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. 2008 Feb;45(1):79–94. doi: 10.1353/dem.2008.0009

Table 1.

Dissimilarity From Native-Born Non-Hispanic Whites by Race, Hispanic Origin, Nativity, and Year of Entry: 1990 and 2000

Number of Metropolitan Areas 1990 2000
All Foreign-born People 187 0.411 0.443
  All foreign-born people 1990–2000 187 –– 0.517
  All foreign-born people 1980–1989 187 0.514 0.493
  All foreign-born people 1970–1979 187 0.462 0.443
  All foreign-born people < 1970 187 0.302 0.313
All Hispanics 170 0.514 0.522
  Native-born Hispanics 170 0.480 0.481
  Foreign-born Hispanics 170 0.598 0.599
  All foreign-born Hispanics 84 0.600 0.602
     Foreign-born Hispanics 1990–2000 84 –– 0.651
     Foreign-born Hispanics 1980–1989 84 0.650 0.623
     Foreign-born Hispanics 1970–1979 84 0.628 0.600
     Foreign-born Hispanics < 1970 84 0.530 0.514
All Asians and Pacific Islanders 157 0.434 0.434
  Native-born Asians and Pacific Islanders 157 0.402 0.394
  Foreign-born Asians and Pacific Islanders 157 0.475 0.477
  All foreign-born Asians and Pacific Islanders 63 0.475 0.482
     Foreign-born Asians and Pacific Islanders 1990–2000 63 –– 0.545
     Foreign-born Asians and Pacific Islanders 1980–1989 63 0.534 0.520
     Foreign-born Asians and Pacific Islanders 1970–1979 63 0.484 0.475
     Foreign-born Asians and Pacific Islanders < 1970 63 0.498 0.507
All Blacks 84 0.713 0.674
  Native-born blacks 84 0.716 0.675
  Foreign-born blacks 84 0.747 0.712
  All foreign-born blacks 24 0.754 0.727
     Foreign-born blacks 1990–2000 24 –– 0.751
     Foreign-born blacks 1980–1989 24 0.775 0.751
     Foreign-born blacks 1970–1979 24 0.778 0.754
     Foreign-born blacks < 1970 24 0.784 0.772
Foreign-born non-Hispanic whites 91 0.271 0.305
  Foreign-born non-Hispanic whites 1990–2000 91 –– 0.470
  Foreign-born non-Hispanic whites 1980–1989 91 0.451 0.420
  Foreign-born non-Hispanic whites 1970–1979 91 0.408 0.403
  Foreign-born non-Hispanic whites < 1970 91 0.247 0.270

Source: 1990 and 2000 census data.

Notes: Includes metropolitan areas with at least 1,000 members of the group in question in 1990 and 2000. Means are weighted by the size of the group. Higher values indicate more segregation.