Many Midwesterners said they wish people knew the region isn't just a bunch of white people.
"The diversity is huge," Nebraska native Sandra Smith DuPree, who now lives in Florida, told Business Insider. "I felt that I grew up with a diverse mix of people. I love that and wish that all of America would show kindness to all people regardless of ethnicity."
Across the board, 10% of the Midwest is Black, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Here are some of the most ethnically diverse cities in the Midwest:
Dearborn, Michigan.
Nearly half of this Detroit suburb is Arab American, the largest proportion in the country, and almost 40%
speak Arabic at home.
Chicago. African Americans, who comprise
just under a third of Chicago's population, have
a rich history in the Midwest's biggest city. Hispanics are also around
a third of the population.
Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Minnesota's Twin Cities are majority white, but they have one of the country's biggest concentration of
Hmongs and
Somalis in the country.