
Tukwila Station on the light rail (Photo: Seattledude, via Wikimedia Commons)
You don’t hear much about Tukwila. Just south of Seattle, it’s a small city — only about 19,000 residents and fewer than 10 square miles — and it’s a place that many of us just pass through on I-5 or the light rail. But here is something to think about next time you do pass through this little place.
According to a recent report from Brown University on the state of racial and ethnic diversity in America, Tukwila is the 11th most diverse city in the United States. And Tukwila is No. 1 not just in Washington, but the entire Pacific Northwest.
What does “most diverse” mean?
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