Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Guadalupe County, NM

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

Guadalupe County, NM map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Guadalupe County overall is hispanic, making up 77.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 16.4%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest areas of the county. People who identify as white 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 Guadalupe County

 
Self-Identified Race
Guadalupe County, NM Population
White
16.4%
Hispanic
77.3%
Black
1.7%
Asian
1.6%
Native American
1.7%
Other
1.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Guadalupe County, NM

The map below shows diversity in Guadalupe 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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Guadalupe County Diversity Score

37.4

More diverse than 57% of US counties

Guadalupe County has a diversity score of 37.4: 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. Guadalupe County is about average for diversity versus other US counties, more diverse than 57% of them. Within Guadalupe County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Guadalupe County, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Guadalupe 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.

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