Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Chicago drops to third place in total number of black homes in the U.S.

But Chicago remains in fifth place in Hispanic and Asian homes

Nielsen announced its top ten markets ranked by minority TV homes, and Chicago is now the third-largest African-American market in the U.S. , going from 598, 370 homes to 599,620 homes. It was surpassed though, by Atlanta which surged from 597,070 to 634,820 to claim second place. New York remains in first, of course with 1.2 million homes.

Among the total number of Hispanic homes in the U.S., Chicago remained in fifth place with 487,590. Los Angeles is first with 1.25 million. Chicago was also fifth in the total number of Asian homes with 171,060.

To access the top ten list of markets with the most minority homes (and for more information), click here.

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