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Best Cities for Minorities

Best Cities for Minorities: Gauging the Economics of Opportunity

By Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox for the Center for Opportunity Urbanism

First published May 2015

This study provides an initial analysis of African-American, Latino and Asian economic and social conditions in 52 metropolitan regions currently and over the period that extends from 2000  to 2013. Our analysis includes housing affordability, median household incomes, self-employment rates, and population growth. Overall, the analysis shows that ethnic minorities in metropolitan regions with significant economic growth and affordable housing tend to do better than in other locations irrespective of the dominant political culture.

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