Environmental justice index

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009766",
  "term": "Environmental justice index",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Environmental Justice Index",
  "definition": "The EJ index is a number that combines environmental and demographic information for a place. There is an EJ Index for each environmental indicator. The EJ Index highlights which block groups contribute the most toward low-income/ minority residents nationwide having a higher environmental indicator score on average than the rest of the US population. To calculate a single EJ Index for one block group, EJSCREEN multiplies the environmental indicator by demographic information. This demographic information includes percent low-income and percent minority (as the Demographic Index), and total population of the block group. This is the formula for the index: EJ Index = (Environmental Indicator) X (Demographic Index for Block Group - Demographic Index for US) X (Population Count for Block Group)",
  "abbreviation": "EJ Index",
  "subject": "Measurements",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from Glossary of EJSCREEN (Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool) Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/environmental-justice-index/"
}