Socio-economic vulnerability of African Americans in the Gulf coast counties
2010
Islam, Tanveerul | Johnson, Elijah | Marshall, Ariana | Robinson, Larry
The states bordering the Gulf of Mexico i.e. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida have beenhistorically devastated by hurricanes and tropical storms. A large number of African Americans live in thesesouthern Gulf States which have high percentages of minorities in terms of total population. According to the U.S. Census, the total black population in the United States is about 40.7 million and about one-fourth of them live in these five Gulf States (U.S. Census, 2008). As evidenced from Hurricane Katrina and other major hurricanes, lowincome and under-served communities are usually the hardest hit during these disasters. The aim of this study is to identify and visualize socio-economic vulnerability of the African American population at the county level living in the hurricane risk areas of these five Gulf States. (PDF contains 5 pages)
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