Table 1.

American Community Survey variable descriptions and table identification (ID) numbers ^a

Variable	Description	Table ID no.
Racial and ethnic minority	Individuals self-identifying as Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino, inclusive of individuals who identified as “other” or “>2 races”	B03002
Black or African American	Total population self-identifying as Black or African American of any ethnicity	B03002
Hispanic or Latinx	Total population self-identifying as Hispanic or Latinx of any race	B03002
Age	Total population aged ≥65 years	B01001
Poverty status	Total population aged 20-64 years who are living below the federal poverty level	S2301
Poverty status among people aged ≥65 years	Total population aged ≥65 years with annual household income below the federal poverty level	B17001
Education	Total population aged 25-64 years without a high school degree	S2301
Unemployment	Total population aged ≥16 years who are unemployed	S2301

^aData source: US Census Bureau. ²⁴