Census Tract
A small statistical subdivision of a county (typically 1,200 to 8,000 people) used by the Census Bureau as a stable geographic unit for reporting demographic and health data.
Related terms
U.S. Census Bureau The federal agency that conducts the decennial census and runs the American Community Survey, providing the demographic baseline data used in environmental justice analysis. American Community Survey An ongoing U.S. Census Bureau survey collecting detailed annual data on income, race, education, language, and housing across the country. CDC PLACES A CDC dataset providing local-level estimates of chronic disease, health risk behaviors, and prevention measures down to the census-tract level.