Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Bee County, TX

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

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

The majority race in Bee County overall is hispanic, making up 62.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 27.3%. There are more hispanic people in the west 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 Bee County

 
Self-Identified Race
Bee County, TX Population
White
27.3%
Hispanic
62.7%
Black
6.7%
Asian
0.4%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Bee County, TX

The map below shows diversity in Bee 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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Bee County Diversity Score

52.7

More diverse than 78% of US counties

Bee County has a diversity score of 52.7: 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. Bee County is more diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 78% of them. Within Bee County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Bee County, and the least diverse areas are in west Bee 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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