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In CA, somehow the San Jose/Silicon Valley area isn't on this list and yet the other Bay Area metros are? That makes no sense. Also as somebody mentioned previously, yes Sacramento is very diverse as well. I always take these compilations with a grain of salt.
In CA, somehow the San Jose/Silicon Valley area isn't on this list and yet the other Bay Area metros are? That makes no sense. Also as somebody mentioned previously, yes Sacramento is very diverse as well. I always take these compilations with a grain of salt.
Not to mention that Oakland isn't its own metropolitan area.
A larger issue is why people don't take the time to see how they come up with these lists and its methodology, yet use it as an authoritative source.
It takes around 30 seconds to figure out the methodology, yet people don't do it and take hours to argue its merit as a source, with the end result being "well they know better than you do"
Not to mention that Oakland isn't its own metropolitan area.
A larger issue is why people don't take the time to see how they come up with these lists and its methodology, yet use it as an authoritative source.
It takes around 30 seconds to figure out the methodology, yet people don't do it and take hours to argue its merit as a source, with the end result being "well they know better than you do"
I love it.
It appears that in this ranking, Oakland and SF were separated into Metropolitan Divisions. Every MSA with 2.5 million people or more are divided that way if it is warranted under a certain criteria(forgot what it is at this moment) so LA and OC are separate, NY and Newark and LI are all separate and so forth.
It appears that in this ranking, Oakland and SF were separated into Metropolitan Divisions. Every MSA with 2.5 million people or more are divided that way if it is warranted under a certain criteria(forgot what it is at this moment) so LA and OC are separate, NY and Newark and LI are all separate and so forth.
I wouldn't credit this particular CNBC author with that much thought, considering that San Antonio is on the top 10 of the list.
Also, the criteria doesn't really specify how the diversity index was calculated to begin with.
Im sorry, but no way does San Antonio belong on any top 10 diverse list. Its the least diverse off all the majors in the Texaplex. Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth are all statistically more diverse than San Antonio.
Agreed. It has no business being on anybody's list for most diverse cities.
Agreed. ALL I saw when I was there was Mexicans and Black people. Not many whites, only in the canal. I was even in there DT
SA has far more whites than Blks.
You must have seen tourists.
I lived in SA for 4 years and blk people was a novelty unless you were in the NE burbs.
San Antonio MSA demographics:
71.4% White (including Hispanics)
6.2% African American,
0.8% Native American,
1.4% Asian,
0.1% Pacific Islander,
16.6% from other races, and
3.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 50.4% of the population.
The blacks you saw were most probably tourists.
The City proper demographics are about the same.
Non-Hispanic Whites: 26.6%
63.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6.9% Black
0.9% Native American
2.4% Asian
SA is a White and Mexican City. Not a Blk and Mexican City.
Very few Blks and Asians
this list is just a measure of "Who has the least white people" ha!
I don't think that's what it is, otherwise there'd be cities in Hawaii, New Mexico, and the US-Mexico border with Texas on it.
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