Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Chinatown-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

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

Chinatown-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Chinatown-San Francisco overall is asian, making up 75.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 13.5%. There are more asian people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white 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 Chinatown-San Francisco

 
Self-Identified Race
Chinatown-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Population
White
13.5%
Hispanic
5.1%
Black
1.6%
Asian
75.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Chinatown-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

The map below shows diversity in Chinatown-San Francisco. 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.

Chinatown-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Chinatown-San Francisco Diversity Score

40.2

More diverse than 23% of US neighborhoods

Chinatown-San Francisco has a diversity score of 40.2: 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. Chinatown-San Francisco is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 23% of them. Within Chinatown-San Francisco's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Chinatown-San Francisco, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Chinatown-San Francisco.

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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