75A - PUBLIC HEARING 5 YR CONSOLITATED PLAN

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H. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Orange County's Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) is a thorough examination of structural barriers to fair housing choice and access to opportunity for members of historically marginalized groups protected from discrimination by the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). The AFH also outlines fair housing priorities and goals to overcome fair housing issues. In addition, the AFH lays out meaningful strategies that can be implemented to achieve progress towards the County's obligation to affirmatively furthering fair housing. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee), in consultation with Orange County and Santa Ana and with input from a wide range of stakeholders through a community participation process, prepared this Al. To provide a foundation for the conclusions and recommendations presented in this Al, the Lawyers' Committee reviewed and analyzed: • Data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other sources about the demographic, housing, economic, and educational landscape of the County, nearby communities, and the broader Region; • Various County planning document and ordinances; • Data reflecting housing discrimination complaints; • The input of a broad range of stakeholders that deal with the realities of the housing market and the lives of members of protected classes in Orange County. The Al draws from these sources to conduct an analysis of fair housing issues such as patterns of integration and segregation of members of protected classes, racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty regionally, disparities in access to opportunity for protected classes, and disproportionate housing needs. The analysis also examines publicly supported housing in the city as well as fair housing issues for persons with disabilities. Private and public fair housing enforcement, outreach capacity, and resources are evaluated as well. The Al identifies contributing factors to fair housing issues and steps that should be taken to overcome these barriers. Overview of Orange County According to U.S. Census data, the population of Orange County have changed considerably from 1990 to present day. The population has grown from just over 2.4 million in 1990 to nearly 3.2 million people today. The demographics of the County have undergone even more dramatic shifts over this time period: the white population has gone from 76.2% in 1990 to 57.8% in 2010 Census, with corresponding increases in Hispanic (from 13.5% to 21.2%) and Asian (from 8.6% to 18.3%) populations in that same time period. These trends represent accelerations of the broader Los - Angeles -Long Beach -Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (the Region). In the Region, white population percentage has declined from 45.9% percent to under 31.6%, with substantial increases in the percentages of Hispanic (from 34.7% to 44.4%) and Asian (from 10.2% to 16%) from the 1990 to 2010 Censuses. 75A-282