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1.6 Patterns of Integration and Segregation This section includes an analysis of integration and segregation, including patterns and trends, related to people with protected characteristics. Race and Ethnicity Ethnic and racial composition of a region is useful in analyzing housing demand and any related fair housing concerns, as it tends to demonstrate a relationship with other characteristics such as household size, locational preferences, and mobility. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides racial or ethnic dissimilarity trends as an indicator of segregation. Dissimilarity indices can be used to measure how consistent two groups (frequently used to analyze race or ethnicity characteristics) are distributed across a geographic unit, such as a census tract or block group. The dissimilarity index ranges from 0 to 100, with 0 meaning no segregation and 100 meaning high segregation among the two groups. The following ranges show how HUD characterizes levels of dissimilarity: • <40: Low Segregation • 40-54: Moderate Segregation • >55: High Segregation Regional Trend As shown in Table 1, racial/ethnic minority groups make up 59 percent of the Orange County population. 34 percent of the Orange County population is Hispanic/Latino, 39 percent of the population is White, 21.1 percent is Asian, and 1.6 percent is Black/African American. Santa Ana and the neighboring cities of Anaheim, Tustin, and Garden Grove have larger populations of racial/ethnic minority (non-White) populations compared to the County. Table 1 Racial/Ethnic Composition: Orange County, Santa Ana, and Neighboring Cities Santa Costa Garden Race/Ethnicity Ana Anaheim Tustin Mesa Grove Irvine Orange County Hispanic or Latino (of 76.7% 54.0% 40.0% 35.9% 36.9% 12.0% 34.0% any race) Not Hispanic or Latino 23.3% 46.1 % 60.0% 64.1 % 63.1 % 88.1 % 66.0% White alone 9.5% 23.2% 29.6% 40.1 % 18.1 % 37.4% 39.0% Black or African 0.9% 2.5% 2.3% 1.3% 0.9% 1.7% 1.6% American alone American Indian and 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.2% 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.1 % Alaska Native alone Asian alone 11.8% 17.1 % 24.1 % 9.0% 41.7% 42.6% 21.1 % Native Hawaiian, Other 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 0.2% 0.3% 25.0% Pacific Islander alone Some other race alone 1.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 13.0% 0.3% 0.3% Two or more races 0.8% 2.5% 3.3% 3.7% 5.4% 5.6% 6.0% Source: 2021 American Community Survey (ACS), 5-Year Estimates.