Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Val Verde County, TX

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

Val Verde County, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Val Verde County overall is hispanic, making up 79.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 16.7%. There are more hispanic people in the southwest areas of the county. 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 Val Verde County

 
Self-Identified Race
Val Verde County, TX Population
White
16.7%
Hispanic
79.8%
Black
1.3%
Asian
0.6%
Native American
0.1%
Other
1.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Val Verde County, TX

The map below shows diversity in Val Verde County. 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 county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Val Verde County Diversity Score

33.5

More diverse than 52% of US counties

Val Verde County has a diversity score of 33.5: 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. Val Verde County is about average for diversity versus other US counties, more diverse than 52% of them. Within Val Verde County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Val Verde County, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Val Verde County.

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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