Racial Segregation in US Metropolitan Areas

Identify the top 25 US Metro Areas with the most racial residential segregation

List made only considering the US's 100 largest metro areas

Racial residential segregation defined by White/Black, Black/White dissimilarity indices only

All info obtained from 2010 US Census and Diversity and Disparities study from Brown University https://s4.ad.brown.edu/projects/diversity/index.htm

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Rank	Cities/Metro Areas
1	Detroit, MI
2	Milwaukee, WI
3	New York, NY
4	Newark, NJ
5	Gary, IN
6	Chicago, IL
7	Philadelphia, PA
8	Miami, FL
9	Cleveland, OH
10	Buffalo, NY
11	St. Louis, MO
12	Nassau-Suffolk, NY
13	Boston, MA

Rank	Cities/Metro Areas
14	Cincinnati, OH
15	Stamford, CT
16	Birmingham, AL
17	Los Angeles, CA
18	Syracuse, NY
19	Indianapolis, IN
20	Baltimore, MD
21	Washington D.C.
22	New Orleans, LA
23	Dayton, OH
24	Toledo, OH
25	Pittsburgh, PA

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6 Comments

Level 88

Aug 3, 2018

Gary, Indiana, is not one of the US's 100 largest metro areas.

Level 28

Aug 3, 2018

This quiz uses data from 2010. Some of it may be outdated.

Level 79

Aug 3, 2018

You could always use population data from the Biggest Cities in the United States - Extreme quiz. It is featured and updates regularly. Great idea and quiz, though!

Level 85

Jun 15, 2020

Why is Gary counted seperate from Chicago and Newark and Nassau-Suffolk counted seperately from New York? Isn't this about metro areas and not cities?

Level 73

May 9, 2023

Nassau-Suffolk isn’t a city either

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Sep 19, 2025

Newark is part of NYC metro area no?