Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Blue Grass, VA

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

Blue Grass, VA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Blue Grass overall is white, making up 95.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 3.0%. There are more white people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the east 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 Blue Grass

 
Self-Identified Race
Blue Grass, VA Population
White
95.6%
Hispanic
0.0%
Black
0.0%
Asian
3.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Blue Grass, VA

The map below shows diversity in Blue Grass. 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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Blue Grass Diversity Score

8.5

More diverse than 15% of US cities

Blue Grass has a diversity score of 8.5: 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. Blue Grass is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 15% of them. Within Blue Grass's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Blue Grass, and the least diverse areas are in central Blue Grass.

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.