Diversity
Diversity
Hispanic (PR)
White, not Hispanic
Black (DC)
Asian (HI)
Prevalence, 2000
Hispanic or Latino Originand All Races
Group with highest percent of state population
Group with highest percent of county population
Hispanic or Latino
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Black or African American
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Asian
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Percents for non-Hispanic "Some other race" and "Two or more races" groups were not highest in any state or county. Percents for AIAN and NHOPI were not highest in any state.People of Hispanic origin who are not White were counted in the Hispanic group and werealso counted in the Black, AIAN, Asian, and NHOPI group they indicated. Each of these people was counted twice in the comparison of percentages(0.5 percent of the population).
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Summary File.Cartography: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.American FactFinder at factfinder.census.gov provides census data and mapping tools.
White,not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI)
0 100 Miles0 100 Miles0 100 Miles
0 100 Miles
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Minority Prevalence, 2000
Hispanic or Latino Originand All Races Except White
Hispanic or Latino
Black or African American
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Asian
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Minority group with highest percent of state population
Minority group with highest percent of county population
Percent for the "Some other race, not Hispanic" group was not highest in any state or county.People of Hispanic origin who are not White were counted in the Hispanic group and werealso counted in the Black, AIAN, Asian, and NHOPI group they indicated. Each of these people was counted twice in the comparison of percentages(0.5 percent of the population).
Excludes White, not Hispanic
Excludes White, not Hispanic
Hispanic
Black
AIAN
Asian (HI)
MASKTwo or more races,not Hispanic
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI)
Two or more races,not Hispanic or Latino
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Summary File.Cartography: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.American FactFinder at factfinder.census.gov provides census data and mapping tools.
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0 100 Miles
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0.49 to 0.73
0.30 to 0.48
0.07 to 0.29
0.60 to 0.77
0.49 to 0.59
0.40 to 0.48
0.30 to 0.39
0.15 to 0.29
0.01 to 0.14
The diversity index reports the percentage of times two randomly selected people would differ by race/ethnicity. Working with percents expressed as ratios (e.g., 63 percent = 0.63), the index is calculated in three steps: A. Square the percent for each group, B. Sum the squares, and C. Subtract the sum from 1.00. Eight groups were used for the index: 1. White, not Hispanic; 2. Black or African American; 3. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN); 4. Asian; 5. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI); 6. Two or more races, not Hispanic; 7. Some other race, not Hispanic; and 8. Hispanic or Latino. People indicating Hispanic origin who also indicated Black, AIAN, Asian, or NHOPI were counted only in their race group (0.5 percent of the population). They were not included in the Hispanic group.
Diversity, 2000
Hispanic or Latino Originand All Races
Diversity indexby state
Diversity indexby county
Low diversity
High diversity
Low diversity
U.S. diversityis 0.49
U.S. diversityis 0.49
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Summary File.Cartography: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.American FactFinder at factfinder.census.gov provides census data and mapping tools.
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0.09 to 0.17
0.02 to 0.08
0.20 to 0.34
0.09 to 0.19
0.00 to 0.08
-0.12 to -0.01
Difference in Diversity, 1990 to 2000
Hispanic or Latino Originand All Races
Difference in diversity by state
Difference in diversity:1990 diversity index subtracted from 2000 diversity index by county
Two changes were made before comparing 1990 and 2000 diversity indexes. "Two or more races" and "Some other race" groups weresummed to produce a singlegroup for 2000. "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" groups were created for 1990 from detailed race data. These adjusted groupings produced comparable indexes calculated from seven groups for both 1990 and 2000.
U.S. difference is 0.09
Decrease in diversity
Increase in diversity
U.S. differenceis 0.09
No change
Diversity increasedin all states
No race data for Puerto Rico in 1990
Data Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Summary File and1990 Census.Cartography: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.
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0 100 Miles
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