Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Atascosa County, TX

The map below shows majority race by area in Atascosa County, 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 Atascosa County racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Atascosa County, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Atascosa County overall is hispanic, making up 66.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 29.5%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Atascosa County

 
Self-Identified Race
Atascosa County, TX Population
White
29.5%
Hispanic
66.9%
Black
1.2%
Asian
0.7%
Native American
0.4%
Other
1.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Atascosa County, TX

The map below shows diversity in Atascosa County. 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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Atascosa County Diversity Score

46.5

More diverse than 68% of US counties

Atascosa County has a diversity score of 46.5: 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. Atascosa County is more diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 68% of them. Within Atascosa County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Atascosa County, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Atascosa County.

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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