_90_Degrees_2050 | days_above_90_degrees_2050 | number | Percentile ranking of the projected average annual number of days with maximum temperature above 90°F in the year 2050. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Days_90_D | 0.439332247557003 0.78521986970684 0.962947882736156 1 0.560260586319218 view top 100 |
| Drive_Time_Healthcare | drive_time_healthcare | number | Percentile ranking of the average drive time between the census tract centroid and its 3 nearest healthcare facilities (hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic treatment centers, certified home health care agencies, long term home health care programs, or hospices). Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Drv_Health | 0.30883853847724 0.173913043478261 0.19636660542968 0.291488058787508 0.217187181057359 view top 100 |
| Inland_Flooding_Risk | inland_flooding_risk | number | Percentile ranking of the projected annual probability of exceeding FEMA's 100-year floodplain event in a given year, weighted by the proportion of the tract falling within the floodplain. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: In_Flood | 0 0.208744710860367 0.00846262341325811 0.306770098730607 0.0126939351198872 view top 100 |
| Low_Vegetative_Cover | low_vegetative_cover | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract land area classified as developed or barren land. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Low_Veg | 1 0.00658906215681967 0.0296507797056886 0.97210630353613 0.0215242697122775 view top 100 |
| Asian_Percent | asian_percent | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population that is Asian alone or in combination with other races. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Asian_Pct | 0 0.395953757225434 0.37083148065807 0.320809248554913 0.494219653179191 view top 100 |
| Black_African_American_Percent | black_african_american_percent | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population that is Black or African American alone or in combination with other races. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Black_Pct | 0 0.025420077552779 0.164153382162861 0.462085308056872 0.0687203791469194 view top 100 |
| Redlining_Updated | redlining_updated | number | Percentile ranking of the historic (1930) redlining 'score' from 1-4 where 4 is most hazardous and most likely to be a redlined area. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Redline | 0.623564283067803 1 0.144868469803631 0.0118562430529826 0.0133382734346054 view top 100 |
| Latino_Percent | latino_percent | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population that is Hispanic or Latino alone or in combination with other races. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Lat_Pct | 0 0.11636747624076 0.183315733896515 0.075818373812038 0.0420274551214361 view top 100 |
| English_Proficiency | english_proficiency | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of households that are limited English speaking households. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Eng_Prof | 0 0.0980392156862745 0.547794117647059 0.317647058823529 0.298774509803922 view top 100 |
| Native_Indigenous | native_indigenous | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population that is American Indian, Alaska native, native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander alone or in combination with other races. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Native_Pct | 0 0.596196868008949 0.272371364653244 0.192673378076063 0.269574944071588 view top 100 |
| LMI_80_AMI | lmi_80_ami | text | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population earning less than 80% of Area Median Income. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: LMI_80_AMI | 63.1017161992465 46.6513185433236 31.5613227291754 43.5747174550021 7.86940142318962 view top 100 |
| LMI_Poverty_Federal | lmi_poverty_federal | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population with income less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level threshold as determined by the census bureau. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: LMI_Fed | 0.179401297885702 0 0.36801339752983 0.339752983043751 0.950177935943061 view top 100 |
| Population_No_College | population_no_college | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population over age 25 without a bachelor's or professional school degree. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: No_College | 0.45418410041841 0.410251046025105 0.330753138075314 0.757112970711297 0.918619246861925 view top 100 |
| Household_Single_Parent | household_single_parent | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract households with a single parent and children under age 18. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: HH_Single | 0 0.18012022327179 0.445040790038643 0.187419493344783 0.194718763417776 view top 100 |
| Unemployment_Rate | unemployment_rate | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract labor force population that is unemployed. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Unemploymt | 0 0.379390115667718 0.44521556256572 0.190956887486856 0.484121976866456 view top 100 |
| Asthma_ED_Rate | asthma_ed_rate | number | Percentile ranking of the average annual age-adjusted emergency department visits for asthma in an aggregate area, with all census tracts in an aggregate area assigned the same value. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Asthma | 0.829514399831827 0.406348538995165 0.167122135799874 0.261299138112256 0.328147992432205 view top 100 |
| COPD_ED_Rate | copd_ed_rate | number | Percentile ranking of the average annual age-adjusted emergency department visits for COPD in an aggregate area, with all census tracts in an aggregate area assigned the same value. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: COPD | 0.406348538995165 0.538995165019971 0.349379861257095 0.118141685936515 0.139793987807442 view top 100 |
| Households_Disabled | households_disabled | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population with a disability. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: HH_Disab | 0.616945606694561 0.724686192468619 0.620502092050209 0.356485355648536 0.329707112970711 view top 100 |
| Low_Birth_Weight | low_birth_weight | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of all singleton births (births resulting in only one child) that were low birthweight (under 2500 grams). Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Birth_Wt | 0.311231959841037 0.908805689186363 0.273164609914244 0.258104998954194 0.755281321899184 view top 100 |
| MI_Hospitalization_Rate | mi_hospitalization_rate | number | Percentile ranking of the average annual age-adjusted hospitalizations for myocardial infarction (heart attacks) in an aggregate area, with all census tracts in an aggregate area assigned the same value. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: MI_Rates | 0.392969901073458 0.789097032203747 0.663228793938118 0.349400126289202 0.493790780888234 view top 100 |
| Health_Insurance_Rate | health_insurance_rate | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population without health insurance. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Health_Ins | 0 0.5848026868178 0.409109991603694 0.589210747271201 0.240764063811923 view top 100 |
| Age_Over_65 | age_over_65 | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract population over age 65. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Age_Ovr_65 | 0.6907302783009 0.76961707470182 0.528562460765851 0.59719606612262 0.601799539652647 view top 100 |
| Premature_Deaths | premature_deaths | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of all deaths that occurred before age 65 for the years 2015 through 2019. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Prem_Death | 0.80618036577675 0.492957746478873 0.266974984233761 0.372293462266134 0.392053815429893 view top 100 |
| Internet_Access | internet_access | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of census tract households with no internet access. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Internet | 0 0.126944094157209 0.307061790668348 0.120428751576293 0.724253888188314 view top 100 |
| Home_Energy_Affordability | home_energy_affordability | number | Percentile ranking of the average energy costs as percentage of income. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Energy_Aff | 0.584972791963165 0.825240686479699 0.257639179573043 0.940351611552951 0.0632063624947677 view top 100 |
| Homes_Built_Before_1960 | homes_built_before_1960 | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of homes that were built before 1960. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Homes_1960 | 0.594142259414226 0.973221757322176 0.152719665271967 0.446861924686192 0.723640167364017 view top 100 |
| Mobile_Homes | mobile_homes | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of housing units that are mobile homes. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Mobile | 0 0.244209133024487 0.394440767703508 0.164791528788882 0.477829252150893 view top 100 |
| Rent_Percent_Income | rent_percent_income | number | Percentile ranking of the gross rent as percent of income. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Rent_Inc | 0 0.549152542372881 1 0.153389830508475 0.0593220338983051 view top 100 |
| Renter_Percent | renter_percent | number | Percentile ranking of the percentage of housing units that are renter-occupied. Blank cells represent data that were not required or are not currently available. Shapefile Attribute Table Label: Rent_Pct | 1 0 0.435092127303183 0.709589614740369 0.321189279731993 view top 100 |