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Macon County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 12024 <br /> environmental, climate, or other burdens, and at or above the threshold for associated <br /> socioeconomic burdens, including poverty and language barriers. <br /> Each census tract in Table 3-5 is further identified in (Appendix C), illustrating specific <br /> socioeconomic burdens to each census tract. <br /> Table 3-5. Macon County Disadvantaged Census Tracts <br /> MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS <br /> CLIMATE&ECONOMIC JUSTICE SCREENING TOOL-DISADVANTAGED CENSUS TRACTS <br /> CENSUS TRACT 2010 ID CENSUS TRACT POPULATION LOW INCOME TRACT? <br /> 17115000200 2611 YES <br /> 17115000300 3501 YES <br /> 17115000400 1121 YES <br /> 17115000500 2906 YES <br /> 17115000600 1909 YES <br /> 17115000900 1700 YES <br /> 17115001000 1039 YES <br /> 17115001100 3375 YES <br /> 17115001802 2165 YES <br /> 17115001900 1949 YES <br /> 17115002000 3921 YES <br /> 17115002100 1150 YES <br /> 17115002903 4286 YES <br /> 17115003100 2222 YES <br /> Total Population in Disadvantaged Census Tracts:31,633 <br /> The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool(CEJST)highlights disadvantaged census tracts across all 50 states, <br /> the District of Columbia,and the U.S.territories.Communities are considered disadvantaged: <br /> • If they are in census tracts that meet the thresholds for at least one of the tool's categories of burden,or <br /> • If they are on land within the boundaries of Federally Recognized Tribes. <br /> The CEJST tool uses datasets as indicators of burdens.The burdens are organized into categories.A community is <br /> highlighted as disadvantaged if it is located in a census tract that is: <br /> (1) At or above the threshold for one or more environmental,climate,or other burdens,and, <br /> (2) At or above the threshold for an associated socioeconomic burden. <br /> In addition,a census tract that is completely surrounded by disadvantaged communities and is at or above the 50% <br /> percentile for low income is also considered disadvantaged. <br /> Source: U.S. Council on Environmental Quality-Climate & Economic Justice Screening <br /> Tool (2023) <br /> Exhibit 3-5 illustrates the Macon County Community Resilience Index Story Map.This map shows <br /> each participating jurisdiction with density mapping used to identify community areas that are <br /> overburdened by the 22 challenges identified by the FEMA Community Resilience Challenges <br /> Index. <br /> Chapter 3: Community Profile 32 <br />