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PolicyLink and PERE 19 An Equity Profile of Orange County 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% 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% 38% 4% 1% 21% 13% 7% 12% 3% 22% 5% 28% 20% 5% 9% 2% White, U.S.-born White, immigrant Black, U.S.-born Black, immigrant Latino, U.S.-born Latino, immigrant Asian o r Pacific Islander, U.S.-born Asian o r Pacific Islander, immigrant Native American Mixed/other Latino and Asian American/Pacific Islander Populations are ethnically diverse A diverse region The total population of Orange County is 3,132,737. It became majority people of color around 2004. 1 Currently, people of color account for 58 percent of the population. Despite this growth, the single largest group is still white (42 percent), followed by Latino (34 percent), and Asian American/Pacific Islander (19 percent). Nearly 40 percent of Latino residents are immigrants. People of Mexican ancestry make up the majority of Latinos (69 percent) of which 42 percent are immigrant. Central Americans constitute a smaller portion, with those of Salvadoran and Guatemalan ancestry making up 2 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. These two groups are more likely to be immigrants. The Asian American/Pacific Islander population is diverse. Vietnamese ancestry is most prominent (28 percent) followed by Korean and Chinese ancestry. Nearly two-thirds of all API residents are immigrants and the share ranges from 32 to 74 percent depending on ancestry. Orange County is majority people of color Demographics 1. Race/Ethnicity and Nativity, 2016 Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Note: Data represent a 2012 through 2016 average. Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Note: Data represent a 2012 through 2016 average. 2. Latino and API Populations by Ancestry, 2016 Total Population: 3,132,737 1 Rubin, Joel. 2004. "O.C. Whites a Majority No Longer." Los Angeles Times, September 30.