46 Since 2020, the county has also added new departments that focus on improving outcomes for some of the county’s most vulnerable populations. The departments include Aging and Disabilities; Youth Development; Justice, Care, and Opportunities; and Economic Opportunity. County officials expect that these programs will provide the resources that are needed to meet or exceed their larger equity and anti-racism goals. To ensure the county is making progress toward these goals, the ARDI team will continue to collect and analyze data with GIS and report on outcomes. Coming to Terms with the Data Los Angeles County is an economic powerhouse. Its gross domestic product is the largest nationally for a county, at $712 billion or 3.8 percent of the US economy in 2021, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Yet wealth is lacking in Black communities. The 2023 State of Black Los Angeles County report indicates that 30 percent of the county’s homeless population is Black, although this group is just 9.3 percent of the county’s population. Blacks in Los Angeles County have a higher rent burden (62 percent) and rates of eviction (1.6 evictions per 100 renter households), according to the report. Black applicants are less likely to have a mortgage application approved (61.9 percent) compared with Whites (69 percent), Asians (69 percent), and Latinos (64 percent). The average value of a home owned by Black residents in the county is approximately $200,000 less than the county average and more than $450,000 below the average value for homes owned by Whites. However, there were bright spots. Among the counties in the country with the highest number of Black residents, Los Angeles ranked second on Black college degree attainment (28.4 percent), though still significantly trailing White and Asian residents within Los Angeles County. Also, more Black Angelenos now have access to health care with an estimated 93.6 percent having health insurance, compared with 95.5 percent of whites. The county also saw a 16 percent reduction in the rate of Black Angelenos incarcerated in the county jail system. One of the biggest bright spots, however, was the data on Black people and mental health treatment. It showed that—both before and after the onset of the pandemic—Black people in the county were more likely than any other group to receive treatment for self-reported mental/emotional issues. This map shows the life expectancy of Los Angeles County’s Black population, with darker colors indicating a lower lifespan. Black resident population map shows a population of 9.3 percent and details on the top 25 Black cities or communities.
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