Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Santa Cruz County, AZ

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

Santa Cruz County, AZ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Santa Cruz County overall is hispanic, making up 82.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 15.7%. There are more hispanic people in the southeast areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Cruz County

 
Self-Identified Race
Santa Cruz County, AZ Population
White
15.7%
Hispanic
82.3%
Black
0.1%
Asian
0.2%
Native American
0.2%
Other
1.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Santa Cruz County, AZ

The map below shows diversity in Santa Cruz County. 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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Santa Cruz County Diversity Score

29.7

More diverse than 46% of US counties

Santa Cruz County has a diversity score of 29.7: 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. Santa Cruz County is about average for diversity versus other US counties, more diverse than 46% of them. Within Santa Cruz County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Santa Cruz County, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Santa Cruz County.

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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