Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Guthrie County, IA

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

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Majority race by area

The majority race in Guthrie County overall is white, making up 92.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is other at 3.3%. 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 Guthrie County

 
Self-Identified Race
Guthrie County, IA Population
White
92.5%
Hispanic
3.1%
Black
0.6%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
0.1%
Other
3.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Guthrie County, IA

The map below shows diversity in Guthrie 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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Guthrie County Diversity Score

14.2

More diverse than 15% of US counties

Guthrie County has a diversity score of 14.2: 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. Guthrie County is much less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 15% of them. Within Guthrie County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Guthrie County, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Guthrie 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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