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University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

2002

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Racial Integration In Urban America: A Block Level Analysis Of African American And White Housing Patterns, Lois M. Quinn, John Pawasarat Jan 2002

Racial Integration In Urban America: A Block Level Analysis Of African American And White Housing Patterns, Lois M. Quinn, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

This block level analysis raises serious questions about the white-black housing dissimilarity segregation index historically used to rank the racial segregation of metropolitan areas. The analysis examines the assumptions of the dissimilarity index about the lack of integration occurring in many cities with large African American populations. No single statistic or set of statistics can capture the complex population mix and levels of integration and segregation in urban America, and the current segregation rankings of cities and metropolitan areas, while popular in the media, appear to offer little insight into the configuration of neighborhoods in cities with large African American …


Maps Of African American And White Populations In 100 Metro Areas, John Pawasarat Jan 2002

Maps Of African American And White Populations In 100 Metro Areas, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

The Employment and Training Institute prepared maps for the 100 largest metro areas in the U.S. to aid public policy makers in identifying black-white integrated neighborhoods. The mapping project analyzed block level data, with cities encouraged to map their integrated neighborhoods by blocks. For ease of display, the metro maps shown here use block groups to aid communities in assessing the location and relative size of their racial mixes. Four maps are provided for each metro area. The first map shows the black-white racial composition by three categories: integrated block groups with at least 20 percent black population and at …