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Reevaluating the Spatial Scale of Residential Segregation: Racial Change Within and Between Neighborhoods.

Daniel T Lichter¹, Domenico Parisi², Shrinidhi Ambinakudige³

¹Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

|February 23, 2024

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Racial segregation in U.S. metropolitan areas occurs significantly within neighborhoods, from block to block, not just between them. This multiscale analysis reveals persistent segregation patterns across diverse racial and ethnic groups.

Keywords:

2020 census Differential privacy Diversity Hunkering down Segregation

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Area of Science:

Sociology
Urban Studies
Demography

Background:

Racial segregation is a persistent feature of U.S. metropolitan areas.
Previous research has often focused on between-neighborhood segregation.
Putnam's "hunkering down" hypothesis provides a theoretical framework for understanding segregation dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the extent of racial segregation at both between-neighborhood and within-neighborhood levels.
To analyze trends in segregation across different racial and ethnic groups.
To examine the influence of metropolitan characteristics on segregation patterns.

Main Methods:

Utilized complete-count block, tract, and metropolitan data from four U.S. decennial censuses.
Calculated multiscale segregation measures (between-neighborhood and within-neighborhood).
Employed metropolitan fixed-effects models to analyze trends and differences.

Main Results:

Significant within-neighborhood (block-to-block) segregation exists between Whites and minorities (Blacks, Asians, Hispanics) and among minority groups.
Approximately 40% of Black-White metropolitan segregation is due to within-neighborhood factors.
While the between-neighborhood component of Asian segregation increased, the within-neighborhood component declined, showing complex dynamics.

Conclusions:

Racial segregation is a multiscale phenomenon, with substantial within-neighborhood components.
Segregation patterns and trends are broadly observed but most pronounced in large, old, and highly segregated metropolitan areas.
Findings are robust to various data adjustments and supported by case study analyses.