Elevated blood lead (Census tracts, 2017-2021)

• High Priority: >2.4%
• Medium Priority: 0.8% to 2.4%
• Low Priority: ≤0.8%

Percentage of people who are children under 5 (Block groups, 2019-2023 ACS 5-Year data)

• High Priority: >6.63%
• Medium Priority: 3.62 to 6.63%
• Low Priority: <3.61%

Percentage of people with incomes under 200% of poverty (Block groups, 2019-2023 ACS 5-Year data)

• High Priority: >26.25%
• Medium Priority: 12.85 to 26.25%
• Low Priority: <6.63%

The percentages of children under 5 and individuals with incomes below 200% of the poverty level correspond to the upper, middle, and lower thirds of percentages for block groups in Minnesota. The blood lead priorities correspond to the tabulation groups from the Minnesota Department of Health blood lead map.

Combined Priority

Each individual priority was assigned a 0, 1, or 2 score for low, medium, and high priority values. These were combined into a composite score.

• High Priority: 5 or 6
• Medium Priority: 2 to 4
• Low Priority: 0 or 1

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