Percentage of all children under age five in the central counties of the 50 largest MSAs that are racial minorities (neighborhoods, calculation)
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For the sake of clarification, the "central" county is considered to be the one with the largest population. Here's the detailed list:
83.5% - Los Angeles County, CA
(Los Angeles)
82.6% - Dade County, FL
(Miami)
81.0% - Dallas County, TX
(Dallas/Fort Worth)
80.0% - Bexar County, TX
(San Antonio)
78.7% - Santa Clara County, CA
(San Jose)
78.7% - Harris County, TX
(Houston)
78.1% - Alameda County, CA
(San Francisco/Oakland)
76.4% - Riverside County, CA
(Riverside/San Bernardino)
73.4% - Philadelphia County, PA
(Philadelphia)
71.8% - Shelby County, TN
(Memphis)
69.5% - Fulton County, GA
(Atlanta)
68.7% - Cook County, IL
(Chicago)
67.9% - Clark County, NV
(Las Vegas)
67.0% - San Diego County, CA
(San Diego)
66.4% - Sacramento County, CA
(Sacramento)
66.1% - Travis County, TX
(Austin)
65.0% - Orange County, FL
(Orlando)
64.7% - Montgomery County, MD
(Washington DC)
64.1% - Kings County, NY
(New York)
63.7% - Milwaukee County, WI
(Milwaukee)
63.0% - Denver County, CO
(Denver)
60.9% - Hillsborough County, FL
(Tampa/St. Petersburg)
60.7% - Mecklenburg County, NC
(Charlotte)
60.2% - Maricopa County, AZ
(Phoenix)
59.5% - Wayne County, MI
(Detroit)
59.2% - Jefferson County, AL
(Birmingham)
58.6% - Jefferson Parish, LA
(New Orleans)
57.9% - Oklahoma County, OK
(Oklahoma City)
56.2% - Davidson County, TN
(Nashville)
55.4% - Duval County, FL
(Jacksonville)
54.1% - Marion County, IN
(Indianapolis)
52.2% - Hartford County, CT
(Hartford)
52.2% - Providence County, RI
(Providence)
52.1% - Baltimore County, MD
(Baltimore)
51.8% - Cuyahoga County, OH
(Cleveland)
50.9% - King County, WA
(Seattle)
49.7% - Jackson County, MO
(Kansas City)
49.3% - Wake County, NC
(Raleigh)
47.6% - Hennepin County, MN
(Minneapolis/St. Paul)
46.1% - Franklin County, OH
(Columbus)
45.6% - Hamilton County, OH
(Cincinnati)
44.1% - Chesterfield County, VA
(Richmond)
43.2% - St. Louis County, MO
(St. Louis)
42.9% - Multnomah County, OR
(Portland)
42.4% - Jefferson County, KY
(Louisville)
36.6% - Erie County, NY
(Buffalo)
36.1% - Salt Lake County, UT
(Salt Lake City)
36.0% - York County, VA
(Virginia Beach/Norfolk)
34.6% - Middlesex County, MA
(Boston)
31.5% - Allegheny County, PA
(Pittsburgh)
And here's the simplified list:
1. Los Angeles
2. Miami
3. Dallas/Fort Worth
4. San Antonio
5. San Jose
6. Houston
7. San Francisco/Oakland
8. Riverside/San Bernardino
9. Philadelphia
10. Memphis
11. Atlanta
12. Chicago
13. Las Vegas
14. San Diego
15. Sacramento
16. Austin
17. Orlando
18. Washington DC
19. New York
20. Milwaukee
21. Denver
22. Tampa
23. Charlotte
24. Phoenix
25. Detroit
26. Birmingham
27. New Orleans
28. Oklahoma City
29. Nashville
30. Jacksonville
31. Indianapolis
32. Hartford
33. Providence
34. Baltimore
35. Cleveland
36. Seattle
37. Kansas City
38. Raleigh
39. Minneapolis/St. Paul
40. Columbus
41. Cincinnati
42. Richmond
43. St. Louis
44. Portland
45. Louisville
46. Buffalo
47. Salt Lake City
48. Virginia Beach/Norfolk
49. Boston
50. Pittsburgh
Totally inaccurate list. Baltimore and St. Louis are both independent cities, so the urban population of these cities aren't even figured in to the stats.
I wonder how these would break down by ethnicity. I would imagine (and probably correctly) that Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Riverside, and Chicago's growth is primarily from the Mexican/Central American/Latin American community, but I wonder how it would break down else where?
Totally inaccurate list. Baltimore and St. Louis are both independent cities, so the urban population of these cities aren't even figured in to the stats.
I agree. The list is no doubt accurate for what it says it is, but in some cases the central city is not included in the most populous county. So there is a faulty set of criteria.
All such charts are faulty, for the reason that one metropolitan area might not be a mirror of another in terms of demographics, so is it impossible to establish a one-size-fits-all definition that can be used statistically for valid comparisons.
Totally inaccurate list. Baltimore and St. Louis are both independent cities, so the urban population of these cities aren't even figured in to the stats.
I agree. The list is no doubt accurate for what it says it is, but in some cases the central city is not included in the most populous county. So there is a faulty set of criteria. Another shortcoming is that some central counties extend out further into the suburbs than others, so a lot more suburban population would be included in the results.
The list does give a fairly accurate overview of the minority populations in each metro area, but almost any rough approximation of demographics would have put the cities in more or less the same order, so no new understanding of the reality is gained by such a calculation. In other words, we already knew that Los Angeles and Miami had a lot more ethnic minorities than Pittsburgh and Salt Lake, and this list comes as no surprise to anyone, except for its defects.
The Boston numbers seem a bit whack. Boston is approximately 50% and I don't think white Bostonians are really having that many more children than minority parents.
The Boston numbers seem a bit whack. Boston is approximately 50% and I don't think white Bostonians are really having that many more children than minority parents.
Its Because Boston is in Suffolk, not Middlesex county. (not that counties mean anything in MA anyway)
Its Because Boston is in Suffolk, not Middlesex county. (not that counties mean anything in MA anyway)
Oh, I see my mistake. Thanks for the clarification
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