Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sunny Vista, CA

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

Sunny Vista, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sunny Vista overall is white, making up 61.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 18.8%. There are more white people in the southeast areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 Sunny Vista

 
Self-Identified Race
Sunny Vista, CA Population
White
61.8%
Hispanic
18.8%
Black
0.7%
Asian
10.2%
Native American
0.1%
Other
8.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sunny Vista, CA

The map below shows diversity in Sunny Vista. 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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Sunny Vista Diversity Score

56.5

More diverse than 91% of US cities

Sunny Vista has a diversity score of 56.5: 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. Sunny Vista is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 91% of them. Within Sunny Vista's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Sunny Vista, and the least diverse areas are in west Sunny Vista.

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.