Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows majority race by area in Flatbush-Ditmas 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 Flatbush-Ditmas Park racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Flatbush-Ditmas Park overall is black, making up 54.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 18.2%. There are more black people in the southeast 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 Flatbush-Ditmas Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY Population
White
18.2%
Hispanic
15.5%
Black
54.9%
Asian
2.6%
Native American
0.1%
Other
8.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows diversity in Flatbush-Ditmas 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.

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Flatbush-Ditmas Park Diversity Score

63.4

More diverse than 72% of US neighborhoods

Flatbush-Ditmas Park has a diversity score of 63.4: 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. Flatbush-Ditmas Park is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 72% of them. Within Flatbush-Ditmas Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Flatbush-Ditmas Park, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Flatbush-Ditmas 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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