Ethnic diversity in certain metropolitan areas can be richer and more obvious than in other areas because of the influence of historic and social tendencies of migration. In addition, differences in the economic development of the United States’ metropolitan areas can also be observed as a cause of ethnic diversity or as a consequence of this population’s specific heterogeneity (Kuebler and Rugh 1357). As a result, it is important to focus on two viewpoints which are associated with discussing the relationship between the ethnic diversity and significant changes in the economies of the U.S. metropolitan areas. On the one hand, the significant ethnic diversity in the large metropolitan areas is associated with the high economic status of these territories as a cause of the phenomenon based on the talent distribution theory (Chen 71; Farrell and Lee 1110). On the other hand, ethnic diversity of the U.S. metropolitan areas is a result of these regions’ economic progress which is usually discussed as a motivating factor for migrants (Farley 604; Li 22). While focusing on the first approach, it is important to note that the economic progress and the high household income of the population in the U.S. metropolitan areas is a direct result of high levels of the ethnic diversity. Chen explains this idea with the focus on the theory of talent distribution and on the principle of tolerance-based diversity (Chen 72). According to Chen, talent distribution based on ethnic diversity influences the economy of different regions, while “indirectly affecting the difference in income per capita across U.S. metropolitan areas” (Chen 72). In their research, Ratna, Grafton and Kompas also state that ethnic and linguistic diversity “contributes positively to hourly wages and employment density of U.S. natives” (Ratna, Grafton and Kompas 860). This factor influences positive changes in the minorities’ income as well as the income of the metropolitan areas where they live because representatives of different ethnicities can be discussed as the main labor force in these areas (Chen 71; Farrell and Lee 1109). In this case, the factor of ethnic diversity is closely connected with the idea of distribution of wealth in the metropolitan areas. From this perspective, Ratna, Grafton and Kompas note that the racial diversity can be discussed as positive phenomenon for “most industries in the US, but more so for industries with high skill concentration, and productivity of white workers” (Ratna, Grafton and Kompas 860). In this context, Chen focuses on long-term results of immigration and ethnic diversity while stating that these factors can “bring benefits to a community and a country” (Chen 75). Therefore, the ethnically diverse metropolitan areas can develop more actively and rapidly than the other regions of the United States because of differences in the talent distribution and differences in occupied jobs and because of the specifics of distribution of labor force and wages for migrants and non-migrants in these regions. According to Farrell and Lee, the analysis of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas supports the idea “that most neighborhoods are becoming more diverse and t