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Crime Rates by City

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Crime rates by city

One of the big factors in determining both relocations and local quality of life is crime rates by city. These rates give people an idea, or at least the perception, of which cities are safe and which are not. In this first part of a series, we take a look at violent and property crime rates for all US cities with populations at or above 250,000.

To make the comparison, I used the FBI’s Uniform Crime data, which generally goes back to the 1980s. I won’t be going back quite that far, but I will compare 3 different more recent years for each city and rank them.

Some caveats with the data: UCI collects voluntary data, so cities provide the data themselves to the FBI rather than the FBI collecting it directly.  This means that cities can potentially fudge the data if they want to by reporting fewer crimes than actually occurred.  Cities, especially those in high tourism states, have some incentive to do this given perceived safety is extremely important to economic outcomes.  That said, it’s not exactly a free-for-all reporting system, either.  There are certain standards that have to be met for data to be accepted, and reported numbers are occasionally rejected and not included in the UCI data.

In any case, this is going to be a big post, so bear with me!

City Violent Crime Rate Per 100,000 People By Year
2000————————————-2010———————————2020
1. Atlanta: 2781.2———————1. Detroit: 2377.9——————–1. Memphis: 2418.2
2. Baltimore: 2457.6——————2. Las Vegas: 2166.7————–2. Detroit: 2248.4
3. Detroit: 2324.5———————-3. St. Louis: 1943.4—————-3. St. Louis: 1995.2
4. St. Louis: 2279.2——————-4. Memphis: 1607.8—————-4. Cleveland: 1689.1
5. Miami: 2173.1———————–5. Oakland: 1603.9—————-5. Milwaukee: 1629.7
6. Orlando: 2111.3———————6. Baltimore: 1500.3————–6. Kansas City: 1558.6
7. Tampa: 2102.8———————-7. Cleveland: 1393.3————–7. Baltimore: 1460.1
8. Nashville: 1645.8——————-8. Stockton: 1382.6—————8. Las Vegas: 1391.8
9. Kansas City, MO: 1626.3———9. Buffalo: 1377.3—————-9. New Orleans: 1358.1
10. St. Petersburg: 1623.1———10. Atlanta: 1368.8————–10. Albuquerque: 1337.7
11. Chicago: 1606.4——————11. Washington DC: 1241.1—11. Oakland: 1282.9
12. Washington DC: 1507.2——–12. Kansas City: 1227.3——–12. Houston: 1278.9
13. Philadelphia: 1503.2————13. Miami: 1221.4—————–13. Stockton: 1254
14. Newark, NJ: 1495.9————-14. Cincinnati: 1217.4———–14. Wichita: 1225.6
15. Memphis: 1479.2—————-15. Philadelphia: 1214.6——–15. Anchorage: 1192.1
16. Charlotte: 1389.7—————-16. Indianapolis: 1175.7———16. Minneapolis: 1168.7
17. Los Angeles: 1359.8————17. Nashville: 1131.4————-17. Nashville: 1153.2
18. Dallas: 1349.7——————–18. St. Petersburg: 1126.8——18. Lubbock: 1109.1
19. Las Vegas: 1327—————–19. Tulsa: 1098.2——————19. Tulsa: 1102.7
20. Cleveland: 1262.7—————20. Orlando: 1080.2—————20. Toledo: 1007.5
21. Oakland, CA: 1261.1———–21. Houston: 1071.3———-21. Washington DC: 990.2
22. Lubbock, TX: 1256.7———–22. Milwaukee: 1065.2————22. Chicago: 967.9
23. Buffalo: 1249.6——————23. Minneapolis: 1062.3———–23. Buffalo: 931.2
24. Boston: 1242.8——————24. Chicago: 1053.6—————-24. Charlotte: 916.4
25. Stockton, CA: 1219.2———-25. Newark: 1041——————-25. Greensboro: 904.2
26. Jersey City: 1189.7————-26. Toledo: 993.7——————–26. Louisville: 901.5
27. Minneapolis: 1151————–27. Boston: 942.2——————–27. Aurora: 899.1
28. Albuquerque: 1144.9———-28. Pittsburgh: 919.2—————-28. Denver: 884.5
29. Tulsa: 1122.3——————-29. Oklahoma City: 914.5———-29. Dallas: 882.7
30. Jacksonville, FL: 1115.8—–30. Sacramento: 881.5————–30. Cincinnati: 881
31. Houston: 1100.1—————31. Lubbock: 871.6——————31. Indianapolis: 873.7
32. Portland, OR: 1076.9——–32. N. Las Vegas: 847.2———-32. Corpus Christi: 872.1
33. New Orleans: 1063.6——–33. Anchorage: 833.4—————-33. Durham: 863.1
34. N. Las Vegas: 1036.5——-34. Wichita: 794.5———————34. Phoenix: 848.6
35. Durham, NC: 987————35. Albuquerque: 786.1—————35. Orlando: 820.6
36. Pittsburgh: 976.5————-36. Dallas: 764.8——————–36. San Antonio: 806.4
37. Milwaukee: 956.7————37. Honolulu: 755.5——————37. St. Paul: 744.7
38. New York: 945.2————–38. New Orleans: 754.2————38. Los Angeles: 740.8
39. Tucson: 933.2—————–39. St. Paul: 740.9——————-39. Tucson: 708.2
40. Fresno, CA: 898.6———–40. Jersey City: 739.1————-40. Oklahoma City: 707.4
41. Indianapolis: 875.1———–41. San Francisco: 713.7———-41. Honolulu: 686.7
42. Greensboro, NC: 845.1—–42. Durham: 706.9——————42. St. Petersburg: 686
43. Columbus: 843—————-43. Columbus: 695.3————–43. Jacksonville: 676.5
44. Cincinnati: 840.1————–44. Corpus Christi: 677.6——–44. Sacramento: 675.7
45. San Francisco: 836.7——–45. Charlotte: 668.7—————45. Fresno: 656.7
46. St. Paul: 833.4—————–46. Jacksonville: 665.5———–46. Seattle: 655.6
47. Omaha: 811.3——————47. Tampa: 646.4——————-47. Boston: 644.4
48. Riverside, CA: 786.2———48. Tucson: 640.4——————48. Omaha: 623.8
49. Oklahoma City: 780.6——–49. San Antonio: 635.4——-49. Colorado Springs: 604.6
50. El Paso: 779.9—————–50. Louisville: 625.1—————50. Miami: 598.1
51. Seattle: 769.1——————51. Fresno: 613.3——————51. Columbus: 559.2
52. Sacramento: 765.8———–52. Bakersfield: 605.5————-52. Reno: 552.7
53. Toledo: 758.9—————–53. New York: 593.1—————-53. Tampa: 550.4
54. Corpus Christi: 758.3——-54. Long Beach: 588.4———–54. San Francisco: 548.8
55. Raleigh, NC: 742.1———-55. Lexington: 582.8—————-55. Fort Worth: 547.3
56. Phoenix: 738.4—————56. Fort Worth: 580.3—————56. New York: 544.7
57. Lexington, KY: 724.7——–57. Seattle: 577.5——————-57. Arlington: 543.3
58. Fort Worth: 713.7————58. Los Angeles: 566.5————58. Portland: 531
59. Long Beach, CA: 696.8—-59. Denver: 564.4——————-59. N. Las Vegas: 509.3
60. San Antonio: 690.9———-60. Greensboro: 560.7————-60. Long Beach: 502
61. Arlington, TX: 647.8———62. Omaha: 556———————-61. Bakersfield: 497.5
62. Honolulu: 619.4————–62. Phoenix: 553.5——————-62. Austin: 485.6
63. Wichita: 604.4—————-63. Arlington: 526.8——————63. Newark: 478.9
64. Mesa, AZ: 603.7————-64. Portland: 522.6——————-64. Pittsburgh: 478.3
65. Anchorage: 585.5———–65. Reno: 493.4———————–65. Riverside: 473.3
66. San Diego: 585.3———–66. Lincoln: 486.9———————66. Santa Ana: 460.6
67. San Jose: 550.6————67. Laredo: 483.7———————-67. San Jose: 431.8
68. Laredo, TX: 550.5———-68. Austin: 479.5———————–68. Fort Wayne: 425.9
69. Aurora, CO: 547.4———–69. Riverside: 476.5—————–69. Raleigh: 404.3
70. Santa Ana, CA: 541.2——-70. Colorado Springs: 470.9——70. Jersey City: 399
71. Lincoln, NE: 532.4———–71. Santa Ana: 465.3—————-71. Mesa: 388.7
72. Denver: 520.2—————–72. Aurora: 445.7———————72. San Diego: 382.4
73. Chula Vista, CA: 487.5——73. El Paso: 440.7——————-73. Philadelphia: 363.4
74. Austin: 471.9——————-74. Raleigh: 430.8——————-74. Anaheim: 357.8
75. Colorado Springs: 455——-75. San Diego: 429.6—————75. Lincoln: 344.2
76. Reno, NV: 454.4—————76. Mesa: 407.7———————76. Chula Vista: 332.5
77. Anaheim, CA: 430.8———–77. Madison: 402.6—————-77. Laredo: 325.8
78. Irving, TX: 409.2—————78. Anaheim: 345.3—————–78. Lexington: 323.3
79. Fort Wayne, IN: 398.6——–79. San Jose: 339.9—————-79. El Paso: 319.2
80. Madison, WI: 327.3————80. Fort Wayne: 294.1————-80. Madison: 312
81. Bakersfield, CA: 289.8———81. Chandler: 292.6—————81. Irving: 303.7
82. Plano, TX: 280.3—————-82. Chula Vista: 271.8————-82. Atlanta: 269.5
83. Henderson, NV: 265.1———83. Irving: 244.6———————83. Henderson: 214.7
84. Chandler, AZ: 252————–84. Henderson: 210.7————–84. Chandler: 196.7
85. Virginia Beach, VA: 221.7—-85. Virginia Beach: 189.7———-85. Plano: 158.3
86. Irvine, CA: 154.5—————86. Plano: 186.3———————-86. Gilbert: 106
87. Gilbert, AZ: 112.4————–87. Gilbert: 98.8———————87.Virginia Beach: 96.9
88. Louisville, KY: N/A————-88. Irvine: 56.5————————88. Irvine: 49.4

In the above ranking, red cities were those that saw their violent crime rankings worsen vs. the previous decade, while blue cities have seen their rankings improve vs. the previous decade. Black cities are those that saw no ranking change. Keep in mind that although rankings may have changed for the better or worse, their actual violent crime rates may have moved in the opposite direction.

Top 25 Best Violent Crime Rate Changes By Period
2000-2010————————-2010-2020————————-2000-2020
1. Tampa: -1456.4—————–1. Atlanta: -1099.3—————–1. Atlanta: -2511.7
2. Atlanta: -1412.40—————2. Philadelphia: -851.2————2. Miami: -1575
3. Orlando: -1031.1—————3. Las Vegas: -774.9————–3. Tampa: -1552.4
4. Baltimore: -957.3—————4. Miami: -623.3——————–4. Orlando: -1290.7
5. Miami: -951.7——————–5. Newark: -562.1——————5. Philadelphia: -1139.8
6. Los Angeles: -793.3————6. Buffalo: -446.1——————-6. Baltimore: -997.5
7. Charlotte: -721——————7. Pittsburgh: -440.9—————7. St. Petersburg: -937.1
8. Dallas: -584.9——————–8. St. Petersburg: -440.8——–8. Jersey City: -790.7
9. Portland: -554.3—————–9. Jersey City: -340.1————-9. Chicago: -638.5
10. Chicago: -552.8————–10. N. Las Vegas: -337.9———10. Los Angeles: -619
11. Nashville: -514.4————-11. Cincinnati: -336.4————–11. Boston: -598.4
12. St. Petersburg: -496.3——12. Oakland: -321——————12. Portland: -545.9
13. Newark: -454.9—————13. Indianapolis: -302————-13. N. Las Vegas: -527.2
14. Jersey City: -450.6———-14. Boston: -297.8——————14. Washington DC: -517
15. Jacksonville: -450.3———15. Orlando: -259.6—————–15. Pittsburgh: -498.2
16. Kansas City: -399————16. Lexington: -259.5————–16. Nashville: -492.6
17. Lubbock: -385.1————–17. Washington DC: -250.9——17. Charlotte: -473.3
18. Albuquerque: -358.8——–18. Oklahoma City: -207.1——–18. Dallas: -467
19. New York: -352.1————19. Sacramento: -205.8————19. El Paso: -460.7
20. El Paso: -339.2————–20. San Francisco: -164.9———-20. Jacksonville: -439.3
21. St. Louis: -335.8————-21. Laredo: -157.9——————-21. Lexington: -401.4
22. Raleigh: -311.3—————22. Lincoln: -142.7——————22. New York: -400.5
23. Riverside: -309.7————23. Columbus: -136.1————–23. Raleigh: -337.8
24. New Orleans: -309.4——-24. Detroit: -129.5——————-24. Buffalo: -318.4
25. Boston: -300.6—————25. Stockton: -128.6—————-25. Riverside: -312.9

Top 25 Worst Violent Crime Rate Changes By Period
2000-2010—————————2010-2020—————————-2000-2020
1. Las Vegas: +839.7————1. Memphis: +810.4—————-1. Memphis: +939
2. Cincinnati: +377.3————-2. New Orleans: +603.9———–2. Milwaukee: +673
3. Oakland: +342.8—————3. Milwaukee: +564.5————–3. Wichita: +621.2
4. Bakersfield: 315.7————-4. Albuquerque: +551.6———–4. Anchorage: +606.6
5. Indianapolis: +300.6———-5. Aurora: +453.4——————-5. Cleveland: +426.4
6. Anchorage: +247.9————6. Wichita: +431.1—————–6. Denver: +364.3
7. Toledo: +234.8—————–7. Anchorage: +358.7————-7. Aurora: +351.7
8. Wichita: +190.1—————-8. Greensboro: +343.5————8. New Orleans: +294.5
9. Stockton: +163.4————–9. Kansas City: +331.3————9. Toledo: +248.6
10. Honolulu: +136.1———–10. Denver: +320.1—————–10. Bakersfield: +207.7
11. Oklahoma City: +133.9—11. Cleveland: +295.8————–11. Albuquerque: +192.8
12. Cleveland: +130.6———12. Phoenix: +295.1—————–12. Houston: +178.8
13. Memphis: +128.6———-13. Louisville: +276.1———–13. Colorado Springs: +149.6
14. Buffalo: +127.7————-14. Charlotte: +247.7—————-14. San Antonio: +115.5
15. Sacramento: +115.7——15. Lubbock: +237.5—————-15. Corpus Christi: +113.8
16. Milwaukee: +108.5——–16. Houston: +207.6—————-16. Phoenix: +110.2
17. Madison: +75.3————-17. Corpus Christi: +194.5———17. Reno: +98.3
18. Detroit: +53.4—————18. Los Angeles: +174.3————18. Honolulu: +67.3
19. Denver: +44.2————–19. San Antonio: +171—————19. Las Vegas: +64.8
20. Chandler: +40.6———–20. Durham: +156.2——————-20. Greensboro: +59.1
21. Reno: +39——————–21. Colorado Springs: +133.7—–21. Cincinnati: +40.9
22. Colorado Springs: +15.9–22. Fort Wayne: +131.8————22. Stockton: +34.8
23. Austin: +7.6——————23. Dallas: +117.9——————–23. Fort Wayne: +27.3
24. Gilbert: -13.6—————-24. Minneapolis: +106.4————24. Oakland: +21.8
25. Tulsa: -24.1—————–25. San Jose: +91.9——————25. Minneapolis: +17.7

It’s somewhat surprising just how dangerous many Sun Belt cities were in the early 2000s- and still are in some cases- despite never earning nearly any negative reputation that cities like Chicago, New York, Philly and others had. Even today, cities like Chicago are constantly mentioned for being a violent city, but yet Las Vegas, Miami, Houston, Orlando, Indianapolis and many other cites all have higher violent crime rates. It’s a classic example of both how perception is often not supported by the evidence, and how media can push skewed narratives.
Looking at Ohio cities, specifically, the picture overall is not great.  Both Cleveland and Toledo are in the top 25 cities with the highest violent crime rates, and both rates increasing.  Cincinnati was somewhat all over the place, with its rate skyrocketing 2000-2010, but then plummeting 2010-2020 to fall out of the top 25.  Columbus, meanwhile, has been in a consistent- if not slower- decline that put it outside of the top 50 by 2020.

Overall, the majority of cities saw their violent crime rates fall between 2000-2020. This, again, goes contrary to the existing narrative that cities are becoming more dangerous. The pandemic and its economic effects have caused some spikes in some places, but long-term, it remains to be seen if these trends continue or abate.

In upcoming posts, we will examine cities by both homicide rates and property crime rates. Stay tuned!



Columbus City Diversity and Peer Comparison

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In the 2nd post related to the recently-released Census demographic data, I’ll look at Columbus city diversity and peer comparison for how it’s been changing since 2005.

Rank by City of Total White, non-Hispanic Population by Year
2005————————————–2010————————————-2017
1. Chicago, IL: 819,215————1. Chicago: 853,910————1. Chicago: 879,334
2. Indianapolis, IN: 491,044—2. Indianapolis: 482,195—–2. Columbus: 490,149
3. Columbus: 442,958———-3. Columbus: 470,971—-3. Indianapolis: 468,665
4. Portland, OR: 382,033———-4. Portland: 417,876————4. Austin: 453,801
5. San Antonio, TX: 356,420—–5. Austin: 384,065————5. Portland: 452,132
6. Austin, TX: 347,013——-6. San Antonio: 351,420—6. San Antonio: 375,463
7. Nashville, TN: 314,518——–7. Nashville: 339,030——–7. Nashville: 368,195
8. Charlotte, NC: 302,789——-8. Charlotte: 331,357——8. Charlotte: 360,270
9. Virginia Beach, VA: 290,891–9. Virginia Beach: 282,812——9. Omaha: 311,349
10. San Jose, CA: 281,822—–10. Las Vegas: 280,604———–10. Las Vegas: 280,201
11. Las Vegas, NV: 281,679—-11. Omaha: 277,606———–11. Virginia Beach: 277,338
12. Omaha, NE: 267,685——–12. San Jose: 265,311————12. Kansas City: 272,548
13. Kansas City, MO: 249,123—13. Kansas City: 247,473——13. San Jose: 267,315
14. Wichita, KS: 245,527———-14. Wichita: 245,146————14. Minneapolis: 252,304
15. Milwaukee, WI: 219,891——15. Minneapolis: 242,848——15. Wichita: 243,143
16. Minneapolis, MN: 216,975—16. Milwaukee: 221,514——–16. Lincoln: 226,297
17. Lincoln, NE: 197,287———-17. Lincoln: 216,076————-17. Milwaukee: 207,043
18. Toledo: 183,746—————-18. Pittsburgh: 203,622———18. Pittsburgh: 196,687
19. Pittsburgh, PA: 180,725——19. Fort Wayne: 179,646——-19. Madison: 187,566
20. Madison, WI: 161,631——–20. Madison: 178,307————20. Fort Wayne: 166,912
21. St. Paul, MN: 161,329——–21. Toledo: 177,341————–21. Toledo: 164,104
22. Sacramento, CA: 160,599—22. Sacramento: 165,610——22. Sacramento: 159,291
23. Fort Wayne, IN: 157,672—–23. St. Paul: 159,704———–23. St. Paul: 152,558
24. Des Moines, IA: 149,786—–24. Des Moines: 145,937——24. Cincinnati: 143,028
25. Cleveland: 147,359———–25. Cincinnati: 143,120———25. Des Moines: 137,235
26. St. Louis, MO: 143,590——26. Cleveland: 137,977———26. St. Louis: 134,471
27. Cincinnati: 138,486———–27. St. Louis: 134,146———–27. Cleveland: 126,714
28. Akron: 128,976—————-28. Akron: 120,800————–28. Grand Rapids: 114,349
29. Grand Rapids, MI: 113,791—29. Grand Rapids: 104,636—29. Akron: 113,951
30. Orlando, FL: 92,326———–30. Orlando: 96,867————-30. Orlando: 95,876
31. Detroit, MI: 77,163————-31. Dayton: 72,663————–31. Dayton: 71,094
32. Dayton: 67,581—————–32. Providence: 64,284——–32. Detroit: 70,931
33. Providence, RI: 64,223——-33. Detroit: 55,298————–33. Providence: 59,321

Columbus moved from 3rd to 2nd over the period.

Rank by City of Total Black, non-Hispanic Population by Year
2005—————————————–2010———————————2017
1. Chicago: 938,097—————–1. Chicago: 895,294———–1. Chicago: 797,253
2. Detroit: 683,999——————–2. Detroit: 587,707————-2. Detroit: 529,593
3. Milwaukee: 222,040————–3. Charlotte: 251,274———-3. Charlotte: 292,104
4. Cleveland: 221,797—————4. Milwaukee: 230,473——–4. Columbus: 248,476
5. Charlotte: 205,216—————-5. Indianapolis: 226,314——-5. Indianapolis: 236,606
6. Indianapolis: 193,948————6. Columbus: 216,486———6. Milwaukee: 228,720
7. Columbus: 179,197—————7. Cleveland: 208,528———7. Cleveland: 186,073
8. St. Louis: 168,768—————-8. Nashville: 171,104———–8. Nashville: 180,830
9. Nashville: 148,051—————-9. St. Louis: 157,382———–9. St. Louis: 143,761
10. Kansas City: 131,694———-10. Kansas City: 138,461—–10. Kansas City: 138,346
11. Cincinnati: 131,010————-11. Cincinnati: 131,909——–11. Cincinnati: 127,589
12. Pittsburgh: 81,758————–12. Virginia Beach: 79,583—-12. San Antonio: 97,925
13. Virginia Beach: 80,004——–13. San Antonio: 79,307——13. Virginia Beach: 82,181
14. Orlando: 73,736—————–14. Toledo: 75,033————-14. Minneapolis: 75,006
15. Toledo: 72,190——————-15. Pittsburgh: 71,539——–15. Toledo: 74,906
16. Sacramento: 71,452————16. Orlando: 70,988————16. Orlando: 72,796
17. San Antonio: 70,723————17. Minneapolis: 63,749——17. Austin: 69,860
18. Dayton: 60,196——————-18. Sacramento: 61,976——18. Sacramento: 67,305
19. Akron: 59,810——————–19. Austin: 61,833————–19. Las Vegas: 65,663
20. Las Vegas: 59,780————–20. Dayton: 61,402————-20. Pittsburgh: 65,268
21. Austin: 59,583——————-21. Akron: 60,653—————-21. Akron: 61,461
22. Minneapolis: 57,499————22. Las Vegas: 60,187———22. Dayton: 57,043
23. Omaha: 50,333——————23. Omaha: 55,086————-23. Omaha: 56,098
24. Grand Rapids: 40,408———24. Wichita: 42,662————-24. St. Paul: 51,737
25. Wichita: 39,165—————–25. Grand Rapids: 41,848—–25. Wichita: 40,756
26. Fort Wayne: 35,221———–26. St. Paul: 41,923————-26. Grand Rapids: 38,130
27. St. Paul: 34,903—————-27. Fort Wayne: 39,016——–27. Fort Wayne: 37,941
28. Portland: 30,828—————28. Portland: 37,355————28. Portland: 34,624
29. San Jose: 27,446————–29. San Jose: 29,831———-29. San Jose: 28,126
30. Providence: 18,794———–30. Des Moines: 19,962——-30. Providence: 27,274
31. Des Moines: 16,709———-31. Providence: 19,265——–31. Des Moines: 22,170
32. Madison: 12,660————–32. Madison: 17,560————32. Madison: 14,185
33. Lincoln: 7,082——————33. Lincoln: 9,023—————33. Lincoln: 11,487

Columbus moved up from 7th to 4th in total Black, non-Hispanic during the period. Surprisingly, quite a few cities have actually been losing this demographic since 2010 at least.

Rank by City of Total Asian, non-Hispanic Population by Year
2005————————————-2010——————————————2017
1. San Jose: 269,186————–1. San Jose: 303,227—————–1. San Jose: 366,134
2. Chicago: 127,686—————-2. Chicago: 148,280——————2. Chicago: 179,176
3. Sacramento: 80,307————3. Sacramento: 84,556————-3. Sacramento: 93,476
4. Portland: 36,278—————–4. Austin: 46,575———————-4. Austin: 71,539
5. Austin: 35,239——————–5. Portland: 43,185——————-5. St. Paul: 61,082
6. St. Paul: 35,184——————6. St. Paul: 41,989——————-6. Charlotte: 55,142
7. Columbus: 27,125—————7. Las Vegas: 37,406—————7. Columbus: 53,027
8. Las Vegas: 25,077————–8. Charlotte: 37,181—————–8. Portland: 52,219
9. Charlotte: 23,356—————-9. Columbus: 35,468—————-9. Las Vegas: 44,735
10. Virginia Beach: 22,501——10. San Antonio: 29,200———–10. San Antonio: 38,119
11. San Antonio: 20,492———11. Virginia Beach: 27,303—–11. Virginia Beach: 29,735
12. Minneapolis: 20,189———12. Milwaukee: 22,670————–12. Minneapolis: 26,833
13. Milwaukee: 19,596———–13. Minneapolis: 21,426————13. Indianapolis: 26,548
14. Nashville: 16,943————-14. Wichita: 19,420——————14. Milwaukee: 25,624
15. Wichita: 15,417—————15. Indianapolis: 17,137————15. Madison: 24,455
16. Madison: 12,708————–16. Nashville: 17,045—————16. Nashville: 24,034
17. Indianapolis: 12,312———17. Madison: 16,671—————-17. Wichita: 19,548
18. Providence: 10,751———-18. Pittsburgh: 12,036————–18. Pittsburgh: 19,357
19. Pittsburgh: 10,727————19. Providence: 11,497————19. Omaha: 17,412
20. Kansas City: 10,674———20. Lincoln: 10,452——————20. Des Moines: 17,143
21. Detroit: 9,577——————21. Kansas City: 10,263———–21. Kansas City: 15,213
22. Des Moines: 8,796———–22. Des Moines: 8,867————-22. Fort Wayne: 14,039
23. Lincoln: 7,513—————–23. St. Louis: 8,717—————–23. Lincoln: 13,992
24. St. Louis: 7,046—————24. Omaha: 8,397——————-24. Orlando: 11,852
25. Omaha: 6,971—————–25. Orlando: 7,870——————25. Detroit: 11,790
26. Cincinnati: 6,874————-26. Fort Wayne: 6,945————–26. St. Louis: 10,404
27. Cleveland: 6,289————27. Detroit: 6,549———————27. Providence: 9,361
28. Orlando: 5,528—————28. Cincinnati: 5,938—————-28. Cleveland: 9,217
29. Fort Wayne: 4,241———-29. Cleveland: 5,392—————-29. Akron: 8,007
30. Toledo: 4,150—————-30. Akron: 4,567———————30. Cincinnati: 7,906
31. Akron: 3,497—————–31. Grand Rapids: 3,695———–31. Grand Rapids: 7,056
32. Grand Rapids: 2,847——32. Toledo: 3,125——————–32. Toledo: 3,679
33. Dayton: 1,827—————33. Dayton: 1,231——————–33. Dayton: 848

Columbus maintained its rank since 2005.

Rank by City of Total Hispanic Population by Year
2005——————————————–2010————————————2017
1. Chicago: 778,234—————1. San Antonio: 853,654———-1. San Antonio: 969,065
2. San Antonio: 735,458———–2. Chicago: 763,968—————2. Chicago: 787,978
3. San Jose: 279,420————–3. San Jose: 318,389————–3. San Jose: 332,603
4. Austin: 223,361——————4. Austin: 288,130——————4. Austin: 324,973
5. Las Vegas: 153,813————5. Las Vegas: 181,923————-5. Las Vegas: 219,220
6. Sacramento: 111,559———6. Sacramento: 124,461———–6. Sacramento: 141,752
7. Milwaukee: 80,945————-7. Milwaukee: 104,619————-7. Milwaukee: 133,812
8. Providence: 60,008————-8. Charlotte: 96,246—————-8. Charlotte: 122,904
9. Charlotte: 58,466—————9. Indianapolis: 78,467————-9. Indianapolis: 93,042
10. Wichita: 49,928—————10. Providence: 76,645————10. Orlando: 86,305
11. Indianapolis: 47,764———11. Nashville: 61,212—————11. Providence: 77,893
12. Detroit: 46,993—————-12. Wichita: 59,823——————12. Nashville: 69,574
13. Orlando: 43,978————–13. Portland: 58,986—————–13. Wichita: 68,389
14. Portland: 43,324————–14. Orlando: 56,061—————–14. Portland: 67,551
15. Omaha: 39,674—————15. Omaha: 53,661——————15. Omaha: 66,056
16. Nashville: 37,463————-16. Kansas City: 49,800————16. Columbus: 55,782
17. Minneapolis: 37,017———17. Detroit: 45,580——————-17. Detroit: 48,328
18. Kansas City: 35,995———18. Columbus: 43,276————–18. Cleveland: 47,962
19. Grand Rapids: 32,368——19. Cleveland: 36,067————–19. Minneapolis: 46,375
20. Cleveland: 32,085———–20. Minneapolis: 34,504———–20. Kansas City: 45,975
21. Columbus: 24,607———–21. Grand Rapids: 30,659——21. Virginia Beach: 36,723
22. St. Paul: 22,402————–22. Virginia Beach: 29,206—–22. Grand Rapids: 32,016
23. Virginia Beach: 20,803—–23. St. Paul: 28,725————–23. Des Moines: 31,333
24. Des Moines: 18,952——–24. Des Moines: 23,832———-24. St. Paul: 30,007
25. Toledo: 18,404————–25. Toledo: 21,346——————25. Fort Wayne: 24,724
26. Fort Wayne: 16,438——-26. Fort Wayne: 19,576————26. Toledo: 22,796
27. Madison: 11,997———–27. Lincoln: 16,007——————27. Lincoln: 21,921
28. Lincoln: 9,672—————28. Madison: 14,062—————28. Madison: 20,741
29. St. Louis: 8,268————-29. St. Louis: 11,207————–29. St. Louis: 12,447
30. Pittsburgh: 5,018———-30. Cincinnati: 8,710—————30. Cincinnati: 11,787
31. Cincinnati: 3,855———–31. Pittsburgh: 7,282————–31. Pittsburgh: 9,212
32. Akron: 3,485—————-32. Akron: 3,990——————–32. Dayton: 5,765
33. Dayton: 1,693————–33. Dayton: 3,180——————-33. Akron: 5,536

Columbus moved up from 21st to 16th in the total Hispanic population.

Rank by City of Total Other, non-Hispanic Population by Year
2005——————————————-2010—————————————–2017
1. Chicago: 38,694—————1. Chicago: 37,379——————–1. Chicago: 58,721
2. San Jose: 29,456————2. San Jose: 32,439——————–2. Portland: 41,595
3. Sacramento: 21,370———-3. Sacramento: 30,900—————3. San Jose: 41,175
4. Portland: 21,164————–4. Portland: 28,027———————4. Sacramento: 40,066
5. Indianapolis: 20,242———-5. Las Vegas: 24,521—————–5. Columbus: 34,467
6. Columbus: 20,096————-6. Columbus: 23,738—————–6. Indianapolis: 32,525
7. San Antonio: 19,130———-7. San Antonio: 20,778————–7. Las Vegas: 31,889
8. Minneapolis: 18,580———-8. Minneapolis: 20,753————–8. San Antonio: 31,341
9. Detroit: 18,324—————–9. Virginia Beach: 20,268———-9. Austin: 30,541
10. Las Vegas: 18,304———-10. Indianapolis: 20,086———-10. Charlotte: 28,632
11. Virginia Beach: 16,685—-11. Charlotte: 18,360————–11. Virginia Beach: 24,458
12. Milwaukee: 14,476———-12. Detroit: 16,776—————–12. Nashville: 23,334
13. Kansas City: 13,399——–13. Milwaukee: 16,311———–13. Minneapolis: 21,808
14. Austin: 13,261—————-14. Wichita: 16,091—————14. Milwaukee: 20,166
15. Charlotte: 11,771————-15. Omaha: 15,519————–15. Wichita: 18,763
16. Wichita: 11,545—————16. Austin: 14,915—————-16. Kansas City: 16,743
17. Omaha: 8,552—————–17. Kansas City: 14,668——–17. Omaha: 15,988
18. St. Paul: 7,741—————-18. Nashville: 14,227————18. Cleveland: 15,586
19. Toledo: 7,447—————–19. St. Paul: 13,098————–19. Orlando: 13,429
20. Cincinnati: 7,315————-20. Pittsburgh: 11,280———–20. Detroit: 12,461
21. Cleveland: 7,004————-21. Toledo: 10,134—————21. Pittsburgh: 11,890
22. Providence: 6,488———–22. Akron: 9,020——————22. St. Paul: 11,220
23. Pittsburgh: 6,138————23. Fort Wayne: 8,513———–23. Fort Wayne: 11,180
24. St. Louis: 6,058————–24. Cleveland: 8,276————-24. Lincoln: 11,037
25. Fort Wayne: 5,774———-25. St. Louis: 7,704————–25. Toledo: 11,009
26. Orlando: 5,731—————26. Lincoln: 7,483—————-26. Cincinnati: 10,995
27. Nashville: 5,687————-27. Grand Rapids: 7,376——–27. Des Moines: 9,627
28. Madison: 4,708————–28. Orlando: 7,251—————28. Akron: 8,894
29. Lincoln: 4,508—————-29. Cincinnati: 7,230————29. Madison: 8,292
30. Akron: 4,431—————–30. Madison: 7,177————–30. St. Louis: 7,543
31. Grand Rapids: 4,154——31. Providence: 6,471———–31. Grand Rapids: 7,260
32. Des Moines: 2,674———32. Des Moines: 5,598———-32. Providence: 6,539
33. Dayton: 1,382—————33. Dayton: 3,025—————-33. Dayton: 5,629

Finally, Columbus moved up from 6th to 5th in the total of Other, non-Hispanic population. Overall, Columbus ranks fairly well in totals vs. its peers, as one might expect given that it is one of the largest cities in the grouping. However, to truly find out how it compares with these other cities, you have to look at percentages, which tells how much of the city’s population is made up of each group.

Columbus ranks in the middle of the pack for its % of Non-Hispanic White population. Like in most cities, even while this demographic is growing in total numbers in Columbus, the % of total population continues to fall.

Columbus ranked in the top 3rd of peer cities for its % of Non-Hispanic Black population.

Columbus also ranked in the top 3rd for its Non-Hispanic Asian population.

Columbus ranks poorly with Hispanics in the group, ranking near the bottom.

Finally, Columbus ranks in the middle for its Non-Hispanic Other population.

So what’s the final ranking for where Columbus is with diversity compared to its peers in 2017? To find out, I assigned points based on ranked position in each 5 racial categories and took the average of the positions in each 5. The result is that the higher the average number, the lower the overall diversity.

So based on this, Columbus ranks in the top half of national and Midwest peers for diversity.

*Note: Normally, Youngstown would be included, but the data was not available.