Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Penuelas Municipio, PR

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

Penuelas Municipio, PR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Penuelas Municipio overall is hispanic, making up 99.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 0.3%. There are more hispanic people in the southwest areas of the county. People who identify as black 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 Penuelas Municipio

 
Self-Identified Race
Penuelas Municipio, PR Population
White
0.2%
Hispanic
99.5%
Black
0.3%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Penuelas Municipio, PR

The map below shows diversity in Penuelas Municipio. 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 county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Penuelas Municipio Diversity Score

1.0

More diverse than 1% of US counties

Penuelas Municipio has a diversity score of 1.0: 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. Penuelas Municipio is much less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 1% of them. Within Penuelas Municipio's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Penuelas Municipio, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Penuelas Municipio.

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.

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