Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Yah-ta-hey, NM

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

Yah-ta-hey, NM map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Yah-ta-hey overall is native american, making up 81.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 18.3%. There are more native american people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic 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 Yah-ta-hey

 
Self-Identified Race
Yah-ta-hey, NM Population
White
0.6%
Hispanic
18.3%
Black
0.1%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
81.0%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Yah-ta-hey, NM

The map below shows diversity in Yah-ta-hey. 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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Yah-ta-hey Diversity Score

31.1

More diverse than 63% of US cities

Yah-ta-hey has a diversity score of 31.1: 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. Yah-ta-hey is more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 63% of them. Within Yah-ta-hey's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Yah-ta-hey, and the least diverse areas are in central Yah-ta-hey.

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.