Diversity
Out of the top one hundred most populated cities in the United States , Arlington is ranked as the 11 th most diverse . At 60.9 percent , the share of Arlington ’ s population represented by People of Color is more than twenty percent higher than the United States as a whole . The share of People of Color in Arlington increased by 20.5 percentage points between 2000 and 2018 .
Demographics
Share of People of Color Amongst Comparison Cities 2018 Arlington
Irvine Tampa
59.3 % 55.4 %
Diversity Score Amongst Comparison Cities 2000 - 2017 |
60.9 % |
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1.6
1.2
0.8
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1.15 |
1.34 1.28
1.32
1.18 1.15
1.18
1.01
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United States |
Anaheim
75.2 %
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37.9 %
Mesa
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0.4 |
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0.0 |
U . S . |
Arlington |
Mesa Anaheim Irvine Raleigh Tampa |
Aurora |
38.9 % |
Aurora |
Raleigh |
2000 2010 2017 Source : PolicyLink / USC Equity Research Institute , National Equity Atlas , www . nationalequityatlas . org . |
55.0 % |
46.7 % |
Diversity Score Amongst Top 100 Populated Cities in the United States 2017 |
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# 1 Oakland , CA : 1.52 # 11 Arlington , TX : 1.34
White
People of Color Source : U . S . Census Bureau , 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates .
# 100 Hialeah , FL : 0.19
Unity Council Report
Source : PolicyLink / USC Equity Research Institute , National Equity Atlas , www . nationalequityatlas . org .
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