September 20, 2010 | 2:19 PM | By

The Diversity of D.C., in Dots

FILED UNDER: Around the City, Diversity

Eric Fischer

This is what DC looks like:

…Red is White, Blue is Black, Green is Asian, and Orange is Hispanic, and each dot is 25 people. Data from Census 2000.


Since everyone loooves comparing us to New York City, here are their dots and colors:

Eric Fischer

New York City

Find other cities, here. Thanks to @BeyondDC and @mattyglesias for posting the original link to these maps.

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DCentric was created to examine the ways race and class interact in Washington, D.C., a city with a vibrant mix of cultures and neighborhoods. Your guides to the changing district are reporters Anna John and Elahe Izadi. View all posts by Anna →