Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Lares, PR

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

Lares, PR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Lares overall is hispanic, making up 99.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 0.3%. There are more hispanic people in the north areas of the city. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 Lares

 
Self-Identified Race
Lares, PR Population
White
0.3%
Hispanic
99.6%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Lares, PR

The map below shows diversity in Lares. 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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Lares Diversity Score

0.8

More diverse than 1% of US cities

Lares has a diversity score of 0.8: 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. Lares is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 1% of them. Within Lares's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Lares, and the least diverse areas are in north Lares.

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.