Table 4.
Identified hot spots for high segregated census tracts before and during COVID-19.
| MSAs | Number of Census Tracts | Hot Spots (Before COVID-19) | Hot Spots (During COVID-19) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percent | Count | Percent | ||
| New York | 4462 | 528 | 11.8% | 617 | 13.8% |
| Los Angeles | 2893 | 581 | 20.1% | 572 | 19.8% |
| Phoenix | 982 | 188 | 19.1% | 183 | 18.6% |
| Chicago | 2202 | 430 | 19.5% | 432 | 19.6% |
| Philadelphia | 1460 | 291 | 19.9% | 334 | 22.9% |
| Dallas | 1309 | 201 | 15.4% | 198 | 15.1% |
| Houston | 1064 | 96 | 9.0% | 96 | 9.0% |
| Boston | 991 | 154 | 15.5% | 141 | 14.2% |
| Miami | 1196 | 274 | 22.9% | 203 | 17.0% |
| San Francisco | 972 | 159 | 16.4% | 135 | 13.9% |
| Atlanta | 946 | 70 | 7.4% | 114 | 12.1% |
| Washington D.C. | 1350 | 415 | 30.7% | 390 | 28.9% |
Hot spots are defined as census tracts with p-value < 0.01, z-value > 2.58, and Local SSI > the mean value of census tracts within the MSA.