Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Zavala County, TX

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

Zavala County, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Zavala County overall is hispanic, making up 92.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 6.3%. There are more hispanic people in the northeast areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Zavala County

 
Self-Identified Race
Zavala County, TX Population
White
6.3%
Hispanic
92.3%
Black
0.8%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Zavala County, TX

The map below shows diversity in Zavala 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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Zavala County Diversity Score

14.3

More diverse than 16% of US counties

Zavala County has a diversity score of 14.3: 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. Zavala County is much less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 16% of them. Within Zavala County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Zavala County, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Zavala 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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