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SEGREGATION: DISSIMILARITY INDICES
Oklahoma Cities Ranked by White/Black Dissimilarity Index
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Rank |
City |
Black Population |
White Population |
Total Population |
Dissimilarity Index |
1. |
Muskogee city |
6,813 |
22,983 |
38,310 |
62.5 |
2. |
Tulsa city |
60,297 |
263,782 |
393,049 |
60.3 |
3. |
Oklahoma City city |
76,994 |
327,225 |
506,132 |
59.0 |
4. |
Midwest City city |
10,492 |
36,575 |
54,088 |
50.0 |
5. |
Bartlesville city |
1,103 |
28,003 |
34,748 |
46.6 |
6. |
Stillwater city |
1,666 |
31,745 |
39,065 |
37.6 |
7. |
Ponca City city* |
767 |
21,374 |
25,919 |
37.0 |
8. |
Norman city |
4,022 |
76,852 |
95,694 |
36.1 |
9. |
Shawnee city |
1,160 |
21,742 |
28,692 |
35.4 |
10. |
Edmond city |
2,721 |
58,104 |
68,315 |
34.4 |
11. |
Enid city |
1,815 |
40,109 |
47,045 |
33.3 |
12. |
Broken Arrow city |
2,728 |
62,485 |
74,859 |
25.0 |
13. |
Lawton city |
20,937 |
53,605 |
92,757 |
24.4 |
14. |
Moore city |
1,181 |
33,765 |
41,138 |
23.6 |
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* 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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