2022 Tract-level Indicators of Potential Disadvantage

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Executive Order on Environmental Justice (#12898) do not provide specific guidance to evaluate EJ issues within a region's transportation planning process. Therefore, MPOs must devise their own methods for ensuring that EJ issues are investigated and evaluated in transportation decision-making. In 2001, DVRPC developed an EJ technical assessment to identify direct and disparate impacts of its plans, programs, and planning process on defined population groups in the Delaware Valley region. This assessment, called the Indicators of Potential Disadvantage Methodology, is utilized in a variety of DVRPC plans and programs. DVRPC currently assesses the following population groups, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau:YouthOlder AdultsFemaleRacial MinorityEthnic MinorityForeign-BornDisabledLimited English ProficiencyLow-IncomeCensus tables used to gather data from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesUsing U.S. Census American Community Survey data, the population groups listed above are identified and located at the census tract level. Data is gathered at the regional level, combining populations from each of the nine counties, for either individuals or households, depending on the indicator. From there, the total number of persons in each demographic group is divided by the appropriate universe (either population or households) for the nine-county region, providing a regional average for that population group. Any census tract that meets or exceeds the regional average level, or threshold, is considered an EJ-sensitive tract for that group.Census tables used to gather data from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.For more information and for methodology, visit DVRPC's website:http://www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/TitleVI/For technical documentation visit DVRPC's GitHub IPD repo: https://github.com/dvrpc/ipdSource of tract boundaries: 2020 US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line ShapefilesNote: Tracts with null values should be symbolized as "Insufficient or No Data".Data Dictionary for Attributes:(Source = DVRPC indicates a calculated field)FieldAliasDescriptionSourceyearIPD analysis yearDVRPCgeoid2011-digit tract GEOIDCensus tract identifierACS 5-yearstatefp2-digit state GEOIDFIPS Code for StateACS 5-yearcountyfp3-digit county GEOIDFIPS Code for CountyACS 5-yeartractceTract numberTract NumberACS 5-yearnameTract numberCensus tract identifier with decimal placesACS 5-yearnamelsadTract nameCensus tract name with decimal placesACS 5-yeard_classDisabled percentile classClassification of tract's disabled percentage as: well below average, below average, average, above average, or well above averagecalculatedd_estDisabled count estimateEstimated count of disabled populationACS 5-yeard_est_moeDisabled count margin of errorMargin of error for estimated count of disabled populationACS 5-yeard_pctDisabled percent estimateEstimated percentage of disabled populationACS 5-yeard_pct_moeDisabled percent margin of errorMargin of error for percentage of disabled populationACS 5-yeard_pctileDisabled percentileTract's regional percentile for percentage disabledcalculatedd_scoreDisabled percentile scoreCorresponding numeric score for tract's disabled classification: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4calculatedem_classEthnic minority percentile classClassification of tract's Hispanic/Latino percentage as: well below average, below average, average, above average, or well above averagecalculatedem_estEthnic minority count estimateEstimated count of Hispanic/Latino populationACS 5-yearem_est_moeEthnic minority count margin of errorMargin of error for estimated count of Hispanic/Latino populationACS 5-yearem_pctEthnic minority percent estimateEstimated percentage of Hispanic/Latino populationcalculatedem_pct_moeEthnic minority percent margin of errorMargin of error for percentage of Hispanic/Latino populationcalculatedem_pctileEthnic minority percentileTract's regional percentile for percentage Hispanic/Latinocalculatedem_scoreEthnic minority percentile scoreCorresponding numeric score for tract's Hispanic/Latino classification: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4calculatedf_classFemale percentile classClassification of tract's female percentage as: well below average, below average, average, above average, or well above averagecalculatedf_estFemale count estimateEstimated count of female populationACS 5-yearf_est_moeFemale count margin of errorMargin of error for estimated count of female populationACS 5-yearf_pctFemale percent estimateEstimated percentage of female populationACS 5-yearf_pct_moeFemale percent margin of errorMargin of error for percentage of female populationACS 5-yearf_pctileFemale percentileTract's regional percentile for percentage femalecalculatedf_scoreFemale percentile scoreCorresponding numeric score for tract's female classification: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4calculatedfb_classForeign-born percentile classClassification of tract's foreign born percentage as: well below average, below average, average, above average, or well above averagecalculatedfb_estForeign-born count estimateEstimated count of foreign born populationACS 5-yearfb_est_moeForeign-born count margin of errorMargin of error for estimated count of foreign born populationACS 5-yearfb_pctForeign-born percent estimateEstimated percentage of foreign born populationcalculatedfb_pct_moeForeign-born percent margin of errorMargin of error for percentage of foreign born populationcalculatedfb_pctileForeign-born percentileTract's regional percentile for percentage foreign borncalculatedfb_scoreForeign-born percentile scoreCorresponding numeric score for tract's foreign born classification: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4calculatedle_classLimited English proficiency percentile classClassification of tract's limited english proficiency percentage as: well below average, below average, average, above average, or well above averagecalculatedle_estLimited English proficiency count estimateEstimated count of limited english proficiency populationACS 5-yearle_est_moeLimited English proficiency count margin of errorMargin of error for estimated count of limited english proficiency populationACS 5-yearle_pctLimited English proficiency percent estimateEstimated percentage of limited english proficiency populationACS 5-yearle_pct_moeLimited English proficiency percent margin of errorMargin of error for percentage of limited english proficiency populationACS 5-yearle_pctileLimited English proficiency percentileTract's regional percentile for percentage limited english proficiencycalculatedle_scoreLimited English proficiency percentile scoreCorresponding numeric score for tract's limited english proficiency classification: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4calculatedli_classLow-income percentile classClassification of tract's low income percentage as: well below average, below average, average, above average, or well above averagecalculatedli_estLow-income count estimateEstimated count of low income (below 200% of poverty level) populationACS 5-yearli_est_moeLow-income count margin of errorMargin of error for estimated count of low income populationACS 5-yearli_pctLow-income percent estimateEstimated percentage of low income (below 200% of poverty level) populationcalculatedli_pct_moeLow-income percent margin of errorMargin of error for percentage of low income populationcalculatedli_pctileLow-income percentileTract's regional percentile for percentage low incomecalculatedli_scoreLow-income percentile scoreCorresponding numeric score for tract's low income classification: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4calculatedoa_classOlder adult percentile classClassification of tract's older adult percentage as: well below average, below average, average, above average, or well above averagecalculatedoa_estOlder adult count estimateEstimated count of older adult population (65 years or older)ACS 5-yearoa_est_moeOlder adult count margin of errorMargin of error for estimated count of older adult populationACS 5-yearoa_pctOlder adult percent estimateEstimated percentage of older adult population (65 years or older)ACS 5-yearoa_pct_moeOlder adult percent margin of errorMargin of error for percentage of older adult populationACS 5-yearoa_pctileOlder adult percentileTract's regional percentile for percentage older adultcalculatedoa_scoreOlder adult percentile scoreCorresponding numeric score for tract's older adult classification: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4calculatedrm_classRacial minority percentile classClassification of tract's non-white percentage as: well below average, below average, average, above average, or well above averagecalculatedrm_estRacial minority count estimateEstimated count of non-white populationACS 5-yearrm_est_moeRacial minority count margin of errorMargin of error for estimated count of non-white populationACS 5-yearrm_pctRacial minority percent estimateEstimated percentage of non-white populationcalculatedrm_pct_moeRacial minority percent margin of errorMargin of error for percentage of non-white populationcalculatedrm_pctileRacial minority percentileTract's regional percentile for percentage non-whitecalculatedrm_scoreRacial minority percentile scoreCorresponding numeric score for tract's non-white classification: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4calculatedtot_ppTotal population estimateEstimated total population of tract (universe [or denominator] for youth, older adult, female, racial minoriry, ethnic minority, & foreign born)ACS 5-yeartot_pp_moeTotal population margin of errorMargin of error for estimated total population of tractACS 5-yeary_classYouth percentile classClassification of tract's youth percentage as: well below average, below average, average, above average, or well above averagecalculatedy_estYouth count estimateEstimated count of youth population (under 18 years)ACS 5-yeary_est_moeYouth count margin of errorMargin of error for estimated count of youth populationACS 5-yeary_pctYouth population percentage estimateEstimated percentage of youth population (under 18 years)calculatedy_pct_moeYouth population percentage margin of errorMargin of error for percentage of youth populationcalculatedy_pctileYouth population percentileTract's regional percentile for percentage youthcalculatedy_scoreYouth percentile scoreCorresponding numeric score for tract's youth classification: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4calculatedipd_scoreIndicator of potential disadvantage scoreOverall score adding the classification scores across all nine variablescalculatedmun1First municipality nameMunicipality the census tract falls withincalculated from crosswalkmun2Second municipality nameSecond municipality the census tract falls withincalculated from crosswalkmun3Third municipality nameThird municipality the census tract falls withincalculated from crosswalkmcdgeo1First municipality unique identifierMunicipality the census tract falls withincalculated from crosswalkmcdgeo2Second municipality unique identifierSecond municipality the census tract falls withincalculated from crosswalkmcdgeo3Third municipality unique identifierThird municipality the census tract falls withincalculated from crosswalkco_nameCounty NameCounty nameACS 5-yearstateState nameState nameACS 5-year

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objectid
year
geoid20
statefp
countyfp
tractce
name
namelsad
d_class
d_est
d_est_moe
d_pct
d_pct_moe
d_pctile
d_score
em_class
em_est
em_est_moe
em_pct
em_pct_moe
em_pctile
em_score
f_class
f_est
f_est_moe
f_pct
f_pct_moe
f_pctile
f_score
fb_class
fb_est
fb_est_moe
fb_pct
fb_pct_moe
fb_pctile
fb_score
le_class
le_est
le_est_moe
le_pct
le_pct_moe
le_pctile
le_score
li_class
li_est
li_est_moe
li_pct
li_pct_moe
li_pctile
li_score
oa_class
oa_est
oa_est_moe
oa_pct
oa_pct_moe
oa_pctile
oa_score
rm_class
rm_est
rm_est_moe
rm_pct
rm_pct_moe
rm_pctile
rm_score
tot_pp
tot_pp_moe
y_class
y_est
y_est_moe
y_pct
y_pct_moe
y_pctile
y_score
ipd_score
mun1
mun2
mun3
mcdgeo1
mcdgeo2
mcdgeo3
co_name
state

Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
objectid OID objectid Internal feature number.
geoid20 String GEOID20
year Double year
y_pctile Double Y_Pctile
statefp String statefp
countyfp String countyfp
tractce String tractce
name String name
y_class String Y_Class
y_score Double Y_Score
d_est Double d_est
d_est_moe Double d_est_moe
d_pct Double d_pct
d_pct_moe Double d_pct_moe
oa_pctile Double OA_Pctile
oa_class String OA_Class
oa_score Double OA_Score
em_est Double em_est
em_est_moe Double em_est_moe
em_pct Double em_pct
em_pct_moe Double em_pct_moe
f_pctile Double F_Pctile
f_class String F_Class
f_score Double F_Score
f_est Double f_est
f_est_moe Double f_est_moe
f_pct Double f_pct
f_pct_moe Double f_pct_moe
rm_pctile Double RM_Pctile
rm_class String RM_Class
rm_score Double RM_Score
fb_est Double fb_est
fb_est_moe Double fb_est_moe
fb_pct Double fb_pct
fb_pct_moe Double fb_pct_moe
em_pctile Double EM_Pctile
em_class String EM_Class
le_class String le_class
le_est Double le_est
le_est_moe Double le_est_moe
le_pct Double le_pct
le_pct_moe Double le_pct_moe
le_pctile Double le_pctile
le_score Double le_score
em_score Double EM_Score
li_est Double li_est
li_est_moe Double li_est_moe
li_pct Double li_pct
li_pct_moe Double li_pct_moe
fb_pctile Double FB_Pctile
fb_class String FB_Class
fb_score Double FB_Score
oa_est Double oa_est
oa_est_moe Double oa_est_moe
oa_pct Double oa_pct
oa_pct_moe Double oa_pct_moe
d_pctile Double D_Pctile
d_class String D_Class
d_score Double D_Score
rm_est Double rm_est
rm_est_moe Double rm_est_moe
rm_pct Double rm_pct
rm_pct_moe Double rm_pct_moe
li_pctile Double LI_Pctile
li_class String LI_Class
tot_pp Double tot_pp
tot_pp_moe Double tot_pp_moe
li_score Double LI_Score
y_est Double y_est
y_est_moe Double y_est_moe
y_pct Double y_pct
y_pct_moe Double y_pct_moe
ipd_score Double IPD_Score
shape Geometry SHAPE Feature geometry.
namelsad String namelsad
mun1 String MUN1
mun2 String MUN2
mun3 String MUN3
mcdgeo1 String mcdgeo1
mcdgeo2 String mcdgeo2
mcdgeo3 String mcdgeo3
co_name String co_name
state String state
st_area(shape) Double st_area(shape)
st_perimeter(shape) Double st_perimeter(shape)

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