Community Health Overlay¶
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Health Burden in Duwamish Valley Communities¶
Port emissions don't affect all communities equally. The health impact of Seattle-Tacoma's port operations falls disproportionately on the Duwamish Valley — a federal Superfund site surrounded by environmental justice communities that already face cumulative contamination from over 100 hazardous waste sites.
Data Sources¶
| Source | Publisher | Data Provided | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDC PLACES | CDC | Census-tract-level health estimates: asthma, COPD, heart disease, depression, obesity | cdc.gov/places |
| EJScreen | EPA | Environmental justice screening indicators by census tract | ejscreen.epa.gov |
| American Community Survey | U.S. Census Bureau | Demographics, income, poverty, housing by census tract | census.gov |
| Toxics Release Inventory | EPA | 50+ TRI-reporting facilities in King County | epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program |
| ICCT Electrifying Ports Study | ICCT | Dispersion modeling linking at-berth emissions to health outcomes | Published February 2023 |
| King County Public Health | King County | Local health data, asthma hospitalization rates | kingcounty.gov/health |
| UW EDGE Center | University of Washington | Duwamish Valley community health research | duwamishcleanup.org |
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