Climate Equity Index
The RVAgreen 2050 Climate Equity Index (CEI) is an interactive tool created by the City of Richmond Office of Sustainability to explore your neighborhood’s climate impacts, demographics, built assets, and natural resources.
Climate Equity Index Social Vulnerability Analysis Factors
Based on examples from peer cities’ social vulnerability analyses, the 39 factors were combined using a statistical methodology to determine relative vulnerability to climate change impacts at the census tract level.
This social vulnerability map visualizes this relative vulnerability across Richmond’s census tracts. The map provides an objective and quantitative way to begin identifying the communities on the frontlines of climate change - those who are being impacted first and worst
Use RVAgreen 2050 Climate Equity Index to explore the demographic, health, and other factors affecting Richmond neighborhoods’ potential vulnerability to crises such as climate change.
Health & Safety
Health Opportunity Index
Disabilities
Obesity
Asthma
COPD
Coronary heart disease
High Blood Pressure
Kidney Disease
Poor mental health (self-assessed)
Poor physical health (self-assessed)
Uninsured
Low food access
Crime
Income & Education
Poverty
Work out doors
SNAP/food stamps
Public assistance income
Housing costs >30% of income
No high school diploma
Unemployment
Housing Choice Voucher program participant
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Housing & Transportation
Multi-unit structures
Mobile homes
Crowding
No vehicle access
No central air conditioning
Emergency housing
Group homes
No internet access
Population
Elderly (65+)
Children (under 18)
Race and ethnicity
Female
Limited English
Proficiency
Household
Single parent households
Custodial grandparents
Renters
Elderly living alone