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Originally Posted by Mimol742
I wouldn’t say most but many... Yes. Look At Chicago’s poverty rate and % people without a high school diploma.
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Actually, for the top 10 most populous cities in America Chicago ranks highly in terms of educational attainment. I know all about this data. The poverty rate in Chicago is also on par with that of NYC and given a margin of error from the ACS ranks around the middle (NYC, Dallas, San Antonio, and Chicago are all fairly similar).
2018, Percentage of people 25+ with less than a HS degree
1. San Diego: 13.02%
2. Chicago: 14.12%
3. Philadelphia: 14.13%
4. San Jose: 14.29%
5. Phoenix: 16.87%
6. New York City: 17.29%
7. San Antonio: 17.73%
8. Houston: 21.42%
9. Dallas: 21.54%
10. Los Angeles: 22.41%
Source: Table S1501, 2018 American Community Survey 1 year (
https://data.census.gov/)
2018, Percentage of people 25+ with Bachelor's degree or higher
1. San Diego: 46.02%
2. San Jose: 42.06%
3. Chicago: 39.40%
4. New York City: 38.98%
5. Los Angeles: 34.49%
6. Dallas: 33.61%
7. Houston: 32.92%
8. Philadelphia: 30.88%
9. Phoenix: 28.91%
10. San Antonio: 25.76%
Source: Table S1501, 2018 American Community Survey 1 year (
https://data.census.gov/)
2018, Percentage of people below 50% of poverty level
1. San Jose: 3.81%
2. Phoenix: 6.41%
3. San Diego: 6.53%
4. Los Angeles: 6.83%
5. New York City: 7.69%
6. Dallas: 8.00%
7. Chicago: 8.04%
8. San Antonio: 8.11%
9. Houston: 9.33%
10. Philadelphia: 11.11%
Source: Table S1701, 2018 American Community Survey 1 year (
https://data.census.gov/)
2018, Percentage of households making $100K+ income
1. San Jose: 55.19%
2. San Diego: 39.76%
3. New York City: 33.23%
4. Los Angeles: 31.42%
5. Chicago: 29.05%
6. Phoenix: 25.52%
7. Houston: 23.98%
8. Dallas: 23.55%
9. Philadelphia: 20.67%
10. San Antonio: 19.75%
Source: Table B19001, 2018 American Community Survey 1 year (
https://data.census.gov/)