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Phoenix, AZ

Population: 1.615 million

Demographic: White: 65.9% (45.6% non-Hispanic) Black or African American: 6.5% (6% non-Hispanic)

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St. Louis, MO

Population: 315,685

Demographic: 45.64% of the population is Caucasian. In St. Louis47.90% of the population is African American. In St. Louis 3.06% of the population is Asian.

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Richmond, VA

Population: 220,289

Demographic: 50.6% were Black or African American, 40.8% White, 5.0% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.6% of some other race and 2.3% of two or more races. 6.3% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

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Milwaukee, WI

Population: 595,047

Demographic: 44.8% of the population was White (37.0% non-Hispanic white), 40.0% was Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.5% Asian, 3.4% from two or more races. 17.3% ofMilwaukee’s population was of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin

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Miami, FL

Population: 453,579

Demographic: White: 72.6% (non-Hispanic: 11.9%), Black or African American: 19.2%, Asian: 1.0%, Native American: 0.3%, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian: 0%, Two or more races: 4.2%, Other race: 5.4%, Hispanic or Latino of any race: 70%

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Indianapolis, IN

Population: 864,771

Demographic: 61.8% White, 27.5% Black or African American, 2.1% Asian (0.4% Burmese, 0.4% Indian, 0.3% Chinese, 0.3% Filipino, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% other Asian); 0.3% American Indian,

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Memphis/Shelby County, TN

Population: 652,717

Demographic: Black or African American: 62.6% White: 31.7% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 29.5%) Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5.0%

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Knoxville, TN

Population: 186,239

Demographic: 76.1% white, 17.1% black, 0.4% Native American, 1.6% Asian, and 0.2% Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of the population.

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Irving, TX

Population: 238,289

Demographic: In Irving 53.43% of the population is Caucasian, 12.98% of the population is African American, 17.27% of the population is Asian.

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Houston, TX

Population: 2.303 million

Demographic: 49.3% White (including Hispanic or Latino), 25.3% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 5.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 16.5% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. 37% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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Grand Rapids, MI

Population: 196,445

Demographic: 65% White (59% non-Hispanic White), 21% African American, 2% Asian, 0.7% Native American, 7.7% from other races, and 4% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race make up almost 16%

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Greensboro/High Point, NC

Population: 398,250

Demographic: 48.15% of the population is Caucasian, 41.85% of the population is African American, 4.34% of the population is Asian

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Greenville/Greer, SC

Population: 96,453

Demographic: White 76.7%, Black or African American 18.6%, Asian 2.3%, Amer. Indian / Alaskan 0.5%, Two or More Races 1.8%, Hispanic or Latino 8.9%

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Des Moines, IA

Population: 215,472

Demographic: 82.3% white, 8.07% Black, 0.35% American Indian, 3.50% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.52% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. 6.61% of the population wereHispanic or Latino

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Columbus, OH

Population: 860,090

Demographic: 61.5% White, 28.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.9% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races

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Columbus, IN

Population: 46,850

Demographic: 86.9% White, 2.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 5.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8%

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Dayton, OH

Population: 140,489

Demographic: 51.7% White, 42.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0%

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Cleveland, OH

Population: 385,809

Demographic: Black or African American: 53.3% White: 37.3% (33.4% Non-Hispanic Whites) Asians: 1.8% (0.7% Chinese, 0.4% Indian, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Filipino)

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Cincinnati, OH

Population: 298,800

Demographic: 49.3% white (48.1% non-Hispanic white), 44.8% black or African-American, 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2.5% two or more races, and 2.8% Hispanic (of any race).

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Quad Cities, IA

Population: 474,937

Demographic: 90.5% White, 7.1% Hispanic, 3.7% Black,1.0 Asian

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