Racial and Social Equity Composite Index Current

!!PLEASE NOTE!! When downloading the data, please select "File Geodatabase" to preserve long field names. Shapefile will truncate field names to 10 characters.Version: CurrentThe 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 ViewerClick 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 degreeHealth Disadvantage Index ranks census tracts by an index of seven equally weighted measures:No leisure-time physical activityDiagnosed diabetes ObesityMental health not good AsthmaLow life expectancy at birthDisabilityThe index does not reflect population densities, nor does it show variation within census tracts which can be important considerations at a local level.Sources are as indicated below.Produced by City of Seattle Office of Planning & Community Development. For more information on the indices, including guidance for use, contact Diana Canzoneri (diana.canzoneri@seattle.gov).Sources: 2017-2021 Five-Year American Community Survey Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau; 2020 Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau; estimates from the Centers for Disease Control’ Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) published in the “The 500 Cities Project,”; Washington State Department of Health’s Washington Tracking Network (WTN);, and estimates from the Public Health – Seattle & King County (based on the Community Health Assessment Tool).Language is for population age 5 and older.  Educational attainment is for the population age 25 and over.Life expectancy is life expectancy at birth.Other health measures based on percentages of the adult population.

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Source https://cos-data.seattle.gov/resource/x5s4-2aie
Author Allen Grissom
Last Updated July 22, 2025, 19:50 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2025, 19:50 (UTC)
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Issued 2023-01-27T17:01:54.000Z
Last Update 2024-03-18T20:30:29.615Z
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