The following are key points from the data in the tables and graphs found on the “Data” tab. The “Sources and Notes” tab provides additional information about the data.

• The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was highly segregated along white/black racial lines in the period 2005–2009, with a dissimilarity index of 61.2.  The dissimilarity index can be interpreted as the percentage of one racial group that would need to change its geographic place of residence to achieve an even distribution of the two races.
• The white/black residential segregation of the Columbus MSA in the period 2005–2009 was less than the segregation calculated for the metro areas of Toledo (index of 68.0), Cincinnati (70.3), and Cleveland (75.6).