Diversity in America: Ethnicity in the top 50 U.S. cities, mapped

This is a map of New York, New York, the most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 8.3 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Los Angeles, California, the second most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 3.9 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Chicago, Illinois, the third most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 2.7 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Houston, Texas, the fourth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 2.2 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fifth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 1.5 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Phoenix, Arizona, the sixth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 1.5 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of San Antonio, Texas, the seventh most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 1.4 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of San Diego, California, the eighth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 1.3 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Dallas, Texas, the ninth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 1.2 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of San Jose, California, the tenth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 1 million people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Austin, Texas, the eleventh most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 842,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Jacksonville, Florida, the twelfth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 837,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Indianapolis, Indiana, the thirteenth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 835,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of San Francisco, California, the fourteenth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 826,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Columbus, Ohio, the fifteenth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 810,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Fort Worth, Texas, the sixteenth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 778,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Charlotte, North Carolina, the seventeenth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 775,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Detroit, Michigan, the eighteenth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 701,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of El Paso, Texas, the nineteenth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 673,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Memphis, Tennessee, the twentieth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 655,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Boston, Massachusetts, the twenty-first most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 637,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Seattle, Washington, the twenty-second most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 635,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Denver, Colorado, the twenty-third most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 634,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Washington, D.C., the twenty-fourth most populous city in the United States -- and its capital city! -- with an estimated 632,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Nashville, Tennessee, the twenty-fifth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 625,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Baltimore, Maryland, the twenty-sixth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 621,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Louisville, Kentucky, the twenty-seventh most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 605,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Portland, Oregon, the twenty-eighth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 603,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the twenty-ninth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 599,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the thirtieth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 599,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Las Vegas, Nevada, the thirty-first most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 596,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the thirty-second most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 555,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Tucson, Arizona, the thirty-third most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 524,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Fresno, California, the thirty-fourth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 506,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Sacramento, California, the thirty-fifth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 476,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Long Beach, California, the thirty-sixth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 468,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Kansas City, Missouri, the thirty-seventh most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 464,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Mesa, Arizona, the thirty-eighth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 452,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the thirty-ninth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 447,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Atlanta, Georgia, the fortieth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 444,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Colorado Springs, Colorado, the forty-first most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 432,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Raleigh, North Carolina, the forty-second most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 423,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Omaha, Nebraska, the forty-third most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 422,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Miami, Florida, the forty-fourth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 414,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Oakland, California, the forty-fifth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 401,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the forty-sixth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 394,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the forty-seventh most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 393,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Cleveland, Ohio, the forty-eighth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 391,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Wichita, Kansas, the forty-ninth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 386,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.

This is a map of Arlington, Texas, the fiftieth most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 376,000 people.

In this map, you can identify geographic distribution, population denesity and ethnic diversity. The data used to plot the points on this map comes from the 2010 U.S. census, which is publicly available online. Demographer Dustin Cable, a researcher at the the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, modeled the project on a previous Massachusetts Institute of Technology effort plotting population density with dots that represent individuals. Here, he takes it one further by color-coding the dots for self-reported ethnicity.

Key: One dot equals one person. Blue dots represent a reported "White" ethnicity; green dots represent "Black"; red dots represent "Asian"; orange dots represent "Hispanic" or Latino; brown dots represent "Native American," "multi-racial" and "other."

To zoom in on an area not included here, visit the interactive version hosted by the Cooper Center.