Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Share of African Americans in Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) Neighborhood A

Title Share of African Americans in Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) Neighborhood A
Series ID RLMSHAAHOLCNA
Source Aaronson, Daniel, Hartley, Daniel, Mazumder, Bhashkar
Release The Effects of the 1930s HOLC "Redlining" Maps (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency 10 Year
Units Percent
Date Range 1910-01-01 to 2010-01-01
Last Updated 2021-06-17 2:18 PM CDT
Notes Number of African Americans living in a coded neighborhood divided by the total number of persons living in the same neighborhood.

The authors calculate the data based on U.S. Census estimates for each area matched to the geocoded HOLC Neighborhoods, which are based on the geocoded renderings of the original Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) maps for 149 cities.
DATE VALUE
1910-01-01 2.3
1920-01-01 1.7
1930-01-01 1.5
1940-01-01 1.0
1950-01-01 0.7
1960-01-01 0.9
1970-01-01 6.4
1980-01-01 14.4
1990-01-01 14.1
2000-01-01 17.8
2010-01-01 17.3

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