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SEGREGATION: DISSIMILARITY INDICES

US Metro Areas Ranked by White/Asian Dissimilarity Index
Rank Metro Area Asian Population White Population Total Population Dissimilarity Index
1. Ann Arbor, MI 21,605 484,391 578,736 64.0
2. Terre Haute, IN 1,336 137,676 149,192 63.1
3. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 7,996 246,500 385,090 63.0
4. Wheeling, WV-OH * 663 145,907 153,172 62.5
5. Gadsden, AL * 428 84,919 103,459 61.9
6. Amarillo, TX 3,816 154,896 217,858 61.7
7. Lafayette, IN 6,693 159,705 182,821 61.6
8. Johnstown, PA * 741 223,066 232,621 61.1
9. Fort Smith, AR-OK 4,715 166,605 207,290 61.0
10. Monroe, LA * 932 94,013 147,250 60.8
11. Atlantic-Cape May, NJ 13,317 253,623 354,878 60.2
12. Pittsburgh, PA 25,982 2,100,501 2,358,695 59.5
13. Hattiesburg, MS * 780 79,315 111,674 59.4
14. Charleston, WV 1,983 230,619 251,662 58.7
15. Pine Bluff, AR * 542 40,475 84,278 58.5
16. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 15,007 965,233 1,170,111 58.5
17. Baton Rouge, LA 8,982 385,099 602,894 57.9
18. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1,260 301,916 315,538 57.9
19. Binghamton, NY 5,844 231,519 252,320 57.6
20. Rocky Mount, NC * 539 75,164 143,026 57.3
21. Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX 1,522 48,679 335,227 57.1
22. Florence, AL * 432 121,710 142,950 56.8
23. Wausau, WI 5,703 117,517 125,834 56.7
24. Lafayette, LA 2,745 265,885 385,647 56.5
25. Mobile, AL 6,130 370,631 540,258 56.1
26. New Orleans, LA 28,345 731,514 1,337,726 56.1
27. Alexandria, LA 1,071 83,059 126,337 56.0
28. Peoria-Pekin, IL 3,772 302,962 347,387 56.0
29. Cumberland, MD-WV * 434 95,264 102,008 55.9
30. Syracuse, NY 10,741 644,035 732,117 55.7
31. Kokomo, IN * 906 91,566 101,541 55.4
32. Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 1,911 459,120 480,091 55.4
33. New York, NY 838,034 3,684,669 9,314,235 55.1
34. Lansing-East Lansing, MI 11,687 367,996 447,728 55.0
35. Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI 3,395 332,429 403,070 54.9
35. Stockton-Lodi, CA 62,126 267,002 563,598 54.9
37. Birmingham, AL 7,552 611,574 921,106 54.8
38. Sherman-Denison, TX * 613 92,857 110,595 54.8
39. Springfield, IL 2,088 176,207 201,437 54.6
40. Jackson, MI * 835 138,528 158,422 54.4
41. Altoona, PA * 461 125,641 129,144 54.2
41. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazlet, PA 3,847 600,830 624,776 54.2
43. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 3,207 59,423 569,463 54.2
44. Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC 16,744 905,018 1,251,509 54.1
45. Wichita, KS 15,426 430,553 545,220 54.1
46. Utica-Rome, NY 2,956 271,267 299,896 54.0
47. Houston, TX 216,249 1,923,990 4,177,646 54.0
48. Houma, LA 1,432 150,485 194,477 54.0
49. Sacramento, CA 142,999 1,046,616 1,628,197 53.8
50. Joplin, MO * 880 143,978 157,322 53.6
51. Muncie, IN * 778 107,068 118,769 53.5
52. Providence-Fall River-Warwick, MA-RI 22,383 781,493 962,886 53.5
53. Danville, VA * 401 71,734 110,156 53.4
54. Detroit, MI 102,434 3,096,900 4,441,551 53.4
55. Boston, MA-NH 234,413 5,023,779 6,057,826 53.3
56. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC 11,033 747,540 962,441 53.3
57. Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR* 522 92,318 129,749 53.2
58. State College, PA 5,354 123,055 135,758 53.1
59. Longview-Marshall, TX * 996 149,623 208,780 53.0
60. Decatur, AL * 524 119,483 145,867 52.9
61. Jonesboro, AR * 480 72,489 82,148 52.8
62. Charlottesville, VA 4,622 126,606 159,576 52.7
63. Sioux City, IA-NE 3,109 101,189 124,130 52.7
64. Fort Wayne, IN 5,016 435,024 502,141 52.5
65. Dubuque, IA * 509 86,020 89,143 52.5
66. Youngstown-Warren, OH 2,438 513,967 594,746 52.5
67. San Diego, CA 245,297 1,548,833 2,813,833 52.5
68. Kankakee, IL * 699 80,829 103,833 52.5
69. Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA 53,040 280,214 518,821 52.3
70. Decatur, IL * 649 95,128 114,706 52.3
71. Florence, SC * 870 73,216 125,761 52.2
72. Benton Harbor, MI 1,839 126,798 162,453 52.1
73. San Francisco, CA 389,564 885,518 1,731,183 52.0
74. St. Louis, MO-IL 36,789 2,014,776 2,603,607 52.0
75. Brazoria, TX 4,776 158,052 241,767 51.9
76. Victoria, TX * 635 44,490 84,088 51.9
77. St. Cloud, MN 2,476 159,532 167,392 51.9
78. Rochester, NY 19,792 902,811 1,098,201 51.8
79. Jackson, TN * 595 72,765 107,377 51.8
80. Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMS 1,124,569 2,959,614 9,519,338 51.8
81. Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV* 443 124,197 132,008 51.7
82. Philadelphia, PA-NJ 171,352 3,583,090 5,100,931 51.6
83. Rockford, IL 5,131 303,410 371,236 51.5
84. Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH* 722 146,567 151,237 51.4
85. Lake Charles, LA 1,163 133,716 183,577 51.4
86. Champaign-Urbana, IL 11,553 139,143 179,669 51.3
87. Tuscaloosa, AL 1,506 111,367 164,875 51.2
88. Knoxville, TN 6,736 623,048 687,249 51.1
89. Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI 6,085 377,369 452,851 51.1
90. Dallas, TX 140,610 1,979,218 3,519,176 51.0
91. Waco, TX 2,236 138,008 213,517 50.9
92. St. Joseph, MO * 421 94,535 102,490 50.9
93. Chicago, IL 378,172 4,798,533 8,272,768 50.9
94. Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY 1,802 270,438 296,195 50.6
94. Louisville, KY-IN 10,925 840,677 1,025,598 50.6
96. Sheboygan, WI 3,669 102,628 112,646 50.6
97. Jamestown, NY * 493 128,481 139,750 50.4
98. Atlanta, GA 134,973 2,460,740 4,112,198 50.4
98. Gary, IN 5,189 428,791 631,362 50.4
100. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 15,924 771,049 875,583 50.4
101. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA 4,102 307,512 359,062 50.3
102. Springfield, MA 10,993 475,944 608,479 50.2
103. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AZ 4,040 266,462 311,121 50.1
104. Flint, MI 3,487 323,136 436,141 50.0
104. Tulsa, OK 9,822 593,498 803,235 50.0
106. Indianapolis, IN 19,523 1,299,311 1,607,486 50.0
107. Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ 130,990 797,594 1,169,641 49.8
108. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 28,106 1,067,594 1,499,293 49.8
109. Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI 16,790 903,766 1,088,514 49.8
110. Chattanooga, TN-GA 4,553 381,598 465,161 49.8
111. Madison, WI 14,651 372,597 426,526 49.7
112. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 19,331 1,375,267 1,646,395 49.7
113. Lima, OH * 782 136,909 155,084 49.6
114. Bangor, ME 1,003 139,461 144,919 49.4
115. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA 11,457 153,916 368,021 49.3
116. Jersey City, NJ 56,370 215,216 608,975 49.3
117. Lynchburg, VA 1,545 170,112 214,911 49.3
118. Hamilton-Middletown, OH 5,120 301,078 332,807 49.2
119. Elmira, NY * 707 82,131 91,070 49.2
120. Sharon, PA * 477 111,507 120,293 49.0
121. Nashville, TN 19,815 960,118 1,231,311 48.9
122. Green Bay, WI 4,910 203,243 226,778 48.7
123. Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 30,683 955,076 1,126,217 48.6
124. Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC 7,841 292,922 341,851 48.6
125. Erie, PA 1,902 252,258 280,843 48.6
126. Pueblo, CO * 847 81,624 141,472 48.6
127. Bakersfield, CA 21,177 327,190 661,645 48.5
128. Dothan, AL 1,066 100,083 137,916 48.5
128. Duluth-Superior, MN-WI 1,598 230,395 243,815 48.5
130. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 122,086 2,514,494 2,968,806 48.4
131. Montgomery, AL 2,615 193,057 333,055 48.3
132. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 53,132 1,116,886 1,702,625 48.2
133. Lexington, KY 7,395 407,486 479,198 48.2
134. Anniston, AL * 625 87,598 112,249 48.1
135. Huntsville, AL 5,335 250,638 342,376 48.1
136. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 30,765 1,116,150 1,500,741 48.1
137. Columbia, SC 7,689 337,574 536,691 48.0
138. Merced, CA 14,041 85,585 210,554 48.0
139. Eau Claire, WI 2,823 141,767 148,337 47.9
140. Bloomington, IN 4,048 108,314 120,563 47.7
141. Columbus, OH 36,346 1,238,296 1,540,157 47.7
142. Austin-San Marcos, TX 43,422 758,302 1,249,763 47.5
143. Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, 1,338 85,510 146,438 47.5
144. Bloomington-Normal, IL 3,072 132,224 150,433 47.4
145. Akron, OH 8,842 593,445 694,960 47.4
146. Chico-Paradise, CA 6,676 162,564 203,171 47.3
147. Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 7,281 271,782 363,988 47.3
148. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA 10,281 552,429 637,958 47.2
149. Mansfield, OH * 796 158,697 175,818 47.0
150. Reading, PA 3,713 317,025 373,638 47.0
151. South Bend, IN 3,512 213,890 265,559 46.9
152. Bryan-College Station, TX 6,066 100,647 152,415 46.9
153. Springfield, MO 2,916 304,463 325,721 46.9
154. Toledo, OH 6,883 495,070 618,203 46.6
155. La Crosse, WI-MN 3,422 119,670 126,838 46.6
156. Memphis, TN-AR-MS 15,686 588,808 1,135,614 46.5
157. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 3,014 230,461 392,302 46.3
158. Baltimore, MD 68,403 1,692,851 2,552,994 46.3
159. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 34,112 793,714 1,187,941 46.2
160. Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 5,730 429,131 583,845 46.2
161. Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 7,040 335,866 358,365 46.1
162. Jackson, MS 3,212 229,969 440,801 46.1
163. Oklahoma City, OK 26,938 789,780 1,083,346 45.8
164. Trenton, NJ 17,250 225,284 350,761 45.7
165. Canton-Massillon, OH 2,073 367,203 406,934 45.7
166. Kansas City, MO-KS 28,371 1,391,492 1,776,062 45.7
167. Honolulu, HI 396,531 175,633 876,156 45.6
168. Hagerstown, MD 1,043 117,518 131,923 45.6
169. Odessa-Midland, TX 1,784 134,183 237,132 45.5
170. Fresno, CA 64,509 374,913 922,516 45.5
171. Oakland, CA 395,354 1,140,504 2,392,557 45.3
172. Columbia, MO 4,000 114,367 135,454 45.2
173. Auburn-Opelika, AL 1,864 84,298 115,092 45.1
174. Williamsport, PA * 503 112,306 120,044 45.1
175. Athens, GA 3,605 108,720 153,444 45.1
176. Pittsfield, MA 1,312 126,961 134,953 45.0
177. Casper, WY * 269 61,023 66,533 44.9
178. Dayton-Springfield, OH 11,773 776,050 950,558 44.9
179. San Jose, CA 426,771 744,282 1,682,585 44.8
179. Topeka, KS 1,575 135,752 169,871 44.8
181. Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC 6,956 287,867 477,441 44.7
182. Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH 30,394 1,697,660 2,250,871 44.7
183. Lancaster, PA 6,723 420,366 470,658 44.6
184. Grand Forks, ND-MN * 727 89,795 97,478 44.6
185. Lubbock, TX 3,081 151,705 242,628 44.6
186. Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 133,353 1,541,053 3,254,821 44.6
187. Dover, DE 2,104 91,325 126,697 44.6
188. Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA 9,582 544,078 629,401 44.5
189. Des Moines, IA 10,198 401,078 456,022 44.5
190. Orange County, CA 383,810 1,458,978 2,846,289 44.1
191. Tyler, TX 1,201 118,598 174,706 44.1
192. Galveston-Texas City, TX 5,152 157,851 250,158 44.1
193. Iowa City, IA 4,557 98,619 111,006 43.9
194. Laredo, TX * 783 9,508 193,117 43.8
195. Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV 328,209 2,762,241 4,923,153 43.8
196. Omaha, NE-IA 10,713 593,902 716,998 43.7
197. Corpus Christi, TX 3,847 148,927 380,783 43.7
198. York, PA 3,250 349,456 381,751 43.5
199. Burlington, VT 3,034 188,554 198,889 43.4
200. Nassau-Suffolk, NY 97,099 2,105,352 2,753,913 43.4
201. Myrtle Beach, SC 1,481 157,040 196,629 43.3
202. Yuma, AZ 1,362 70,956 160,026 43.3
203. Wilmington, NC 13,446 433,306 586,216 43.2
204. Rapid City, SD * 763 75,797 88,565 43.2
205. Tacoma, WA 35,091 532,934 700,820 43.1
206. Portland, ME 3,671 252,915 265,612 42.9
207. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 224,304 1,841,254 2,414,616 42.9
208. Goldsboro, NC 1,063 67,756 113,329 42.9
209. Lincoln, NE 7,118 222,067 250,291 42.9
210. Newark, NJ 81,198 1,196,664 2,032,989 42.9
211. Eugene-Springfield, OR 6,390 286,075 322,959 42.8
212. Cedar Rapids, IA 2,614 178,449 191,701 42.8
213. Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 1,982 163,593 174,367 42.7
214. San Angelo, TX * 855 65,508 104,010 42.7
215. Elkhart-Goshen, IN 1,652 152,421 182,791 42.6
216. Owensboro, KY * 374 85,302 91,545 42.5
217. Racine, WI 1,331 150,238 188,831 42.4
217. Redding, CA 3,014 141,097 163,256 42.4
219. Sioux Falls, SD 1,592 160,102 172,412 42.3
220. Lawrence, KS 3,095 84,543 99,962 42.3
221. Savannah, GA 4,334 176,433 293,000 42.3
222. Janesville-Beloit, WI 1,180 135,884 152,307 42.1
223. Asheville, NC 1,397 199,725 225,965 42.0
223. Richmond-Petersburg, VA 20,331 637,800 996,512 42.0
225. Las Cruces, NM 1,241 56,688 174,682 42.0
226. Charleston-North Charleston, SC 7,123 351,434 549,033 41.9
227. Bergen-Passaic, NJ 111,726 890,640 1,373,167 41.9
228. Columbus, GA-AL 3,329 145,218 274,624 41.8
228. Olympia, WA 9,034 172,963 207,355 41.8
230. Yuba City, CA 13,251 86,852 139,149 41.6
231. Provo-Orem, UT 3,855 328,797 368,536 41.4
232. Salinas, CA 23,203 162,045 401,762 41.4
233. Newburgh, NY-PA 5,337 306,329 387,669 41.3
234. Yakima, WA 1,957 125,733 222,581 41.3
235. Greeley, CO 1,452 126,573 180,936 41.1
236. Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD 1,517 185,807 233,450 41.1
237. Greenville, NC 1,429 81,613 133,798 40.8
238. Wichita Falls, TX 2,397 104,753 140,518 40.8
239. Hartford, CT 25,996 888,790 1,148,618 40.7
240. Lewiston-Auburn, ME * 567 100,059 103,793 40.7
241. Jacksonville, FL 25,038 775,279 1,100,491 40.5
242. Bismarck, ND * 348 89,847 94,719 40.4
243. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 3,840 220,159 251,494 40.2
244. Santa Fe, NM 1,772 73,841 147,635 40.2
245. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC 42,382 959,404 1,569,541 40.0
246. Sumter, SC * 938 51,664 104,646 40.0
247. Dutchess County, NY 6,990 224,913 280,150 40.0
248. Macon, GA 3,572 187,740 322,549 40.0
249. San Antonio, TX 22,538 627,176 1,592,383 39.9
250. Killeen-Temple, TX 7,188 181,622 312,952 39.9
251. Enid, OK * 487 50,267 57,813 39.8
252. Bridgeport, CT 47,534 1,261,693 1,706,575 39.8
253. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 1,246 112,223 128,012 39.6
254. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 44,393 1,821,955 2,395,997 39.5
255. Rochester, MN 5,270 110,598 124,277 39.5
256. Kenosha, WI 1,350 127,287 149,577 39.1
257. Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA 3,871 139,927 191,822 39.0
258. Corvallis, OR 3,493 67,816 78,153 39.0
259. Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA 87,240 1,564,685 1,918,009 38.8
260. Orlando, FL 44,008 1,070,460 1,644,561 38.8
261. Modesto, CA 18,234 256,001 446,997 38.6
262. Bellingham, WA 4,598 143,842 166,814 37.7
263. Denver, CO 61,797 1,484,343 2,109,282 37.7
264. Roanoke, VA 2,838 196,492 235,932 37.5
265. Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY 3,046 144,761 207,033 37.5
266. Ocala, FL 1,777 208,232 258,916 37.2
267. Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA 1,363 207,518 222,230 37.1
268. Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL 3,345 361,439 440,888 37.1
268. Panama City, FL 2,534 122,708 148,217 37.1
270. Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT 28,664 1,104,467 1,333,914 37.0
271. Albuquerque, NM 11,334 340,286 712,738 36.8
272. Pocatello, ID * 732 67,636 75,565 36.6
273. Anchorage, AK 14,208 181,982 260,283 36.5
274. Miami, FL 30,537 465,772 2,253,362 36.5
275. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 4,448 361,366 483,924 36.5
276. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 65,563 2,140,171 3,251,876 36.3
277. Yolo, CA 16,390 97,942 168,660 36.3
278. Flagstaff, AZ-UT * 909 72,693 122,366 36.3
279. Tallahassee, FL 4,612 169,648 284,539 36.2
280. Glens Falls, NY * 506 118,654 124,345 36.2
281. Bremerton, WA 10,034 190,751 231,969 36.1
282. Missoula, MT * 969 89,226 95,802 36.1
283. Grand Junction, CO * 593 101,110 116,255 36.0
284. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL 16,881 798,484 1,131,184 36.0
285. Gainesville, FL 7,630 151,817 217,955 35.9
286. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA 15,713 227,083 399,347 35.9
287. Albany, GA * 752 55,997 120,822 35.7
288. Las Vegas, NV-AZ 72,586 986,463 1,563,282 35.6
289. Fayetteville, NC 5,552 159,304 302,963 35.5
290. Cheyenne, WY * 743 67,901 81,607 35.2
291. Reno, NV 14,306 247,835 339,486 35.2
292. New London-Norwich, CT-RI 5,026 219,542 259,088 35.0
293. Salem, OR 5,576 271,274 347,214 34.9
294. Abilene, TX 1,523 91,999 126,555 34.6
295. Spokane, WA 7,758 375,427 417,939 34.4
296. Pensacola, FL 7,938 313,597 412,153 34.1
297. Ventura, CA 39,452 427,449 753,197 34.0
298. Santa Rosa, CA 13,786 341,686 458,614 33.8
299. Great Falls, MT * 643 71,880 80,357 33.7
300. Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 4,836 505,267 589,959 33.7
301. Boulder-Longmont, CO 8,834 243,512 291,288 33.5
302. Daytona Beach, FL 4,936 404,681 493,175 33.4
303. Boise City, ID 6,152 374,997 432,345 33.2
304. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA 6,342 187,840 246,681 33.1
305. Fort Lauderdale, FL 36,049 941,674 1,623,018 33.1
306. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 8,464 167,464 255,602 32.8
307. El Paso, TX 6,148 115,535 679,622 32.7
308. Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL 2,548 251,509 319,426 32.7
309. Tucson, AZ 16,595 518,720 843,746 32.4
310. Colorado Springs, CO 12,791 393,819 516,929 30.8
311. Medford-Ashland, OR 1,583 160,795 181,269 30.4
312. Naples, FL 1,527 185,517 251,377 30.4
313. Lawton, OK 2,322 71,304 114,996 30.1
314. Billings, MT * 666 117,698 129,352 29.0
315. Jacksonville, NC 2,454 104,600 150,355 28.8
316. Punta Gorda, FL 1,194 128,063 141,627 28.2
317. Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL 7,061 398,695 476,230 27.2
318. Fort Walton Beach, FL 4,144 138,059 170,498 26.8

* When a group's population is small, its dissimilarity index may be high even if the group's members are evenly distributed throughout the area. Thus, when a group's population is less than 1,000, exercise caution in interpreting its dissimilarity indices.

Source: William H. Frey and Dowell Myers' analysis of Census 2000; and the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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