Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Great Bridge East, Chesapeake, VA

The map below shows majority race by area in Great Bridge East, 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 Great Bridge East racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Great Bridge East, Chesapeake, VA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Great Bridge East overall is white, making up 84.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 5.0%. There are more white people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the east 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 Great Bridge East

 
Self-Identified Race
Great Bridge East, Chesapeake, VA Population
White
84.0%
Hispanic
5.0%
Black
4.6%
Asian
2.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Great Bridge East, Chesapeake, VA

The map below shows diversity in Great Bridge East. 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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Great Bridge East Diversity Score

28.9

More diverse than 12% of US neighborhoods

Great Bridge East has a diversity score of 28.9: 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. Great Bridge East is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 12% of them. Within Great Bridge East's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Great Bridge East, and the least diverse areas are in north Great Bridge East.

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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