Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sugar Hill, GA

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

Sugar Hill, GA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sugar Hill overall is white, making up 52.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 14.9%. There are more white people in the northwest areas of the city. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the south 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 Sugar Hill

 
Self-Identified Race
Sugar Hill, GA Population
White
52.5%
Hispanic
14.6%
Black
13.4%
Asian
14.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sugar Hill, GA

The map below shows diversity in Sugar Hill. 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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Sugar Hill Diversity Score

66.1

More diverse than 98% of US cities

Sugar Hill has a diversity score of 66.1: 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. Sugar Hill is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 98% of them. Within Sugar Hill's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Sugar Hill, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Sugar Hill.

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.