Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD

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

Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Brooklyn-Curtis Bay overall is hispanic, making up 34.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 30.0%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black 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 Brooklyn-Curtis Bay

 
Self-Identified Race
Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD Population
White
28.0%
Hispanic
34.7%
Black
30.0%
Asian
4.8%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD

The map below shows diversity in Brooklyn-Curtis Bay. 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.

Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD map of race and ethnicity
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Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Diversity Score

70.9

More diverse than 92% of US neighborhoods

Brooklyn-Curtis Bay has a diversity score of 70.9: 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. Brooklyn-Curtis Bay is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 92% of them. Within Brooklyn-Curtis Bay's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Brooklyn-Curtis Bay.

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.