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6 An Equity Profile of Orange County: Summary In addition, the "racial generation gap," which is the difference between the share of people of color among young and old, has grown in the region since 1980, as it has in many other parts of the country. Today, 70 percent of Orange County's youth (under age 18) are people of color, compared with only 36 percent of the region's seniors (age 65 and older). Orange County's 34 percentage point racial generation gap is higher than the national average (27 percentage points), ranking the region 25 th among the 150 largest regions on this measure. Like much of California, Orange County experienced demographic change ahead of national shifts and will continue to do so through at least 2050. Latino Ancestry Population % Immigrant Mexican 743,102 42% Salvadoran 22,907 65% Guatemalan 16,089 68% Peruvian 7,913 73% Puerto Rican 7,570 0% Cuban 6,610 33% Colombian 6,414 60% All other Latinos 260,005 25% Total Latino 1,070,610 39% Asian or Pacific Islander (API) Ancestry Population % Immigrant Vietnamese 171,170 70% Korean 88,266 71% Chinese 76,951 66% Filipino 67,494 62% Indian 45,058 69% Japanese 31,644 32% Taiwanese 16,528 74% Cambodian 7,052 56% All other API 97,591 73% Total API 601,754 64% Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Note: Data for 2016 represent a 2012 through 2016 average. Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Note: Data for 2016 represent a 2012 through 2016 average. Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Note: Data for 2016 represent a 2012 through 2016 average. Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Note: Data for 2016 represent a 2012 through 2016 average. Latino and API populations are ethnically diverse Latino and API Populations by Ancestry, 2016 7% 36% 30% 70% 1980 1990 2000 2016 34 percentage point gap 23 percentage point gap Growth in many communities of color has created a "racial generation gap" Growth Rates of Major Racial/Ethnic Groups, 2000 to 2016 Percent People of Color (POC) by Age Group, 1980 to 2016 26% -23% 55% 22% 13% -10% Mixed/other Native American Asian or Pacific Islander Latino Black White Percent of youth who are POC Percent of seniors who are POC