Diversity Index

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The diversity score is a measure of the racial/ethnic diversity of residents based on six major racial/ethnic groups (white, Black, Latinx, Asian American, Native American, and Mixed/other race). The maximum diversity score (1.79) would occur if each group were evenly represented in the region. Data represent a 2017 through 2021 average. San Luis Obispo is not one of the 150 largest metro areas, it is included in the analysis for comparison. The Santa Barbara and Ventura MSAs are part of the 150 largest metropolitan areas, and are therefore already included. These MSAs align with Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

Source: USC Equity Research Institute analysis of 2021 5-year American Community Survey summary file from the U.S. Census Bureau.Get the dataEmbed Download imageCreated with Datawrapper