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Shifting Demographics

Demographics
White Black La�no
Asian or Pacific Islander
Percent Change by Race & Ethnicity 2010 - 2018
Na�ve American
Mixed / Other
- 6.6 - %
- 6.4 -%
9.0 %
20.1 %
30.2 %
36.3 %
100 %
80 %
60 %
40 %
20 %
0 %
Population Share by Race & Ethnicity 2000 - 2018
18.3 %
2.1 %
26.6 %
29.2 %
6.1 %
13.5 %
0.4 %
6.9 %
2.0 %
0.3 %
6.9 %
2.5 %
0.3 %
18.4 %
22.0 %
59.6 %
45.7 %
39.1 %
2000
2010
2018
Source : U . S . Census Bureau , 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates . Source : U . S . Census Bureau , 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates .
I have experienced the disparate treatment that African Americans , Hispanics , Asians and other communities of color experience here . Our leadership uses diversity jargon , tossing around words like ‘ equity ’ and ‘ access ’ but do they have any intention of creating any real space for change ?
– an Arlington resident
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