Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Top 5 Most Populous Cities
12. Chicago: 38.50%
13. NYC: 37.02%
16. Los Angeles: 32.81%
17. Houston: 32.47%
24. Phoenix: 27.91%
"Biggest Winners" (Most raw number net change in positive direction):
1. Chicago: +35,843 people with Bachelor's or higher
2. Houston: +29,252 people
3. San Antonio: +22,090 people
4. Los Angeles: +20,075 people
5. Phoenix: +19,123 people
6. San Francisco: +17,644 people
7. NYC: +16,512 people
8. Charlotte: +14,863 people
9. Philadelphia: +14,781 people
10. San Jose: +13,004 people
"Biggest Losers" (Same as above but in the negative direction)
1. Milwaukee: -3304 people with Bachelor's or higher
2. El Paso: -2207 people
3. Tucson: -805 people
4. Oklahoma City: -616 people
I'd be interested to see these numbers by metro area (or urban area), since the city borders tends to skew things and a lot of each metro's higher educated pop lives in suburbs that likely are not being counted.
This is for cities that are 500k + population. That's why you don't see cities like Atlanta, Richmond or Raleigh on the list. They probably all have decent #'s.
Regarding Milwaukee...there is a huge gap in educational attainment between whites and African Americans. My guess, is that the "loss" would be due to residents moving to the suburbs. Overall, Wisconsin college graduation rate for whites is 45%, and for African Americans, it's 22%. The highest percentage of African Americans in Wisconsin, live in Milwaukee...hence, the little bit lower rating. I hope this post isn't considered racist, as these numbers come from a study, and are the valid reason for the rankings.
Regarding Milwaukee...there is a huge gap in educational attainment between whites and African Americans. My guess, is that the "loss" would be due to residents moving to the suburbs. Overall, Wisconsin college graduation rate for whites is 45%, and for African Americans, it's 22%. The highest percentage of African Americans in Wisconsin, live in Milwaukee...hence, the little bit lower rating. I hope this post isn't considered racist, as these numbers come from a study, and are the valid reason for the rankings.
Statistically, Milwaukee is the worst large city for African Americans so I'm not surprised.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
