Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Cabo Rojo, PR

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

Cabo Rojo, PR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Cabo Rojo overall is hispanic, making up 99.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is other at 0.2%. There are more hispanic people in the northeast areas of the city. People who identify as other are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 Cabo Rojo

 
Self-Identified Race
Cabo Rojo, PR Population
White
0.2%
Hispanic
99.4%
Black
0.1%
Asian
0.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Cabo Rojo, PR

The map below shows diversity in Cabo Rojo. 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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Cabo Rojo Diversity Score

1.3

More diverse than 1% of US cities

Cabo Rojo has a diversity score of 1.3: 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. Cabo Rojo is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 1% of them. Within Cabo Rojo's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Cabo Rojo, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Cabo Rojo.

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.