Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Russia, OH

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

Russia, OH map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Russia overall is white, making up 91.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 4.8%. There are more white people in the west areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the central 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 Russia

 
Self-Identified Race
Russia, OH Population
White
91.1%
Hispanic
4.8%
Black
0.5%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Russia, OH

The map below shows diversity in Russia. 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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Russia Diversity Score

16.7

More diverse than 38% of US cities

Russia has a diversity score of 16.7: 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. Russia is less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 38% of them. Within Russia's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Russia, and the least diverse areas are in west Russia.

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.