Maryland Very High Risk Census Tracts - Very High Risk Census Tracts
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| dcat_issued | 2016-02-10T20:30:32.000Z |
| dcat_modified | 2025-05-12T13:56:20.000Z |
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| notes | <font size='2'><span style='font-family: Arial;'>Each of the State of Maryland’s 1,406 2010 census tracts was analyzed to determine whether it represented a typical census tract as defined by the U. S. Bureau of the Census. Nationally these are census tracts that optimally are 4,000 inhabitants but generally range from 1,200 to 8,000 persons. In Maryland the average census tract contains 4,106 persons. Nationally the housing unit threshold for each census tract generally ranges from 480 to 3,200 housing units, with an optimum size of 1,600 housing units. In Maryland the average census tract contains 1,692 housing units. The Emergency Management Planning Database and the Emergency Planning Vulnerable Population Index are intended to assist State agency emergency officials plan tactics, develop strategies, allocate resources and prioritize responses for emergencies and to identify potentially vulnerable population areas for special attention. </span></font><div><font size='2'><span style='font-family: Arial;'><br /></span></font></div><div><font size='2'><span style='font-family: Arial;'><br /></span></font></div><div><font size='2'><span style='font-family: Arial;'>Statewide, there are 222 census tracts containing persons at “Very High” socio – economic risk or vulnerability in the event of an emergency. “Very High” risk census tracts account for 16 – percent of the State’s 1,390 specified census tracts. These census tracts are located throughout the State in 20 of 24 jurisdictions. There are 773,808 persons living in these areas making up 13.4 percent of the State’s 2010 Census population of 5,773,552 persons.</span></font><div><font size='2'><span style='font-family: Arial;'><br /></span></font></div><div><span style='font-size: small; font-family: Arial;'><span style='overflow: auto;'><br /></span></span></div><div><span style='font-size: small; font-family: Arial;'><span style='overflow: auto;'>This is a MD iMAP hosted service layer. Find more information at </span></span><a href='https://imap.maryland.gov' style='font-size: small;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://imap.maryland.gov</a><span style='font-size: small; font-family: Arial;'><span style='overflow: auto;'>.</span></span></div><div><font size='2'><span style='font-family: Arial;'><br /><span style='overflow: auto;'><span><br /></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size='2'><span style='font-family: Arial;'><span style='overflow: auto;'><span>Feature Service Layer Link:<br /></span></span></span></font><a href='https://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/PublicSafety/MD_VeryHighRiskCensusTracts/FeatureServer/0' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><font size='2'>https://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/PublicSafety/MD_VeryHighRiskCensusTracts/FeatureServer/0</font></a><font size='2'><span style='font-family: Arial;'><span style='overflow: auto;'><span><br /></span></span></span></font></div></div> |
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| title | Maryland Very High Risk Census Tracts - Very High Risk Census Tracts |
| url | https://disasters.amerigeoss.org/datasets/maryland::maryland-very-high-risk-census-tracts-very-high-risk-census-tracts |