Community Health Overlay¶
Health Burden in Port-Adjacent Communities¶
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Port emissions don't affect all communities equally. The health impact of Jacksonville's port operations falls disproportionately on the Eastside — a historically African American community that has been designated by EPA as an Environmental Justice Showcase Community. The Talleyrand Marine Terminal sits directly adjacent to residential neighborhoods originally developed to house industrial and port workers.
This analysis maps health outcomes at census tract resolution for communities surrounding JAXPORT facilities.
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Data Sources¶
| Source | Publisher | Data Provided | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDC PLACES | CDC | Census-tract-level health estimates: asthma, COPD, heart disease, cancer prevalence | cdc.gov/places |
| EJScreen | EPA | Environmental justice screening indicators by census tract | ejscreen.epa.gov |
| EPA EJ Showcase Communities | EPA | Environmental Justice Showcase Community designation and data | epa.gov |
| American Community Survey | U.S. Census Bureau | Demographics, income, poverty, housing by census tract | census.gov |
| Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) | EPA | Facility-level chemical releases | epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program |
Data Source
CDC PLACES provides modeled estimates for 40 health measures at census tract level. Duval County data covers 200+ tracts, enabling comparison between port-adjacent neighborhoods (Eastside, Talleyrand area) and the broader county. EPA EJScreen data for the Eastside confirms elevated environmental justice indicators.
Full Assessment Available
The complete analysis for this section — including census-tract-level health quantification, monetized health damages, environmental justice scoring, and scenario modeling — is available through our research services.
See the full methodology in action: Our Duluth-Superior assessment and New York/New Jersey assessment demonstrate the complete analytical depth available for every port on this site.
Contact us to discuss a site-specific assessment for this port community: research@porthealthwatch.org