Limited English Proficiency Areas [Washington (State)]
Description
This data was compiled by the Washington Military Department on June 27, 2019. The Limited English Proficiency (LEP) information is summarized at the county level as well as at the census track/ county subdivision layer level. County level data was derived from the 2016 Office of Financial Management (OFM) study which provided an estimate of population with limited English proficiency at the state and county levels. The census tract data are derived from the 2015 census update and indicates language spoken at home and ability to speak English for those over five years old. All data displayed indicate a population of at least 1,000 or 5% of the population.LEPCountyv2 = Limited English Proficiency County version 2 - from OFM census dataLEPCSDv2 = Limited English Proficiency County Subdivision version 2 - data drawn from US Census 2010 LEPtractsv2 = Limited English Proficiency Census Tracts version 2 - data drawn from US Census 2010Attribute DescriptionCounty - County nameLanguage - Limited English Proficiency Language(s) spoken for the corresponding polygon - each Language is followed by a number to indicate a sequence number for each data fieldSym - Symbology field used to symbolize the polygons - holds the total count of LEP languages spoken for that polygonAFFGEOID - American Fact Finder Geospatial ID used to link tabular data to the polygons - consists of the -- Census block identifier; a concatenation of 2010 Census state FIPS code, 2010 Census county FIPS code, 2010 Census tract code, and 2010 Census block numberName - County Subdivision name from American Fact Finder (AFF) dataLanguage - Limited English Proficiency Language(s) spoken for the corresponding polygon - each Language is followed by a number to indicate a sequence number for each data fieldSym - Symbology field used to symbolize the polygons - holds the total count of LEP languages spoken for that polygonNAMELSAD10 2010 Census translated legal/statistical area description and the block group numberAFFGEOID - American Fact Finder Geospatial ID used to link tabular data to the polygons - consists of the -- Census block identifier; a concatenation of 2010 Census state FIPS code, 2010 Census county FIPS code, 2010 Census tract code, and 2010 Census block numberDisplay Label - Geographic name for each polygon from AFFSym - Symbology field used to symbolize the polygons - holds the total count of LEP languages spoken for that polygonLanguage - Limited English Proficiency Language(s) spoken for the corresponding polygon - each Language is followed by a number to indicate a sequence number for each data field
Washington State Military Department (2019). Limited English Proficiency Areas [Washington (State)]. . https://geo.wa.gov/maps/waseocgis::limited-english-proficiency-areas (web service)