Curb Canopy

Tree Equity in Charleston, WV

90.3
Tree Equity Score
47.3%
Canopy Cover
9.4%
Canopy Gap
2
Priority Areas
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What is the Tree Equity Score?

American Forests' Tree Equity Score combines tree canopy coverage, surface temperature, income, employment, race, age, and health data to identify where trees are needed most. Scores range from 0 to 100, and areas below 60 are priority for investment.

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90.3
TES Score / 100
47.3%
Current Canopy
46.4%
Canopy Goal
9.4%
Canopy Gap
Current: 47.3%Goal: 46.4%
Current canopy
Gap to goal

Environmental Benefits

Carbon Sequestered
49.4K tons CO₂/yr
+4.0K tons if gap closed
Stormwater Intercepted
351.0M gal/yr
Canopy Area
48.1 km²
of 79.8 km² total

Estimated using i-Tree urban canopy rates. Methodology ↗

Equity Indicators

These factors show how tree canopy gaps overlap with social and environmental vulnerabilities.

1930s Redlining
70.7%
of neighborhoods were graded "hazardous" or "declining" on 1930s federal lending maps. Banks refused to invest in these areas, and many are still under-treed decades later.
Environmental Justice
65.5%
of neighborhoods are classified as overburdened by the White House's Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool, meaning they face outsized pollution, poverty, or health risks. Trees help, but they're not the whole fix.
Heat Island Effect
+4.6°F
hotter than surrounding areas on average. Pavement absorbs heat, trees block it. That's the whole pitch.
People in the Data
49,464
people live across the 58 Census block groups we analyzed. That's who these numbers represent.
Data last updated: Feb 2026

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