California: Humboldt County

In Humboldt County, African American youth are overrepresented in juvenile detention facilities. In 2003, African American and Asian youth represented .08% of the overall youth population, but 2.3% of youth in detention. Asian youth represented 2.3% of the overall youth population, but 5.2% of youth in detention.

Source: Humboldt County Data Entry Matrix (2003).

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