Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 18, 2021

Neighborhood Disadvantage Measures and COVID-19 Cases in Boston, 2020

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  • Census tracts in Boston with high incidence of COVID-19 between February and May 2020 had significant colocation of several neighborhood-level factors and the top quintile of cases:  percentage of population that was Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black, without health insurance, receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, and living in poverty. They observed a 25% higher incidence of COVID-19 incidence for each 5% increase in percentage of population that is Hispanic and households living in poverty.

Samuels-Kalow et al. (Mar 17, 2021). Neighborhood Disadvantage Measures and COVID-19 Cases in Boston, 2020. Public Health Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549211002837