Key Takeaways
Imperial is low performance, high disparity, and less populous county.
In Imperial County, Whites are represented at a rate 7x higher than Latinos in county and state elected offices, despite the fact that Latinos make up more than 80% of the population.
There are 6x as many Latinos than Whites in Imperial County, but Whites are 4x as likely to be Managers than Latinos.
Imperial County Whites have much higher rates of internet access (85%) than county Latinos (73%) and Blacks (59%).
Imperial County White Homeowners have an extra $16,000 after paying for housing than Latino Homeowners ($48,329 vs. $32,175).
Latinos and Asians in Imperial County are more than 4x as likely to be exposed to toxic releases from facilities than Native Americans and Pacific Islanders.
