Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Queen Shoals, WV

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

Queen Shoals, WV map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Queen Shoals overall is white, making up 99.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is native american at 0.2%. There are more white people in the east areas of the city. People who identify as native american 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 Queen Shoals

 
Self-Identified Race
Queen Shoals, WV Population
White
99.5%
Hispanic
0.0%
Black
0.1%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.2%
Other
0.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Queen Shoals, WV

The map below shows diversity in Queen Shoals. 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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Queen Shoals Diversity Score

1.0

More diverse than 1% of US cities

Queen Shoals 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. Queen Shoals is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 1% of them. Within Queen Shoals's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Queen Shoals, and the least diverse areas are in east Queen Shoals.

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.