Sustainable Communities & Fair Housing Analysis and Implementation
New York Metropolitan Region
Housing, Community Development and Civil RightsThe Ford FoundationSeptember 9, 2013
• 1 Region• 3 States• 17 MPOs• 31 Counties• 783 Municipalities• 703 School Districts• 175 Housing
Authorities• 459 Fire Districts• 36 Sewer Districts*
– Data not availablefor NYS.
• 157 Business Improvement Districts
Source: Connecticut General Assembly 2011, New Jersey State Department of Community Affairs 2012, NYC Planning Department 2012, Nassau County Planning Department 2012, Suffolk County Planning Department 2012, Dutchess County Government 2013, individual BID websites.
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New York-Connecticut SCI Region:Growing Diversity, Still Highly Segregated
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Racial Composition of NY-CT SCI Region, 1990 - 2010
OtherAsianHispanic
Racially Concentrated Areas of Poverty:HUD-provided using average metropolitan poverty rate
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Racially Concentrated Areas of Povertyfor Long Island using average LI poverty rate