Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Moose River, ME

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

Moose River, ME map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Moose River overall is white, making up 95.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 2.3%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic 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 Moose River

 
Self-Identified Race
Moose River, ME Population
White
95.7%
Hispanic
2.3%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.5%
Other
1.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Moose River, ME

The map below shows diversity in Moose River. 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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Moose River Diversity Score

8.3

More diverse than 14% of US cities

Moose River has a diversity score of 8.3: 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. Moose River is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 14% of them. Within Moose River's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Moose River, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Moose River.

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.