Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Rio Grande Municipio, PR

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

Rio Grande Municipio, PR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Rio Grande Municipio overall is hispanic, making up 98.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 0.9%. There are more hispanic people in the west areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the south 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 Rio Grande Municipio

 
Self-Identified Race
Rio Grande Municipio, PR Population
White
0.9%
Hispanic
98.9%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.2%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Rio Grande Municipio, PR

The map below shows diversity in Rio Grande 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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Rio Grande Municipio Diversity Score

2.2

More diverse than 2% of US counties

Rio Grande Municipio has a diversity score of 2.2: 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. Rio Grande Municipio is much less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 2% of them. Within Rio Grande Municipio's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Rio Grande Municipio, and the least diverse areas are in west Rio Grande 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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