There is a lot of talk about how America is diversifying--nowhere is this more evident than in our largest metropolitan areas. To illustrate, below are components of 2000-2010 population change for certain MSAs broken down by race, using data from the 2010 Census and Census 2000. In parentheses for each MSA is the percentage of the total population that each group contributes. I'll add more data periodically.
For those who want to find this data on their own, it can be accessed here:
American FactFinder.
You can see how these changes compare with 2009 estimates of similar data here:
Interactive: State of Metropolitan America Indicator Map - Brookings Institution - State of Metropolitan America - Brookings Institution
Austin MSA: pop. 1,716,289
Total change 2000-2010: 466,556
Change in white population 2000-2010: 180,622 (56.6% of population in 2010, down from 62.9% in 2000)
Hispanic: 210,553 (31.9% up from 26.6%)
Asian: 37,558 (4.7% up from 3.5%)
Black: 23,794 (7.1% down from 7.8%)
Two or more races: 11,903 (1.7% up from 1.4%)
Dallas-Ft. Worth MSA: pop. 6,371,773
Total change: 1,210,229
White: 157,489 (50.3% down from 59.0%)
Hispanic: 644,859 (27.7% up from 21.7%)
Asian: 144,303 (5.3% up from 3.7%)
Black: 233,890 (14.8% up from 13.7%)
Two or more: 30,373 (1.6% up from 1.3%)
Denver MSA: pop. 2,543,482
Total change: 385,726
White: 112,265 (65.8% down from 72.4%)
Hispanic: 168,197 (22.4% up from 18.7%)
Asian: 27,196 (3.6% up from 3.0%)
Black: 18,483 (5.3% down from 5.4%)
Two or more: 13,511 (2.1% down from 3.0%)
El Paso MSA: pop. 800,647
Total change: 121,025
White: -10,289 (13.1% down from 17.0%)
Hispanic: 126,480 (82.2% up from 78.2%)
Asian: 918 (0.9% down from 1.0%)
Black: -160 (2.6% down from 3.1%)
Two or more: -16,261 (0.7% down from 3.2%)
Houston MSA: pop. 5,946,800
Total change: 1,231,393
White: 85,643 (39.1% down from 48.2%)
Hispanic: 754,304 (35.4% up from 28.7%)
Asian: 158,288 (6.5% up from 4.8%)
Black: 214,964 (16.8% up from 16.6%)
Two or more: 17,571 (1.3% up from 1.2%)
Las Vegas MSA: pop. 1,951,269
Total change: 575,504
White: 107,286 (48.0% down from 60.2%)
Hispanic: 266,501 (29.1% up from 21.9%)
Asian: 92,574 (8.5% up from 5.3%)
Black: 69,936 (10.0% up from 9.1%)
Two or more: 4,038 (3.2% down from 4.2%)
New Orleans MSA: pop. 1,167,764
Total change: -148,746
White: -92,098 (53.9% down from 54.8%)
Hispanic: 33,507 (7.9% up from 4.4%)
Asian: 2,950 (2.7% up from 2.2%)
Black: -99,189 (33.6% down from 37.4%)
Two or more: -3,371 (1.3% down from 1.4%)
Oklahoma City MSA: pop. 1,252,987
Total change: 148,458
White: 27,013 (67.4% down from 74.2%)
Hispanic: 67,435 (11.3% up from 6.7%)
Asian: 7,743 (2.8% up from 2.4%)
Black: 13,869 (10.2% down from 10.5%)
Two or more: 4,572 (4.2% up from 3.5%)
Portland MSA: pop. 2,226,009
Total change: 298,128
White: 124,519 (76.3% down from 81.6%)
Hispanic: 99,002 (10.9% up from 7.4%)
Asian: 37,680 (5.6% up from 4.6%)
Black: 9,134 (2.7%, unchanged)
Two or more: 7,484 (3.2% down from 3.3%)
San Antonio MSA: pop. 2,142,508
Total change: 430,803
White: 77,482 (36.1% down from 40.7%)
Hispanic: 295,117 (54.1% up from 50.4%)
Asian: 20,067 (2.0% up from 1.3%)
Black: 27,629 (6.1% up from 6.0%)
Two or more: 7,113 (1.2% up from 1.1%)
Seattle MSA: 3,439,809
Population change: 395,931
White: 27,015 (68.0% down from 76.0%)
Hispanic: 147,023 (9.0% up from 5.3%)
Asian: 130,951 (11.3% up from 8.5%)
Black: 32,343 (5.4% up from 5.0%)
Two or more: 23,875 (4.4% up from 4.2%)
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