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The total population by CSA/MSA is below along with the total percentage the non-Hispanic white population makes up of the metro area. One thing to bear in mind is that Arabs and Middle Eastern people are considered Non-Hispanic white. That would make NYC, LA, and especially Detroits numbers quite different.
Total non-Hispanic white Population as of 2016 by CSA/MSA:
New York CSA: 11,727,111
Boston CSA: 6,103,578
Los Angeles CSA: 5,827,823
Chicago CSA: 5,346,640
Washington/Baltimore CSA: 5,007,563
Philadelphia CSA: 4,490,433
Dallas/Fort Worth CSA: 3,733,388
Detroit CSA: 3,638,244
San Francisco/San Jose CSA: 3,486,734
Atlanta CSA: 3,208,167
Minneapolis/St Paul CSA: 3,010,307
Cleveland/Akron CSA: 2,646,502
Phoenix MSA: 2,614,542
Houston CSA: 2,605,822
Miami/Fort Lauderdale CSA: 2,355,044
Portland CSA: 2,346,408
Denver CSA: 2,288,982
Pittsburgh CSA: 2,279,752
St Louis CSA: 2,172,237
Salt Lake City CSA: 1,953,257
Columbus, OH CSA: 1,874,175
Cincinnati CSA: 1,844,589
Kansas City CSA: 1,819,529
Indianapolis CSA: 1,800,444
Orlando CSA: 1,748,198
Charlotte CSA: 1,645,632
Milwaukee CSA: 1,439,341
Sacramento CSA: 1,375,499
Raleigh/Durham CSA: 1,277,009
Las Vegas CSA: 1,128,400
Percent of entire CSA/MSA non-Hispanic white population makes up:
Pittsburgh CSA: 86.2%
Cincinnati CSA: 80.0%
Salt Lake City CSA: 77.6%
Minneapolis/St. Paul CSA: 77.3%
Columbus, OH CSA: 76.7%
Cleveland/Akron CSA: 76.0%
Indianapolis CSA: 75.5%
St. Louis CSA: 74.6%
Boston CSA: 74.6%
Kansas City CSA: 74.4%
Portland, OR CSA: 74.2%
Milwaukee CSA: 70.4%
Detroit CSA: 68.4%
Seattle/Tacoma CSA: 66.9%
Denver CSA: 66.0%
Philadelphia CSA: 62.5%
Charlotte CSA: 62.5%
Raleigh/Durham: 59.2%
Phoenix MSA: 56.1%
Orlando CSA: 54.3%
Chicago CSA: 54.1%
Sacramento CSA: 53.7%
Washington/Baltimore CSA: 51.8%
Atlanta CSA: 49.7%
New York CSA: 49.5%
Dallas/Fort Worth CSA: 48.7%
Las Vegas CSA: 46.9%
San Francisco/San Jose CSA: 39.8%
Houston CSA: 37.3%
Miami/Fort Lauderdale CSA: 34.7%
Los Angeles CSA: 31.2%
I wish the Arab and the Middle Eastern populations weren't included.
That is an annoyance of mine as well. I wish they were their own category. However, the truth of the matter is the only one that it would significantly impact would be Detroit. Based on the projected Arab population of the Detroit area, it would reduce the non-Hispanic white population to close to 3 million and drop the percentage to close to 55%. Even in LA and NYC it wouldnt impact that much.
The total population by CSA/MSA is below along with the total percentage the non-Hispanic white population makes up of the metro area. One thing to bear in mind is that Arabs and Middle Eastern people are considered Non-Hispanic white. That would make NYC, LA, and especially Detroits numbers quite different.
Total non-Hispanic white Population as of 2016 by CSA/MSA:
New York CSA: 11,727,111
Boston CSA: 6,103,578
Los Angeles CSA: 5,827,823
Chicago CSA: 5,346,640
Washington/Baltimore CSA: 5,007,563
Philadelphia CSA: 4,490,433
Dallas/Fort Worth CSA: 3,733,388
Detroit CSA: 3,638,244
San Francisco/San Jose CSA: 3,486,734
Atlanta CSA: 3,208,167
Minneapolis/St Paul CSA: 3,010,307
Cleveland/Akron CSA: 2,646,502
Phoenix MSA: 2,614,542
Houston CSA: 2,605,822
Miami/Fort Lauderdale CSA: 2,355,044
Portland CSA: 2,346,408
Denver CSA: 2,288,982
Pittsburgh CSA: 2,279,752
St Louis CSA: 2,172,237
Salt Lake City CSA: 1,953,257
Columbus, OH CSA: 1,874,175
Cincinnati CSA: 1,844,589
Kansas City CSA: 1,819,529
Indianapolis CSA: 1,800,444
Orlando CSA: 1,748,198
Charlotte CSA: 1,645,632
Milwaukee CSA: 1,439,341
Sacramento CSA: 1,375,499
Raleigh/Durham CSA: 1,277,009
Las Vegas CSA: 1,128,400
Percent of entire CSA/MSA non-Hispanic white population makes up:
Pittsburgh CSA: 86.2%
Cincinnati CSA: 80.0%
Salt Lake City CSA: 77.6%
Minneapolis/St. Paul CSA: 77.3%
Columbus, OH CSA: 76.7%
Cleveland/Akron CSA: 76.0%
Indianapolis CSA: 75.5%
St. Louis CSA: 74.6%
Boston CSA: 74.6%
Kansas City CSA: 74.4%
Portland, OR CSA: 74.2%
Milwaukee CSA: 70.4%
Detroit CSA: 68.4%
Seattle/Tacoma CSA: 66.9%
Denver CSA: 66.0%
Philadelphia CSA: 62.5%
Charlotte CSA: 62.5%
Raleigh/Durham: 59.2%
Phoenix MSA: 56.1%
Orlando CSA: 54.3%
Chicago CSA: 54.1%
Sacramento CSA: 53.7%
Washington/Baltimore CSA: 51.8%
Atlanta CSA: 49.7%
New York CSA: 49.5%
Dallas/Fort Worth CSA: 48.7%
Las Vegas CSA: 46.9%
San Francisco/San Jose CSA: 39.8%
Houston CSA: 37.3%
Miami/Fort Lauderdale CSA: 34.7%
Los Angeles CSA: 31.2%
Where is Seattle in the total population list?
Also, the percentage one is interesting because it flies against the commonly held perception that Portland and Seattle are the two whitest metro areas in the country - they are both, especially Seattle, significantly lower than a number of other metros (primarily in the Midwest). I think this is probably related to the fact that, in the Seattle CSA at least, a good number of the suburbs/secondary cities have a significantly higher percentage of minorities than the City of Seattle itself. Whereas in the Midwest I would wager that the city itself usually has the highest share of minorities in the metro area (or close to, at least).
Many older Midwestern metros outside Chicago didn't receive the large influx of Hispanics that coastal cities have in the last few decades. Largely due to slower growth economies.
The total population by CSA/MSA is below along with the total percentage the non-Hispanic white population makes up of the metro area. One thing to bear in mind is that Arabs and Middle Eastern people are considered Non-Hispanic white. That would make NYC, LA, and especially Detroits numbers quite different.
Total non-Hispanic white Population as of 2016 by CSA/MSA:
New York CSA: 11,727,111
Boston CSA: 6,103,578
Los Angeles CSA: 5,827,823
Chicago CSA: 5,346,640
Washington/Baltimore CSA: 5,007,563
Philadelphia CSA: 4,490,433
Dallas/Fort Worth CSA: 3,733,388
Detroit CSA: 3,638,244
San Francisco/San Jose CSA: 3,486,734
Atlanta CSA: 3,208,167
Minneapolis/St Paul CSA: 3,010,307
Cleveland/Akron CSA: 2,646,502
Phoenix MSA: 2,614,542
Houston CSA: 2,605,822
Miami/Fort Lauderdale CSA: 2,355,044
Portland CSA: 2,346,408
Denver CSA: 2,288,982
Pittsburgh CSA: 2,279,752
St Louis CSA: 2,172,237
Salt Lake City CSA: 1,953,257
Columbus, OH CSA: 1,874,175
Cincinnati CSA: 1,844,589
Kansas City CSA: 1,819,529
Indianapolis CSA: 1,800,444
Orlando CSA: 1,748,198
Charlotte CSA: 1,645,632
Milwaukee CSA: 1,439,341
Sacramento CSA: 1,375,499
Raleigh/Durham CSA: 1,277,009
Las Vegas CSA: 1,128,400
Percent of entire CSA/MSA non-Hispanic white population makes up:
Pittsburgh CSA: 86.2%
Cincinnati CSA: 80.0%
Salt Lake City CSA: 77.6%
Minneapolis/St. Paul CSA: 77.3%
Columbus, OH CSA: 76.7%
Cleveland/Akron CSA: 76.0%
Indianapolis CSA: 75.5%
St. Louis CSA: 74.6%
Boston CSA: 74.6%
Kansas City CSA: 74.4%
Portland, OR CSA: 74.2%
Milwaukee CSA: 70.4%
Detroit CSA: 68.4%
Seattle/Tacoma CSA: 66.9%
Denver CSA: 66.0%
Philadelphia CSA: 62.5%
Charlotte CSA: 62.5%
Raleigh/Durham: 59.2%
Phoenix MSA: 56.1%
Orlando CSA: 54.3%
Chicago CSA: 54.1%
Sacramento CSA: 53.7%
Washington/Baltimore CSA: 51.8%
Atlanta CSA: 49.7%
New York CSA: 49.5%
Dallas/Fort Worth CSA: 48.7%
Las Vegas CSA: 46.9%
San Francisco/San Jose CSA: 39.8%
Houston CSA: 37.3%
Miami/Fort Lauderdale CSA: 34.7%
Los Angeles CSA: 31.2%
I remember reading something a while back, about how in the next census (2020) , people of Middle Easternern decent will be considered its own "race" called "Mena", stands for Middle East & North Africa.
Also starting in the 2020 Census, Hispanic/Latino will no longer be consided an ethnicity but a race. Which is ignorant becuz Hispanics can be black, white, native american, or mixed. The only good thing about that is, most Hispanics are mixed race and falsely self identify as white on government forms like the census, this will stop that.
Also, the percentage one is interesting because it flies against the commonly held perception that Portland and Seattle are the two whitest metro areas in the country - they are both, especially Seattle, significantly lower than a number of other metros (primarily in the Midwest). I think this is probably related to the fact that, in the Seattle CSA at least, a good number of the suburbs/secondary cities have a significantly higher percentage of minorities than the City of Seattle itself. Whereas in the Midwest I would wager that the city itself usually has the highest share of minorities in the metro area (or close to, at least).
It likely comes down to the fact that Seattle and Portland are more likely to have higher percentages of Asians and Hispanics, as well as Native Americans in comparison to those other metros. This is while having more Black people than people may realize. So, all of that likely leads to a lower percentage in this regard than perceived to be.
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