Uprooting your life and moving is a big commitment. If you’re a minority, it’s a lot safer bet that you won’t have issues in a big city than a small town. It’s

Uprooting your life and moving is a big commitment. If you’re a minority, it’s a lot safer bet that you won’t have issues in a big city than a small town. It’s risk mitigation. When I say history I don’t mean the history book a generation ago. I mean the news stations, social media, people’s modern lived experience . There’s a lot more people discussing issues with small towns than big cities, especially when accounting for population differences. Your articles only tell half a story. They show that a chunk of counties have >25% non white. But none have significant Asian populations, nor LGBTQ, etc. “Not blindingly white” isn’t the same as diversity for many people. Will it have restaurants of the cuisine of your home culture? Mosques/temples of your religion, etc. Will gay people be able to find dates? There’s so much more to diversity.