Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Spring Valley Colony, SD

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

Spring Valley Colony, SD map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Spring Valley Colony overall is native american, making up 53.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 39.4%. There are more native american people in the southwest areas of the city. People who identify as white 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 Spring Valley Colony

 
Self-Identified Race
Spring Valley Colony, SD Population
White
39.4%
Hispanic
4.6%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
53.4%
Other
2.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Spring Valley Colony, SD

The map below shows diversity in Spring Valley Colony. 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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Spring Valley Colony Diversity Score

55.6

More diverse than 90% of US cities

Spring Valley Colony has a diversity score of 55.6: 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. Spring Valley Colony is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 90% of them. Within Spring Valley Colony's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Spring Valley Colony, and the least diverse areas are in north Spring Valley Colony.

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.