Segregation of Elementary Students in Metropolitan Regions, 1999-2000, (Index of Dissimilarity)
[1989 rank in red]

RankArea Name white/black white/hispanic white/asian black/hispanic black/asian hispanic/asian
1Detroit, MI PMSA 88.5( 2)59.1( 81)52.9(157)84.9( 7)83.7( 9)70.0( 28)
2Gary, IN PMSA 84.8( 1)57.0( 70)50.8(170)75.5( 19)86.6( 3)70.4( 59)
3Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA 84.0( 6)70.1( 12)44.0(212)47.5(182)79.2( 20)67.1( 21)
4Chicago, IL PMSA 83.9( 7)71.2( 19)48.7(134)77.4( 14)84.4( 8)69.6( 32)
5Newark, NJ PMSA 82.3( 4)72.6( 7)42.5(238)64.6( 74)78.1( 12)67.1( 17)
6Flint, MI PMSA 82.2( 11)38.9(237)45.6(199)70.7( 25)83.3( 15)54.8(128)
7Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA 82.1( 18)46.8(138)56.4( 76)67.6( 27)76.2( 46)55.8(170)
8Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 81.2( 20)74.1( 17)49.1(147)77.8( 64)78.3( 47)76.4( 50)
9Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 81.1( 9)55.7(128)47.3(172)52.2(149)80.3( 17)58.7(143)
10New York, NY PMSA 80.6( 13)72.3( 24)58.0( 99)54.7(152)75.9( 33)60.8(109)
11Bridgeport, CT PMSA 80.6( 8)79.3( 3)37.8(159)25.9(294)56.9(132)55.6(186)
12Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 79.7( 16)49.2( 58)55.3( 70)53.3(143)68.9(121)53.4( 75)
13Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA 78.2( 44)69.2( 46)50.2(132)70.5( 72)55.7(114)63.8(133)
14Birmingham, AL MSA 77.8( 22)54.3( 77)59.7( 62)76.6( 5)78.8( 10)58.5(173)
15Jersey City, NJ PMSA 77.5( 10)54.2( 92)53.3(106)71.3( 45)63.7( 73)52.3(220)
16Kankakee, IL PMSA 76.5( 37)55.1(154)46.9(240)34.5(226)86.5( 28)68.7( 58)
17Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 76.2( 12)65.1( 30)43.3(211)49.1(225)63.9( 75)57.0(130)
18Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 76.1( 29)71.4( 18)48.6( 92)57.5( 79)73.5( 26)69.5( 23)
19Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 76.0( 19)66.2( 59)53.1( 44)83.4( 3)72.9( 14)75.2( 11)
20Toledo, OH MSA 75.8( 30)39.0(255)48.1(222)64.7( 62)74.3( 58)62.6(160)
21Rochester, NY MSA 75.8( 34)68.1( 34)44.0(188)30.0(258)67.2( 98)60.9( 91)
22Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 75.8( 69)65.3(175)67.2( 9)53.1(169)61.9(142)40.4(218)
23Gadsden, AL MSA 75.1( 23)61.7( 43)62.6( 22)68.4( 59)78.2( 25)77.3( 46)
24Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA 74.8( 24)71.9( 11)48.6(151)62.6( 61)68.0( 43)67.5( 22)
25Syracuse, NY MSA 74.4( 25)60.3( 64)47.7(112)56.7(103)74.5( 19)67.0( 37)
26Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 74.2( 31)55.1(183)43.5(231)60.9(108)65.6( 95)44.4(237)
27Springfield, MA MSA 74.2( 55)70.4( 33)44.3(191)34.2(186)55.5( 82)55.2( 67)
28Trenton, NJ PMSA 73.6( 21)61.7( 27)39.2(294)53.4(146)79.6( 23)66.3( 19)
29York, PA MSA 73.6( 14)65.9( 36)44.7(266)17.5(312)63.9( 81)61.2(123)
30Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 73.6( 28)67.0( 28)53.5( 75)49.3(123)82.0( 27)77.4( 25)
31Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 73.1( 17)58.8(140)48.0(168)62.6( 34)72.2( 21)56.5(125)
32Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 72.9( 49)40.5(178)46.6(149)69.1( 47)78.2( 24)48.0(216)
33Erie, PA MSA 72.8( 32)64.7( 39)48.8(244)24.3(315)61.3( 68)49.1( 86)
34Baltimore, MD PMSA 72.8( 26)44.3(188)44.0(202)63.6( 31)68.8( 42)43.7(211)
35Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 72.7( 58)50.9( 85)47.4( 93)63.1( 11)69.5( 13)50.2(171)
36Pittsburgh, PA MSA 72.3( 40)53.1( 55)48.3( 86)67.8( 65)73.4( 45)50.4( 97)
37Miami, FL PMSA 72.2( 57)46.9(121)33.5(320)68.8( 54)68.0( 94)46.2(181)
38New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA 72.1( 27)67.5( 21)33.8(288)46.1(136)59.5( 61)62.3( 27)
39Johnstown, PA MSA 72.0( 15)50.1( 32)61.7( 42)56.1(132)86.6( 1)44.4( 36)
40San Francisco, CA PMSA 71.6( 45)62.4( 82)64.2( 28)49.5(217)49.3(255)51.0(223)
41Jackson, MI MSA 71.4( 64)38.1(259)47.4(245)52.0(185)51.9(236)38.6(219)
42New Orleans, LA MSA 71.3( 73)55.2( 86)61.0( 12)64.2( 69)68.9( 44)48.3( 96)
43Sharon, PA MSA 71.2( 60)44.6(168)38.9(272)67.2( 51)78.5( 36)38.9(140)
44Benton Harbor, MI MSA 71.0( 56)47.2(141)52.5(164)70.8( 41)85.1( 11)72.1(114)
45Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 70.9( 43)55.4(135)42.0(226)39.0(199)68.1( 31)57.0(117)
46Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA 70.7( 35)51.5(102)45.7(161)39.5(250)69.6( 50)58.6( 87)
47Boston, MA-NH PMSA 70.7( 39)71.5( 29)54.5( 77)48.8(206)55.8(144)59.8( 93)
48Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 70.6( 63)53.2(172)59.7( 51)35.4(272)55.5(154)47.3(190)
49Lima, OH MSA 70.5( 51)40.5(151)52.7(138)52.6( 71)77.4(102)56.0(107)
50Brockton, MA PMSA 70.4(111)69.0(