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An Equity Profile of Orange County
Naples-Marco Island, FL: #1 (50%)
Honolulu, HI:
#151 (06%)
#24: San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA (34%)
#25: Orange County, CA (34%)
#61: Los Angeles County, CA (26%)
A widening racial generation gap
Orange County has a higher than average racial generation gap
Demographics
18. The Racial Generation Gap in 2016: 150 Largest Metros, Orange County, and Los Angeles County, Ranked
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Note: Data represent a 2012 through 2016 average. Rankings include the most populous 150 Metropolitan Statistical Areas. However, because Orange County and
Los Angeles County are in the same Metropolitan Statistical Area, data for each county are reported as separate observations and the combined metro data is
omitted.
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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 largest 150 regions on
this measure.
Compared to other regions in California, the
racial generation gap in Orange County (34
percent) is higher than Los Angeles County
(26 percent) and equivalent to the San Diego
metro area (34 percent).
