Colour Code
September 22, 2010
Eric Fischer maps the top 40 US cities by race, using 2000 census data. Each color-coded dot represents 25 people: Red is White, Blue is Black, Green is Asian, and Orange is Hispanic. The maps are oddly pretty, and revealing.
Here’s New York:
Yes, most American cities have pretty sharp lines between the colours. But not all. Can you guess this one:
It’s the only city over a million that is one-third white, one-third Hispanic, one-third Asian.
It’s San Jose and Silicon Valley.
For the 40 largest American cities, go here. I’d love to see the Canadian equivalents.
And thanks to Gladys We.
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But no black people in Silicon Valley. You have to go to the SF/Oakland north bay area map to see any significant population of African Americans, similarly clustered primarily in the east bay. The racial demarcation of the Detroit map is perhaps the most shocking. It would be interesting to see how Vancouver compares to the Seattle map.