Households with air conditioning in Duluth

A 2022 study by researchers at Boston University modeled the prevalence of air conditioning — both central and room — at the census-tract level across U.S. metropolitan areas, including Duluth.

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Sources for map: Romitti, Yasmin et al. “Inequality in the availability of residential air conditioning across 115 US metropolitan areas.” PNAS nexus and IPUMS NHGIS, University of Minnesota, www.nhgis.org. Sources for other data: Climate Central; U.S Census Bureau 2020-2024 American Community Survey; St. Louis County, 2022 CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index.
Chart: Jimmy Lovrien / Duluth Media GroupCreated with Datawrapper