Racial and Ethnic Diversity
The nine counties of the Bay Area also vary with regard to their racial and ethnic composition. Examine the chart below to discover the relative diversity of the different counties. Compare these percentages to those of California as a whole.
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Source: Lopez, Alejandra. Racial/Ethnic Diversity and Residential Segregation in the San Francisco Bay Area. No. 1, September 2001. © 2001 CCSRE. |
Questions:
1. Which counties are the most diverse? Which counties are the least diverse?
2. Choose two counties and compare their racial/ethnic composition to that of California.
3. Taken together, is the racial/ethnic composition of the San Francisco Bay Area representative of California?
