This map shows the 2022 disadvantaged communities designated by CalEPA for the purpose of SB 535. These areas represent:Highest scoring 25% of census tracts from CalEnviroScreen 4.0, along with census tracts scoring in the top 5% of the Pollution Burden indicator but without an overall CalEnviroScreen score due to due to unavailable or unreliable Population Characteristics indicator data and score.All census tracts currently identified as disadvantaged but not in the highest scoring 25% census tracts in version 4.0 (i.e., the highest scoring 25% of census tracts in CalEnviroScreen 3.0 along with the census tracts with the highest 5% Pollution Burden scores, but without an overall CalEnviroScreen score). See the Disadvantaged Communities 2017 map here.Federally recognized tribal areas as identified by the Census in the 2021 American Indian Areas Related National Geodatabase. A Tribe may establish that a particular area of land is under its control, for purposes of this designation, by requesting a consultation with the CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations at TribalAffairs@calepa.ca.govPlease see CalEPA's Draft Designation of Disadvantaged Communities Pursuant to Senate Bill 535 document as well as CalEPA's California Climate Investments to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities page.
Shapefile contains census tracts and polygons of Tribal Lands identified as Disadvantaged Communities per SB 535 for the five counties that are included in the Bay Area Regional Climate Action Planning Initiative Frontline Communities Map.
The original shapefile was downloaded from the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), SB 535 Disadvantaged Communities webpage. The “Clip” tool in ArcMap was used to select only those features which are located within the boundaries of the five Bay Area counties included in the Frontline Communities Map. No display filters were used to visualize the features in the final map. To learn more about the methodology behind the original dataset, please visit: https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen/sb535
The Frontline Communities Map is meant to help identify communities that are considered frontline communities for the purpose of the USEPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program’s planning effort, which is a five-county climate action planning process led by the Air District. USEPA refers to these communities as low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDACs).
Senate Bill (SB) 535 (De León) mandates that California use certain Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds to fund investments in “disadvantaged communities” (DACs). It charges the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) with the responsibility to designate DACs.
In issuing previous designations, CalEPA relied upon the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen), a mapping tool developed by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). On October 13, 2021, OEHHA released a new final version of CalEnviroScreen, Version 4.0. CalEPA determined that the improvements and updates in Version 4.0 were sufficiently material to warrant new designations of disadvantaged communities, pursuant to SB 535 (DAC designations).
After receiving public input at workshops and in written comments, in May 2022, CalEPA released its updated designation of disadvantaged communities for the purpose of SB 535. In this designation, CalEPA formally designated four categories of geographic areas as disadvantaged: 1. Census tracts receiving the highest 25 percent of overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 (1,984 tracts). 2. Census tracts lacking overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 due to data gaps, but receiving the highest 5 percent of CalEnviroScreen 4.0 cumulative pollution burden scores (19 tracts). 3. Census tracts identified in the 2017 DAC designation as disadvantaged, regardless of their scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 (307 tracts). 4. Lands under the control of federally recognized Tribes.
This map shows the 2022 disadvantaged communities designated by CalEPA for the purpose of SB 535. These areas represent:Highest scoring 25% of census tracts from CalEnviroScreen 4.0, along with census tracts scoring in the top 5% of the Pollution Burden indicator but without an overall CalEnviroScreen score due to due to unavailable or unreliable Population Characteristics indicator data and score.All census tracts currently identified as disadvantaged but not in the highest scoring 25% census tracts in version 4.0 (i.e., the highest scoring 25% of census tracts in CalEnviroScreen 3.0 along with the census tracts with the highest 5% Pollution Burden scores, but without an overall CalEnviroScreen score). See the Disadvantaged Communities 2017 map here.Federally recognized tribal areas as identified by the Census in the 2021 American Indian Areas Related National Geodatabase. A Tribe may establish that a particular area of land is under its control, for purposes of this designation, by requesting a consultation with the CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations at TribalAffairs@calepa.ca.govPlease see CalEPA's Draft Designation of Disadvantaged Communities Pursuant to Senate Bill 535 document as well as CalEPA's California Climate Investments to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities page.
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🇺🇸 미국 English This map shows the 2022 disadvantaged communities designated by CalEPA for the purpose of SB 535. These areas represent: Highest scoring 25% of census tracts from CalEnviroScreen 4.0, along with census tracts scoring in the top 5% of the Pollution Burden indicator but without an overall CalEnviroScreen score due to due to unavailable or unreliable Population Characteristics indicator data and score.All census tracts currently identified as disadvantaged but not in the highest scoring 25% census tracts in version 4.0 (i.e., the highest scoring 25% of census tracts in CalEnviroScreen 3.0 along with the census tracts with the highest 5% Pollution Burden scores, but without an overall CalEnviroScreen score). See the Disadvantaged Communities 2017 map here.Federally recognized tribal areas as identified by the Census in the 2021 American Indian Areas Related National Geodatabase. A Tribe may establish that a particular area of land is under its control, for purposes of this designation, by requesting a consultation with the CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations at TribalAffairs@calepa.ca.gov. This map was last updated in May 2024 with additional tribal lands based on consultations that occurred in 2023 and 2024. Please see CalEPA's Draft Designation of Disadvantaged Communities Pursuant to Senate Bill 535 document as well as CalEPA's California Climate Investments to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities page.
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) is responsible for identifying disadvantaged communities for purposes of the Cap-and-Trade funding program. After reviewing the updated results from CalEnviroScreen 3.0 and taking into consideration previous comments and input received over the past two years, including workshops held in February 2017, CalEPA is designating the highest scoring 25% of census tracts from CalEnviroScreen 3.0 as disadvantaged communities. Additionally, 22 census tracts that score in the highest 5% of CalEnviroScreen’s Pollution Burden, but do not have an overall CalEnviroScreen score because of unreliable socioeconomic or health data, are also designated as disadvantaged communities. For more information, including maps and data, see http://www.calepa.ca.gov/envjustice/ghginvest/ For OEHHA’s page on SB535, see: https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen/sb535
This layer represents the geographic areas 1-3 below. Category 4, tribal lands, are in the other layer.In this designation, CalEPA formally designated four categories of geographic areas as disadvantaged:1. Census tracts receiving the highest 25 percent of overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 (1,984 tracts).2. Census tracts lacking overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 due to data gaps, but receiving the highest 5 percent of CalEnviroScreen 4.0 cumulative pollution burden scores (19 tracts).3. Census tracts identified in the 2017 DAC designation as disadvantaged, regardless of their scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 (307 tracts).4. Lands under the control of federally recognized Tribes. For purposes of this designation, a Tribe may establish that a particular area of land is under its control even if not represented as such on CalEPA’s DAC map and therefore should be considered a DAC by requesting a consultation with the CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations at TribalAffairs@calepa.ca.gov.
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This layer represents the geographic areas 1-4 below.In this designation, CalEPA formally designated four categories of geographic areas as disadvantaged:1. Census tracts receiving the highest 25 percent of overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.02. Census tracts lacking overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 due to data gaps, but receiving the highest 5 percent of CalEnviroScreen 4.0 cumulative pollution burden scores.3. Census tracts identified in the 2017 DAC designation as disadvantaged, regardless of their scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.04. Lands under the control of federally recognized Tribes. For purposes of this designation, a Tribe may establish that a particular area of land is under its control even if not represented as such on CalEPA's DAC map and therefore should be considered a DAC by requesting a consultation with the CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations at TribalAffairs@calepa.ca.gov
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Census tracts are designated as urban, rural center, or rural through SB 1000 analysis. These designations are being used for the REV 2.0 and Community Charging in Urban Areas GFOs. Rural centers are contiguous urban census tracts with a population of less than 50,0000. Urban census tracts are tracts where at least 10 percent of the tract’s land area is designated as urban by the Census Bureau using the 2020 urbanized area criteria. Rural communities are census tracts where less than 10 percent of the tract’s land area is designated as urban by the Census Bureau using the 2020 urbanized area criteria. Urban communities are contiguous urban census tracts with a population of 50,000 or greater. Urban census tracts are tracts where at least 10 percent of the tract’s land area is designated as urban by the Census Bureau using the 2020 urbanized area criteria.Data Dictionary:OBJECTID: Unique IDSTATEFP: State FIPS CodeCOUNTYFP: County FIPS CodeTRACTCE: Census Tract IDGEOID: Geographic IdentifierName: Census Tract ID Name (short)NAMELSAD: Census Tract ID Name (long)ALAND: Land Area (square meters)AWATER: Water Area (square meters)DAC: Whether or not a census tract is a disadvantaged community as defined by SB 535 and designated by CalEPA using CalEnviroScreen 4.0 (May 2022 update)Income_Group: Whether or not a census tract is low-, middle-, or high-income as defined by AB 1550 and designated by CARB and the CEC (June 2023 update)Urban_Rural_RuralCenter: Whether or not a census tract is urban, rural, or rural center as defined and designated by the CEC through the SB 1000 Assessment (2024 update)PerCap_100k_L2DCFC: Number of public Level 2 and DC fast chargers per 100,000 people in a census tractDAC_andor_LIC: Whether or not a census tract is a disadvantaged or low-income community as defined by SB 535 and AB 1550 and designated by CalEPA and CARBUCC_eligible: Whether or not the census tract is an eligible area for the Community Charging in Urban Areas GFO. For a site to be eligible, it must be in a census tract that is either a disadvantaged or low-income community, and urban, and has below the state average for per capita public Level 2 and DC fast chargers as defined by the CEC.REV2_eligible: Whether or not the census tract is an eligible area for the Rural Electric Vehicle Charging 2.0 GFO. For a site to be eligible, it must be in a rural or rural center census tract as defined by the CEC.Shape_Area: Census tract shape area (square meters)Shape_Length: Census tract shape length (square meters)
The TCC Project Area Map allows users to view the boundary for the City of Bakersfield's Transformative Climate Communities plan. The TCC Project Area encompasses roughly five square miles of land within southeast Bakersfield that is home to a majority of low to moderate income residents and is also entirely within the Top 25% of the most polluted census tracts within California. The map also features other layers that help show the need that the area has for the TCC plan, such as:SB 535 Disadvantaged Communities (2022)CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Top 25%California Hard to Count Index (2023)Clusters of Parcels in Unincorporated AreasBakersfield City Limits
This Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) file contains the Census tracts that met criteria as 2022 Disadvantaged Communities (SB535) with Tribal Areas that fall outside of the designated Census tracts.This DAC file represents four (4)geographic areas. In this designation, CalEPA formally designated four categories of geographic areas as disadvantaged:1. Census tracts receiving the highest 25 percent of overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0.2. Census tracts lacking overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 due to data gaps, but receiving the highest 5 percent of CalEnviroScreen 4.0 cumulative pollution burden scores.3. Census tracts identified in the 2017 DAC designation as disadvantaged, regardless of their scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0.4. Lands under the control of federally recognized Tribes. For purposes of this designation, a Tribe may establish that a particular area of land is under its control even if not represented as such on CalEPA’s DAC map and therefore should be considered a DAC by requesting a consultation with the CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations at TribalAffairs@calepa.ca.gov.SCAG combined both those Census tracts described in 1-3 categories and tribal areas defined by the United States Census Bureau in the 4th category to present a single layer with all of the designated disadvantaged communities.Note: Tribal Areas do not have CalEnviroScreen 4.0 analysis.
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This map shows the 2022 disadvantaged communities designated by CalEPA for the purpose of SB 535. These areas represent:Highest scoring 25% of census tracts from CalEnviroScreen 4.0, along with census tracts scoring in the top 5% of the Pollution Burden indicator but without an overall CalEnviroScreen score due to due to unavailable or unreliable Population Characteristics indicator data and score.All census tracts currently identified as disadvantaged but not in the highest scoring 25% census tracts in version 4.0 (i.e., the highest scoring 25% of census tracts in CalEnviroScreen 3.0 along with the census tracts with the highest 5% Pollution Burden scores, but without an overall CalEnviroScreen score). See the Disadvantaged Communities 2017 map here.Federally recognized tribal areas as identified by the Census in the 2021 American Indian Areas Related National Geodatabase. A Tribe may establish that a particular area of land is under its control, for purposes of this designation, by requesting a consultation with the CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations at TribalAffairs@calepa.ca.govPlease see CalEPA's Draft Designation of Disadvantaged Communities Pursuant to Senate Bill 535 document as well as CalEPA's California Climate Investments to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities page.