It's too soon to declare the beginning of the end for segregation, but one demographer is hopeful that there are opportunities to better integrate different racial groups.
According to William H. Frey, "an examination of newly released Census data suggests a modest decline in black-white segregation across most large U.S. metropolitan areas."
"It also shows that neighborhoods in which blacks reside are becoming somewhat less black due to recent population shifts of blacks and the growth and dispersion of Hispanics and other minorities," adds Frey.
Though the latest Census data "suggest opportunities to achieve greater residential integration as race migration trends are in flux," argues Frey, even if the country isn't even close to ending segregation.
The article includes in-depth analysis of the data, drawn from the 2014 American Community Survey, including data from specific metropolitan areas.
FULL STORY: Census shows modest declines in black-white segregation
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