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Old 09-12-2009, 01:30 PM
 
Location: roaming gnome
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Isn't SF strictly white and Asian?
nyc, la, sf are the 3 most diverse ethnic metros in the united states.
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Old 09-12-2009, 03:09 PM
 
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nyc, la, sf are the 3 most diverse ethnic metros in the united states.
Washington DC, Chicago and Houston are more diverse than SF
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Old 09-12-2009, 07:00 PM
 
Location: Anchorage, AK
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I think that what people need to remember is that racial diversity does not equal racial tolerance. It is great if a place is diverse, but does the diversity even matter if the race relations are so horrible that people are living in self-imposed segregation? I personally don't know what the most racially tolerant city is in the US, I don't believe that I have been lucky enough to live there.
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Old 09-12-2009, 07:04 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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New York...
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Old 09-12-2009, 07:15 PM
 
Location: roaming gnome
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Washington DC, Chicago and Houston are more diverse than SF
mmhm... sure they are.
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Old 09-12-2009, 07:42 PM
 
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NONE OF THEM.

We've got a lot of work to do America.
Well, we're speaking about the superlative, not the absolute. So one of them has to be.
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Old 09-12-2009, 08:26 PM
 
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Minneapolis has one of the highest(if not #1) black poverty rate for a major regional city. 45% of the city black population are in poverty. Another way to measure a city liberalism is seeing how successful minorities are doing in the city.

On the other hand Minneapolis is a good place for interracial dating.
I think for your first the reason that could be is due to getting quite a few African refugees and people that came from Louisiana from Hurricane Katrina.
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Old 09-12-2009, 08:33 PM
 
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Syracuse.....You have poor areas that really diverse and some nice areas that are pretty diverse too. No big deal in seeing interracial couples and has a strong college presence.
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Old 09-12-2009, 10:38 PM
 
Location: STL
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mmhm... sure they are.
DC definetly isn't, but Chicago and Houston, maybe.
From the 2005-2007 United States Census Data Community Survey:

Chicago
White %: 30.9
Black %: 34.7
Hispanic %: 28.1
Asian %: 4.9
Foreign Born %: 21.7
% of residents that speak a language other than English at home: 36.7

Houston
White %: 28
Black %:24
Hispanic %: 41.7
Asian %: 5.3
Foreign Born %: 28.1*
% of residents that speak a language other than English at home: 45.2*
* This statistic is greatly padded by all of the Mexicans.

San Francisco
White %: 44.7
Black %: 6.7
Hispanic %: 14
Asian %: 31.5
Foreign Born %: 35.7
% of residents that speak a language other than English at home: 45.5
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Old 09-12-2009, 11:38 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Washington DC, Chicago and Houston are more diverse than SF
Well, that doesnt seem to be the case if we compare their Combined Statistical Areas.

DC and Chicago are both have Non-Hispanic White Majorities and the Bay Area has a higher number and percentage of foreign born residents than all 3 of those places. Not to mention a higher number and percentage of Multi-Racial People, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians/ Pac. Islanders and Other races than all of the other 3. The Bay Area is also the only one of these 4 to have 1 Million+ Asians and 1 Million+ Hispanics-the two largest foreign born groups in the nation.

Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI
Non Hispanic White 5,540,307...56.8%
Black 1,699,671...17.4%
Native American 10,762...0.1%
Asian 497,435...5.1%
Native Hawaiian/ Pac. Islander 3,843...0.03%
Other Race 21,566...0.2%
Two or More Races 98,771...1.0%
Hispanic of all races 1,871,016...19.2%
Total Foreign Born Population 1,688,002...17.3%
Total CSA Population 9,743,371

Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX

Non Hispanic White 2,274,677...39.8%
Black 961,127...16.7%
Native American 12,127...0.2%
Asian 319,861...5.5%
Native Hawaiian/ Pac. Islander 2,643...0.04%
Other Race 9,871...0.17%
Two or More Races 49,265...0.8%
Hispanic of all races 1,904,290...33.2%
Total Foreign Born Population 1,218,480...21.2%
Total CSA Population 5,733,861

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Non Hispanic White 3,342,077...46.0%
Black 469,247...6.4%
Native American 22,013...0.3%
Asian 1,535,714...21.1%
Native Hawaiian/ Pac. Islander 37,886...0.5%
Other Race 32,074...0.4%
Two or More Races 195,769...2.6%
Hispanic of all races 1,630,013...22.4%
Total Foreign Born Population 2,150,710...29.8%
Total CSA Population 7,264,793

Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
Non Hispanic White 4,621,574...56.0%
Black 2,147,503...26.0%
Native American 15,003...0.1%
Asian 551,244...6.6%
Native Hawaiian/ Pac. Islander 2.643...0.03%
Other Race 28,293...0.3%
Two or More Races 147,431...1.7%
Hispanic of all races 731,274...8.8%
Total Foreign Born Population 1,312,677...15.9%
Total CSA Population 8,244,955
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