Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Van Buren County, MI

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

Van Buren County, MI map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Van Buren County overall is white, making up 78.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 12.4%. There are more white people in the northeast areas of the county. 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 Van Buren County

 
Self-Identified Race
Van Buren County, MI Population
White
78.4%
Hispanic
12.4%
Black
3.5%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
0.4%
Other
4.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Van Buren County, MI

The map below shows diversity in Van Buren 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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Van Buren County Diversity Score

36.7

More diverse than 56% of US counties

Van Buren County has a diversity score of 36.7: 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. Van Buren County is about average for diversity versus other US counties, more diverse than 56% of them. Within Van Buren County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Van Buren County, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Van Buren 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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