Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Garrett County, MD

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

Garrett County, MD map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Garrett County overall is white, making up 94.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is other at 2.9%. There are more white people in the northeast areas of the county. People who identify as other are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Garrett County

 
Self-Identified Race
Garrett County, MD Population
White
94.3%
Hispanic
1.4%
Black
0.7%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
0.2%
Other
2.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Garrett County, MD

The map below shows diversity in Garrett 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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Garrett County Diversity Score

10.9

More diverse than 7% of US counties

Garrett County has a diversity score of 10.9: 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. Garrett County is much less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 7% of them. Within Garrett County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Garrett County, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Garrett 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.