Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY

The map below shows majority race by area in Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, 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 Chevy Chase-Ashland Park racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Chevy Chase-Ashland Park overall is white, making up 90.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 5.5%. There are more white people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Chevy Chase-Ashland Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY Population
White
90.1%
Hispanic
5.5%
Black
1.0%
Asian
1.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY

The map below shows diversity in Chevy Chase-Ashland Park. 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.

Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY map of race and ethnicity
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Chevy Chase-Ashland Park Diversity Score

18.4

More diverse than 5% of US neighborhoods

Chevy Chase-Ashland Park has a diversity score of 18.4: 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. Chevy Chase-Ashland Park is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 5% of them. Within Chevy Chase-Ashland Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Chevy Chase-Ashland Park.

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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