Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in South Louisville, Louisville, KY

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

South Louisville, Louisville, KY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in South Louisville overall is white, making up 48.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 34.5%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the central 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 South Louisville

 
Self-Identified Race
South Louisville, Louisville, KY Population
White
48.4%
Hispanic
11.0%
Black
34.5%
Asian
1.2%
Native American
0.1%
Other
4.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for South Louisville, Louisville, KY

The map below shows diversity in South Louisville. 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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South Louisville Diversity Score

63.3

More diverse than 72% of US neighborhoods

South Louisville has a diversity score of 63.3: 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. South Louisville is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 72% of them. Within South Louisville's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast South Louisville, and the least diverse areas are in southwest South Louisville.

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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