Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Bailey County, TX

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

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

The majority race in Bailey County overall is hispanic, making up 70.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 27.2%. There are more hispanic people in the east areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the south 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 Bailey County

 
Self-Identified Race
Bailey County, TX Population
White
27.2%
Hispanic
70.3%
Black
0.4%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Bailey County, TX

The map below shows diversity in Bailey 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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Bailey County Diversity Score

43.1

More diverse than 64% of US counties

Bailey County has a diversity score of 43.1: 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. Bailey County is more diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 64% of them. Within Bailey County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Bailey County, and the least diverse areas are in south Bailey 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.