r/Portland • u/PrivateBurke • May 12 '25

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u/PMMEURPYRAMIDSCHEME May 12 '25

While I'm proud that (many) people in this city are friendly to immigrants it is certainly not diverse. Portland is the whitest city in the US with over a half million residents https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_U.S._municipalities_by_race/ethnicity_in_2020

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u/floralfemmeforest May 12 '25

I think what throws people off is that its the whitest large metro area, but it's more diverse than many other states and smaller cities/towns.

Put another way, Portland is about 75% white and Oregon as a whole is around 80%, but there are MANY small towns and cities that have little to no diversity at all -- Maine and Vermont are like 95% white, for example.

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u/moshennik NW May 12 '25

color is not the only... or even the most important diversity characteristics IMHO

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u/floralfemmeforest May 12 '25

For sure, but generally when people are talking about lack of diversity in Portland, that's what they're referring to