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Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation: Mechanisms and Consequences

Quick fact

In the United States, the average white resident lives in a neighborhood that is over 75% white, while the average Black resident lives in a neighborhood that is only about 35% white, even after accounting for income.

Why this is interesting

You walk through a city and notice that neighborhoods seem to have a distinct 'character'—different skin colors, languages, and stores. But why does this happen so starkly, even decades after laws that banned segregation?