Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sunrise, Las Vegas, NV

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

Sunrise, Las Vegas, NV map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sunrise overall is hispanic, making up 63.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 18.6%. There are more hispanic people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white 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 Sunrise

 
Self-Identified Race
Sunrise, Las Vegas, NV Population
White
18.6%
Hispanic
63.7%
Black
11.6%
Asian
2.6%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sunrise, Las Vegas, NV

The map below shows diversity in Sunrise. 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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Sunrise Diversity Score

54.4

More diverse than 48% of US neighborhoods

Sunrise has a diversity score of 54.4: 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. Sunrise is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 48% of them. Within Sunrise's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Sunrise, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Sunrise.

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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