The map below shows majority race by area in Sault Ste. Marie, 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 Sault Ste. Marie racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.
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Majority race by area
The majority race in Sault Ste. Marie overall is white, making up 68.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is native american at 14.5%. There are more white people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as native american are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Sault Ste. Marie
Self-Identified Race |
Sault Ste. Marie, MI Population |
|---|---|
White |
68.0% |
Hispanic |
1.9% |
Black |
0.4% |
Asian |
1.1% |
Native American |
14.5% |
Other |
14.0% |
Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sault Ste. Marie, MI
The map below shows diversity in Sault Ste. Marie. 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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Sault Ste. Marie Diversity Score
49.6
More diverse than 83% of US cities
Sault Ste. Marie has a diversity score of 49.6: 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. Sault Ste. Marie is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 83% of them. Within Sault Ste. Marie's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Sault Ste. Marie, and the least diverse areas are in central Sault Ste. Marie.
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.