Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Freestate-North Highlands, Shreveport, LA

The map below shows majority race by area in Freestate-North Highlands, 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 Freestate-North Highlands racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Freestate-North Highlands, Shreveport, LA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Freestate-North Highlands overall is black, making up 63.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 31.0%. There are more black people in the south areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the north 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 Freestate-North Highlands

 
Self-Identified Race
Freestate-North Highlands, Shreveport, LA Population
White
31.0%
Hispanic
0.9%
Black
63.6%
Asian
2.0%
Native American
0.2%
Other
2.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Freestate-North Highlands, Shreveport, LA

The map below shows diversity in Freestate-North Highlands. 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.

Freestate-North Highlands, Shreveport, LA map of race and ethnicity
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Freestate-North Highlands Diversity Score

49.8

More diverse than 38% of US neighborhoods

Freestate-North Highlands has a diversity score of 49.8: 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. Freestate-North Highlands is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 38% of them. Within Freestate-North Highlands's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Freestate-North Highlands, and the least diverse areas are in south Freestate-North Highlands.

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.