Demographic history of the United States

Racial migration, desegregation underway in America

New data from the 2010 U.S. Census shows that America’s Blacks are leaving the cities in northern areas and moving back to the Sun Belt, often to cities their parents and grandparents fled decades ago. Plus, more minorities are moving into suburbs, desegregating historically white areas.

Southern Cities Become Less Segregated

Census Reveals Great Reversal of ‘Great Migration’