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SEGREGATION: DISSIMILARITY INDICES
New YorK Cities Ranked by White/Multiracial Dissimilarity Index
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Minority |
White |
Total |
Dissimilarity |
Rank |
City |
Population |
Population |
Population |
Index |
1. |
Spring Valley village |
1,220 |
7,866 |
25,464 |
59.3 |
2. |
New York city |
225,149 |
2,801,267 |
8,008,278 |
54.4 |
3. |
Yonkers city |
5,177 |
99,346 |
196,086 |
49.1 |
4. |
Hempstead village |
1,250 |
7,460 |
56,554 |
46.4 |
5. |
Buffalo city |
5,456 |
151,450 |
292,648 |
46.1 |
6. |
Mount Vernon city |
2,440 |
16,677 |
68,381 |
44.6 |
7. |
White Plains city |
1,046 |
28,743 |
53,077 |
44.0 |
8. |
Rochester city |
5,868 |
97,395 |
219,773 |
42.0 |
9. |
Niagara Falls city* |
998 |
41,843 |
55,593 |
41.4 |
10. |
Utica city |
1,562 |
46,389 |
60,651 |
40.7 |
11. |
Newburgh city* |
745 |
7,969 |
28,259 |
39.5 |
11. |
Poughkeepsie city* |
977 |
14,706 |
29,871 |
39.5 |
13. |
Albany city |
2,242 |
58,459 |
95,658 |
39.4 |
14. |
New Rochelle city |
1,359 |
40,272 |
72,182 |
39.2 |
15. |
Freeport village* |
839 |
13,835 |
43,783 |
38.2 |
16. |
Schenectady city |
1,813 |
46,069 |
61,821 |
37.6 |
17. |
North Tonawanda city* |
198 |
32,294 |
33,262 |
36.7 |
18. |
Syracuse city |
4,493 |
91,928 |
147,306 |
36.4 |
19. |
Lindenhurst village* |
374 |
24,976 |
27,819 |
36.2 |
20. |
Long Beach city* |
450 |
27,328 |
35,462 |
36.1 |
21. |
Auburn city* |
389 |
24,971 |
28,574 |
35.3 |
22. |
Binghamton city |
1,250 |
38,717 |
47,380 |
35.1 |
23. |
Port Chester village* |
497 |
11,934 |
27,867 |
34.9 |
24. |
Valley Stream village* |
607 |
25,981 |
36,368 |
34.8 |
25. |
Jamestown city* |
540 |
28,235 |
31,730 |
34.1 |
26. |
Elmira city* |
703 |
25,002 |
30,940 |
33.5 |
27. |
Glen Cove city* |
369 |
18,144 |
26,622 |
32.2 |
28. |
Rome city* |
491 |
29,872 |
34,950 |
30.3 |
29. |
Troy city* |
954 |
38,711 |
49,170 |
30.0 |
30. |
Middletown city* |
624 |
14,423 |
25,388 |
28.6 |
31. |
Saratoga Springs city* |
305 |
24,252 |
26,186 |
28.6 |
32. |
Watertown city* |
537 |
23,438 |
26,705 |
24.1 |
33. |
Ithaca city* |
810 |
20,893 |
29,287 |
20.7 |
* 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). Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy
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