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One significant metro area that is missing from the above lists is Charlotte. I decided to separate it because between 2010 and 2020, many counties were added to the Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia MSA. Therefore it could not be an apples to apples comparison. Below are the numbers for the Charlotte MSA:
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Providence
Louisville
Buffalo
This very much surprises me, especially when you look at racial demographics within city limits. I guess the suburbs are what skews the percent white upward.
I was also surprised that Nashville is just as white as Portland is.
Nashville is definitely not as white as Portland within the city limits (it's more diverse in my opinion). It's just as soon as you hit the county line, it can become very vanilla really fast (aka some people joke a "White Metro Atlanta").
Because my biggest reason for joining this website was originally to complain about a lack of recognition of Boston's diversity, I feel compelled to mention that despite being most non-Hispanic white metro in the top 10, the following statements are true on a % basis and on the metro-level per the OP's data:
Boston is...
More multi-racial than New York City
Blacker and more multi-racial than Los Angeles
More Asian and multi-racial than Chicago
More Asian and multi-racial than Dallas
More Asian and multi-racial than Houston
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Philadelphia
More Asian and multi-racial than Miami
More Asian and multi-racial than Atlanta
Blacker, more Asian, and more multi-racial than Phoenix
Blacker than San Francisco
More Asian and multi-racial than San Bernardino/Riverside
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Detroit
Blacker and more Hispanic than Seattle
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Minneapolis
Blacker than San Diego
More Asian and multi-racial than Tampa
Blacker, more Asian, and more multi-racial than Denver
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Baltimore
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than St. Louis
More Asian and multi-racial than Orlando
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Charlotte
Blacker, more Asian, and more multi-racial than San Antonio
Blacker and more multi-racial than Portland
Blacker than Sacramento
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Pittsburgh
Blacker, more Asian, and more multi-racial than Austin
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Cincinnati
More Hispanic and Asian than Kansas City
More Hispanic and Asian than Columbus
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Indianapolis
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Cleveland
Blacker and more multi-racial than San Jose
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Nashville
More Hispanic and Asian than Virginia Beach
Blacker and more Asian than Providence
More Hispanic and Asian than Jacksonville
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Milwaukee
More Asian than Oklahoma City
More Asian and multi-racial than Raleigh
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Memphis
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Richmond
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Louisville
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than New Orleans
Blacker, more Asian, and more multi-racial than Salt Lake City
More Asian and multi-racial than Hartford
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Buffalo
More Hispanic, Asian, and multi-racial than Birmingham
How bout them apples!? The only two metro areas without a single smaller demographic than Boston are Washington, DC and Las Vegas, NV. The area has further to go yet, but it's also come a long way since 1976!
Can't wait to see more detailed ethnicity & nationality data when it comes out!!
1. New York City Black population no longer has 3 million people. Wow! It'll be a couple of decades for anybody catches up with NYC raw numbers but at this rate eventually it'll happen.
2. Los Angeles shrinking Black population is real and unfortunate. I actually remember when they had over a million.
3. I thought DFW had surpassed Houston's black population. Clearly Dallas had more Black growth than Houston over the 10 year period but Houston's black growth never slowed down either.
4. At this rate Houston will eventually surpass Philly's Black population. I'd say in the next 5 years.
5. Also see Houston and Dallas surpassed Miami's black population. Btw Miami's Asian population is really underrepresented.
6. Will Atlanta's Black population become the biggest group in 15 to 20 years? Also I'm actually a bit surprise at their Hispanic population. I would have assumed it would be lower than that.
7. Memphis is still the blackest metropolitan area in America.
Because my biggest reason for joining this website was originally to complain about a lack of recognition of Boston's diversity, I feel compelled to mention that despite being most non-Hispanic white metro in the top 10, the following statements are true on a % basis and on the metro-level per the OP's data:
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I get the point youre trying to make, but isolating specific races and comparing them to another city isnt a good way to measure diversity.
I get the point youre trying to make, but isolating specific races and comparing them to another city isnt a good way to measure diversity.
I agree, especially using multiracial as a category.
I have found that multiracial is selected by residents living in an area with a lower population of their member group.
In other words the more diverse the city is the more specific the individual gets about their background.
A Trini on the east coast would tell you they are Trini. In a smaller town in the heart of the country or a less diverse place they would go more for something like West Indian or say they are from the Caribbean.
Asian too is a category I would expect Boston to do well in. Not to stereotype even further but Asians tend to prefer areas on the west coast, cities known for tech or science or well educated cities in general.
Boston is Boston. One of our most matured, well educated metros. It's not a knock on Boston but migrants seeking to better themselves would probably seek areas high in quick service jobs before Boston unless they are more educated
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