The fact that residential segregation pervades New York City is underlined by an analysis performed by the Anti-Discrimination Center. The Center analyzed the demographic composition of New York City’s 51 Council Districts using Census 2000 data (which had been presented in district-by-district form by the NYC Department of City Planning). We looked at the percentage of non-Latino Whites in a district, and compared that percentage to that of the largest of three other groups: non-Latino Black, non-Latino Asian or Pacific Islander, and Latinos of any race. Bearing in mind the fact that Council level differences understate the differences that exist on block or tract levels, the findings were nonetheless striking:
In only 4 of 51 districts was the percentage difference between non-Latino Whites and the largest other group less than 20%.
In 27 districts – an absolute majority of the total – the percentage difference between non-Latino Whites and the largest other group was greater than 50%…17 of those districts had gaps in excess of 60%.
In only 1 of 51 districts were non-Latino Whites, non-Latino Blacks, and Latinos all represented with at least 20% of the population.
In 34 districts – fully two-thirds of the total – the non-Latino White percentage deviated from the Citywide total (35% non-Latino Whites) by at least 20%…20 of those districts showed a deviation of more than 30%.
NYC Council District |
Percent White, non-Latino |
Percent Black, non-Latino |
Percent Asian, non-Latino |
Percent Latino of any race |
1 |
37.00 |
4.40 |
42.00 |
13.90 |
2 |
56.70 |
7.30 |
11.40 |
22.00 |
3 |
69.10 |
5.50 |
8.40 |
14.00 |
4 |
80.80 |
3.10 |
8.00 |
6.10 |
5 |
81.80 |
3.20 |
7.20 |
5.80 |
6 |
73.80 |
6.10 |
6.10 |
11.70 |
7 |
13.40 |
31.80 |
2.20 |
50.20 |
8 |
14.80 |
25.90 |
3.30 |
53.60 |
9 |
19.30 |
57.70 |
4.10 |
16.00 |
10 |
6.80 |
6.60 |
1.50 |
83.50 |
11 |
38.90 |
18.10 |
6.20 |
33.10 |
12 |
6.90 |
68.00 |
1.40 |
20.10 |
13 |
54.00 |
9.10 |
5.20 |
28.70 |
14 |
3.50 |
24.70 |
3.00 |
66.00 |
15 |
6.30 |
25.30 |
2.50 |
62.90 |
16 |
1.10 |
42.80 |
0.80 |
52.90 |
17 |
1.50 |
28.40 |
0.80 |
67.70 |
18 |
4.70 |
31.90 |
3.90 |
55.70 |
19 |
66.30 |
1.40 |
18.50 |
11.50 |
20 |
25.70 |
3.90 |
47.80 |
19.00 |
21 |
6.50 |
10.70 |
12.10 |
68.10 |
22 |
47.30 |
7.70 |
12.20 |
24.90 |
23 |
48.80 |
12.70 |
25.20 |
12.80 |
24 |
36.90 |
12.70 |
22.90 |
21.00 |
25 |
19.10 |
7.20 |
29.30 |
40.30 |
26 |
29.50 |
6.90 |
22.60 |
36.20 |
27 |
2.10 |
78.40 |
3.70 |
9.40 |
28 |
5.40 |
54.60 |
9.60 |
17.40 |
29 |
54.20 |
3.20 |
21.70 |
16.10 |
30 |
67.40 |
1.20 |
6.20 |
22.00 |
31 |
11.40 |
69.20 |
1.40 |
13.80 |
32 |
48.40 |
5.20 |
11.00 |
25.10 |
33 |
65.60 |
7.60 |
3.30 |
17.80 |
34 |
16.50 |
11.20 |
5.60 |
64.10 |
35 |
16.00 |
62.20 |
2.70 |
15.60 |
36 |
0.90 |
80.30 |
1.00 |
15.00 |
37 |
3.40 |
29.20 |
4.80 |
57.50 |
38 |
17.30 |
5.60 |
22.70 |
50.90 |
39 |
62.00 |
5.80 |
9.90 |
16.80 |
40 |
6.00 |
72.00 |
3.80 |
13.30 |
41 |
1.50 |
84.30 |
0.50 |
11.40 |
42 |
6.20 |
69.60 |
1.70 |
19.00 |
43 |
69.00 |
0.50 |
16.10 |
9.90 |
44 |
75.70 |
0.80 |
13.30 |
7.40 |
45 |
11.00 |
76.30 |
2.40 |
6.80 |
46 |
53.10 |
33.00 |
5.20 |
6.40 |
47 |
61.90 |
10.50 |
13.00 |
11.90 |
48 |
72.30 |
3.60 |
13.00 |
8.30 |
49 |
47.90 |
22.60 |
5.70 |
20.40 |
50 |
78.80 |
2.10 |
8.00 |
9.20 |
51 |
87.60 |
0.90 |
4.40 |
6.00 |