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An Equity Profile of Orange County
Less than 13%
13% to 25%
25% to 50%
50% or more
Mapping the growth in people of color by census tract illustrates variation in growth in communities of color throughout the region. The map
highlights how the percent of people of color has increased in many neighborhoods in Orange County. Many census tracts have changed to
majority people of color since 1990, including neighborhoods in La Habra, Cypress, Buena Park, Fullerton, Irvine, Garden Grove, and Santa Ana.
Areas that have increased the percent of people of color but are not majority people of color census tracts include neighborhoods in Huntington
Beach, Newport Beach, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, and Yorba Linda.
Demographic change varies by neighborhood
Significant variation in growth in communities of color by neighborhood
Demographics
13. Percent People of Color by Census Tract, 1990 and 2016
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, GeoLytics, Inc.; TomTom, ESRI, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community. Note: Data for 2016 represent a 2012 through 2016 average.
2016 1990
