EJI Indicators

Indicators featured in the EJI

The indicators included in the EJI, help users identify communities that may be disproportionately affected by socioeconomic, environmental, and health burdens. The EJI also allows users to investigate how specific modules (e.g., environmental burden), domains (e.g., air pollution), and indicators (e.g., ozone) might be contributing to higher burden for a community. Identifying what might be contributing to high ranks for a highly impacted community, gives users a starting point to investigate point sources contributing to pollution in that community and can help inform targeted interventions to help reduce burden in that community.

EJI modules

EJI indicators

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*Health vulnerability measures are marked with asterisks as they are calculated differently than other indicators. While most indicators can have a range of values, the health vulnerability indicators only represent whether or not a given census tract experiences a high estimated prevalence of disease. See the EJI Technical Documentation for more information on indicators and index scoring.

EJI Indicators

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Social Vulnerability Module

• Racial/Ethnic Minority Status
  • Minority Status
• Socioeconomic Status
  • Poverty
  • No High School Diploma
  • Unemployment
  • Renters
  • Housing Cost Burden
  • Lack of Health Insurance
  • Lack of Internet Access
• Household Characteristics
  • Age 65 and Older
  • Age 17 and Younger
  • Civilian with a Disability
  • English Language Proficiency
• Housing Type
  • Group Quarters
  • Mobile Homes

Environmental Burden Module

• Air Pollution
  • Ozone
  • PM2.5 (Fine Particulate Matter)
  • Diesel Particulate Matter
  • Air Toxics Cancer Risk
• Potentially Hazardous and Toxic Sites
  • National Priority List Sites
  • Toxic Release Inventory Sites
  • Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Sites
  • Risk Management Plan Sites
  • Coal Mines
  • Lead Mines
• Built Environment
  • Lack of Recreational Parks
  • Houses Built Pre-1980
  • Lack of Walkability
• Transportation Infrastructure
  • High Volume Roads
  • Railways
  • Airports
• Water Pollution
  • Impaired Surface Water

Health Vulnerability Module

• Pre-existing Chronic Disease Burden
  • Asthma*
  • Cancer*
  • Coronary Heart Disease*
  • Diabetes*
  • Poor Mental Health*

Climate indicators

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Climate Burden Module

• Heat
  • Extreme Heat Days
• Wildfire
  • Wildfire Smoke
  • Wildfire Proximity
• Extreme Events
  • Coastal Flooding Frequency
  • Drought Frequency
  • Riverine Flooding Frequency
  • Hurricane Frequency
  • Strong Winds Frequency
  • Tornado Frequency