Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

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

Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Southeast Los Angeles overall is hispanic, making up 82.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 13.9%. There are more hispanic people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black 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 Southeast Los Angeles

 
Self-Identified Race
Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Population
White
0.9%
Hispanic
82.7%
Black
13.9%
Asian
0.6%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

The map below shows diversity in Southeast Los Angeles. 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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Southeast Los Angeles Diversity Score

29.6

More diverse than 12% of US neighborhoods

Southeast Los Angeles has a diversity score of 29.6: 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. Southeast Los Angeles is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 12% of them. Within Southeast Los Angeles's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Southeast Los Angeles, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Southeast Los Angeles.

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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