Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Kiahsville, WV

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

Kiahsville, WV map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Kiahsville overall is white, making up 98.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is other at 1.8%. There are more white people in the south areas of the city. People who identify as other are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Kiahsville

 
Self-Identified Race
Kiahsville, WV Population
White
98.2%
Hispanic
0.0%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Kiahsville, WV

The map below shows diversity in Kiahsville. 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Kiahsville Diversity Score

3.6

More diverse than 4% of US cities

Kiahsville has a diversity score of 3.6: 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. Kiahsville is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 4% of them. Within Kiahsville's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Kiahsville, and the least diverse areas are in south Kiahsville.

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.