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An Equity Profile of Orange County
88%
75%
53%
36%
35%
32%
23%
6%
8%
14%
15%
20%
29%
42%
6%
17%
34%
49%
45%
39%
35%
under age
18
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 age 65 or
older
More than half of Orange County residents were born in
California
Although there has been a notable increase in
the number of foreign-born residents in the
region since 1980, more than half of Orange
County's residents were actually born in
California (52 percent). About 18 percent of
Orange County residents were born in
another state and 30 percent were foreign-
born.
When looking at birthplace by age, data show
that about 88 percent of people under the
age of 18 were born in California, while
almost half of people ages 35 to 44 were
foreign-born. Those born out-of-state
constitute a considerable amount of the
population ages 65 and older (42 percent).
The youngest sections of the population are born within the state while older generations are more mixed
Demographics
15. Birthplace Composition by Age, 2016
Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
Note: Data represent a 2012 through 2016 average.
