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Orange County California United States
Latinos have the highest air pollution exposure index in Orange County
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88. Air Pollution Exposure Index by Race/Ethnicity, Cancer and Non-Cancer Risk, 2015
Whites in Orange County have lower air
pollution exposure than the county average
while people of color tend to have higher than
average air pollution exposure. Latinos have
the highest air pollution exposure index value
(for cancer and non-cancer risk) of 69 while
African Americans have a value of 66 and
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders have a
value of 65.
Levels of pollution exposure are higher in
Orange County for nearly all broad
racial/ethnic groups than in California or the
United States overall.
People of color face more exposure to pollution
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2011 National Air Toxics Assessment; U.S. Census Bureau. Universe includes all persons not in group quarters.
Note: While data on people by race/ethnicity and poverty status reflect a 2011 through 2015 average, data on air pollution are from 2011. See the "Data and
methods" section for details on the pollution exposure index calculations.
