Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL

The map below shows majority race by area in Back of the Yards, 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 Back of the Yards racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Back of the Yards overall is hispanic, making up 84.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 12.5%. There are more hispanic people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black 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 Back of the Yards

 
Self-Identified Race
Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL Population
White
2.2%
Hispanic
84.3%
Black
12.5%
Asian
0.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL

The map below shows diversity in Back of the Yards. 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 neighborhood would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Back of the Yards Diversity Score

27.4

More diverse than 11% of US neighborhoods

Back of the Yards has a diversity score of 27.4: 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. Back of the Yards is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 11% of them. Within Back of the Yards's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Back of the Yards, and the least diverse areas are in west Back of the Yards.

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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