Large Metros Where the Poor Are Most Segregated:
1. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis MSA
2. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford MSA
3. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington MSA
4. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor MSA
5. Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA
6. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island MSA
7. Buffalo-Niagara Falls MSA
8. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield MSA
9. Baltimore-Towson MSA
10. Memphis MSA
Large Metros Where the Wealthy Are Most Segregated:
1. Memphis MSA
2. Birmingham-Hoover MSA
3. Louisville-Jefferson County MSA
4 San Antonio-New Braufels MSA
5. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor MSA
6. Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA
7. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA
8. Columbus OH MSA
9. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill MSA
10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach MSA
Large Metros With the Highest Levels of Income Segregation:
1. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor MSA
2. Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA
3. Memphis MSA
4. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis MSA
5. Columbus OH MSA
6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington MSA
7. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale MSA
8. Buffalo-Niagara Falls MSA
9. Kansas City MSA
10 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA
Large Metros Where College Graduates Are Most Segregated:
1. Birmingham-Hoover MSA
2. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA
3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana MSA
4. Columbus OH MSA
5. Memphis MSA
6. San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA
7. Louisville-Jefferson County MSA
8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA
9. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill MSA
10. Chicago-Joliet-Naperville MSA
Source: Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto
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