Several Texas Counties Rank High in Diversity Index
The Bronx. Queens. Fort Bend? Texas now has some of the nation's most diverse counties, according to an index created by USA Today to analyze U.S. census data.
Nine Texas counties make the list of the 40 most diverse counties in the country, according to the analysis. Fort Bend County, outside of Houston, comes in fourth, trailing Bronx County and Queens County in New York, and Hudson County, N.J.
The index calculates the probability that two people chosen at random from a county would have different races or ethnic origins, setting a 0 to 100 score. Texas ...
Comments (5)
Susan Stella Floyd via Texas Tribune on Facebook
So much for the myth of monolithic Texas culture.
Erin Rothchild via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Praise God! We are all His children. Race doesn't define anything about us. Our insides do <3
Rob Crandall via Texas Tribune on Facebook
God Damnt
Kyle King via Texas Tribune on Facebook
And now you know why the Republicans are SO determined to change the legislative precinct maps...to favor white-dominated areas which vote more heavily Republican...
Maricela Gonzalez Rios via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Welcome to Texas ya'll, where it's easier to buy a gun, than it is to vote!