Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows majority race by area in Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, 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 Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton overall is white, making up 57.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 21.7%. There are more white people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton

 
Self-Identified Race
Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY Population
White
57.5%
Hispanic
21.7%
Black
2.7%
Asian
13.3%
Native American
0.1%
Other
4.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows diversity in Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton. 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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Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton Diversity Score

60.2

More diverse than 63% of US neighborhoods

Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton has a diversity score of 60.2: 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. Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 63% of them. Within Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, and the least diverse areas are in west Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton.

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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