Ethnic groups in Portland, Oregon
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According to the City of Portland, "In all categories, the Eastside is more racially diverse than the Westside. Hispanics are most concentrated in North Portland at nearly 15% of the population. NE Portland has the highest concentration of African Americans at 30%. The concentration of Asians in Portland are mostly within NE, SE, and outer East Portland, with a percent population of 11%, 10%, and 9% respectively. Whites are the most common race group citywide."[1]
In 2016, Alana Semuels of The Atlantic wrote, "As black people moved into Albina, whites moved out; by the end of the 1950s, there were 23,000 fewer white residents and 7,000 more black residents than there had been at the beginning of the decade." She also said "by 1999, blacks owned 36 percent fewer homes than they had a decade earlier, while whites owned 43 percent more."[2] In 2021, the Southeast Examiner's Don MacGillivray said "Portland is known for its lack of racial diversity and its lack of African Americans", with a Black population at six percent and Latinos at 10 percent of the city's population.[3]
African Americans
African Americans are concentrated in north and northeast Portland.[4]
Asians
Burmese
Notable Burmese restaurants have included Rangoon Bistro and Top Burmese.
Chinese
Filipino
Notable Filipino restaurants have included Botanical Bakeshop and Magna Kusina.
Indian
Notable Indian restaurants have included:
Koreans
Japanese
Thai
Notable Thai restaurants have included:
Vietnamese
Portland had the fifteenth largest Vietnamese population in the United States, as of 2022.[5] Vietnamese coffee gained popularity in Portland in the 2020s.[6] Notable Vietnamese restaurants have included:
Hispanic/Latino
Jews
Approximately 75,500 Jews live in Greater Portland.[7]
Native Americans
Portland has the ninth largest urban Native American population in the United States.[8]
Romani
Portland has a substantial Romani population.[9] Approximately 3,000 Romani people live in the Portland metropolitan area.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Race and Ethnicity Population Estimates". Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America". The Atlantic. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Portland's Struggle with Diversity | the Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon". Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Portland is still the whitest big city in America". 2 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ "In a First for the Nation, Five Vietnamese American Candidates Are Bound for the Oregon Legislature". Willamette Week. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Wong, Janey (2024-07-24). "Portland's Vietnamese Cafe Renaissance Is Peaking". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "2022-23 Greater Portland Jewish Community Study". Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "The roots of Portland's Native American community". 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Oregon Roma (Gypsies)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Simina Mistreanu | The (February 2, 2014). "Roma minority has special sensitivities, health-related beliefs, professor, doctors say". oregonlive.
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