Most diverse metros in North America excluding New York and Toronto (map, rates)

[King of Kensington]

Originally Posted by OyCrumbler

Premise doesn't make sense. There's no clear cut boundary between Toronto and some of the other metros (most importantly LA) since you can measure diversity in many ways such as sheer size of so and so number of different communities (obviously goes to LA).

An argument for NYC's exclusion might make sense, but that's about it.

OK then. Do we really want a new poll/thread though?

[OyCrumbler]

Originally Posted by King of Kensington

OK then. Do we really want a new poll/thread though?

Sure, why not? Then you can get your city in the poll and feel pretty good.

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by King of Kensington

No it isn't. I'm almost certain the methodology is the "balance" between the "big 4" ethno-racial groups: whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians. It doesn't measure diversity of the immigrant population or diversity within these 4 categories. It's nonsense like this that leads many to erroneously believe that places like Oakland and Sacramento are more diverse than London!

Oakland's been a city of immigrants as long as its been around. Obviously it doesn't compare to somewhere like London but it's not Sacramento either.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Nineties Flava

Oakland's been a city of immigrants as long as its been around. Obviously it doesn't compare to somewhere like London but it's not Sacramento either.

He's just jealous that actual statistics prove what we say.

Oakland is more racially diverse than London, which is roughly 45% White British.

The Bay Area really is at the forefront of not only racial and ethnic diversity but I really dont know of anywhere that is as integrated over such a wide area. Also, socio economically, minorities here are quite affluent compared to anywhere Ive ever been, including London and New York.

And its not just the central Bay Area. The 3 most diverse metro areas in the US are
1 Vallejo
2 San Francisco
3 Stockton

All 3 border each other! Thats not by coincidence.

[Davy-040]

Los Angeles:
White 49.8%
Latino 48.5%
Asian 11.3% (3.2% Filipino, 2.9% Korean, 1.8% Chinese, 0.9%, Japanese, 0.9% Indian, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.3% Thai, 0.1% Cambodian)

Houston:
White 50.5%
Latino 43.8%
Asian 6.0% (1.7% Vietnamese, 1.3% Chinese, 1.3% Indian, 0.9% Pakistani, 0.4% Filipino, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Japanese)

[f1000]

Agree that Oakland is very diverse and racially-balanced- more than half of the other cities in the poll. It is more racially-mixed than San Francisco to enlighten the OP.

It is not on the list yet Boston (not very multicultural), Miami (too Latino-focused) Vancouver (too Asian-focused) are there, and with votes too

[SouthernBoy205]

The white % in both cities are much less than the percentages you have, Davy-040.

[f1000]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

He's just jealous that actual statistics prove what we say.

Oakland is more racially diverse than London, which is roughly 45% White British.

It is more racially-balanced but London certainly has more representation from all corners of the world than Oakland.

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by SouthernBoy205

The white % in both cities are much less than the percentages you have, Davy-040.

Yes its because some Hispanics are counted twice.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by f1000

It is more racially-balanced but London certainly has more representation from all corners of the world than Oakland.

Sure, London has more groups.

But you are correct. Oakland's largest racial group accounts for only 28% of the total population.