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City Contract Dollars

Economics
Contract Dollars Expended by Race & Ethnicity , FY2003 - 2007 Contract Dollars Expended by Race & Ethnicity , FY2014 - 2018
0.7 % 0 . 9 % 2.3 %
0 . 1 % 8.0 %
White - Male
0.3 % 5.2 % 2 . 3 % 0.1 %
White - Male
White - Female White - Female
Black
14.2 %
Black
La�no
La�no
Asian
Asian
88.0 %
Na�ve American
77.9 %
Source : NCTCOG Joint Availability and Disparity Study , 2010 . Source : City of Arlington Disparity Study , 2020
Na�ve American

The City ’ s Expended Contract Dollars

Disparity Ratios by Race & Ethnicity , FY2014 - 2018
180.7 %
Between fiscal years 2003 - 2007 , Minority- and Women- Owned Business Enterprises were awareded 12 percent of the contracted dollars . In fiscal years 2014 - 2018 , the amount awarded to M / WBE increased to 22.1 percent .
The M / WBE disparity ratio is a calculation used to compare the City ’ s utilization of M / WBE contractors compared to the availability of these contractors in the area . The lower the ratio , the higher the disparity . According to the 2020 City of Arlington Disparity Study , Black , Hispanic , and Native American contractors all experienced disparity ratios less than 80 percent , representing “ large ” or “ substantively significant ” disparity .
160 %
120 %
80 %
40 %
0 %
3.1 %
22.7 %
55.3 %
92.4 %
Black
Na�ve
Asian
La�no
American
White Female
111.0 %
White Male
Source : City of Arlington Disparity Study , 2020
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