The following are key points from the data in the tables and graphs found on the “Data” tab. The “Sources and Notes” tab provides additional information about the data.

• The Columbus MSA was highly segregated along white/black racial lines in 2000, with a dissimilarity index of 63.1.  The dissimilarity index can be interpreted as the percentage of one racial group that would need to change their geographic place of residence to achieve an even distribution of the two races.
• The white/black residential segregation of the Columbus MSA in 2000 was less than the segregation calculated for the metro areas of Toledo (index of 69.1), Cincinnati (74.8), and Cleveland (77.3).