DISPLACEMENT
Geographic Analysis of the Crisis
DISPLACEMENT MAP
Explore the 7 priority neighborhoods experiencing the highest appreciation and displacement across Atlanta
DISPLACEMENT STATUS
Each neighborhood dot on the map shows its current displacement status based on housing costs and demographic changes. The four quadrants below group neighborhoods by geographic region and show the overall displacement pattern in each area of Atlanta.
Data Source: Fulton County Tax Assessor 2000-2024; RentCafe, Zillow & Census Bureau 2000-2026 estimates
DISPLACED BY DESIGN
A Nationwide Pattern with Local Severity
THE GENTRIFICATION TRIGGER
Population Boom Sparked Crisis
Atlanta lost 100,000 residents between 1970 and 1990. The 2000s population boom brought new residents with higher incomes, sparking property appreciation and displacement that accelerated through the 2010s and 2020s.
The Perfect Storm
The explosive growth of the 2010s created the perfect storm for gentrification: increased demand, rising property values, and economic pressure that pushed out long-time Black residents.
BLACK POPULATION DECLINE
Black Population Percentage Over Time
<50%
Black population fell below 50% in 2020 for the first time since 1960
This represents the most rapid demographic transformation in the city's modern history.
THE SCALE OF DISPLACEMENT
Atlanta ranks 4th nationally for gentrification eliminating majority-Black areas
(National Community Reinvestment Coalition, 2019)
22,149
Black residents displaced from 16 majority-Black tracts (1980-2020)
42%
of majority-Black tracts lost that status by 2010
29,746
Black residents lost (2000-2010)
This is not accidental - it's the result of deliberate policy choices
💡 WHAT THIS MEANS
Over 22,000 Black residents have been pushed out of historically Black neighborhoods in the past 40 years. Without TAD extensions funding affordable housing and anti-displacement programs, this trend will accelerate, erasing the cultural and economic foundation of Black Atlanta.
WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR BLACK ATLANTA?
LOSING OUR HOMES MEANS LOSING OUR VOICE
LEGACY RESIDENTS
Risk of displacement, loss of generational wealth, community fragmentation
BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
Commercial rent increases, loss of customer base, cultural erasure
"A city without Black businesses is a city without Black culture"
SCHOOLS
Enrollment changes, school closures, loss of community anchors, student performance tied to community health
VOTING POWER
67% to 47% population decline means reduced political power and representation
💡 Want to understand the economic forces driving this displacement?
See Housing & Economic Pressure for cost burden statistics, price appreciation data, and affordability gaps