Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ

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

Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sierra Vista Southeast overall is white, making up 69.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 21.7%. 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 north 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 Sierra Vista Southeast

 
Self-Identified Race
Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ Population
White
69.1%
Hispanic
21.7%
Black
0.6%
Asian
2.1%
Native American
0.1%
Other
6.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ

The map below shows diversity in Sierra Vista Southeast. 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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Sierra Vista Southeast Diversity Score

47.0

More diverse than 80% of US cities

Sierra Vista Southeast has a diversity score of 47.0: 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. Sierra Vista Southeast is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 80% of them. Within Sierra Vista Southeast's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Sierra Vista Southeast, and the least diverse areas are in west Sierra Vista Southeast.

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.