How perceptions of diversity vary by race and political views

Black, Latino and Asian people tend to see U.S. neighborhoods as more diverse when their group is in the majority

black and white people playing in the street

In a survey, Asian, Black, Latino and white participants agreed that racial heterogeneity makes a neighborhood diverse. But Asian, Latino and Black people tend to perceive neighborhoods as more diverse when their own group makes up the majority.

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In the wake of the past year’s Black Lives Matter protests, achieving “diversity” across domains has become a pressing societal concern.