Asian Population and Air Pollution
An Exploratory Analysis in Orange County, CA
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Research Question
Can we find patterns between the percentage of Asian population and air pollution in Orange County?
Data
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
US Environmental Protection Agency Toxic Release Inventory Data 2022
United States Census Bureau
Orange County Overview
792.9 square miles of land
3.151 million people (2022)
3rd most populous county in California (2020)
6th most populous county in the United States (2020)
47th largest county by size in California
3974 people per square mile (2nd in the state behind San Francisco County)
Largest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam, with over 180,000 Vietnamese people
Maps
Reference Map
Air Pollution Map
Population Map
Analysis Map
Conclusion
Not many census tracts with a high percentage of Asian population and high air pollution in Orange County
In fact, we see much more census tracts with a high percentage of Asian population and low air pollution in Orange County
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