The three criteria defined in Chapter 8 of the Acts of 202were evaluated with American Community Survey 2015-2019 5-year-estimatetables:

Percent block group Median Household Income as percent of MA Median Household Income

Table B19013

(B19013_001E / 85843) * 100

MA median HHI 2019: $85,843 https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0400000US25

Table: DP03 (5-yr estimate)

==> Any Block Group with a median HHI as percent of the MA median HHI in 2019 (B19013) less than or equal to 65.49 [56,220] was designated an EJ population.

English Language Isolation

Table C16002

(C16002_004E:Estimate!!Total:!!Spanish:!!Limited English speaking household +

C16002_007E: Estimate!!Total:!!Other Indo-European languages:!!Limited English speaking household +

C16002_010E: Estimate!!Total:!!Asian and Pacific Island languages:!!Limited English speaking household +

C16002_013E: Estimate!!Total:!!Other languages:!!Limited English speaking household) /

C16002_001E: Estimate!!Total: *100

==> Any Block Group with 24.5% or moreLimited English-speaking householdswas designated an EJ population.

Percent Minority Population:

Table B03002:

((B03002_001E:Estimate!!Total: - B03002_003E:Estimate!!Total:!!Not Hispanic or Latino:!!White alone)/ B03002_001E:Estimate!!Total:) * 100

==> All block groups with 39.5% or more minority populationwere designated an EJ population. ==> All block groups with a minority population between 24.5% and 39.5% ANDwith a MHHI less than 150.5% of the state MHHI were designated an EJ population.

Additional data adjustments:

Block Groups with a total population of less than 25 were removed.