Unfortunately, that's not where minorities live. In metro areas where most blacks, Hispanics and Asians live, all three minority groups are just as segregated from whites as they were in 1990. Blacks remain the most segregated, a pattern that has persisted since segregation was first measured in the 1920s. Black-white segregation dropped slightly overall, but mostly in areas where blacks make up a small share of the population, Logan says. It's a very disappointing pattern.
Segregation can result from economic and cultural differences in addition to discrimination.
But in response to the new research, civil rights and fair housing advocates called for stronger enforcement of anti-discrimination laws. Segregation between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites is highest in New York, Newark and Los Angeles.