Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Dimmit County, TX

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

Dimmit County, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Dimmit County overall is hispanic, making up 86.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 8.8%. There are more hispanic people in the northeast areas of the county. 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 Dimmit County

 
Self-Identified Race
Dimmit County, TX Population
White
8.8%
Hispanic
86.8%
Black
1.4%
Asian
0.4%
Native American
2.4%
Other
0.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Dimmit County, TX

The map below shows diversity in Dimmit County. 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 county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Dimmit County Diversity Score

23.8

More diverse than 37% of US counties

Dimmit County has a diversity score of 23.8: 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. Dimmit County is less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 37% of them. Within Dimmit County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Dimmit County, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Dimmit County.

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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