10 most cosmopolitan cities (live, best, compare, Atlanta)

[polo89]

Originally Posted by Drewcifer

In reality most larger US metros are cosmopolitan, the US is an extremely diverse country compared to most of the rest of the world. Even metros that we consider relatively homogeneous like Seattle, Denver and Minneapolis have a similar level of diversity as cities like Paris and Berlin.

It is easier to name the cities in the US that aren't cosmopolitan, because there are only a few of them.

True, true. It's crazy isn't it?

[cpomp]

i would like to add that philly and boston are very similar and should both be in the 4/5 area because of their history and culture.

[dweebo2220]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

I took a look at the diversity index posted earlier in this thread and SF was on top of the major cities list, followed by Houston...

I can't find this.. what page is it on?

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by dweebo2220

I can't find this.. what page is it on?

Its right here...

Originally Posted by Lifeshadower

What is the most diverse metropolitan area?
(All data is from American FactFinder)

For the 2000 census, the US census released a diversity index (http://www.census.gov/population/cen...ensr01-104.pdf) calculating the statistical diversity of each county in the United States based on the 8 broad ethno-racial demographic groups seen in the census. If you look on the 4th page of the link above, the census demographers use simple mathematics to determine how they got the index to begin with:

1) Square the percentage of each group analyzed
2) Subtract that number from 1.00 (total diversity)

The range of diversity is from .00 (no diversity at all) to 1.00 (total diversity). For the sake of making our lives easier, I will only analyze five statistically significant groups: i) White Non-Hispanics ii) Black Non-Hispanics iii) Hispanics iv) Asian Non-Hispanics v)Two or more races

If you want to calculate it based on diversity within groups (like Italian Americans, Irish Americans, Indian Americans, etc.), just add those percentages based on the American Community Survey Link above and do the same thing.

Here's the top 11 United States primary census areas by population: Table of United States primary census statistical areas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1 New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
3 Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
4 Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
5 Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
6 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
7 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
8 Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
9 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA
10 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA
11 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA


1. New York CSA (New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
54.0% White Non-Hispanic
15.7% Black Non-Hispanic
20.1% Hispanic
8.4% Asian
1.0% Two or More Races
US Census Diversity Index: .595

2. Los Angeles CSA (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
35.4% White Non-Hispanic
6.8% Black Non-Hispanic
43.9% Hispanic
11.3% Asian
1.6% Two or More Races
US Census Diversity Index: .664 (= {[.354*.354] + [.439*.439] + [.113+.113] + [.068*.068]+[.016*.016]} - 1.00)

3. Chicago CSA (Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
57.0% White Non-Hispanic
17.4% Black Non-Hispanic
19.2% Hispanic
5.1% Asian
1.1% Two or More Races
US Census Diversity Index: .605

4. Washington-Baltimore CSA (Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
56.2% White Non-Hispanic
25.9% Black Non-Hispanic
8.9% Hispanic
6.7% Asian
1.8% Two or More Races
US Census Diversity Index: .604

5. Boston-Providence CSA (Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
80.2% White Non-Hispanic
5.1% Black Non-Hispanic
7.8% Hispanic
4.6% Asian
1.3% Two or More Races
US Census Diversity Index: .346

6. San Francisco CSA (Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
46.2% White Non-Hispanic
6.4% Black Non-Hispanic
22.4% Hispanic
21.1% Asian
2.6% Two or more races
US Census Diversity Index: .687 (= {[.462*.462] + [.224*.224] + [.211*.211] + [.064*.064]+[.026*.026]} - 1.00)

7. Dallas-Fort Worth CSA (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
54.3% White Non-Hispanic
13.3% Black Non-Hispanic
26.0% Hispanic
4.5% Asian
1.3% Two or more races
US Census Diversity Index: .618

8. Philadelphia CSA (Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
68.1% White Non-Hispanic
18.8% Black Non-Hispanic
7.4% Hispanic
4.0% Asian
1.3% Two or more races
US Census Diversity Index: .494

9. Houston CSA (Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
43.2% White Non-Hispanic
16.6% Black Non-Hispanic
33.1% Hispanic
5.6% Asian
0.9% Two or more races
US Census Diversity Index: .676

10. Atlanta CSA (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
54.8% White Non-Hispanic
29.9% Black Non-Hispanic
9.7% Hispanic
3.9% Asian
1.1% Two or more races
US Census Diversity Index: .599

11. Miami MSA (doesn't have a CSA: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008)
38.4% White Non-Hispanic
19.2% Black Non-Hispanic
38.9% Hispanic
2.1% Asian
0.9% Two or more races
US Census Diversity Index: .663

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)

There. If you want to calculate your metro area/city/county/etc. or add more variables, just do what I did in the above. Just remember that the formula is

1 - ([Group1 squared) + [Group2 squared] + [Group 3 squared] + .......)

http://www.city-data.com/forum/city-...ng-2008-a.html

[dweebo2220]

Thanks!

[slo1318]

Diversity in and of itself does not make a metro great. We overstate that here on city-data.

[durf]

Most cosmopolitan cities:

1. NY
2. Los Angeles
3. SF
4. Boston
5. Washington DC
6. Miami
7. Honolulu
8. Las Vegas
9. Seattle
10.New Orleans

[durf]

I like to add Chicago to the list.

[durf]

Note: if San Jose is not on the list, then Philly doesn't deserve to be on the list. Philly is not any more cosmopolitan or important than SJ. They're very similar, only Philly is old, and SJ is new.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by dweebo2220

I can't find this.. what page is it on?

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Its right here...

Originally Posted by dweebo2220

Thanks!

I guess Montclair beat me too it. But I thought it was common knowledge that SF was the most racially diverse city in the US