Demographic Index

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007613",
  "term": "Demographic Index",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The Demographic Index in EJSCREEN is a combination of percent low-income and percent minority, the two demographic factors that were explicitly named in Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice. For each Census block group, these two numbers are simply averaged together. The formula is as follows: Demographic Index = (% minority + % low-income) / 2. [Calculated from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2011-2015]\n\n2. The Demographic Index in EJScreen is a combination of percent low-income and percent minority, the two socioeconomic factors that were explicitly named in Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice. For each Census block group, these two numbers are simply averaged together. The formula is as follows: Demographic Index = (% people of color + % low-income)/2.\n\n3. Based on the average of two socioeconomic indicators; low-income and people of color.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of EJSCREEN (Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool) Terms",
    "Glossary of EJSCREEN Terms",
    "Toxics Release Inventory Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/demographic-index/"
}