Race and Ethnicity Dashboard

Introducing Arlington’s Race and Ethnicity Dashboard

The Race and Ethnicity Dashboard (works best in Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome browsers) utilizes 2024 American Community Survey Estimates to provide a transparent means of comparing key demographic variables of Arlington’s population by race and ethnicity.  This data presented assists with understanding who we are as a County, how we are progressing, and where and how we need to focus our efforts with respect to achieving our vision, mission and goals around racial equity.

This dashboard was designed to display individual snapshots of Arlington’s White, Black or African American, Asian, Multiracial and Combine Populations (people who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Other, or Two or more races), and Hispanic or Latino Origin populations, while also providing:

• Context to understand disparities and differences in people’s lived experience in Arlington
• A baseline from which to measure racial equity — closing the gaps so that race does not predict one’s success in any area of life
• A resource/tool that can be applied as an equity lens when making decisions and considering policies, procedures, and programs using the five questions:

1. Who benefits?
2. Who is burdened?
3. Who is missing?
4. How do we know?
5. What do we do? 

Learn more about how the dashboard fits into Realizing Arlington's Commitment to Equity.

2024 ACS Dashboard Stats:

• Arlington is home to 112,027 households, of which 32% have incomes less than $100,000. By race, 53% of Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino households have incomes less than $100,000, compared to 48% of Multiracial and Combined Population households, 43% of Asian households, and 27% of White households. 
• 7.4% of Arlington’s residents are below the poverty level. By race, 15% of Black or African American residents and 14% of Asian residents live below the poverty level, which is triple the rate of White residents at 5%.
• Asian and Black or African American residents have the highest rates of mobility, with both showing 25% of each population moving to a different home in the past year.  For all persons of color that moved in the past year, the largest shares moved to other counties in Virginia.
• The percentage of Arlington’s population with a bachelor’s degree or higher is 77%. By race, 87% of the White population has a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 49% of residents of Hispanic or Latino Origin, 54% of Black or African American residents, 54% of Multiracial and Combined Population residents, and 77% of Asian residents.
• Residents of Hispanic or Latino Origin work at home the least, at just 23% of the population, compared to 35% of Arlington residents overall.

Companion Documents

• Detailed Data Tables and Charts(PDF, 128KB)
• Download Data (excel) – Data Sheet(XLSX, 164KB)   | Trend Data(XLSX, 43KB)    
• Data Definitions(PDF, 151KB)

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The Arlington County Race & Equity team is seeking feedback on the Race and Ethnicity Dashboard, including how it is being used and what additional resources or data may be needed. 

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The American Community Survey is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau on an annual basis to a sample of the population.  This current dashboard displays the 2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates and will be updated annually after the U.S. Census Bureau releases data every December.  U.S. Census Bureau race and ethnic categories (White, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and Other; those of Hispanic or Latino Origin are of any race) are the basis for the categories in this dashboard.  Multiracial includes those who selected Two or more races. Combined Populations includes those of race categories with populations less than 6% of Arlington's total population.