There are two excel data sheets with index values for each of the five minority groups assessed. In addition, there are two zip files with shapefiles containing the same index values. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Buck, K., K. Summers, and L. Smith. Investigating the relationship between environmental quality, socio-spatial segregation and the social dimension of sustainability in US urban areas. Sustainable Cities and Society. Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, 67(102732): 11, (2021).