Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Historic Edgefield, Nashville, TN

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

Historic Edgefield, Nashville, TN map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Historic Edgefield overall is black, making up 44.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 42.0%. There are more black people in the south areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Historic Edgefield

 
Self-Identified Race
Historic Edgefield, Nashville, TN Population
White
42.0%
Hispanic
4.9%
Black
44.8%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
8.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Historic Edgefield, Nashville, TN

The map below shows diversity in Historic Edgefield. 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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Historic Edgefield Diversity Score

61.4

More diverse than 66% of US neighborhoods

Historic Edgefield has a diversity score of 61.4: 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. Historic Edgefield is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 66% of them. Within Historic Edgefield's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Historic Edgefield, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Historic Edgefield.

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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