I understand what you're saying but I don't think it's accurate to judge a low population area by the same diversity standards as a high population area. Given how low population even the cities in E. TN area are I think they're actually doing ok on diversity. Nothing like a lot of places but a lot more diverse than it used to be and growing more diverse by the day. The demographic shifts in E. TN over the past 10 years have been enormous.

As to discounting Morristown's hispanic population it's ~10 percent now and growing (and given that it was zero years ago that's mind blowing). And regarding Knoxville's the middle eastern population - you must be going by the past and outlying areas. I certainly wasn't talking about gas stations.

All these places used to be white/black only in terms of the groups that made up the population but that's just not the case now and it's not been for a few years, some places a lot longer.

Again I'm not claiming the area is super diverse - it would never compare to LA or even smaller places with more diversity but it's not the white/black place it used to be. Besides, our fans are hardly contained to one portion of the state or even the state. We international

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Posted by TRUERockyTop

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Posted on 7/25/14 at 3:48 pm to Prof

I was really only focusing on East TN, like I mentioned at the start of the thread. Speaking of the entire state, I think you're dead on. Particularly with Nashville blowing up and the Memphis metro.

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As to discounting Morristown's hispanic population it's ~10 percent now and growing (and given that it was zero years ago that's mind blowing)

I didn't realize it had blown up that much. That's interesting. I'd say Lenoir City is slowly creeping closer to that mark as well.

I enjoy your posts to much to argue about the demographics of East TN