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Expected black
population growth
The
number of black residents in traditional urban core
areas will increase over the next five years
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Metro |
Black
Population 2002 |
Black
Population 2007 |
Growth
2002-2007 |
Percent
Growth |
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1 |
Atlanta |
1,265,077 |
1,483,542 |
218,465 |
17% |
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2 |
Washington,
D.C.-MD-VA-WV |
1,319,069 |
1,486,776 |
167,707 |
13% |
| |
3 |
New
York |
2,303,375 |
2,462,562 |
159,187 |
7% |
| |
4 |
Chicago |
1,577,055 |
1,714,859 |
137,804 |
9% |
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5 |
Houston |
762,008 |
884,941 |
122,933 |
16% |
| |
6 |
Los
Angeles-Long Beach |
940,889 |
1,042,863 |
101,974 |
11% |
| |
7 |
Dallas |
552,713 |
648,104 |
95,391 |
17% |
| |
8 |
Fort
Lauderdale |
356,058 |
444,350 |
88,292 |
25% |
| |
9 |
Philadelphia |
1,036,058 |
1,120,986 |
84,928 |
8% |
| |
10 |
Detroit |
1,027,098 |
1,103,203 |
76,105 |
7% |
Data:
American Demographics and Mapinfo projections
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