Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Upper Arlington, OH

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

Upper Arlington, OH map of race and ethnicity
Click the map to explore
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian
Multiple/Other
WhiteHispanicBlackAsianMultiple/Other
Majority race by area

The majority race in Upper Arlington overall is white, making up 83.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 6.0%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the city. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the central 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 Upper Arlington

 
Self-Identified Race
Upper Arlington, OH Population
White
83.4%
Hispanic
4.1%
Black
1.5%
Asian
6.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
5.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Upper Arlington, OH

The map below shows diversity in Upper Arlington. 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.

Upper Arlington, OH map of race and ethnicity
Click the map to explore
Less diverse More diverse
Colorblind friendly off

Upper Arlington Diversity Score

29.6

More diverse than 61% of US cities

Upper Arlington 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. Upper Arlington is more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 61% of them. Within Upper Arlington's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Upper Arlington, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Upper Arlington.

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.