"According to the 2000 census, Orange County's population grew by 435,000 since 1990 - from about 2.4 million to 2.8 million. Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing or does it make no difference?"




All
Adults

Region Race/Ethnicity

North

South

White

Latino

Asian

Good thing

22%

21%

23%

18%

32%

29%

Bad thing

41

40

43

47

27

26

No difference, don't know

37

39

34

35

41

45

"Which of the following do you think is the single biggest factor
that is causing the county's population to grow?"

 

All
Adults

Region Race/Ethnicity

 


North

South

White

Latino

Asian

Immigration from other countries

48%

56%

31%

49%

52%

39%

Migration from elsewhere in California and the U.S.

34

27

50

37

19

45

Children born to current residents

7

7

7

6

10

6

State and local policies

3

3

4

2

7

4

Other/Don't know

8

7

8

6

12

6