Geospatial and Environmental Exposure Data for U.S. Census-Based Analysis (2000–2016)

Janet Currie, Princeton University; John Voorheis, United States Census Bureau; Reed Walker, University of California-Berkeley

2022-12-20

This dataset collection contains publicly available geospatial, environmental, and demographic data used to examine the relationship between PM2.5 exposure and population characteristics across the United States from 2000 to 2016. It includes annual satellite-based and monitor-based PM2.5 estimates (Di et al., EPA, van Donkelaar), county-level nonattainment status under the Clean Air Act, and geographic boundary files for U.S. states, census blocks, and commuting zones. Demographic data at the tract and block level are provided via IPUMS NHGIS and the U.S. Census Bureau. These files are designed for spatial matching, environmental exposure assignment, and policy-related research on air quality and health disparities.