Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

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

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

The majority race in Downtown San Francisco overall is asian, making up 29.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 28.0%. There are more asian people in the west 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 Downtown San Francisco

 
Self-Identified Race
Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Population
White
28.0%
Hispanic
26.3%
Black
8.0%
Asian
29.5%
Native American
0.7%
Other
7.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

The map below shows diversity in Downtown 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.

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Downtown San Francisco Diversity Score

75.4

More diverse than 99% of US neighborhoods

Downtown San Francisco has a diversity score of 75.4: 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. Downtown San Francisco is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 99% of them. Within Downtown San Francisco's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Downtown San Francisco, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Downtown 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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