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ObjectiveWe examine (1) whether black migration trends from the final few decades of the 20th century continued during the first decade of the 21st century, (2) whether the black southern migration stream continues to be demographically distinctive, and (3) whether incorporating subjective/motivational factors into our models advances our understanding of race and interregional migration.MethodsUsing data from the 2000 to 2010 Current Population Surveys, we employ descriptive and inferential statistics to (1) map recent patterns of interregional migration in the United States by race and (2) estimate the effects of race, other sociodemographics, and subjective/motivational factors on people's propensity to migrate to the United States South.ResultsWe find that the rate of black migration to the South continues to exceed that of whites, and that black migrants differ from their white counterparts both demographically and motivationally. We also observe selected gender differences within the black southern migration stream.ConclusionsOur results underscore the need for more research on race, gender, and interregional migration in the United States. We suggest directions for such work, with particular focus on possibilities for further inquiry when 2010 census materials become more widely available.

This paper explores some implications of Hurricane Katrina, especially
as it affected, and will continue to affect, African Americans. Our
observations stem largely from our ongoing examination of the demography
of African Americans, including motivations to leave the South
historically, and recent changes generating a significant "return
migration" of African Americans to the South. The specific case of
Katrina-related migration requires examining issues of race and
class—including the destinations to which Katrina's victims
were displaced and key features of the place to which they might return.
We leave for others the evaluation of ongoing political debates concerning
responsibility for who did what, and why. Our focus is on New Orleans as a
place, and what prospects exist for reconstituting that place in light of
past, present, and prospective demographic trends. We first review recent
work on place and identity, and describe the general features of past
migration patterns of African Americans—both from the South and back
to the South. We then identify important features of New Orleans as a
distinctive place on the U.S. landscape, in part by comparing New Orleans
with other southern cities using the 1% Integrated Public Use Microdata
Series (IPUMS) sample of 2000 U.S. Census data. Finally, we assess the
prospects of the reconstitution of New Orleans as a place resembling what
it was prior to Katrina, by examining the intersecting factors of race,
class, and ethnicity in shaping how, and by whom, the city may be
resettled. We project that the city will be smaller, more White and
Hispanic, more affluent, and more tourism/ entertainment-oriented than
its pre-Katrina reality. Given the difficulty of making such projections,
we conclude with an analysis of various demographic portraits of what the
racial composition of New Orleans may become, depending on (1) its future
size, and (2) relative rates of return migration by White and Black New
Orleanians.

Abstract  Using samples of census data from the University of Minnesota Population Center's "Integrated Public Use Microdata Series" (IPUMS), we describe trends in African‐American migration to the South across recent decades, and explore the applicability of the concept of "return migration" to various demographic patterns. Our findings suggest that the return movement contains multiple migration streams involving African‐Americans of higher socio‐economic status (compared with both origin and destination populations) moving to both urban and rural destinations. These patterns represent clear differences from the earlier 20th century's "Great Migration" of African‐Americans from South to North. The recent return migration streams suggest that the South may be replacing the North as a "land of promise" for some upwardly mobile African‐Americans, and may also reflect what Carol Stack (1996) has termed a "call to home" as a motivating factor shaping recent African‐American migration to the rural South.