Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, TN

The map below shows majority race by area in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, 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 Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, TN map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale overall is black, making up 82.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 9.4%. There are more black people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale

 
Self-Identified Race
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, TN Population
White
5.7%
Hispanic
9.4%
Black
82.9%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
0.1%
Other
1.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, TN

The map below shows diversity in Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale. 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.

Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, TN map of race and ethnicity
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Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale Diversity Score

30.1

More diverse than 13% of US neighborhoods

Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale has a diversity score of 30.1: 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. Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 13% of them. Within Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale.

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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