Environmental Justice Areas

EPA New England 20020401 Environmental Justice Areas 2002 vector digital data Boston, MA, USA EPA New England withheld false publication date online 100000 2002 RI_EPA_EJ_August2007 Unknown RIDEM RI's EJ Area delineation is derived from EPA New England's Potential Environmental Justice (EJ Areas) are based on the 2000 Census Block Group Boundary layer. The methodology used to determine how the areas are coded involved identifying those blockgroups with percentages in the top 15% of the region for low-income residents and/or racial minorities. The one significant difference between the RI delineation and the initial EPA delineations is that RI chose blockgroups with percentages in the top 15% of the STATE for low-income residents and/or racial minorities whereas EPA chose blockgroups based on their ranking across all of EPA Region 1. The result is a slightly larger and more inclusive area than EPA's. The EJ layer is to be used to help focus on areas in the state with high low-income or minority populations in order ensure environmental justice. Because of limitations in Census geography and the compilation of demographic statistics, user will note the inclusion of areas that my not seem to make sense. One such example is the census unit containing the state prison facilities. This is mostly an industrial area, but the prison population represents a large non-white, low or no income population. Other unusual inclusions are Quonset Point & the Newport Naval Base and and area of Narragansett comprising seasonal homes occupied by URI students over the winter. en 2002 unknown publication date Complete As needed -71.536014 -71.266252 42.017501 41.360746 318296.643686 391602.978516 101163.090008 340393.904467 ISO 19115 Topic Category boundaries, 003 economy, 005 society, 016 health, 009 None 2002 2000 Rhode Island Geographic Names Information System New England none Data are considered current to the date of the original source material. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:24,000 RIDEM Paul Jordan Supervising GIS Specialist mailing and physical address

235 Promenade Street

Providence RI 02908 USA 401-222-2776 x4315 7:00am - 4:30pm false paul.jordan@dem.ri.gov EPA New England FIPS Pub 199 No Confidentiality Standard Technical Controls ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 false 1 Shapefile No duplicate features are present. After processing, the block group data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials. The geospatial part of this data set was extracted from the 2000 Census Version TIGER/Line files (CD-ROM edition). The Census Bureau cannot specify the accuracy of feature updates added by its field staff or of features derived from the GBF/DIME-Files or other map sources. Thus, the level of positional accuracy in the TIGER/Line files is not suitable for high-precision measurement applications such as engineering problems, property transfers, or other uses that might require highly accurate measurements of the earth's surface. 167 The positional accuracy of the TIGER/Line coordinates varies with the source materials used but at best meets the established National Map Accuracy standards (+/- 167 feet approximately) where 1:100,000-scale maps from the USGS are the source. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 2001 Summary File 1 (SF1) 2000 Summary File 1 (SF1) 2000 USA Department of Commerce, Census Bureau The Summary File 1 (SF1) data is based on the 2000 Census of Population. false ground condition 2000 Unknown 2000 unknown ground condition Census SF1 Attribute data online The data included in the boundary files was extracted from the 2000 Census Version TIGER/Line files. Once extracted, the County, Tract, and Block Group information was edited as one database, assuring that they have perfect overlay characteristics where appropriate. When all editing was complete, the different layers were separated into products. 200201 Dataset copied. Unknown Tom Giffen U.S. EPA REGION 1 GIS Technical Coordinator mailing and physical address

1 Congress St, Suite 1100 MIR

Boston MA 02114 USA (617) 918-1444 (617) 918-0444 giffen.tom@epa.gov true Field calculated performed on block group table information and layer created. 200212 Tom Giffen U.S. EPA REGION 1 GIS Technical Coordinator mailing and physical address

1 Congress St, Suite 1100 MIR

Boston MA 02114 USA (617) 918-1444 (617) 918-0444 giffen.tom@epa.gov true Metadata imported. withheld 20050627 14443500 Dataset copied. withheld 20051214 11081200 Dataset copied. withheld 20070730 13120800 Dataset copied. withheld 20080110 10380500 0 Vector false Simple FALSE 165 TRUE FALSE coordinate pair 0.000000 0.000000 survey feet North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 GCS_North_American_1983 NAD_1983_StatePlane_Rhode_Island_FIPS_3800_Feet 1.000000 Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates BNDRY_EnvJustice The polygons represent U.S. Census block groups within New England. A block group is a combination of census blocks that is a subdivision of a census tract or block numbering area. A block group consists of all blocks whose numbers begin with the same digit in a given census tract or block numbering area. The block group is the lowest level of geography for which the Census Bureau has tabulated sample data in the 2000 census. EPA New England; Department of Commerce, Census Bureau Feature Class 165 Shape.STArea() OBJECTID_1 OID 4 10 0 Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape.STLength() Shape.STLength() Double 0 0 0 Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. SHAPE PCTHU_BF_1 Double 8 Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. 38 8 PCTHU_BF_1 PCT_WHITE Double 8 percent of housing in block group built before 1950 Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. 38 8 PCT_WHITE percent of block group population identifying 'white' for race Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 EJSTATUS String 6 0 0 EJSTATUS whether the block group registers as a 'Potential EJ Area' according to the Regional definition EPA - New England Neithr does not qualify as a 'Potential EJ Area' EPA - New England Min qualifies as a 'Potential EJ Area' because the percent of the block group that is low-income (under 2x Federal Poverty Level) is high enough to rank in the top 15% of block groups region-wide EPA - New England LowInc qualifies as a 'Potential EJ Area' because the percent of the block group that is minority is high enough to rank in the top 15% of block groups region-wide EPA - New England Both qualifies as a 'Potential EJ Area' because the percent of the block group that is minority AND the percent of the block group that is low-income (under 2x Federal Poverty Level) are both high enough to rank in the top 15% of block groups region-wide EPA - New England POP00_SQMI Double 8 38 8 POP00_SQMI The 2000 population of the block group in people/square mile. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau number Geometry 4 Shape 0 0 Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. false Integer 4 TOTAL_POP 10 0 TOTAL_POP The 2000 population of the block group Department of Commerce, Census Bureau number Double 8 OBJECTID 38 8 OBJECTID HOUS_UNITS Integer 4 Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. 10 0 HOUS_UNITS total number of housing units in block group Department of Commerce, Census Bureau number Double 8 PCT_2XFPL 38 8 PCT_2XFPL percent of block group population (for whom poverty status was determined) who are determined to live beneath twice (2 times) the Federal Poverty Guidelines Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 Double 8 PCT_1XFPL 38 8 PCT_1XFPL percent of block group population (for whom poverty status was determined) who are determined to live beneath the Federal Poverty Guidelines Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 String 12 STCNTRBG 0 0 STCNTRBG PCT_BLACK Double 8 unique block group identifier consisting of concatenated codes for state, county, tract, and block group Department of Commerce, Census Bureau number 38 8 PCT_BLACK percent of block group population identifying as 'black' for race Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 Double 8 PCT_ASIAN 38 8 PCT_ASIAN percent of block group population identifying as 'asian' for race Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 Integer 4 POVSTATDET 10 0 POVSTATDET PCT_MIN Double 8 number of individuals in block group for whom poverty status was determined Department of Commerce, Census Bureau number 38 8 PCT_MIN percent block group population who is a racial minority. Includes all non-whites as well as whites of hispanic origin Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 Double 8 PCT_PACISL 38 8 PCT_PACISL percent of block group population identifying as 'asian or pacific islander' for race Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 Double 8 PCT_HISP 38 8 PCT_HISP percent of block group population identifying as being 'of hispanic origin'. Includes people identifying as 'white'. This field is not mutually exclusive with either the white or minority fields. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 Double 8 PCT_AMERIN 38 8 PCT_AMERIN PCT_OTHER Double 8 percent of block group population identifying as 'american indian/native american' for race Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 38 8 PCT_OTHER percent of block group population identifying as 'other' for race Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 Double 8 PCT_MULTRA 38 8 PCT_MULTRA PCTHH_LNGI Double 8 percent of block group population identifying as more than one race Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 38 8 PCTHH_LNGI PCTHH_LN_1 Double 8 percent of households which are linguistically isolated (no English speakers in home) and speak spanish Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 38 8 PCTHH_LN_1 PCTHH_LN_2 Double 8 percent of households which are linguistically isolated (no English speakers in home) and speak indo-european languages other than spanish Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 38 8 PCTHH_LN_2 PCTHH_LN_3 Double 8 percent of households which are linguistically isolated (no English speakers in home) and speak an asian language Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 38 8 PCTHH_LN_3 PCT_FORGNB Double 8 percent of households which are linguistically isolated (no English speakers in home) and speak another language (not spanish, other indo-european, nor asian languages) Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 38 8 PCT_FORGNB PCTHU_BF19 Double 8 percent of block group born in a country other than the United States Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 38 8 PCTHU_BF19 Shape.STArea() Double 0 percent of housing in block group built before 1970 Department of Commerce, Census Bureau 0.0 100.0 Coordinates defining the features. 0 0 US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census physical address

8903 Presidential Parkway, Room 303 WP

Upper Marlboro Maryland 20772 USA (301) 457-1128 tiger@census.gov false Offline Data; Downloadable Data Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Environmental Protection Agency, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions or intended use. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. TGRLN UA Census 2000 PK-ZIP, version 1.93A or higher false 0.123 0.123 The online copy of the TIGER/Line files may be accessed without charge. See http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger for information on availability on CD-ROM/DVD and associated costs for these products. To obtain more information about ordering TIGER/Line files visit ttp://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger.Technical_Prequisites: The UA Census 2000 TIGER/Line files contain geographic data only and do not include display or mapping software or statistical data. For information on how to use the TIGER/Line data with a specific software package users should contact the company that produced the software. A list of vendors who have developed software capable of processing TIGER/Line files can be found by visiting http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger. The TIGER/Line files are provided in ASCII text format only. Users are responsible for converting or translating the files into a format used by their specific software package. 1 To use this data requires software that supports ArcView GIS shapefiles. Census 2002 20080724 RIDEM Paul Jordan Supervising GIS Specialist mailing and physical address

235 Promenade Street

Providence Rhode Island 02908 401-222-2776 x4315 paul.jordan@dem.ri.gov 7:00am - 4:30pm false FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time None None None Unclassified None http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile 0 http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile 0 en 20090712 Layer_ID 751 20181126 13141400 FALSE 20180816 10580300 20180816 10582100 1.0 Item Description BNDRY_EnvJustice 002 318296.643730 391602.978417 101163.089857 340393.904374 1 Projected GCS_North_American_1983 Linear Unit: Foot_US (0.304801) NAD_1983_StatePlane_Rhode_Island_FIPS_3800_Feet <ProjectedCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:ProjectedCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/10.5'><WKT>PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Rhode_Island_FIPS_3800_Feet",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",328083.3333333333],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-71.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99999375],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",41.08333333333334],UNIT["Foot_US",0.3048006096012192],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3438]]</WKT><XOrigin>-18120300</XOrigin><YOrigin>-47742100</YOrigin><XYScale>3048.0060960121928</XYScale><ZOrigin>0</ZOrigin><ZScale>1</ZScale><MOrigin>0</MOrigin><MScale>1</MScale><XYTolerance>0.0032808333333333331</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><WKID>102730</WKID><LatestWKID>3438</LatestWKID></ProjectedCoordinateSystem> 150000000 5000 ItemDescription Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333 Environmental Justice Areas 318296.643686 391602.978516 340393.904467 101163.090008 1 -71.536014 -71.266252 42.017501 41.360746 1 1 -71.536014 -71.266252 42.017501 41.360746 The EJ layer is to be used to help focus on areas in the state with high low-income or minority populations in order ensure environmental justice. <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>RI's EJ Area delineation is derived from EPA New England's Potential Environmental Justice (EJ Areas) are based on the 2000 Census Block Group Boundary layer. The methodology used to determine how the areas are coded involved identifying those blockgroups with percentages in the top 15% of the region for low-income residents and/or racial minorities. The one significant difference between the RI delineation and the initial EPA delineations is that RI chose blockgroups with percentages in the top 15% of the STATE for low-income residents and/or racial minorities whereas EPA chose blockgroups based on their ranking across all of EPA Region 1. The result is a slightly larger and more inclusive area than EPA's.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> EPA New England boundaries 003 economy 005 society 016 health 009 <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>Data are considered current to the date of the original source material. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:24,000</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata DIS_ESRI1.0 dataset 002 withheld Local Area Network 0.123 Shapefile Feature Class NAD_1983_StatePlane_Rhode_Island_FIPS_3800_Feet EPSG 6.12(9.3.0.0) 165 20180816