Segregation Data, United States, 1890-2000, 2010

Segregation is the physical separation of members of one racial, ethnic, social, or economic group from members of another group. This dataset measures the segregation of blacks from non-blacks. The segregation data come from decadal Census data spanning the years of 1890 to 2010. In addition to the segregation data, there is also supplemental city/metropolitan area data and the original ward and tract data that can be used to construct the indices. <b>Segregation---Indices-of-Clustering--Concentration--and-Centralization:</b> These indices require information on latitude and longitude of each census tract and are available only for 1990. <b>Segregation---Indices-of-Dissimilarity-and-Isolation:</b> Indices of dissimilarity and isolation. The "allseg" file includes all years 1890-1990. Supplemental-Data: The "allsup" file includes supplemental data for all years 1890-1990.