Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows majority race by area in Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, 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 Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay overall is white, making up 50.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 26.0%. There are more white people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the west 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 Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay

 
Self-Identified Race
Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY Population
White
50.7%
Hispanic
13.6%
Black
5.1%
Asian
26.0%
Native American
0.2%
Other
4.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows diversity in Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay. 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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Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay Diversity Score

65.2

More diverse than 77% of US neighborhoods

Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay has a diversity score of 65.2: 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. Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 77% of them. Within Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, and the least diverse areas are in south Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay.

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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