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Newly available data reveal that despite a recent decline in public se
ctor housing segregation, the majority of black American public housin
g residents live in poor, racially isolated neighborhoods and white te
nants typically live in less isolated neighborhoods. These patterns ar
e influenced by overall residential segregation and public housing aut
hority characteristics.