Most Diverse Cities in America

Politic Negro · Apr 21, 2021

Overall Rank	City	Total Score	Socioeconomic Diversity	Cultural Diversity	Economic Diversity	Household Diversity	Religious Diversity
1	Houston, TX	71.87	96	31	125	136	53
2	Jersey City, NJ	71.7	25	1	383	164	257
3	New York, NY	71.59	50	6	263	165	204
4	Dallas, TX	71.52	68	47	190	159	43
5	Los Angeles, CA	71.3	33	23	72	65	211
6	Gaithersburg, MD	71.24	2	2	221	392	308
7	Silver Spring, MD	71.2	1	5	202	300	308
8	Arlington, TX	71.19	111	38	117	237	90
9	Long Beach, CA	71.06	53	27	77	52	211
10	Danbury, CT	71.05	45	32	118	207	162
10	Chicago, IL	71.05	73	41	298	254	76
12	Germantown, MD	70.98	18	3	246	400	308
13	Sandy Springs, GA	70.72	17	88	481	393	2
14	Aurora, IL	70.68	9	49	315	395	106
15	Yonkers, NY	70.56	70	29	299	201	180
16	Stamford, CT	70.55	39	26	396	261	162
17	Clifton, NJ	70.54	104	24	186	314	169
18	Alexandria, VA	70.46	48	37	280	365	155
19	New Rochelle, NY	70.45	11	44	296	320	180
20	San Diego, CA	70.42	7	22	210	150	302
21	Norwalk, CT	70.27	26	52	244	324	162
22	Charlotte, NC	70.21	24	78	332	249	91
23	Bridgeport, CT	70.15	331	12	275	56	162
24	Roswell, GA	70.15	63	113	438	453	2
25	Fort Worth, TX	70.12	95	60	119	245	161
26	Sacramento, CA	69.95	91	16	15	38	397
27	San Jose, CA	69.94	97	9	356	397	297
28	St. Paul, MN	69.93	59	69	357	154	131
29	Fresno, CA	69.89	252	63	24	28	190
30	Brooklyn Park, MN	69.86	139	67	424	388	44

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Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that city, where a rank of 1 represents the most diverse conditions for that metric category.

Detailed Findings

City	Income Diversity	Educational-Attainment Diversity	Racial & Ethnic Diversity	Linguistic Diversity	Birthplace Diversity	Industry Diversity	Occupational Diversity	Worker-Class Diversity	Marital-Status Diversity	Age Diversity	Household-Type Diversity	Household-Size Diversity	Religious Diversity
Birmingham, AL	473	250	296	434	487	290	250	240	56	40	321	474	32
Montgomery, AL	351	153	225	409	450	104	274	82	74	247	295	389	5
Mobile, AL	425	269	195	461	472	226	256	260	28	92	297	473	59
Huntsville, AL	253	90	183	363	188	274	412	177	170	75	289	443	236
Tuscaloosa, AL	401	133	190	406	395	459	279	108	409	342	292	375	217
Hoover, AL	124	71	260	271	290	147	472	274	477	393	475	303	32
Dothan, AL	356	319	224	460	367	243	226	284	37	229	366	444	252
Auburn, AL	400	26	269	277	211	480	444	89	474	462	298	143	339
Decatur, AL	366	252	193	282	386	238	89	351	72	212	349	400	224
Madison, AL	161	69	282	304	59	355	484	161	479	376	476	252	236
Anchorage, AK	50	246	126	182	27	144	330	56	343	302	352	59	414
Juneau, AK	83	279	231	254	66	276	364	1	334	120	371	181	474
Fairbanks, AK	111	417	154	240	6	266	103	38	383	416	348	38	477
Badger, AK	76	493	324	431	26	121	28	8	424	443	420	54	477
Knik-Fairview, AK	125	488	375	408	85	84	101	44	422	456	480	62	463
College, AK	17	213	289	195	42	254	298	5	360	273	145	153	477
Tanaina, AK	15	499	352	300	115	66	49	69	450	463	490	29	463
Lakes, AK	107	496	349	482	68	112	130	52	448	418	498	95	463
Sitka and, AK	44	329	207	267	53	403	346	2	254	115	179	360	440
Wasilla, AK	163	500	341	343	71	60	36	40	46	431	304	192	463
Phoenix, AZ	151	154	105	71	69	36	204	306	211	400	152	43	340
Tucson, AZ	407	222	125	89	84	287	229	130	117	86	36	223	357
Mesa, AZ	145	311	216	156	50	63	245	302	237	319	373	99	340
Chandler, AZ	48	120	141	116	20	70	441	382	391	357	423	77	340
Glendale, AZ	226	316	111	79	74	44	82	267	127	388	218	37	340
Gilbert, AZ	141	195	275	234	48	136	453	292	462	485	486	27	340
Scottsdale, AZ	136	74	379	248	3	224	475	376	314	206	346	475	340
Tempe, AZ	172	106	122	111	19	300	411	248	425	190	5	152	340
Peoria, AZ	5	290	277	220	39	108	350	249	378	290	451	156	366
Surprise, AZ	54	391	274	241	15	183	299	242	443	432	478	310	340

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Note: All of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that city, where a rank of 1 represents the most diverse conditions for that metric category.Rankings by City Size

Rank	Large City Name (Score)	Rank	Midsize City Name (Score)	Rank	Small City Name (Score)
1	Houston, TX (71.87)	1	Jersey City, NJ (71.70)	1	Gaithersburg, MD (71.24)
2	New York, NY (71.59)	2	Sandy Springs, GA (70.72)	2	Silver Spring, MD (71.20)
3	Dallas, TX (71.52)	3	Aurora, IL (70.68)	3	Danbury, CT (71.05)
4	Los Angeles, CA (71.30)	4	Yonkers, NY (70.56)	4	Germantown, MD (70.98)
5	Arlington, TX (71.19)	5	Stamford, CT (70.55)	5	Clifton, NJ (70.54)
6	Long Beach, CA (71.06)	6	Alexandria, VA (70.46)	6	New Rochelle, NY (70.45)
7	Chicago, IL (71.05)	7	Bridgeport, CT (70.15)	7	Norwalk, CT (70.27)
8	San Diego, CA (70.42)	8	Kent, WA (69.84)	8	Roswell, GA (70.15)
9	Charlotte, NC (70.21)	9	Kansas City, KS (69.69)	9	Brooklyn Park, MN (69.86)
10	Fort Worth, TX (70.12)	10	Elgin, IL (69.65)	10	Rockville, MD (69.72)
11	Sacramento, CA (69.95)	11	Orlando, FL (69.56)	11	Bear, DE (69.71)
12	San Jose, CA (69.94)	12	Renton, WA (69.50)	12	Johns Creek, GA (69.45)
13	St. Paul, MN (69.93)	13	Richmond, VA (69.41)	13	Waukegan, IL (69.33)
14	Fresno, CA (69.89)	14	Lowell, MA (69.38)	14	Federal Way, WA (69.26)
15	Denver, CO (69.77)	15	Plano, TX (68.98)	15	Lynn, MA (69.25)
16	Anaheim, CA (69.77)	16	Newark, NJ (68.90)	16	Hilo, HI (69.11)
17	Washington, DC (69.71)	17	Durham, NC (68.71)	17	Springdale, AR (68.99)
18	Austin, TX (69.67)	18	Allentown, PA (68.52)	18	Hammond, IN (68.98)
19	Oakland, CA (69.62)	19	Providence, RI (68.34)	19	Frederick, MD (68.96)
20	Boston, MA (69.47)	20	Columbia, MD (68.29)	20	Clovis, NM (68.71)
21	Nashville, TN (69.21)	21	Spring Valley, NV (68.21)	21	New Britain, CT (68.69)
22	Oklahoma City, OK (69.21)	22	Elizabeth, NJ (68.16)	22	Lancaster, PA (68.64)
23	Minneapolis, MN (69.09)	23	Glendale, AZ (68.10)	23	Santa Fe, NM (68.48)
24	Honolulu, HI (68.80)	24	Fort Lauderdale, FL (68.05)	24	Kenner, LA (68.40)
25	Phoenix, AZ (68.79)	25	North Las Vegas, NV (67.99)	25	Pawtucket, RI (68.40)
26	Bakersfield, CA (68.77)	26	Worcester, MA (67.94)	26	Hobbs, NM (68.38)
27	San Antonio, TX (68.60)	27	High Point, NC (67.82)	27	Kahului, HI (68.00)
28	Raleigh, NC (68.49)	28	Tempe, AZ (67.71)	28	Grand Island, NE (67.95)
29	Jacksonville, FL (68.49)	29	Winston-Salem, NC (67.67)	29	Bethlehem, PA (67.89)
30	Tampa, FL (68.39)	30	Waterbury, CT (67.65)	30	Harrisburg, PA (67.66)
31	Tulsa, OK (68.35)	31	Norfolk, VA (67.59)	31	Quincy, MA (67.56)
32	Albuquerque, NM (68.26)	32	Little Rock, AR (67.55)	32	Brockton, MA (67.52)
33	Corpus Christi, TX (68.21)	33	Greensboro, NC (67.52)	33	Yakima, WA (67.47)
34	San Francisco, CA (68.06)	34	Enterprise, NV (67.50)	34	Roswell, NM (67.42)
35	Atlanta, GA (68.02)	35	South Bend, IN (67.46)	35	Sioux City, IA (67.35)
36	Philadelphia, PA (67.89)	36	Columbus, GA (67.46)	36	Trenton, NJ (67.31)
37	Las Vegas, NV (67.78)	37	Paradise, NV (67.44)	37	Bloomington, MN (67.26)
38	Aurora, CO (67.73)	38	New Haven, CT (67.43)	38	Mount Vernon, NY (67.16)
39	Kansas City, MO (67.48)	39	Hartford, CT (67.38)	39	Farmington, NM (67.12)
40	Tucson, AZ (67.44)	40	Montgomery, AL (67.35)	40	Fort Smith, AR (67.05)
40	Omaha, NE (67.44)	41	Las Cruces, NM (67.34)	41	Roanoke, VA (67.02)
42	Milwaukee, WI (67.44)	42	Rockford, IL (67.33)	42	Lawton, OK (66.89)
43	Wichita, KS (67.21)	43	Chandler, AZ (67.27)	43	Rogers, AR (66.88)
44	Memphis, TN (66.42)	44	Grand Rapids, MI (67.24)	44	Rio Rancho, NM (66.80)
45	Lexington, KY (66.41)	45	Savannah, GA (67.23)	45	Goose Creek, SC (66.77)
46	Mesa, AZ (66.16)	46	West Valley City, UT (67.15)	46	Brookside, DE (66.58)
47	Louisville, KY (66.13)	47	Paterson, NJ (67.04)	47	Huron, SD (66.53)
48	Seattle, WA (66.12)	48	Baton Rouge, LA (66.99)	48	Kailua, HI (66.53)
49	Columbus, OH (65.97)	49	North Charleston, SC (66.97)	49	Biloxi, MS (66.37)
50	Indianapolis, IN (65.91)	50	Springfield, MA (66.96)	50	Ewa Gentry, HI (66.36)
51	Virginia Beach, VA (65.80)	51	Tallahassee, FL (66.85)	51	Sumter, SC (66.23)
52	Baltimore, MD (65.65)	52	Salt Lake City, UT (66.80)	52	Enid, OK (66.23)
53	New Orleans, LA (65.35)	53	Joliet, IL (66.77)	53	Hoover, AL (66.18)
54	St. Louis, MO (65.32)	54	Fayetteville, NC (66.72)	54	Pearl City, HI (66.14)
55	Henderson, NV (65.26)	55	Peoria, IL (66.61)	55	Midwest City, OK (66.10)
56	Cincinnati, OH (65.18)	56	Hampton, VA (66.56)	56	Albany, NY (66.09)
57	El Paso, TX (65.04)	57	Anchorage, AK (66.53)	57	Waipahu, HI (66.08)
58	Pittsburgh, PA (64.97)	58	Cary, NC (66.47)	58	Mililani Town, HI (66.08)
59	Miami, FL (64.87)	59	Syracuse, NY (66.42)	59	Kaneohe, HI (66.04)
60	Portland, OR (64.78)	60	Columbia, SC (66.42)	60	Bartlett, TN (66.03)
61	Cleveland, OH	61	Buffalo, NY (66.41)	61	New Bedford, MA (66.01)
62	Colorado Springs, CO	62	Augusta, GA (66.38)	62	North Little Rock, AR (65.91)
63	Detroit, MI	63	Tacoma, WA (66.36)	63	Rock Hill, SC (65.89)
		64	Sunrise Manor, NV (66.34)	64	Lake Charles, LA (65.87)
		65	Olathe, KS (66.27)	65	Williston, ND (65.78)
		66	Clarksville, TN (66.24)	66	Schenectady, NY (65.77)
		67	Des Moines, IA (66.18)	67	Bossier City, LA (65.76)
		68	Metairie, LA (66.14)	68	Woonsocket, RI (65.76)
		69	Lafayette, LA (66.02)	69	Pike Creek Valley, DE (65.74)
		70	Bellevue, WA (65.99)	70	Reading, PA (65.66)
		71	Huntsville, AL (65.96)	71	Glen Burnie, MD (65.63)
		72	Overland Park, KS (65.95)	72	Caldwell, ID (65.60)
		73	Chattanooga, TN (65.83)	73	Passaic, NJ (65.59)
		74	Salem, OR (65.81)	74	Ellicott City, MD (65.56)
		75	Fort Wayne, IN (65.79)	75	Middletown, DE (65.55)
		76	Gresham, OR (65.75)	76	Beaverton, OR (65.55)
		77	Rochester, MN (65.73)	77	Union City, NJ (65.54)
		78	Hillsboro, OR (65.71)	78	Glasgow, DE (65.54)
		79	Rochester, NY (65.61)	79	Racine, WI (65.42)
		80	Broken Arrow, OK (65.61)	80	Cranston, RI (65.39)
		81	Green Bay, WI (65.56)	80	Summerville, SC (65.39)
		82	Madison, WI (65.55)	82	Greenville, SC (65.38)
		83	Newport News, VA (65.51)	83	Edmond, OK (65.38)
		84	Charleston, SC (65.40)	84	West Hartford, CT (65.30)
		85	Cambridge, MA (65.35)	85	Alamogordo, NM (65.29)
		86	Naperville, IL (65.34)	86	Nashua, NH (65.25)
		87	Reno, NV (65.31)	87	Taylorsville, UT (65.19)
		88	Topeka, KS (65.30)	88	Lenexa, KS (65.19)
		89	Everett, WA (65.14)	89	Ogden, UT (65.13)
		90	Athens, GA (65.05)	90	Gulfport, MS (65.13)
		91	Macon, GA (65.03)	91	Waterloo, IA (65.10)
		92	Springfield, IL (65.01)	92	Decatur, AL (65.08)
		93	Chesapeake, VA (64.96)	93	Franklin, TN (65.07)
		94	St. Petersburg, FL (64.91)	94	Newark, DE (65.05)
		95	Mobile, AL (64.87)	95	Portsmouth, VA (65.04)
		96	Lakewood, CO (64.84)	96	South Valley, NM (64.99)
		97	Pueblo, CO (64.66)	97	Bristol, CT (64.96)
		98	Sparks, NV (64.65)	98	Southaven, MS (64.96)
		99	Wilmington, NC (64.64)	99	Horn Lake, MS (64.95)
		100	Manchester, NH (64.63)	100	Bowling Green, KY (64.94)
		101	Lansing, MI (64.60)	101	Pierre, SD (64.94)
		102	Arlington, VA (64.60)	102	Camden, NJ (64.92)
		103	Peoria, AZ (64.57)	103	East Honolulu, HI (64.92)
		104	Sioux Falls, SD (64.43)	104	Columbus, NE (64.91)
		105	Norman, OK (64.39)	105	Olive Branch, MS (64.84)
		106	Fargo, ND (64.38)	106	Sitka and, AK (64.79)
		107	Lincoln, NE (64.34)	107	Woodbury, MN (64.76)
		108	Thornton, CO (64.29)	108	Bellevue, NE (64.75)
		109	Westminster, CO (64.21)	109	Waukesha, WI (64.74)
		110	Knoxville, TN (64.14)	110	Smyrna, DE (64.74)
		111	Murfreesboro, TN (64.13)	111	Alexandria, LA (64.64)
		112	Fort Collins, CO (64.06)	112	Waldorf, MD (64.60)
		113	Port St. Lucie, FL (64.03)	113	Plymouth, MN (64.57)
		114	Cape Coral, FL (64.01)	114	Fayetteville, AR (64.55)
		115	Gilbert, AZ (63.97)	115	Jackson, TN (64.51)
		116	Surprise, AZ (63.95)	116	Central Falls, RI (64.46)
		117	Shreveport, LA (63.90)	117	Bentonville, AR (64.44)
		118	Davenport, IA (63.88)	118	Shawnee, KS (64.43)
		119	Independence, MO (63.86)	119	Minot, ND (64.43)
		120	Cedar Rapids, IA (63.73)	120	Winooski, VT (64.43)
		121	Birmingham, AL (63.63)	121	Tupelo, MS (64.42)
		122	Akron, OH (63.60)	122	Twin Falls, ID (64.41)
		123	Dayton, OH (63.48)	123	Madison, AL (64.41)
		124	Sterling Heights, MI (63.44)	124	Wilmington, DE (64.40)
		125	Boise, ID (63.43)	125	St. Cloud, MN (64.38)
		126	Warren, MI (63.22)	126	Tuscaloosa, AL (64.37)
		127	Scottsdale, AZ (63.18)	127	Norfolk, NE (64.36)
		128	Columbia, MO (63.16)	128	Scranton, PA (64.25)
		129	Vancouver, WA (63.15)	129	Dearborn, MI (64.19)
		130	West Jordan, UT (62.93)	130	Dover, DE (64.12)
		131	Toledo, OH (62.89)	131	Nampa, ID (64.10)
		132	Ann Arbor, MI (62.42)	132	Aberdeen, SD (64.10)
		133	Evansville, IN (62.19)	133	East Providence, RI (64.08)
		134	Meridian, ID (61.86)	134	West Des Moines, IA (64.08)
		135	Spokane, WA (61.72)	135	Ames, IA (64.05)
		136	Jackson, MS (61.55)	136	Appleton, WI (63.91)
		137	Centennial, CO (61.22)	137	Fairbanks, AK (63.89)
		138	Billings, MT (61.17)	138	Fall River, MA (63.86)
		139	Arvada, CO (61.15)	139	Newport, RI (63.86)
		140	Springfield, MO (60.26)	140	Lorain, OH (63.86)
		141	Eugene, OR (60.17)	141	College, AK (63.80)
		142	Laredo, TX (59.41)	142	Dothan, AL (63.79)
		143	Hialeah, FL (57.95)	143	Erie, PA (63.78)
		144	Provo, UT	144	Juneau, AK (63.77)
				145	Kenosha, WI (63.76)
				146	Green River, WY (63.58)
				147	Elizabethtown, KY (63.56)
				148	St. Charles, MO (63.54)
				149	Hastings, NE (63.54)
				150	Salina, KS (63.49)
				151	Auburn, AL (63.46)
				151	Moore, OK (63.46)
				153	Kearney, NE (63.40)
				154	Hopkinsville, KY (63.35)
				155	Mount Pleasant, SC (63.32)
				156	Bismarck, ND (63.32)
				157	Jackson, WY (63.32)
				158	Grand Forks, ND (63.27)
				159	Carson City, NV (63.24)
				160	Cheyenne, WY (63.22)
				161	Rock Springs, WY (63.21)
				162	Toms River, NJ (63.14)
				163	Greenville, NC (63.14)
				164	Westland, MI (63.09)
				165	Brookings, SD (63.04)
				166	Cicero, IL (63.01)
				167	Hattiesburg, MS (63.01)
				168	Lee's Summit, MO (62.95)
				169	Youngstown, OH (62.92)
				170	Jonesboro, AR (62.89)
				171	Maple Grove, MN (62.88)
				172	Essex Junction, VT (62.80)
				173	Wahpeton, ND (62.77)
				174	Covington, KY (62.74)
				175	Stillwater, OK (62.64)
				176	Mitchell, SD (62.62)
				177	Idaho Falls, ID (62.61)
				178	Conway, AR (62.60)
				179	Riverton, WY (62.54)
				180	Iowa City, IA (62.52)
				181	Dickinson, ND (62.51)
				182	Fremont, NE (62.50)
				183	Valley Falls, RI (62.42)
				184	Parma, OH (62.41)
				185	Manhattan, KS (62.40)
				186	Rapid City, SD (62.36)
				187	Lawrence, KS (62.32)
				188	North Platte, NE (62.31)
				189	Florence, KY (62.29)
				190	Albany, GA (62.27)
				191	Eau Claire, WI (62.26)
				192	Owensboro, KY (62.21)
				193	West Fargo, ND (62.20)
				194	Meridian, MS (62.18)
				195	Yankton, SD (62.08)
				196	Pocatello, ID (62.06)
				197	Johnson City, TN (62.04)
				198	St. Joseph, MO (62.01)
				199	Hilton Head Island, SC (61.91)
				200	Laramie, WY (61.82)
				201	Monroe, LA (61.80)
				202	Cheektowaga, NY (61.77)
				203	St. Peters, MO (61.71)
				204	Watertown, SD (61.58)
				205	Gary, IN (61.58)
				206	Fishers, IN (61.53)
				207	O'Fallon, MO (61.52)
				208	Pine Bluff, AR (61.48)
				209	Mandan, ND (61.43)
				210	South Burlington, VT (61.41)
				211	Burlington, VT (61.36)
				212	Jamestown, ND (61.31)
				213	Canton, OH (61.28)
				214	Carmel, IN (61.22)
				215	Coeur d'Alene, ID (61.15)
				216	Council Bluffs, IA (61.08)
				217	Sandy, UT (61.03)
				218	Medford, OR (61.02)
				219	Portsmouth, NH (61.01)
				220	Lafayette, IN (60.98)
				221	Sheridan, WY (60.97)
				222	Corvallis, OR (60.94)
				223	Oshkosh, WI (60.90)
				224	Warwick, RI (60.89)
				225	Helena, MT (60.87)
				226	Wasilla, AK (60.84)
				227	Charleston, WV (60.82)
				228	Levittown, PA (60.82)
				229	Evanston, WY (60.79)
				230	Wheeling, WV (60.78)
				231	Casper, WY (60.74)
				232	Badger, AK (60.70)
				233	Martinsburg, WV (60.70)
				234	Livonia, MI (60.63)
				235	Duluth, MN (60.59)
				236	Portland, ME (60.56)
				237	Janesville, WI (60.55)
				238	Hockessin, DE (60.52)
				239	Westerly, RI (60.46)
				240	Miles City, MT (60.45)
				241	Concord, NH (60.37)
				242	Clarksburg, WV (60.16)
				243	Great Falls, MT (60.11)
				244	Tanaina, AK (60.07)
				245	Dubuque, IA (60.06)
				246	Spearfish, SD (60.01)
				247	Georgetown, KY (60.00)
				248	Havre, MT (59.97)
				249	Gillette, WY (59.96)
				250	Bozeman, MT (59.94)
				251	Weirton, WV (59.92)
				252	Post Falls, ID (59.83)
				253	Fairmont, WV (59.80)
				254	Greenville, MS (59.77)
				255	Lewiston, ME (59.75)
				256	Bloomington, IN (59.58)
				257	Knik-Fairview, AK (59.47)
				258	Flint, MI (59.40)
				259	Biddeford, ME (59.31)
				260	St. George, UT (59.27)
				261	Butte-Silver Bow, MT (59.17)
				262	South Portland, ME (59.13)
				263	Dover, NH (59.06)
				264	Bend, OR (59.06)
				265	Lakes, AK (59.02)
				266	Middlebury, VT (59.00)
				267	Anaconda, MT (58.97)
				268	Montpelier, VT (58.85)
				269	Layton, UT (58.78)
				270	Missoula, MT (58.71)
				271	Derry, NH (58.63)
				272	Beckley, WV (58.53)
				273	Auburn, ME (58.39)
				274	Springfield, OR (58.38)
				275	Richmond, KY (58.34)
				276	Rutland, VT (57.93)
				277	Westbrook, ME (57.80)
				278	Sanford, ME (57.73)
				279	Bennington, VT (57.66)
				280	Morgantown, WV (57.63)
				281	Laconia, NH (57.62)
				282	Kalispell, MT (57.51)
				283	Augusta, ME (57.48)
				284	Lebanon, NH (57.39)
				285	Huntington, WV (57.22)
				285	Saco, ME (57.22)
				287	Parkersburg, WV (57.20)
				288	Lewiston, ID (57.10)
				289	Rochester, NH (56.66)
				290	Keene, NH (56.64)
				291	Barre, VT (56.57)
				292	Bangor, ME (55.57)
				293	Orem, UT (55.55)
				294	Brattleboro, VT (55.48)

Methodology
In order to determine the most diverse cities in America, WalletHub compared 501 of the most populated cities — limiting each state to no more than 10 cities each — across five key dimensions: 1) Socioeconomic Diversity, 2) Cultural Diversity, 3) Economic Diversity, 4) Household Diversity and 5) Religious Diversity.
We conducted our analysis using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index method, which is a commonly accepted measure of market concentration that also works effectively as a general-purpose measure of diversity (e.g., race/ethnicity, occupations, languages, nationalities).
Our sample considers only the city proper in each case and excludes cities in the surrounding metro area. Each city was categorized according to the following population-size guidelines:

Large cities: More than 300,000 residents
Midsize cities: 100,000 to 300,000 residents
Small cities: Fewer than 100,000 residents

We then evaluated the five dimensions using 13 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights and subcomponents. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most diversity.
Lastly, we determined each city’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order our sample.

Socioeconomic Diversity – Total Points: 20
1. Household-Income Diversity:Double Weight (~13.33 Points)
  - $34,999 or less
  - $35,000–$49,999
  - $50,000–$74,999
  - $75,000–$99,999
  - $100,000–$149,999
  - $150,000 or more
2. Educational-Attainment Diversity:Full Weight (~6.67 Points)
  - Without a high school diploma
  - High school diploma and perhaps some college or an associate’s degree
  - Bachelor’s degree
  - Graduate or professional degree
Cultural Diversity – Total Points: 20
1. Racial & Ethnic Diversity:Triple Weight (~10.00 Points)
  - Hispanic or Latino
  - White (not Hispanic or Latino)
  - Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino)
  - Asian (not Hispanic or Latino)
  - All others (American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, some other race alone, two or more races and not Hispanic or Latino)
2. Linguistic Diversity:Double Weight (~6.67 Points)
  - English
  - Spanish
  - Other Indo-European languages
  - Asian and Pacific-Islander languages
  - Other languages
3. Birthplace Diversity:Full Weight (~3.33 Points)
  - In State of Residence
  - Northeast Region
  - Midwest Region
  - South Region
  - West Region
  - U.S. Territory & Abroad (if born to American parent(s))
  - Foreign Nation
Economic Diversity – Total Points: 20
1. Industry Diversity: Triple Weight (~12.00 Points)
  Note: Considers the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
  - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining
  - Construction
  - Manufacturing
  - Wholesale Trade
  - Retail Trade
  - Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities
  - Information
  - Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
  - Professional, Scientific, and Management, and Administrative and Waste-Management Services
  - Educational Services, and Health Care and Social Assistance
  - Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, and Accommodation and Food Services
  - Other Services (excluding Public Administration)
  - Public Administration
2. Occupational Diversity: Full Weight (~4.00 Points)
  Note: Considers the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
  - Management, Business, Science, and Arts Occupations
  - Service Occupations
  - Sales and Office Occupations
  - Natural-Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Occupations
  - Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations
3. Worker-Class Diversity: Full Weight (~4.00 Points)
  Note: Considers the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
  - Private Wage and Salary Workers
  - Government Workers
  - Self-Employed Workers (operating their own, unincorporated businesses)
    Note: Includes “people who worked for profit or fees in their own unincorporated business, professional practice, or trade or who operated a farm,” according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
  - Unpaid Family Workers
Household Diversity – Total Points: 20
1. Marital-Status Diversity: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
  - Never Married
  - Married (excluding separated)
  - Divorced
  - Separated
  - Widowed
2. Age Diversity:Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
  - Aged 19 and younger
  - Aged 20-24
  - Aged 25-34
  - Aged 35-44
  - Aged 45-54
  - Aged 55-64
  - Aged 65 and older
3. Household-Type Diversity:Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
  - Family households with married couples
  - Male-headed family households (no spouse present)
  - Female-headed family households (no spouse present)
  - Cohabiting couple households
4. Household-Size Diversity: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
  - Two-person family households
  - Three-person family households
  - Four-person family households
  - Five-person family households
  - Six-person family households
  - Seven-person or more family households
  - One-person nonfamily households
  - Two-person nonfamily households
  - Three-person nonfamily households
  - Four-person nonfamily households
  - Five-person nonfamily households
  - Six-person nonfamily households
  - Seven-person or more nonfamily households
Religious Diversity – Total Points: 20
- Evangelical Protestant
- Mainline Protestant
- Black Protestant
- Catholic
- Orthodox Christian
- Jewish
- Muslim
- Buddhist
- Hindu
- Unaffiliated
- Other Religions

Sources: Data used to create this ranking were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau and ARDA.
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Dr. Truth · Apr 21, 2021

How is San Jose more diverse than Oakland? FOH San Jose is all Asians Mexicans and cacs

Politic Negro · Apr 21, 2021

Dr. Truth said:
How is San Jose more diverse than Oakland? FOH San Jose is all Asians Mexicans and cacs

Overall Rank	City	Total Score	Socioeconomic Diversity	Cultural Diversity	Economic Diversity	Household Diversity	Religious Diversity

27

San Jose, CA

69.94

97

9

356

397

297

40

Oakland, CA

69.62

10

145

81

432

You splitting hairs. As you can see take away the Religion Cat and Oakland is way higher

CORNBREAD · Apr 21, 2021

Thanks for this

Dr. Truth · Apr 21, 2021

Politic Negro said:
Overall Rank City Total Score Socioeconomic Diversity Cultural Diversity Economic Diversity Household Diversity Religious Diversity

27 San Jose, CA 69.94 97 9 356 397 297

40 Oakland, CA 69.62 10 10 145 81 432

You splitting hairs. As you can see take away the Religion Cat and Oakland is way higher

I didn’t read it all

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