Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Long Prairie, MN

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

Long Prairie, MN map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Long Prairie overall is white, making up 68.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 28.4%. There are more white people in the southeast areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the east 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 Long Prairie

 
Self-Identified Race
Long Prairie, MN Population
White
68.2%
Hispanic
28.4%
Black
0.6%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.3%
Other
2.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Long Prairie, MN

The map below shows diversity in Long Prairie. 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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Long Prairie Diversity Score

45.3

More diverse than 78% of US cities

Long Prairie has a diversity score of 45.3: 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. Long Prairie is more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 78% of them. Within Long Prairie's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Long Prairie, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Long Prairie.

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.