Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

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

Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, Atlanta, GA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta overall is black, making up 97.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 1.3%. There are more black people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta

 
Self-Identified Race
Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, Atlanta, GA Population
White
0.7%
Hispanic
0.3%
Black
97.2%
Asian
1.3%
Native American
0.2%
Other
0.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

The map below shows diversity in Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta. 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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Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta Diversity Score

5.6

More diverse than 1% of US neighborhoods

Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta has a diversity score of 5.6: 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. Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 1% of them. Within Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, and the least diverse areas are in central Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta.

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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