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Table 4: The Most Segregated Metropolitan Areas in the United States, Black/White
Metropolitan Area Index of
Dissimilarity
1. Gary/Hammond, IN 89.9
2. Detroit, MI 87.6
3. Chicago, IL 85.5
4. Cleveland, OH 85.0
5. Milwaukee, WI 82.6
6. Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI 82.2
6. Newark, NJ 82.2
8. Buffalo, NY 81.7
9. New York, NY 81.5
10. Flint, MI 81.2
11. Glens Falls, NY 77.5
12. Philadelphia, PA 77.1
13. St. Louis, MO 76.9
14. Muskegon, MI 76.8
14. Bergen/Passaic, NJ 76.8
16. Fort Myers/Cape Coral, FL 76.3
17. Nassau/Suffolk, NY 76.1
18. Cincinnati, OH 75.7
19. Youngstown/Warren, OH 75.6
20. Harrisburg/Lebanon/ Carlisle, PA 75.5
21. Hartford, CT 75.2
22. Dayton/Springfield, OH 75.0
23. W. Palm Beach/Boca Raton/ Delray, FL 74.5
24. Benton Harbor, MI 74.4
25. Indianapolis, IN 74.2
25. Bridgeport/Milford, CT 74.2

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Residential Segregation Detailed Tables, Table 3a (Washington: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1994). Available: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/resseg [30 November 1998]. The Census calculated the figures for 316 metropolitan areas.

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