STATEWIDE: Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Oregon Cities/Places Above 20k Population, and In Oregon Counties.

My earlier post HERE focused on Census 2010 ethnic and racial diversity ratings and rankings for cities in the jurisdiction of the Portland Metro Council. 

This post will provide STATEWIDE details on Census 2010 racial/ethnic diversity index ratings and rankings for:

• Cities and places above 20,000 population.
• Counties.

The new table I prepared HERE has that information and includes links to USA Today source data. Some observations:

Cities and Places Above 20,000 in Population:

1. City of Portland ranked 9th; Woodburn, Aloha, and Bethany had the HIGHEST diversity index ratings.
2. Within 11 CITIES with 20k+pop in the Portland Metro Council jurisdiction, Portland moves to 5th place (It ranked 8th among Portland Metro Council cities with all population sizes).
3. Among cities/places with 50,000 or higher population Medford, Corvallis, Eugene, Springfield, Bend and Albany all had LOWER diversity index values than the statewide average. 
4. Among 29 cites and places with populations greater than 20,000 there were 6 places/cities [Woodburn, Aloha, Bethany, Hillsboro, Beaverton, and Gresham] where there was a better than 50% chance that "any two people chosen at random from a given census area were of different races or ethnicities." 

Counties:

1. Jefferson, Malheur, and Morrow have the highest racial and ethnic diversity index rankings; Washington Ranked 6th., Multnomah 8th., Clackamas 16th.
2. Only 9 counties statewide had diversity index values above the statewide average.
3. In the Portland metro area, only two counties (Multnomah, Washington) had diversity index values that were above the statewide average. 
4. Among 6 Oregon counties with population above 200,000 Marion county had the HIGHEST diversity index value and Lane had the LOWEST. 
5. Out of 36 counties, there were 3 counties [Jefferson, Malheur, Morrow] where there was a better than 50% chance that "any two people chosen at random from a given census area were of different races or ethnicities."

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.