Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Briarfield, Newport News, VA

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

Briarfield, Newport News, VA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Briarfield overall is black, making up 63.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 21.2%. There are more black people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the west 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 Briarfield

 
Self-Identified Race
Briarfield, Newport News, VA Population
White
21.2%
Hispanic
10.1%
Black
63.4%
Asian
0.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Briarfield, Newport News, VA

The map below shows diversity in Briarfield. 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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Briarfield Diversity Score

54.1

More diverse than 47% of US neighborhoods

Briarfield has a diversity score of 54.1: 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. Briarfield is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 47% of them. Within Briarfield's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Briarfield, and the least diverse areas are in north Briarfield.

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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