Georgia State study finds lower levels of segregation in housing in Atlanta region

ATLANTA — Racial segregation in housing in the 10-county Atlanta area has eased during the last 50 years, according to a new study from Georgia State University.

Research by economists at the school in downtown Atlanta shows a combination of population growth and federal legislation have resulted in substantial changes in Black residential patterns — particularly in the last 20 years — in a metro region that had been deeply segregated.

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