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March 13, 2026Sociological Perspectives

Shifting and Persisting Neighborhood Hierarchies: Immigrant Influx and the Gentrification of Black Neighborhoods in the Twenty-first Century

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JHJackelyn HwangHYHesu Yoon

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Quantitative analysis finds recent immigrants influence gentrification dynamics in Black neighborhoods, suggesting contextual variations.

Key Points

  • To examine the relationship between immigrant influx and gentrification in Black neighborhoods across U.S. cities.
  • Analyzed U.S. Census and American Community Survey data from 1990 to 2019
  • Focused on trends in gentrification and immigrant settlement
  • Compared findings across different city-level contexts of immigrant reception
  • Higher shares of recent immigrants decrease gentrification likelihood in most neighborhoods
  • In Black neighborhoods, increased recent immigrant share is positively linked to gentrification
  • Effects are stronger since the 2000s and in cities where immigrants are newly settling

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Hwang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3ac2b02a1e69014ccd9b8https://doi.org/10.1177/07311214261418001
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