Washington, D.C. Moves Up List of Most Diverse Regions in U.S.
- San Jose only area where no race dominates third of population
- Scoring tracks concentration of racial groups in metro areas
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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The Washington, D.C. region moved up three places in the latest Bloomberg ranking of America’s most racially diverse metropolitan areas even as the debate over immigration between the White House and Congress heats up on its turf.
Led by an influx of Hispanics, diversity in the nation’s capital and its suburbs now stands at No. 6 out of 100 metro areas, based on U.S. Census Bureau data from 2010 and 2016. Central Americans have had a major presence in the community for years and the draw probably reflects greater job security.