Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Santa Anita, Santa Ana, CA

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

Santa Anita, Santa Ana, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Santa Anita overall is hispanic, making up 78.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 16.8%. There are more hispanic people in the southwest 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 Santa Anita

 
Self-Identified Race
Santa Anita, Santa Ana, CA Population
White
4.7%
Hispanic
78.0%
Black
0.3%
Asian
16.8%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Santa Anita, Santa Ana, CA

The map below shows diversity in Santa Anita. 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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Santa Anita Diversity Score

36.1

More diverse than 18% of US neighborhoods

Santa Anita has a diversity score of 36.1: 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. Santa Anita is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 18% of them. Within Santa Anita's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Santa Anita, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Santa Anita.

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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