United States

SEGREGATION: DISSIMILARITY INDICES

US Metro Areas Ranked by White/Black Dissimilarity Index
Rank Metro Area Black Population White Population Total Population Dissimilarity Index
1. Gary, IN 122,686 428,791 631,362 87.9
2. Detroit, MI 1,012,262 3,096,900 4,441,551 86.7
3. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 232,247 1,116,150 1,500,741 84.4
4. New York, NY 2,118,957 3,684,669 9,314,235 84.3
5. Chicago, IL 1,541,641 4,798,533 8,272,768 83.6
6. Newark, NJ 440,597 1,196,664 2,032,989 83.4
7. Flint, MI 88,356 323,136 436,141 81.2
8. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 134,645 965,233 1,170,111 80.4
9. Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH 412,782 1,697,660 2,250,871 79.7
10. Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI 40,875 332,429 403,070 79.1
11. Nassau-Suffolk, NY 223,122 2,105,352 2,753,913 79.0
12. Johnstown, PA 5,492 223,066 232,621 78.8
13. St. Louis, MO-IL 474,549 2,014,776 2,603,607 78.0
14. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 212,452 1,375,267 1,646,395 78.0
15. Birmingham, AL 276,044 611,574 921,106 77.4
16. Kankakee, IL 15,942 80,829 103,833 77.3
17. Gadsden, AL 15,120 84,919 103,459 77.1
18. Philadelphia, PA-NJ 1,008,173 3,583,090 5,100,931 76.9
19. Bergen-Passaic, NJ 104,677 890,640 1,373,167 76.8
20. Benton Harbor, MI 25,729 126,798 162,453 76.6
21. Youngstown-Warren, OH 60,321 513,967 594,746 76.1
22. Miami, FL 427,140 465,772 2,253,362 75.8
23. Peoria-Pekin, IL 30,519 302,962 347,387 75.7
24. Indianapolis, IN 222,577 1,299,311 1,607,486 75.5
25. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 94,872 246,500 385,090 75.5
26. Fort Wayne, IN 37,456 435,024 502,141 75.4
27. Monroe, LA 49,270 94,013 147,250 75.4
28. Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA 48,148 544,078 629,401 74.9
29. New Orleans, LA 498,569 731,514 1,337,726 74.7
30. Dayton-Springfield, OH 134,576 776,050 950,558 73.9
31. Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL 28,020 361,439 440,888 73.9
32. Syracuse, NY 46,482 644,035 732,117 73.6
33. Baton Rouge, LA 191,814 385,099 602,894 73.1
34. Chattanooga, TN-GA 65,951 381,598 465,161 73.1
35. Sharon, PA 6,279 111,507 120,293 73.0
36. Toledo, OH 78,080 495,070 618,203 72.9
37. Kansas City, MO-KS 224,528 1,391,492 1,776,062 72.7
38. Pittsburgh, PA 189,240 2,100,501 2,358,695 72.5
38. Williamsport, PA 5,141 112,306 120,044 72.5
40. Memphis, TN-AR-MS 490,665 588,808 1,135,614 72.2
41. Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI 77,660 903,766 1,088,514 71.9
42. Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 34,390 505,267 589,959 71.9
43. York, PA 13,515 349,456 381,751 71.8
44. Baltimore, MD 695,517 1,692,851 2,552,994 71.8
45. Houston, TX 720,322 1,923,990 4,177,646 71.8
46. Glens Falls, NY 2,074 118,654 124,345 71.7
47. Jersey City, NJ 74,040 215,216 608,975 71.6
48. Utica-Rome, NY 13,242 271,267 299,896 71.1
49. Trenton, NJ 67,922 225,284 350,761 71.1
50. Rochester, NY 109,139 902,811 1,098,201 71.1
51. Bridgeport, CT 174,010 1,261,693 1,706,575 71.1
52. Jackson, MI 12,396 138,528 158,422 70.6
53. Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMS 901,472 2,959,614 9,519,338 70.5
54. Mansfield, OH 12,357 158,697 175,818 70.1
55. Naples, FL 10,999 185,517 251,377 70.0
56. Springfield, MA 36,774 475,944 608,479 69.8
57. Omaha, NE-IA 58,815 593,902 716,998 69.8
58. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL 152,433 798,484 1,131,184 69.8
59. Akron, OH 76,030 593,445 694,960 69.7
60. Lake Charles, LA 43,769 133,716 183,577 69.6
61. Atlantic-Cape May, NJ 47,669 253,623 354,878 69.6
62. Hartford, CT 105,225 888,790 1,148,618 69.5
63. Mobile, AL 147,202 370,631 540,258 69.3
64. Jackson, MS 200,218 229,969 440,801 69.1
65. Erie, PA 16,876 252,258 280,843 69.0
66. Alexandria, LA 38,298 83,059 126,337 68.9
67. Atlanta, GA 1,178,872 2,460,740 4,112,198 68.8
68. Boston, MA-NH 280,062 5,023,779 6,057,826 68.8
69. Louisville, KY-IN 141,745 840,677 1,025,598 68.6
70. Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 62,176 955,076 1,126,217 68.6
71. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 10,108 112,223 128,012 68.5
72. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 237,387 1,821,955 2,395,997 68.4
73. Lima, OH 13,239 136,909 155,084 68.0
74. Rockford, IL 29,594 303,410 371,236 67.9
75. Roanoke, VA 30,586 196,492 235,932 67.7
76. Ann Arbor, MI 42,075 484,391 578,736 67.5
77. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 6,934 301,916 315,538 67.0
78. Columbus, OH 204,494 1,238,296 1,540,157 66.9
79. Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 127,200 429,131 583,845 66.8
80. Amarillo, TX 12,560 154,896 217,858 66.8
81. Pine Bluff, AR 41,623 40,475 84,278 66.5
82. South Bend, IN 30,105 213,890 265,559 66.4
83. Oakland, CA 297,975 1,140,504 2,392,557 66.4
84. Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL 35,630 251,509 319,426 66.2
85. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 51,302 771,049 875,583 66.2
86. Charleston, WV 14,157 230,619 251,662 66.2
86. Denver, CO 112,289 1,484,343 2,109,282 66.2
88. Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV 1,266,672 2,762,241 4,923,153 66.2
89. Elkhart-Goshen, IN 9,390 152,421 182,791 66.1
90. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazlet, PA 8,482 600,830 624,776 66.0
91. Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV 5,154 124,197 132,008 66.0
92. Janesville-Beloit, WI 6,943 135,884 152,307 65.9
93. Asheville, NC 15,470 199,725 225,965 65.9
94. San Francisco, CA 89,515 885,518 1,731,183 65.6
95. Providence-Fall River-Warwick, MA-RI 38,934 781,493 962,886 65.5
96. Hagerstown, MD 10,150 117,518 131,923 65.5
97. Racine, WI 19,441 150,238 188,831 65.5
98. Springfield, IL 18,182 176,207 201,437 65.5
99. Albany, GA 61,344 55,997 120,822 65.1
100. Jamestown, NY 2,820 128,481 139,750 65.0
101. Fort Lauderdale, FL 325,305 941,674 1,623,018 64.8
102. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 145,993 230,461 392,302 64.8
103. Savannah, GA 101,588 176,433 293,000 64.6
104. Cumberland, MD-WV 4,651 95,264 102,008 64.6
105. Reading, PA 12,478 317,025 373,638 64.5
106. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 187,442 1,116,886 1,702,625 64.5
107. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 155,429 2,514,494 2,968,806 64.5
108. Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC 249,954 905,018 1,251,509 64.5
108. Lancaster, PA 11,837 420,366 470,658 64.5
110. Dallas, TX 524,262 1,979,218 3,519,176 64.4
111. Galveston-Texas City, TX 38,179 157,851 250,158 64.4
112. Decatur, AL 16,996 119,483 145,867 64.1
113. Tulsa, OK 70,203 593,498 803,235 64.1
114. Sheboygan, WI 1,189 102,628 112,646 63.8
115. Fort Smith, AR-OK 8,189 166,605 207,290 63.6
116. Wheeling, WV-OH 4,378 145,907 153,172 63.5
117. Wichita, KS 42,060 430,553 545,220 63.4
118. Montgomery, AL 129,079 193,057 333,055 63.2
119. Knoxville, TN 39,438 623,048 687,249 63.2
120. Hattiesburg, MS 29,252 79,315 111,674 63.0
121. Canton-Massillon, OH 27,192 367,203 406,934 63.0
122. Richmond-Petersburg, VA 298,441 637,800 996,512 62.9
123. Elmira, NY 5,150 82,131 91,070 62.3
124. Terre Haute, IN 6,464 137,676 149,192 62.3
125. Lubbock, TX 18,184 151,705 242,628 62.1
126. Decatur, IL 16,036 95,128 114,706 62.0
127. Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY 17,909 270,438 296,195 61.8
128. Nashville, TN 190,820 960,118 1,231,311 61.7
129. Daytona Beach, FL 44,675 404,681 493,175 61.6
130. Lafayette, LA 108,080 265,885 385,647 61.6
131. Jackson, TN 31,214 72,765 107,377 61.5
132. Houma, LA 29,804 150,485 194,477 61.4
133. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 1,934 59,423 569,463 61.3
134. Duluth-Superior, MN-WI 1,921 230,395 243,815 61.2
135. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 305,223 1,067,594 1,499,293 61.1
136. Odessa-Midland, TX 13,310 134,183 237,132 61.0
137. Des Moines, IA 18,261 401,078 456,022 61.0
138. Wilmington, NC 102,969 433,306 586,216 60.7
139. Muncie, IN 7,906 107,068 118,769 60.7
140. Columbus, GA-AL 109,887 145,218 274,624 60.6
141. Huntsville, AL 71,305 250,638 342,376 60.5
142. Oklahoma City, OK 113,105 789,780 1,083,346 60.5
143. Lansing-East Lansing, MI 35,510 367,996 447,728 60.4
144. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA 21,166 307,512 359,062 60.2
145. Tuscaloosa, AL 48,135 111,367 164,875 60.1
146. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AZ 3,966 266,462 311,121 60.0
146. Orlando, FL 219,090 1,070,460 1,644,561 60.0
148. Tyler, TX 33,129 118,598 174,706 59.9
149. Kenosha, WI 7,446 127,287 149,577 59.7
150. Sacramento, CA 120,714 1,046,616 1,628,197 59.6
151. Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC 23,441 292,922 341,851 59.5
152. Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI 41,819 377,369 452,851 59.4
153. Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ 88,644 797,594 1,169,641 59.3
154. Jacksonville, FL 235,840 775,279 1,100,491 59.3
155. Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 69,927 271,782 363,988 59.3
156. Wichita Falls, TX 13,250 104,753 140,518 59.2
157. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 64,544 361,366 483,924 59.2
158. Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 10,079 459,120 480,091 59.1
159. Stockton-Lodi, CA 36,139 267,002 563,598 59.0
160. Columbia, SC 170,905 337,574 536,691 58.9
161. Waco, TX 32,065 138,008 213,517 58.7
162. Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, 28,134 85,510 146,438 58.7
163. Bryan-College Station, TX 16,146 100,647 152,415 58.6
164. Anniston, AL 20,725 87,598 112,249 58.6
165. Fresno, CA 45,001 374,913 922,516 58.6
166. Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD 37,460 185,807 233,450 58.5
167. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA 17,017 552,429 637,958 58.4
168. Macon, GA 120,445 187,740 322,549 58.4
169. Myrtle Beach, SC 30,206 157,040 196,629 58.3
170. Dutchess County, NY 25,059 224,913 280,150 58.3
171. San Diego, CA 154,487 1,548,833 2,813,833 58.2
172. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 103,235 1,841,254 2,414,616 57.9
173. Salinas, CA 14,085 162,045 401,762 57.5
174. New London-Norwich, CT-RI 12,760 219,542 259,088 57.4
175. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA 4,743 187,840 246,681 57.3
176. Newburgh, NY-PA 26,997 306,329 387,669 57.3
177. Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 30,037 92,318 129,749 57.3
178. Dubuque, IA * 736 86,020 89,143 57.3
179. Austin-San Marcos, TX 96,746 758,302 1,249,763 57.1
180. Altoona, PA 1,495 125,641 129,144 56.9
181. Rochester, MN 3,293 110,598 124,277 56.9
182. Panama City, FL 15,526 122,708 148,217 56.8
182. State College, PA 3,469 123,055 135,758 56.8
184. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC 167,215 747,540 962,441 56.5
185. Owensboro, KY 3,962 85,302 91,545 56.5
186. Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 2,680 335,866 358,365 56.3
187. Jonesboro, AR 6,345 72,489 82,148 56.1
188. Binghamton, NY 6,526 231,519 252,320 56.1
189. Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA 49,743 1,564,685 1,918,009 55.8
190. Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC 162,829 287,867 477,441 55.5
191. San Antonio, TX 101,348 627,176 1,592,383 55.5
192. Pensacola, FL 67,447 313,597 412,153 55.4
193. Florence, AL 17,720 121,710 142,950 55.4
194. Kokomo, IN 5,545 91,566 101,541 55.3
195. Sherman-Denison, TX 6,385 92,857 110,595 55.3
196. Longview-Marshall, TX 40,407 149,623 208,780 55.2
197. Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL 39,067 398,695 476,230 55.2
198. Florence, SC 49,224 73,216 125,761 55.1
199. Bakersfield, CA 37,845 327,190 661,645 55.1
200. Athens, GA 31,314 108,720 153,444 55.0
201. Springfield, MO 5,819 304,463 325,721 55.0
202. Sioux City, IA-NE 2,124 101,189 124,130 54.9
203. Topeka, KS 14,917 135,752 169,871 54.7
204. Champaign-Urbana, IL 19,881 139,143 179,669 54.4
205. Charleston-North Charleston, SC 168,143 351,434 549,033 54.1
206. St. Joseph, MO 3,781 94,535 102,490 54.0
207. St. Cloud, MN 1,326 159,532 167,392 53.9
208. Wausau, WI * 337 117,517 125,834 53.8
209. Ocala, FL 29,370 208,232 258,916 53.5
210. Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA 59,124 280,214 518,821 53.3
211. Green Bay, WI 2,562 203,243 226,778 53.1
212. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC 480,159 959,404 1,569,541 53.0
213. Madison, WI 16,829 372,597 426,526 53.0
214. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 267,789 793,714 1,187,941 52.7
215. Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX* 909 48,679 335,227 52.5
216. Grand Forks, ND-MN * 957 89,795 97,478 52.4
217. Hamilton-Middletown, OH 17,398 301,078 332,807 52.0
218. Tacoma, WA 47,399 532,934 700,820 51.9
219. Cedar Rapids, IA 4,857 178,449 191,701 51.8
220. Lexington, KY 45,134 407,486 479,198 51.7
221. Corpus Christi, TX 14,485 148,927 380,783 51.5
222. Victoria, TX 5,137 44,490 84,088 51.2
223. Goldsboro, NC 37,230 67,756 113,329 51.1
224. Joplin, MO 1,818 143,978 157,322 51.0
224. Yakima, WA 1,842 125,733 222,581 51.0
226. Gainesville, FL 41,597 151,817 217,955 50.9
227. Pittsfield, MA 2,570 126,961 134,953 50.8
228. Portland, ME 2,690 252,915 265,612 50.8
229. Greenville, NC 44,819 81,613 133,798 50.7
230. Eau Claire, WI * 556 141,767 148,337 50.6
231. Grand Junction, CO * 460 101,110 116,255 50.6
232. Tallahassee, FL 94,681 169,648 284,539 50.4
233. Ventura, CA 13,490 427,449 753,197 50.3
234. Brazoria, TX 20,183 158,052 241,767 50.3
235. Greeley, CO * 817 126,573 180,936 50.2
236. Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA 2,347 139,927 191,822 50.2
236. Rocky Mount, NC 61,295 75,164 143,026 50.2
238. Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 242,604 1,541,053 3,254,821 50.1
239. Pueblo, CO 2,391 81,624 141,472 50.0
240. Dothan, AL 31,605 100,083 137,916 49.9
241. Yuma, AZ 3,136 70,956 160,026 49.8
242. San Angelo, TX 4,122 65,508 104,010 49.3
243. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA 5,122 153,916 368,021 49.2
244. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 113,179 2,140,171 3,251,876 49.1
245. Bremerton, WA 6,495 190,751 231,969 48.9
246. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA 8,385 227,083 399,347 48.9
247. Olympia, WA 4,714 172,963 207,355 48.9
248. Sumter, SC 48,617 51,664 104,646 48.3
249. Sioux Falls, SD 2,295 160,102 172,412 48.2
250. Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 1,239 163,593 174,367 48.0
251. Flagstaff, AZ-UT 1,152 72,693 122,366 47.9
252. Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT 13,581 1,104,467 1,333,914 47.8
253. Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH 1,438 146,567 151,237 47.6
254. Las Vegas, NV-AZ 122,561 986,463 1,563,282 47.4
255. Columbia, MO 11,479 114,367 135,454 47.4
256. Casper, WY * 473 61,023 66,533 47.4
257. Pocatello, ID * 411 67,636 75,565 47.3
258. Chico-Paradise, CA 2,699 162,564 203,171 47.3
259. La Crosse, WI-MN 1,033 119,670 126,838 47.2
260. Lincoln, NE 6,892 222,067 250,291 46.6
261. Colorado Springs, CO 32,393 393,819 516,929 46.5
262. Auburn-Opelika, AL 25,954 84,298 115,092 46.3
263. Provo-Orem, UT 1,002 328,797 368,536 46.0
264. San Jose, CA 44,475 744,282 1,682,585 45.9
265. Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA 3,848 207,518 222,230 45.8
266. Lynchburg, VA 38,179 170,112 214,911 45.6
267. Danville, VA 35,792 71,734 110,156 45.5
268. Killeen-Temple, TX 63,320 181,622 312,952 45.3
269. Bangor, ME * 684 139,461 144,919 45.2
270. Rapid City, SD * 722 75,797 88,565 45.2
271. Lafayette, IN 3,765 159,705 182,821 45.1
272. Charlottesville, VA 22,148 126,606 159,576 44.9
273. Abilene, TX 8,243 91,999 126,555 44.6
273. Spokane, WA 6,437 375,427 417,939 44.6
275. Great Falls, MT * 846 71,880 80,357 44.4
276. Santa Fe, NM * 730 73,841 147,635 44.4
277. Tucson, AZ 24,047 518,720 843,746 44.2
278. Punta Gorda, FL 5,992 128,063 141,627 44.2
279. Bloomington-Normal, IL 9,189 132,224 150,433 44.1
279. Reno, NV 6,734 247,835 339,486 44.1
281. Honolulu, HI 19,583 175,633 876,156 44.0
282. Orange County, CA 42,639 1,458,978 2,846,289 43.8
283. Dover, DE 25,770 91,325 126,697 42.9
284. Salem, OR 2,503 271,274 347,214 42.9
285. Bloomington, IN 3,567 108,314 120,563 42.8
286. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 1,511 220,159 251,494 42.5
287. Iowa City, IA 3,148 98,619 111,006 42.4
288. Las Cruces, NM 2,261 56,688 174,682 42.4
289. Bellingham, WA 1,065 143,842 166,814 42.3
290. Bismarck, ND * 204 89,847 94,719 42.3
291. Laredo, TX * 294 9,508 193,117 42.2
292. Merced, CA 7,594 85,585 210,554 42.0
293. Burlington, VT 1,426 188,554 198,889 41.8
294. Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY 42,392 144,761 207,033 41.7
295. Anchorage, AK 14,667 181,982 260,283 41.4
296. El Paso, TX 18,671 115,535 679,622 41.1
297. Santa Rosa, CA 6,116 341,686 458,614 41.1
298. Cheyenne, WY 2,015 67,901 81,607 40.5
299. Modesto, CA 10,621 256,001 446,997 40.5
300. Billings, MT * 542 117,698 129,352 40.3
301. Albuquerque, NM 15,817 340,286 712,738 40.0
302. Lewiston-Auburn, ME * 647 100,059 103,793 39.4
303. Fort Walton Beach, FL 15,232 138,059 170,498 39.1
304. Corvallis, OR * 637 67,816 78,153 39.0
305. Enid, OK 1,860 50,267 57,813 38.8
306. Medford-Ashland, OR * 674 160,795 181,269 38.3
307. Yuba City, CA 3,213 86,852 139,149 38.1
308. Eugene-Springfield, OR 2,391 286,075 322,959 37.9
309. Fayetteville, NC 104,068 159,304 302,963 37.8
310. Boise City, ID 2,166 374,997 432,345 37.1
311. Redding, CA 1,179 141,097 163,256 37.1
312. Boulder-Longmont, CO 2,393 243,512 291,288 36.7
313. Lawton, OK 21,381 71,304 114,996 35.2
314. Missoula, MT * 255 89,226 95,802 34.9
315. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 2,160 167,464 255,602 34.4
316. Lawrence, KS 4,148 84,543 99,962 33.6
317. Yolo, CA 3,133 97,942 168,660 31.8
318. Jacksonville, NC 27,162 104,600 150,355 31.7

* 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).

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