75A - PUBLIC HEARING 5 YR CONSOLITATED PLAN

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Other cities have disparate environmental scores between races. One such jurisdiction is Costa Mesa, in which Hispanics, non -Hispanic Whites, and non -Hispanic Native Americans score the highest (50s), while non -Hispanic Blacks (44) and non -Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders (35) score lower. Another such city is Tustin, with non -Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics scoring the lowest (20s/30s) and non -Hispanic Whites the highest (55). 2. For the protected class group(s) HUD has provided data, describe how the disparities in access to environmental opportunity relate to residential living patterns in the jurisdiction and region. Jurisdictions with the highest environmental opportunity appear to have primarily large concentrations of non -Hispanic Whites and Asian/Pacific Islanders. Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach are good examples of cities with large populations of those two groups. Other high opportunity cities, by contrast appear more segregated and more heavily populated by non -Hispanic Whites. Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo are two examples of such places. Lower -scoring cities exhibit a diversity of residential patterns. For example, Orange (city) has concentrations of both Hispanics and non -Hispanic Whites. Similarly, Fullerton has concentrations of Hispanic neighborhoods as well as non -Hispanic Whites and Asian/Pacific Islanders. Anaheim and La Habra follow a similar pattern. By contrast, Santa Ana is a city with low environmental quality that is characterized almost exclusively by dense concentrations of Hispanics. b. Economic Opportunities 1. For the protected class groups HUD has provided data, describe any disparities in access to economic opportunity by protected class groups in the jurisdiction and region In Orange County, there are significant disparities in access to economic opportunity. Non - Hispanic White residents have the greatest access to economic opportunity. Asian and Pacific Islander residents (49), Native Americans (46), and Black residents (46) have lower index scores in the high to mid-40s. Hispanic residents (32) have the lowest access to economic opportunity of all racial and ethnic groups in Orange County. Among residents living below the poverty line, there are significant disparities between groups. White residents have the highest economic opportunity score (30) followed by Black residents (27) and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (23). Poor Native Americans and Hispanic residents have the lowest economic opportunity scores (19). There are major disparities in economic opportunity scores across racial/ethnic groups in other cities in the County. Generally, Asian and White residents tend to have the highest index scores in these cities. For instance, Tustin has very high scores for non -Hispanic White residents (77) as well as Asian residents (67) but Black and Hispanic residents have significantly lower scores (in the 40s). In Fullerton, Asian residents have the highest score (64) while Black residents have a score of 44 and Hispanic residents have a score of 37. In Santa Ana, White residents have the highest score (41) while Hispanics have the lowest (18). Costa Mesa has relatively high access to economic opportunity for all groups (high 50s to high 60s) but Hispanic residents have a 141 75A-420