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it really means that there is a lot of anti-sunbelt sentiments on C-D. When certain sunbelt cities (i.e. Houston, Phoenix) is up against a northern city, they will be voted against, simply outta spite.
Chicago being a more 'international' or 'global' city than Houston really isn't debatable, anti-sunbelt bias or not.
If this was a diversity question, the poll responses would be easily turned the opposite.
Why do some people think Houston is like New York in terms of diversity? There is absolutely no statisical proof that Houson is more diverse than Chicago.
I agree fully that Chicago is a more international and global city, but Houston does win out on diversity.
I have already seen the statistics for every major metropolitan area in the US. Houston is much more comparable to Chicago than it is to New York. Having more Hispanics(as a %) does not equal more diverse.
I have already seen the statistics for evey major metropolitan area in the US. Houston is much more comparable to Chicago than it is to New York. Having more Hispanics(as a %) does not equal more diverse.
Houston also has a higher percentage of Asians than does Chicago and a larger African population.
Chicago does get a lot more people from Europe and by total numbers (as opposed to percentages) its Asian population is larger, but based on percentages Houston is more diverse than Chicago.
TOP 11 LIST OF MOST DIVERSE METROPOLITAN AREAS IN TERMS OF RACIAL GROUPS (out of the top 11 populated metro areas):
1) San Francisco (.687)
2) Houston (.676)
3) Los Angeles (.664)
4) Miami (.663)
5) Dallas (.618)
6) Chicago (.605)
7) Washington (.604)
8) Atlanta (.599)
9) New York (.595)
10) Philadelphia (.494)
11) Boston (.346)
CSAs by Non-Hispanic Whites as a Percentage of the Total Population
Minneapolis-St Paul-St Cloud, MN-WI 82.4%...2,935,653
Boston-Manchester-Nashua, MA-RI-NH 79.5%...6,003,963
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH 76.2%...2,202,548
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA 73.2%...2,994,406
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI 70.0%...3,751,117
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD 67.7%...4,332,178
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 58.6%...2,510,423
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI 56.4%...5,531,148
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV 55.6%...4,616,198
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL 54.0%...3,091,629
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA 53.6%...11,875,453
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX 53.5%...3,558,903
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 50.6%...1,520,331
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA 45.5%...3,351,099
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX 42.6%...2,484,336
Miami-Ft Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 37.7%...2,044,501
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA 34.9%...6,218,518
20 Most Diverse Counties in the US:
01 Queens, NY (New York City)
02 Alameda, CA (Bay Area)
03 Fort Bend, TX (Houston Metropolitan Area)
04 Kings, NY (New York City)
05 Robeson, NC (Raleigh-Durham Metropolitan Area)
06 Hudson, NJ (New York Metropolitan Area)
07 New York, NY (New York City))
08 Harris, TX (Houston Metropolitan Area)
09 Los Angeles, CA
10 Dallas, TX
11 San Francisco, CA
12 Solano, CA (Bay Area)
13 Santa Clara, CA (Bay Area)
14 Cook, IL (Chicago)
15 Essex, NJ (New York Metropolitan Area)
16 San Joaquin, CA (Bay Area)
17 Bronx, NY (New York City)
18 San Mateo, CA (Bay Area)
19 San Bernardino, CA (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area)
20 Fresno, CA
Counties that are more than 10% Non-Hispanic White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian:
1) Alameda County, CA (population 1.4 million)
2) Solano County, CA (population 400,000)
3) Sacramento County, CA (population 1.4 million)
4) Montgomery County, MD (population 950,000)
5) Hudson County, NJ (population 600,000)
6) Middlesex County, NJ (population 770,000)
7) New York County, NY (population 1.5 million)
8) Queens County, NY (population 2.2 million)
9) Fort Bend County, TX (population 500,000)
Counties that have 3 groups over 20% of the population:
01) Alameda County, CA (Asians, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
02) San Mateo County, CA (Asians, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
03) Santa Clara County, CA (Asians, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
04) Broward County, FL (Blacks, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
05) Cook County, IL (Blacks, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
06) Wyandotte County, KS (Blacks, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
07) Cumberland County, NJ (Blacks, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
08) Union County, NJ (Blacks, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
09) Queens County, NY (Asians, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
10) Robeson County, NC (Native Americans, Black, N-H Whites)
11) Dallas County, TX (Blacks, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
12) Fort Bend County, TX (Blacks, Hispanics, N-H Whites)
Most diverse counties out of 3,067 counties
Fort Bend County, TX: 39.8% N-H White, 23.6% Hispanic, 20.4% Black, 14.4% Asian (score = .724)
Queens County, NY: 30.8% N-H White, 26.4% Hispanic, 21.3% Asian, 18.1% Black (score = .757)
Alameda County, CA: 37.1% N-H White, 24.4% Asian, 21.4% Hispanic, 12.6% Black (score = .741)
TOP 11 LIST OF MOST DIVERSE METROPOLITAN AREAS IN TERMS OF RACIAL GROUPS (out of the top 11 populated metro areas):
1) San Francisco (.687)
2) Houston (.676)
3) Los Angeles (.664)
4) Miami (.663)
5) Dallas (.618)
6) Chicago (.605)
7) Washington (.604)
8) Atlanta (.599)
9) New York (.595)
10) Philadelphia (.494)
11) Boston (.346)
CSAs by Non-Hispanic Whites as a Percentage of the Total Population
Minneapolis-St Paul-St Cloud, MN-WI 82.4%...2,935,653
Boston-Manchester-Nashua, MA-RI-NH 79.5%...6,003,963
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH 76.2%...2,202,548
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA 73.2%...2,994,406
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI 70.0%...3,751,117
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD 67.7%...4,332,178
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 58.6%...2,510,423
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI 56.4%...5,531,148
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV 55.6%...4,616,198
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL 54.0%...3,091,629
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA 53.6%...11,875,453
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX 53.5%...3,558,903
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 50.6%...1,520,331
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA 45.5%...3,351,099
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX 42.6%...2,484,336
Miami-Ft Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 37.7%...2,044,501
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA 34.9%...6,218,518
If you're who I think you are then welcome back and thanks for the stats again.
Chicago is a more international city and the population difference alone would prove that between their metros. Chicago is top 5 and Houston's top 10. Both soundly. Chicago has more of an international identity and that's the strongest difference.
They're close in diversity with Houston having the good edge up. Chicago's still one of the most underrated diverse cities in the country.
There really isn't any city in the US that I can think of that can compare to the United States' big 3 on the international stage. Maybe in ~50 years or so that will shake up, but currently they win unchallenged.
Why do some people think Houston is like New York in terms of diversity? There is absolutely no statisical proof that Houson is more diverse than Chicago.
I posted earlier in this thread of how Houston is the most diverse city in the country right now. It's definitely more diverse. I alone can tell just from having lived in both cities, but there's raw data to back it up now.
There you go. This should stop any debate of that.
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