EJ Screen Traffic Proximity

The traffic proximity indicator is based on AADT count divided by distance in meters from the Census
block centroid. The proximity score is based on the traffic within a search radius of 500 meters (or
further if none is found in that radius). This distance was selected to be large enough to capture the
great majority of road segments (with traffic data) that could have a significant impact on the local
residents, balanced against the need to limit the scope due to computational constraints. The closest
traffic is given more weight, and the distant traffic is given less weight, through inverse distance
weighting. For example, traffic 500 meters away is given only one tenth as much weight as traffic 50
meters away.

Public Education Expenditures

This layer data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) School District Finance Survey. The survey provides finance data for all local education agencies (LEAs) that provide free public elementary and secondary education in the United States. County-level data was generated by CARES by aggregating school-district level records with valid reported figures for total students and total expenditures.

Medical Debt in Collections, 2023

This layer displays debt information at the state and county levels from the Urban Institute’s 2023 Debt in America. Data includes medical debt, student loan debt, automobile debt, retail debt and any debt in collections based on February 2022 credit bureau records.

Any Debt in Collections, 2023

This layer displays debt information at the 2023 state and county levels provided by The Urban Institute. Data includes medical debt, student loan debt, automobile debt, retail debt and any debt in collections. Demographic information is from the 2017 – 2021 American Community Survey.