GIS Data Catalog
LCI Qualifying Income and Health Areas
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Summary
Areas that are in both the bottom third of census tracts for household income and top third of ZIP codes for hospitalization rates due to asthma, diabetes, and heart disease.
Dataset produced October 2026.
Hospitalization data from 2018-2021, Comprehensive Hospitalization Abstract Reporting System (CHARS), 2018-2021; Washington State Population Interim Estimates (PIE), July 2024.
Income data from 2022-2024 American Community Survey
Description
This is the subset of parcels that meet the FIRST TWO of the three "specified criteria" in the King County code 26.12.003J definition of "Opportunity Areas".
Areas within King County that:(a) "are located in a census tract in which the median household income is in the lowest one-third for median household income for census tracts in King County;(b) "are located in a ZIP code in which hospitalization rates for asthma, diabetes, and heart disease are in the highest one-third for ZIP codes in King County.The LCI Opportunity Areas (lci_opportunity_parcel_area) feature shows the parcels meeting all three criteria.
Layer information
| Layer Name | lci_qual_income_health_area |
| Subject Category | Natural Resources |
| Title | LCI Qualifying Income and Health Areas |
| Feature Count | 206 |
| Feature Type | Polygon |
| Next Update | As needed |
| Spatial reference | EPSG:2926 |
| Control ID | 2865 |
| Place Keywords | Washington State, King County, WA, Pacific NW |
| Theme Keywords | Natres, Economy, Health, Location, Planningcadastre, Society |
| Supplemental Information | None |
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Attribute information
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OBJECTID
From Esri |
Description
Internal feature number. DomainSequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. |
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GEO_ID
From King County |
Description
Unique geographic identifier. Census tract - ZIP DomainNot Found |
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Shape
From Esri |
Description
Feature geometry. DomainCoordinates defining the features. |
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Shape.STArea()
From SQL Server |
Description
Returns the area of a geometry instance in square units, based on the spatial reference identifier (SRID) of the geometry. DomainDouble |
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Shape.STLength()
From SQL Server |
Description
Returns the total length of the elements in a geometry instance. DomainDouble |
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of Use
| License | Terms of use and copyright |
Use this Data
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Links
How to use in ArcGIS Pro |
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| Sharing Status | Public |
Summary
Areas that are in both the bottom third of census tracts for household income and top third of ZIP codes for hospitalization rates due to asthma, diabetes, and heart disease.
Dataset produced October 2026.
Hospitalization data from 2018-2021, Comprehensive Hospitalization Abstract Reporting System (CHARS), 2018-2021; Washington State Population Interim Estimates (PIE), July 2024.
Income data from 2022-2024 American Community Survey
Description
This is the subset of parcels that meet the FIRST TWO of the three "specified criteria" in the King County code 26.12.003J definition of "Opportunity Areas".
Areas within King County that:(a) "are located in a census tract in which the median household income is in the lowest one-third for median household income for census tracts in King County;(b) "are located in a ZIP code in which hospitalization rates for asthma, diabetes, and heart disease are in the highest one-third for ZIP codes in King County.The LCI Opportunity Areas (lci_opportunity_parcel_area) feature shows the parcels meeting all three criteria.
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of use and copyright
| License | Terms of use and copyright |