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Census Block-Level Racial and Ethnic Demographics - Randomized Dot Distribution

Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

These datasets contain information on the geographic distribution of individuals ages 0 to 17 of different ethnicities living in 362 metropolitan areas. This data assigns random coordinates to individuals by race and ethnicity within their census block. The assigned coordinate, also called a “dot,” is a thematic representation of the individual’s location. These coordinates are estimated using the 2010 Census Block data.

Race
Census
Census Block
Dot Map
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FieldValue
Modified
2021-09-09
Release Date
2021-09-08
Identifier
b5fe57cc-2517-4aac-8c29-61325aad3d0a
License
Open Data Commons Attribution License
Data Dictionary

longitude Longitude of individual's randomized coordinate within census block of residence
latitude Latitude of individual's randomized coordinate within census block of residence
Ethnicity Race or ethnicity of individual
Contact Name
Urban Institute
Contact Email
[email protected]
Public Access Level
Public
These fields are specific to Urban Institute.
FieldValue
Geographic Level
Census Block
Units of Observation
Individual
Universe Target Population
Total population in US metropolitan areas
Additional Notes

This data is created based on the number of people reported by block and by ethnicity, each of whom is assigned a randomized coordinate within their census block. Ethnicity categories are also based on 2010 Census categories and can range from White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Other, or Two or more races. One “dot” or coordinate represents one individual. The data is split up by metropolitan area, so that one file contains the randomized coordinates of all individuals aged 0-17 in one metropolitan area.
Urban Publications
Dividing Lines Report
Dividing Lines Online Feature
Citation Requirements

Urban Institute. 2021. Revisions. Accessible from https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/census-block-level-racial-and-ethn.... Data originally sourced from [node:field_original_data_source], developed at the Urban Institute, and made available under the ODC-BY 1.0 Attribution License.