Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Rock Spring, Arlington, VA

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

Rock Spring, Arlington, VA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Rock Spring overall is white, making up 84.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 6.1%. There are more white people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian 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 Rock Spring

 
Self-Identified Race
Rock Spring, Arlington, VA Population
White
84.0%
Hispanic
3.9%
Black
0.0%
Asian
6.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
5.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Rock Spring, Arlington, VA

The map below shows diversity in Rock Spring. 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 neighborhood would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Rock Spring Diversity Score

28.5

More diverse than 12% of US neighborhoods

Rock Spring has a diversity score of 28.5: 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. Rock Spring is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 12% of them. Within Rock Spring's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Rock Spring, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Rock Spring.

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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