Racial isolation score value for non-Hispanic whites (NHW) at the census tract level.
decimal
Calculated Value
Position in File:
2
Population counts from the 2000 census using the 2010 census boundaries are used to calculate the index. For each block group, the index is the proportion of the population (NHW) in the index block group and block groups adjacent to the index block group.
Racial isolation score value for non-Hispanic blacks (NHB) at the census tract level.
decimal
Calculated Value
Position in File:
3
Population counts from the 2000 census using the 2010 census boundaries are used to calculate the index. For each block group, the index is the proportion of the population (NHB) in the index block group and block groups adjacent to the index block group.