From here onwards, we use the term "overburdened communities" to refer specifically to the areas designated as AB617 or SB535 communities and refer to the people that live in these areas as "residents of overburdened communities." The demographic makeup of residents of overburdened communities has a higher proportion of people of color (all groups except for non-Hispanic white Californians) than the statewide population (Table ; people of color: 92.9% in AB617 communities, 82.9% in SB535 communities). We also specifically consider exposure and disparities experienced by individual racial-ethnic groups (e.g., Hispanic Californians).