This graph shows the rate of residential segregation of low-income households in the ten largest metropolitan areas in the United States as of 2010. At this time 41 percent of low-income households in the metropolitan area of New York were located in majority low-income tracts as shown through the census data.
Share of lower-income households situated in majority low-income census tracts in the United States 2010, by 10 largest metropolitan areas
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Share of low-income households in low-income tracts
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Pew Research Center. (August 1, 2012). Share of lower-income households situated in majority low-income census tracts in the United States 2010, by 10 largest metropolitan areas [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239725/residential-segregation-of-low-income-households-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-area/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of lower-income households situated in majority low-income census tracts in the United States 2010, by 10 largest metropolitan areas." Chart. August 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239725/residential-segregation-of-low-income-households-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-area/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. (2012). Share of lower-income households situated in majority low-income census tracts in the United States 2010, by 10 largest metropolitan areas. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239725/residential-segregation-of-low-income-households-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-area/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of Lower-income Households Situated in Majority Low-income Census Tracts in The United States 2010, by 10 Largest Metropolitan Areas." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239725/residential-segregation-of-low-income-households-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-area/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center, Share of lower-income households situated in majority low-income census tracts in the United States 2010, by 10 largest metropolitan areas Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239725/residential-segregation-of-low-income-households-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-area/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 16, 2025)
Share of lower-income households situated in majority low-income census tracts in the United States 2010, by 10 largest metropolitan areas [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239725/residential-segregation-of-low-income-households-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-area/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
