Segregation probably has a larger impact on the health of African Americans than other groups because blacks currently live under a level of segregation that is higher than that of any other immigrant group in U.S. history (Massey and Denton 1993). In addition, the association between segregation and SES varies by minority racial group. For Latinos and Asians, segregation is inversely related to household income but segregation is high at all levels of SES for blacks (Massey 2004). The highest SES blacks (incomes greater than $50,000) in the 2000 Census were more segregated than the poorest Latinos and Asians (incomes less than $15,000) (Massey 2004).
