The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) maintains data for Qualified Census Tracts (QCT). Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Qualified Census Tracts must have 50 percent of households with incomes below 60 percent of the Area Median Gross Income (AMGI) or have a poverty rate of 25 percent or more. This layer contains all Census Tracts in LA County, with QCT marked as "Yes" and tracts that are not QCT as "No."This layer is an export of the 2025 data. Source data is updated annually. Data are at the 2020 census tract geography level. These have been joined to Supervisorial Districts 2021 and SPAs 2022, based on a "majority in" spatial join.To learn more: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/qct.htmlFor more information, please contact egis@isd.lacounty.gov.

Web map containing various layers to be used as reference in Experience Builder. It will serve as a one-stop tool for waste hauler contractors working with Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Environmental Programs Division, to identify customers that are eligible for fee waivers due to their property falling within areas deemed to be too low in population or too high in elevation; these are conditions used to identify areas that may be too prohibitively costly to provide organics recovery programs due to them being in rural or remote areas.The Experience Builder page, https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/df8689f7d5964f48a5390f6f937533d2 (that references this web map), was created to cross-reference qualifying low-population/high elevation census tracts with various residential franchise, garbage disposal district, and commercial franchise waste collection service areas in Los Angeles County and to assist haulers in providing Public Works with the number of waste generators that are located on each census tract. This information will assist Public Works with applying for SB1383 low population and/or high elevation waivers for these census tracts. More information regarding SB1383 can be found at California Legislative Information (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1383)For inquiries about how SB 1383 impacts Los Angeles County, please contact Kawsar Vazifdar, (626) 458-3514.

This indicator provides information about medically underserved areas and/or populations (MUA/Ps), as determined by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Each designated area includes multiple census tracts.State Primary Care Offices submit applications to HRSA to designate specific areas within counties as MUA/Ps. The MUA/P designation is made using the Index of Medical Underservice (IMU) score, which includes four components: provider per 1,000 population, percent of population under poverty, percent of population ages 65 years and older, and infant mortality rate. The IMU scores ranges from 0-100. Lower scores indicate higher needs. An IMU score of 62 or below qualifies for designation as an MUA/P. Note: if an area is not designated as an MUA/P, it does not mean it is not underserved, only that an application has not been filed for the area and that official designation has not been given.The MUAs within Los Angeles County consist of groups of urban census tracts (namely service areas). MUPs have a shortage of primary care health services for a specific population within a geographic area. These populations may face economic, cultural, or language barriers to health care, such as: people experiencing homelessness, people who are low-income, people who are eligible for Medicaid, Native Americans, or migrant farm workers. All the MUPs that have been designated within Los Angeles County are among low-income populations of selected census tract groups. Due to the nature of the designation process, a census tract may be designated as both an MUA and an MUP and as multiple MUAs. MUA/P designations help establish health maintenance organizations or community health centers in high-need areas.For more information about the Community Health Profiles Data Initiative, please see the initiative homepage.

The Equity Explorer Tool allows users to explore census tracts throughout Los Angeles County to identify areas of the highest need based on populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19 prior to embarking on project design by either using the map or a series of filters.To use the Equity Explorer, users can leverage the following capabilities:Core COVID Filters: Apply the various COVID filters in the Core COVID Filters section of the far left pane. These filters include the COVID index scores and categories, the individual index components, HUD Qualified tract status, and other location attributes (like CSA). As filters in this section are applied, the map will update to reflect only tracts meeting the criteria and the summary statistics and table will update accordingly. To turn the filter on, toggle the radio button to the right of the filter. The filter is on when the button is blue. Thematic Filters: Apply any additional filters in the Thematic Filters section. Please note, these filters do not impact the summary statistics at the bottom of the application or the table of tracts. The corresponding layer(s) will need to be turned on using the map layer list to see the filter results. Map Selection: In addition to the above filters, tracts can also be selected directly on the map using the map select tool in the upper left corner of the map. Table Widget: Once the list of tracts has been narrowed down appropriately for the program, tracts can be exported by clicking the table widget in the upper right corner, next to the documentation button. Navigate to the COVID Index tab, click the 4 dot icon to the right of the table, and export records as a CSV. Summary Statistics: As the COVID filters are applied or a selection is made on the map, the statistics at the bottom of the screen will update. Map Layer List: To additional layers on or off the map, click the eye icon next to a layer name in the map layer list in the far right paneMap Legend: The map legend in the bottom right corner will update to show information about the layers currently being visualized on the map.For more information, please contact egis@isd.lacounty.gov or race-equity@ceo.lacounty.gov

The Los Angeles County Climate Vulnerability Assessment identified and incorporated 29 social vulnerability indicators. These indicators are listed below alongside their description and data source. Full report: https://ceo.lacounty.gov/cva-report/Note: All indicators are at the census tract level. Census tracts with no population (data) are omitted from this layer. Indicator Description Source Countywide Average

Asian Percent identifying as non-Hispanic Asian US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 14.4%

Asthma Age-adjusted rate of emergency department visits for asthma California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) and Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) 52.2

Black Percent identifying as non-Hispanic black or African American US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 7.9%

Cardiovascular Age-adjusted rate of emergency department visits for heart attacks per 10,000 California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) and Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) 8.4

Children Percent of people 18 and under US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 24.9%

Disability Percent of persons with either mental or physical disability US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 9.9%

Female Percent female US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 50.7%

Female householder Percent of households that have a female householder with no spouse present US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 16.2%

Foreign born Percent of the total population who was not born in the United States or Puerto Rico US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 35.2%

Hispanic Latinx Percent identifying as Hispanic or Latino US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 48.5%

Households without vehicle access Percent of households without access to a personal vehicle US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 8.8%

Library access Each tract's average block distance to nearest library LA County Internal Services Department 1.14 miles

Limited English Percent limited English speaking households US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 13.6%

Living in group quarters Percent of persons living in (either institutionalized or uninstitiutionalized) group quarters US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 1.8%

Median income Median household income of census tract US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates $69,623

Mobile homes Percent of occupied housing units that are mobile homes US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 1.8%

No health insurance Percent of persons without health insurance US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 0.2%

No high school diploma Percent of persons 25 and older without a high school diploma US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 10.8%

No internet subscription Percent of the population without an internet subscription US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 22.6%

Older adults Percent of people 65 and older US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 18.4%

Older adults living alone Percent of households in which the householder is 65 and over who and living alone US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 12.9%

Outdoor workers Percentage of outdoor workers - agriculture, fishing, mining, extractive, construction occupations US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 8.0%

Poverty Percent of the population living in a family earning below 100% of the federal poverty threshold US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 5.4%

Rent burden Percent of renters paying more than 30 percent of their monthly income on rent and utilities US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 16.1%

Renters Percentage of renters per census tract US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 54.3%

Transit access Percent of population residing within a ½ mile of a major transit stop Healthy Places Index, SCAG 52.8%

Tribal and Indigenous Percent identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska native US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 54.9%

Unemployed Percent of the population over the age of 16 that is unemployed and eligible for the labor force US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018 5-Year Estimates 6.9%

Voter turnout rate Percentage of registered voters voting in the 2016 general election CA Statewide General Elections Database 2016 63.8%

This indicator provides information about health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) for primary care services as determined by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Each designated area includes multiple census tracts.HPSAs can be geographic areas, populations, or health care facilities that have been designated as having a shortage of health professionals. Geographic HPSAs have a shortage of providers for an entire population in a defined geographic area. Population HPSAs have a shortage of providers for a subpopulation in a defined geographic area, such as low-income populations, people experiencing homelessness, and migrant farmworker populations. In Los Angeles County, facility HPSAs include:•Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs); •FQHC Look-A-Likes (LALs); •Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations; •correctional facilities; • and some other facilities. For these indicators, we include HPSAs in Los Angeles County with statuses listed as “Designated” or “Proposed for Withdrawal” (but not withdrawn yet). Due to the nature of the designation process, a census tract may be designated as any combination of geographic and population HPSAs and three categories of care (i.e., primary, dental, and mental health care). Facility HPSAs may also cover multiple types of care.State Primary Care Offices submit applications to HRSA to designate certain areas within counties as HPSAs for primary care, dental, and mental health services. HRSA’s National Health Service Corps calculates HPSA scores to determine priorities for assignment of clinicians. The scores range from 0 to 25 for primary care, where higher scores indicate greater priority. All HPSA categories shared three scoring criteria: (1) population-to-provider ratio, (2) percent of population below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, and (3) travel time to the nearest source of care outside the HPSA designation area. Each category also has additional criteria that go into the scores. Specifically, primary care HPSA scoring includes the infant health index, which awards points based on infant mortality rate and low birth weight rate. Note: if an area is not designated as an HPSA, it does not mean it is not underserved, only that an application has not been filed for the area and that an official designation has not been given.HPSA designations help distribute participating health care providers and resources to high-need communities.For more information about the Community Health Profiles Data Initiative, please see the initiative homepage.

CalFresh Cases in August 2022 in Los Angeles County, count per Census Tract. The CalFresh Program (formerly known as Food Stamps) helps low-income households increase their food-buying power to meet their household’s nutritional needs. In this dataset, a "Case" could refer to an individual or a household - any recipient of CalFresh benefits. In Los Angeles County, eligibility depends on income as compared to federal poverty level and other variables. As an imperfect indicator of CalFresh "gap" - where people who are eligible have not taken advantage of the benefit - this dataset divides CalFresh cases by number of households below different income levels. Layer also has information about "public assistance" from ACS table S1702.For more information about this dataset, please contact egis@isd.lacounty.govFor more information about CalFresh, please visit https://dpss.lacounty.gov/en/food/calfresh.html

This indicator provides information about health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) for mental health services as determined by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Each designated area includes multiple census tracts.HPSAs can be geographic areas, populations, or health care facilities that have been designated as having a shortage of health professionals. Geographic HPSAs have a shortage of providers for an entire population in a defined geographic area. Population HPSAs have a shortage of providers for a subpopulation in a defined geographic area, such as low-income populations, people experiencing homelessness, and migrant farmworker populations. In Los Angeles County, facility HPSAs include:•Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs); •FQHC Look-A-Likes (LALs); •Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations; •correctional facilities; • and some other facilities. For these indicators, we include HPSAs in Los Angeles County with statuses listed as “Designated” or “Proposed for Withdrawal” (but not withdrawn yet). Due to the nature of the designation process, a census tract may be designated as any combination of geographic and population HPSAs and three categories of care (i.e., primary, dental, and mental health care). Facility HPSAs may also cover multiple types of care.State Primary Care Offices submit applications to HRSA to designate certain areas within counties as HPSAs for primary care, dental, and mental health services. HRSA’s National Health Service Corps calculates HPSA scores to determine priorities for assignment of clinicians. The scores range from 0 to 25 for mental health, where higher scores indicate greater priority. All HPSA categories shared three scoring criteria: (1) population-to-provider ratio, (2) percent of population below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, and (3) travel time to the nearest source of care outside the HPSA designation area. Each category also has additional criteria that go into the scores. Specifically, mental health HPSA scoring includes elderly ratio (percent of people over age 65), youth ratio (percent of people under age 18), alcohol abuse prevalence, and substance abuse prevalence. Note: if an area is not designated as an HPSA, it does not mean it is not underserved, only that an application has not been filed for the area and that an official designation has not been given.HPSA designations help distribute participating health care providers and resources to high-need communities.For more information about the Community Health Profiles Data Initiative, please see the initiative homepage.

This indicator provides information about health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) for dental health services as determined by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Each designated area includes multiple census tracts.HPSAs can be geographic areas, populations, or health care facilities that have been designated as having a shortage of health professionals. Geographic HPSAs have a shortage of providers for an entire population in a defined geographic area. Population HPSAs have a shortage of providers for a subpopulation in a defined geographic area, such as low-income populations, people experiencing homelessness, and migrant farmworker populations. In Los Angeles County, facility HPSAs include:•Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs); •FQHC Look-A-Likes (LALs); •Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations; •correctional facilities; • and some other facilities. For these indicators, we include HPSAs in Los Angeles County with statuses listed as “Designated” or “Proposed for Withdrawal” (but not withdrawn yet). Due to the nature of the designation process, a census tract may be designated as any combination of geographic and population HPSAs and three categories of care (i.e., primary, dental, and mental health care). Facility HPSAs may also cover multiple types of care.State Primary Care Offices submit applications to HRSA to designate certain areas within counties as HPSAs for primary care, dental, and mental health services. HRSA’s National Health Service Corps calculates HPSA scores to determine priorities for assignment of clinicians. The scores range from 0 to 26 for dental health, where higher scores indicate greater priority. All HPSA categories shared three scoring criteria: (1) population-to-provider ratio, (2) percent of population below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, and (3) travel time to the nearest source of care outside the HPSA designation area. Each category also has additional criteria that go into the scores. Specifically, dental health HPSA scoring includes water fluoridation status. Note: if an area is not designated as an HPSA, it does not mean it is not underserved, only that an application has not been filed for the area and that an official designation has not been given.HPSA designations help distribute participating health care providers and resources to high-need communities.For more information about the Community Health Profiles Data Initiative, please see the initiative homepage.