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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.
View New Orleans on Tree Equity Score ↗82.8
TES Score / 100
19.2%
Current Canopy
35.6%
Canopy Goal
17.2%
Canopy Gap
Current: 19.2%Goal: 35.6%
Current canopy
Gap to goal
Environmental Benefits
Carbon Sequestered
46.8K tons CO₂/yr
+44.1K tons if gap closed
Stormwater Intercepted
333.0M gal/yr
Avg Tree Shade at Noon
39.9%
Canopy Area
45.6 km²
of 207.3 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
69.1%
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
60.6%
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
+4.3°F
hotter than surrounding areas on average. Pavement absorbs heat, trees block it. That's the whole pitch.
People in the Data
381,146
people live across the 434 Census block groups we analyzed. That's who these numbers represent.
Data last updated: Feb 2026
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