Despite increased diversity in many neighborhoods and areas of the country, segregation remains a problem in many parts of the United States, reports Phys.org.
A study from Barry Lee and John Iceland of Penn State and Chad Farrell of the University of Alaska, Anchorage found segregation is substantial among Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Dominican, Guatemalan, and Cubans in metro areas.
In addition, diversity lags 30 years behind in non-metro counties compared to their metropolitan counterparts.
On the plus side, diversity in metro and micro areas has been fueled by Asian and Hispanic immigration.
The number of neighborhoods where there is no ethnic majority has quadrupled from 1980 to 2010.
You can read more details of these demographic trends in Phys.org.
