Nation's Most Racially Uniform Cities Are Neighbors

Two of the nation's most racially uniform cities are in Michigan and they are just miles apart.

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August 15, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In a diverse America, two of the most racially uniform cities sit just a few miles apart in Michigan -- one white, one black.With 96.5 percent of its residents listing their race as white, Livonia, Mich., has the highest percentage of whites of any city of 100,000 or more people.Nearby Detroit has the second-highest percentage of blacks, 82.8 percent of its residents."[Thanks to Varkki George for pointing out the editorial error we introduced in the headline. It has now been corrected -- Ed. 16 Aug 2001]

Thanks to Nandita Godbole

Read the full story: Detroit, Livonia are 2 of nation's 3 least racially diverse cities

Monday, August 13, 2001 in Michigan Live

Social / Demographics Michigan

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