US EPA Environmental Justice Dataset (2000 Census) for Kentucky

Data set for Region 4 based on block group data from the 2000 census. This data set extends beyond Region 4 boundaries, in case block groups within buffer distance are needed for analysis. The block groups are given the label "Low Income", "Minority", or "Low Income and Minority." The designation is assigned based on the following calculation: if the individual block group has a greater proportion of Low Income Residents/Total Residents than the STATE where the block group is, then the block group received the "Low Income"designation. Therefore, each state has a different proportion for assigning the EJ designation. A block group that has a greater proportion of Low Income and Minority residents than the state recieves only the designation "Low Income and Minority." Link: https://ky.box.com/v/epa-env-justice-data-2000本数据集基于2000年美国人口普查的街区组（block group）数据，针对第四区域构建。考虑到分析工作可能需要使用缓冲区范围内的街区组数据，本数据集的覆盖范围超出了第四区域的行政边界。 这些街区组被划分为“低收入”“少数族裔”以及“低收入且少数族裔”三类标注，标注规则如下：若单个街区组的低收入居民占总居民的比例高于其所属州的对应比例，则该街区组将被赋予“低收入”标注。由此，各州用于设定环境正义（Environmental Justice）标注的比例阈值均存在差异。若某街区组的低收入且少数族裔居民占比高于所在州的对应比例，则仅为其赋予“低收入且少数族裔”标注。 数据集链接：https://ky.box.com/v/epa-env-justice-data-2000