Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Jim Hogg County, TX

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

Jim Hogg County, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Jim Hogg County overall is hispanic, making up 89.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 9.7%. There are more hispanic people in the northeast areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the central 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 Jim Hogg County

 
Self-Identified Race
Jim Hogg County, TX Population
White
9.7%
Hispanic
89.6%
Black
0.5%
Asian
0.2%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Jim Hogg County, TX

The map below shows diversity in Jim Hogg 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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Jim Hogg County Diversity Score

18.7

More diverse than 27% of US counties

Jim Hogg County has a diversity score of 18.7: 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. Jim Hogg County is less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 27% of them. Within Jim Hogg County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Jim Hogg County, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Jim Hogg 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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