Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Barnesville, MD

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

Barnesville, MD map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Barnesville overall is white, making up 70.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 14.9%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic 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 Barnesville

 
Self-Identified Race
Barnesville, MD Population
White
70.4%
Hispanic
14.9%
Black
6.6%
Asian
4.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Barnesville, MD

The map below shows diversity in Barnesville. 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Barnesville Diversity Score

47.5

More diverse than 81% of US cities

Barnesville has a diversity score of 47.5: 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. Barnesville is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 81% of them. Within Barnesville's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Barnesville, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Barnesville.

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.