Covid Testing Sites Show Not all Zip Codes Created Equal
Racial Equity is ensuring all Americans can access the opportunity to survive and thrive in states, cities and counties across the nation. The current Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fault lines in our land of equal opportunity. Not everyone has equal access to the social determinants of health and wealth.
We looked at data from the Texas Department of State Health Services and found the majority of Covid-19 testing locations reside in zip codes consisting of a majority of White or Hispanic residents, while the majority of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths have been largely Black and Hispanic, Black Americans nationwide have been significantly over-represented as victims of Covid-19. https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=297f10f479d74b569322084e5215541e
In Tarrant County, 90% of testing sites are located in zip codes where the majority racial ethnic group is White.
76115: Hispanic 78%, White 14%, Black 7% Asian 3.6%
76102: White 48%, Black 26% Hispanic 18% Asian 1.6%
76177: White 68%, Hispanic 11%, Black 9%
76109: White 73% Hispanic 9%, Black 3% Asian 2%
76063: White 59%, Black 16%, Hispanic 16%
76001: White 75% Black 29%, Hispanic 25% Asian 7%
76126: White 78% Hispanic 14%, Black 3% Asian 2%
76137: White 81%, Hispanic 30%, Asian 12%, Black 11%
76092: White 75%, Asian 9%, Hispanic 6%, Black 3%
76015: White 57%, Hispanic 22%, Black 15%, Asian 5%
76034: White 89%, Asian 4%, Hispanic 2%
For Dallas County: 90% of testing sites are located in zip codes where the majority racial ethnic group is Hispanic or White. Only one Covid-19 testing site is located in a majority Black zip code.
75201: White 65%, Black 15% Hispanic 13%
75235: Hispanic 44%, White 34%, Black 14%
75390: N/A Medical District area Harry Hines Blvd
75060: Hispanic 65%, White 23%, Black 5%
75235: Hispanic 65%, White 16%, Black 11%
75220: Hispanic 65% White 13% Black 3%
75254 Hispanic 42%, White 29%, Black 20%
75205: White 83%, Hispanic 5%, Asian 3%, Black 1%
75233: Hispanic 55%, Black 36%, White 9%
75232: Black 65%, Hispanic 27%, White 5%
75217: Hispanic 69%, Black 25%, White 6%
In Harris County (Houston): 70% of testing centers located in majority Hispanic or White zip codes. Only one zip code has a testing center where majority Black residents reside. And only one zip code has a testing center where majority Black and Hispanics reside.
77035: Hispanic 35%, Black 28%, White 20%
77081: Hispanic 72% Black 8%, White 8%, Asian 5%
77092: Hispanic 51%, White 23%, Black 11%
77076: Hispanic 87%, Black 6%, White 5%
77016: Black 60%, Hispanic 37%, White 2%
77521: Hispanic 39%, White 34%, Black 20%
77039: Hispanic 85%, Black 7%, White 5%