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Title: How the region’s racial and ethnic demographics have changed since 1970

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Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: Today, the Washington region is known for having very diverse suburbs, including Prince George’s County, the largest suburban county with a majority of Black residents in the country. However, 50 years ago, the region’s suburbs were nearly entirely white, while non-white racial and ethnic groups were largely concentrated in the District east of 16th Street NW. Using data from the 1970 through 2010 censuses provided by the IPUMS National Historical GIS project at the University of Minnesota, and 2017 data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, I created maps of the distribution of residents by race and ethnicity in each census tract within 50 kilometers of the U.S. Capitol.

Url: https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/regional-demographic-shifts/

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Authors: Rowlands, D.W.

Publication Name: D.C. Policy Center

Publisher Location: Washington, D.C.

Publication Date: January 13, 2020

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Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Population Mobility and Spatial Demography, Race and Ethnicity

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