Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Arecibo Municipio, PR

The map below shows majority race by area in Arecibo Municipio, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Arecibo Municipio racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Arecibo Municipio, PR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Arecibo Municipio overall is hispanic, making up 99.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 0.3%. There are more hispanic people in the west areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northwest places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Arecibo Municipio

 
Self-Identified Race
Arecibo Municipio, PR Population
White
0.3%
Hispanic
99.5%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Arecibo Municipio, PR

The map below shows diversity in Arecibo Municipio. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Arecibo Municipio Diversity Score

1.0

More diverse than 1% of US counties

Arecibo Municipio has a diversity score of 1.0: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Arecibo Municipio is much less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 1% of them. Within Arecibo Municipio's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Arecibo Municipio, and the least diverse areas are in west Arecibo Municipio.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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