Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Chester Highlands, Chicago, IL

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

Chester Highlands, Chicago, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Chester Highlands overall is black, making up 94.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 3.0%. There are more black people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 Chester Highlands

 
Self-Identified Race
Chester Highlands, Chicago, IL Population
White
0.1%
Hispanic
3.0%
Black
94.1%
Asian
0.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Chester Highlands, Chicago, IL

The map below shows diversity in Chester Highlands. 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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Chester Highlands Diversity Score

11.4

More diverse than 2% of US neighborhoods

Chester Highlands has a diversity score of 11.4: 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. Chester Highlands is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 2% of them. Within Chester Highlands's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Chester Highlands, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Chester Highlands.

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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