Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Narrows, VA

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

Narrows, VA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Narrows overall is white, making up 97.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 1.4%. There are more white people in the northwest areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic 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 Narrows

 
Self-Identified Race
Narrows, VA Population
White
97.3%
Hispanic
1.4%
Black
0.7%
Asian
0.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Narrows, VA

The map below shows diversity in Narrows. 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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Narrows Diversity Score

5.3

More diverse than 7% of US cities

Narrows has a diversity score of 5.3: 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. Narrows is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 7% of them. Within Narrows's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Narrows, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Narrows.

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.