2022’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities in the U.S.

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By Adam McCannSeptember 7, 2022

The U.S. today is a melting pot of cultures, thanks to increasing ethnic and racial diversification. If the trend continues, America will be more colorful than ever by 2045, at which point no single ethnic group will constitute the majority in the U.S. for the first time.

But with immigration reform still a hot-button issue, the U.S. ethnic landscape may change again in the near future. In light of this and the discussions of racial and ethnic equality that have been prominent in recent years, WalletHub took a snapshot of America’s current cultural profile, comparing more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key indicators of ethnic diversity. We examined each city based on ethnicity and race, language and birthplace.

Main Findings

City	Rank
Jersey City, NJ	1
Germantown, MD	2
Gaithersburg, MD	3
Silver Spring, MD	4
Spring Valley, NV	5
New York, NY	6
Kent, WA	7
San Jose, CA	8
Oakland, CA	9
Rockville, MD	10
Paradise, NV	11
Federal Way, WA	12
Orlando, FL	13
San Francisco, CA	14
Enterprise, NV	15
Renton, WA	16
Bridgeport, CT	17
North Las Vegas, NV	18
Providence, RI	19
Sacramento, CA	20
Boston, MA	21
San Diego, CA	22
Los Angeles, CA	23
Stamford, CT	24
Clifton, NJ	25
Yonkers, NY	26
Houston, TX	27
Brockton, MA	28
Pawtucket, RI	29
Long Beach, CA	30
New Haven, CT	31
Arlington, TX	32
Lynn, MA	33
Aurora, CO	34
New Britain, CT	35
Las Vegas, NV	36
Bellevue, WA	37
Plano, TX	38
Chicago, IL	39
New Rochelle, NY	40
Alexandria, VA	41
Johns Creek, GA	42
Lowell, MA	43
Aurora, IL	44
Newark, NJ	45
Hartford, CT	46
Dallas, TX	47
Danbury, CT	48
Anaheim, CA	49
Sunrise Manor, NV	50
Springdale, AR	51
Waterbury, CT	52
Norwalk, CT	53
Waukegan, IL	54
Kansas City, KS	55
Tampa, FL	56
Springfield, MA	57
Columbia, MD	58
Cambridge, MA	59
Phoenix, AZ	60
Lancaster, PA	61
Fort Worth, TX	62
Brooklyn Park, MN	63
Allentown, PA	64
Glendale, AZ	65
Fort Lauderdale, FL	66
Fresno, CA	67
Worcester, MA	68
St. Paul, MN	69
Ellicott City, MD	70
Honolulu, HI	71
West Valley City, UT	72
Hillsboro, OR	73
Bear, DE	74
Charlotte, NC	75
Austin, TX	76
Trenton, NJ	77
Tucson, AZ	78
Arlington, VA	79
Tempe, AZ	80
Ewa Gentry, HI	81
Elgin, IL	82
Kahului, HI	83
Bakersfield, CA	84
Frederick, MD	85
Hammond, IN	86
Kenner, LA	87
Philadelphia, PA	88
Durham, NC	89
Quincy, MA	90
Port St. Lucie, FL	91
Paterson, NJ	92
Camden, NJ	93
Chandler, AZ	94
Denver, CO	95
New Bedford, MA	96
Elizabeth, NJ	97
Cary, NC	98
Brookside, DE	99
Everett, WA	100
Farmington, NM	101
Rochester, NY	102
Clovis, NM	103
Washington, DC	104
Santa Fe, NM	105
Milwaukee, WI	106
Albuquerque, NM	107
Sandy Springs, GA	108
Hilo, HI	109
Sparks, NV	110
Harrisburg, PA	111
Beaverton, OR	112
Hobbs, NM	113
High Point, NC	114
Reno, NV	115
Yakima, WA	116
Woonsocket, RI	117
Las Cruces, NM	118
Oklahoma City, OK	119
Roswell, GA	120
Anchorage, AK	121
Kailua, HI	122
Fayetteville, NC	123
East Honolulu, HI	124
Tulsa, OK	125
Bethlehem, PA	126
Reading, PA	127
Seattle, WA	128
Rogers, AR	129
Joliet, IL	130
Central Falls, RI	131
Thornton, CO	132
Raleigh, NC	133
Winston-Salem, NC	134
Tacoma, WA	135
Syracuse, NY	136
Minneapolis, MN	137
Jacksonville, FL	138
Taylorsville, UT	139
Lawton, OK	140
Rockford, IL	141
Henderson, NV	142
Dover, DE	143
Fort Smith, AR	144
Gresham, OR	145
Nashville, TN	146
Waipahu, HI	147
Greensboro, NC	148
Albany, NY	149
San Antonio, TX	150
Mount Vernon, NY	151
Buffalo, NY	152
Mililani Town, HI	153
Salt Lake City, UT	154
North Charleston, SC	155
Fairbanks, AK	156
Pearl City, HI	157
Alamogordo, NM	158
Roswell, NM	159
Mesa, AZ	160
Naperville, IL	161
Rio Rancho, NM	162
Kaneohe, HI	163
Ann Arbor, MI	164
Caldwell, ID	165
Norfolk, VA	166
Newport News, VA	167
South Bend, IN	168
Glasgow, DE	169
Athens, GA	170
College, AK	171
Clarksville, TN	172
Carson City, NV	173
Columbus, OH	174
Virginia Beach, VA	175
Sitka and, AK	176
Grand Island, NE	177
Ogden, UT	178
Newark, DE	179
Lansing, MI	180
Kansas City, MO	181
Racine, WI	182
Goose Creek, SC	183
Fall River, MA	184
Cleveland, OH	185
West Hartford, CT	186
Cape Coral, FL	187
Portland, OR	188
Corpus Christi, TX	189
Indianapolis, IN	190
Glen Burnie, MD	191
Schenectady, NY	192
Atlanta, GA	193
Bentonville, AR	194
Middletown, DE	195
Wichita, KS	196
Tallahassee, FL	197
Salem, OR	198
Grand Rapids, MI	199
Cranston, RI	200
Vancouver, WA	201
Wilmington, DE	202
Des Moines, IA	203
St. Petersburg, FL	204
Waldorf, MD	205
Juneau and, AK	206
Passaic, NJ	207
Lorain, OH	208
Miami, FL	209
Peoria, AZ	210
Columbus, GA	211
Richmond, VA	212
Provo, UT	213
Columbia, SC	214
Westminster, CO	215
Little Rock, AR	216
Chesapeake, VA	217
Jackson, WY	218
Smyrna, DE	219
Kenosha, WI	220
Omaha, NE	221
Sioux City, IA	222
Biloxi, MS	223
Colorado Springs, CO	224
Hampton, VA	225
Nashua, NH	226
Huron, SD	227
Bowling Green, KY	228
Horn Lake, MS	229
Savannah, GA	230
Bloomington, MN	231
Youngstown, OH	232
Rock Hill, SC	233
Peoria, IL	234
Surprise, AZ	235
Huntsville, AL	236
Gilbert, AZ	237
Chattanooga, TN	238
St. Louis, MO	239
Bossier City, LA	240
Pueblo, CO	241
Sumter, SC	242
Warren, MI	243
Decatur, AL	244
Manchester, NH	245
Lakewood, CO	246
Pike Creek Valley, DE	247
Bellevue, NE	248
Olive Branch, MS	249
Nampa, ID	250
Gulfport, MS	251
Murfreesboro, TN	252
Cincinnati, OH	253
Greenville, SC	254
Roanoke, VA	255
Rochester, MN	256
Enid, OK	257
Green Bay, WI	258
Iowa City, IA	259
Fort Wayne, IN	260
Corvallis, OR	261
Metairie, LA	262
Scranton, PA	263
Union City, NJ	264
Auburn, AL	265
Hoover, AL	266
Madison, AL	267
Lexington-Fayette, KY	268
West Jordan, UT	269
Baltimore, MD	270
Augusta, GA	271
South Valley, NM	272
Sterling Heights, MI	273
Madison, WI	274
Portsmouth, VA	275
Broken Arrow, OK	276
Southaven, MS	277
Pittsburgh, PA	278
Greenville, NC	279
Plymouth, MN	280
Orem, UT	281
New Orleans, LA	282
El Paso, TX	283
Overland Park, KS	284
Olathe, KS	285
Franklin, TN	286
Norman, OK	287
Baton Rouge, LA	288
Williston, ND	289
Akron, OH	290
Midwest City, OK	291
Dayton, OH	292
Louisville, KY	293
St. Cloud, MN	294
North Little Rock, AR	295
Bristol, CT	296
Memphis, TN	297
East Providence, RI	298
Tuscaloosa, AL	299
Topeka, KS	300
Valley Falls, RI	301
Waterloo, IA	302
Woodbury, MN	303
Lawrence, KS	304
Toledo, OH	305
Twin Falls, ID	306
Summerville, SC	307
Jackson, TN	308
Dearborn, MI	309
Erie, PA	310
Westland, MI	311
Hilton Head Island, SC	312
Lake Charles, LA	313
Middlebury, VT	314
Scottsdale, AZ	315
Moore, OK	316
Dothan, AL	317
Montgomery, AL	318
Stillwater, OK	319
Ames, IA	320
Centennial, CO	321
Hattiesburg, MS	322
Hopkinsville, KY	323
Columbus, NE	324
Winooski, VT	325
Medford, OR	326
Macon-Bibb County, GA	327
Columbia, MO	328
Bloomington, IN	329
Wilmington, NC	330
Jonesboro, AR	331
Charleston, SC	332
Lafayette, LA	333
Mobile, AL	334
Eugene, OR	335
Newport, RI	336
Lafayette, IN	337
Tupelo, MS	338
Manhattan, KS	339
Wasilla, AK	340
Tanaina, AK	341
Carmel, IN	342
Bartlett, TN	343
Alexandria, LA	344
Fort Collins, CO	345
Badger, AK	346
Essex Junction, VT	347
Flint, MI	348
Knoxville, TN	349
Elizabethtown, KY	350
Hockessin, DE	351
Laramie, WY	352
Davenport, IA	353
Fayetteville, AR	354
Shreveport, LA	355
Lenexa, KS	356
Edmond, OK	357
Conway, AR	358
Rock Springs, WY	359
West Des Moines, IA	360
Riverton, WY	361
Idaho Falls, ID	362
Burlington, VT	363
Layton, UT	364
Martinsburg, WV	365
Canton, OH	366
Sandy, UT	367
Lincoln, NE	368
Portland, ME	369
Knik-Fairview, AK	370
Fishers, IN	371
Cheyenne, WY	372
Arvada, CO	373
Sioux Falls, SD	374
Birmingham, AL	375
St. George, UT	376
Covington, KY	377
South Burlington, VT	378
Fargo, ND	379
Independence, MO	380
Meridian, MS	381
Detroit, MI	382
Morgantown, WV	383
Norfolk, NE	384
Boise City, ID	385
Shawnee, KS	386
Springfield, IL	387
Springfield, OR	388
North Lakes, AK	389
Monroe, LA	390
Lewiston, ME	391
Waukesha, WI	392
Spokane, WA	393
Florence, KY	394
Rapid City, SD	395
Johnson City, TN	396
Salina, KS	397
Beckley, WV	398
Fremont, NE	399
Maple Grove, MN	400
Gary, IN	401
Lebanon, NH	402
Green River, WY	403
Minot, ND	404
Grand Forks, ND	405
Toms River, NJ	406
Lee's Summit, MO	407
Evanston, WY	408
Appleton, WI	409
Bend, OR	410
Cedar Rapids, IA	411
Parma, OH	412
Cicero, IL	413
St. Charles, MO	414
Council Bluffs, IA	415
Pocatello, ID	416
Aberdeen, SD	417
Evansville, IN	418
Charleston, WV	419
Hastings, NE	420
Concord, NH	421
St. Joseph, MO	422
Portsmouth, NH	423
Gillette, WY	424
Meridian, ID	425
Dickinson, ND	426
South Portland, ME	427
Albany, GA	428
Levittown, PA	429
Cheektowaga, NY	430
Biddeford, ME	431
Brookings, SD	432
Pine Bluff, AR	433
Pierre, SD	434
Owensboro, KY	435
Billings, MT	436
Coeur d'Alene, ID	437
Dover, NH	438
Georgetown, KY	439
Missoula, MT	440
Casper, WY	441
Warwick, RI	442
Great Falls, MT	443
Mount Pleasant, SC	444
Springfield, MO	445
Bozeman, MT	446
Kearney, NE	447
Livonia, MI	448
Havre, MT	449
Yankton, SD	450
North Platte, NE	451
O'Fallon, MO	452
Eau Claire, WI	453
Westbrook, ME	454
Westerly, RI	455
Huntington, WV	456
Post Falls, ID	457
Wahpeton, ND	458
Oshkosh, WI	459
Sheridan, WY	460
Richmond, KY	461
Helena, MT	462
St. Peters, MO	463
Mandan, ND	464
Janesville, WI	465
Bismarck, ND	466
Montpelier, VT	467
Saco, ME	468
Auburn, ME	469
Kalispell, MT	470
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT	471
West Fargo, ND	472
Derry, NH	473
Dubuque, IA	474
Keene, NH	475
Bangor, ME	476
Duluth, MN	477
Spearfish, SD	478
Brattleboro, VT	479
Jackson, MS	480
Miles City, MT	481
Weirton, WV	482
Mitchell, SD	483
Lewiston, ID	484
Rochester, NH	485
Augusta, ME	486
Greenville, MS	487
Sanford, ME	488
Jamestown, ND	489
Fairmont, WV	490
Bennington, VT	491
Laconia, NH	492
Butte-Silver Bow, MT	493
Barre, VT	494
Watertown, SD	495
Rutland, VT	496
Wheeling, WV	497
Laredo, TX	498
Hialeah, FL	499
Clarksburg, WV	500
Parkersburg, WV	501

 

Most Culturally Diverse Cities in the U.S.

Overall Rank	City	Ethnic Diversity Score	Ethnoracial Diversity	Linguistic Diversity	Birthplace Diversity
1	Jersey City, NJ	72.69	3	2	164
2	Germantown, MD	72.54	2	5	81
3	Gaithersburg, MD	72.5	5	4	73
4	Silver Spring, MD	69.65	11	15	29
5	Spring Valley, NV	69.62	7	24	15
6	New York, NY	69.45	6	6	261
7	Kent, WA	68.91	8	14	120
8	San Jose, CA	68.57	25	1	277
9	Oakland, CA	68.5	1	30	205
10	Rockville, MD	68.05	40	11	27
11	Paradise, NV	67.19	18	37	13
12	Federal Way, WA	67	9	40	103
13	Orlando, FL	66.78	20	43	21
14	San Francisco, CA	66.46	28	19	117
15	Enterprise, NV	66.33	10	76	14
16	Renton, WA	66.16	16	39	97
17	Bridgeport, CT	66.06	47	16	139
18	North Las Vegas, NV	65.89	15	68	20
19	Providence, RI	65.76	56	18	95
20	Sacramento, CA	65.72	4	49	340
21	Boston, MA	65.61	24	36	118
22	San Diego, CA	65.51	30	31	138
23	Los Angeles, CA	65.4	63	8	231
24	Stamford, CT	64.61	66	23	109
25	Clifton, NJ	64.59	104	3	267
26	Yonkers, NY	64.57	37	12	341
27	Houston, TX	64.52	39	25	245
28	Brockton, MA	64.31	26	20	328
29	Pawtucket, RI	64.13	52	28	210
30	Long Beach, CA	64.13	23	27	336

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

Ratio – Over Time