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Least racially diverse, California cities · 2000

California cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 598 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Mecca, CACA7,1843+0%

02Huron, CACA7,3944+0%

03Coachella, CACA45,4115+0%

04Heber, CACA7,3125+0%

05Parlier, CACA14,6226+0%

06East Los Angeles, CACA111,6477+0%

07Maywood, CACA23,6008+0%

08Walnut Park, CACA14,9589+0%

09Huntington Park, CACA51,54410+0%

10Calexico, CACA38,62310+0%

11Lake of the Pines, CACA5,46110+0%

12Mendota, CACA12,77811+0%

13Kentfield, CACA6,90012+0%

14Laguna Woods, CACA16,84412+0%

15Cudahy, CACA21,44512+0%

16Alta Sierra CDP (Nevada County), CACA7,36112+0%

17Paradise, CACA10,02313+0%

18Commerce, CACA11,68813+0%

19Bell Gardens, CACA37,36714+0%

20Magalia, CACA7,38914+0%

21Pollock Pines, CACA6,21215+0%

22McKinleyville, CACA17,11315+0%

23Oroville East, CACA7,50415+0%

24Montecito, CACA9,03117+0%

25Myrtletown, CACA5,32217+0%

26South Gate, CACA90,07117+0%

27Jackson, CACA5,10018+0%

28Shasta Lake, CACA10,20818+0%

29Bell, CACA31,62518+0%

30Auburn, CACA13,84719+0%

31Oak Park, CACA13,75719+0%

32Grass Valley, CACA14,03519+0%

33Sausalito, CACA7,01919+0%

34Yreka, CACA7,71420+0%

35Lennox, CACA19,44920+0%

36Orange Cove, CACA9,81120+0%

37San Anselmo, CACA12,55520+0%

38Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,87220+0%

39Ben Lomond, CACA6,85820+0%

40Mill Valley, CACA13,79921+0%

41Cameron Park, CACA18,31521+0%

42Sonoma, CACA10,53721+0%

43Fairfax, CACA7,41721+0%

44Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,28821+0%

45Malibu, CACA9,57421+0%

46View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23021+0%

47Granite Bay, CACA21,67321+0%

48Tiburon, CACA8,88121+0%

49Larkspur, CACA12,62021+0%

50Diamond Springs, CACA10,92722+0%

51Newport Beach, CACA81,97722+0%

52Rancho Murieta, CACA5,87522+0%

53San Fernando, CACA23,44922+0%

54San Diego Country Estates, CACA10,22322+0%

55Laguna Beach, CACA22,39122+0%

56Durham, CACA5,34023+0%

57Rio del Mar, CACA9,20123+0%

58Redding, CACA94,09223+0%

59Woodside, CACA5,18123+0%

60Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08523+0%

61Lamont, CACA13,16423+0%

62Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,91223+0%

63Wrightwood, CACA5,06723+0%

64El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02623+0%

65Aptos, CACA6,40423+0%

66Anderson, CACA11,13124+0%

67Pismo Beach, CACA7,91124+0%

68Alamo, CACA14,48824+0%

69Pico Rivera, CACA58,91525+0%

70Loomis, CACA7,00425+0%

71Orangevale, CACA35,95825+0%

72Canyon Lake, CACA11,11325+0%

73Oildale, CACA34,68725+0%

74Greenfield, CACA21,13825+0%

75Earlimart, CACA7,21426+0%

76Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47326+0%

77Arvin, CACA19,82026+0%

78Firebaugh, CACA8,77426+0%

79Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87626+0%

80Oakhurst, CACA6,09126+0%

81Sebastopol, CACA7,53227+0%

82Westlake, CACA7,50527+0%

83North Auburn, CACA13,48027+0%

84Scotts Valley, CACA11,65227+0%

85Arcata, CACA19,04727+0%

86Soledad, CACA26,35727+0%

87Crestline, CACA9,83527+0%

88Corte Madera, CACA9,92927+0%

89Fortuna, CACA12,00328+0%

90Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12228+0%

91Castroville, CACA6,72028+0%

92Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51328+0%

93Gonzales, CACA8,31328+0%

94Rancho Calaveras, CACA7,13129+0%

95Coto de Caza, CACA15,19029+0%

96Fair Oaks, CACA32,79929+0%

97Lafayette, CACA25,31329+0%

98Orinda, CACA19,50729+0%

99Acton, CACA7,88030+0%

100Alpine, CACA15,18030+0%

101South El Monte, CACA18,96330+0%

102Pacific Grove, CACA14,65930+0%

103Clayton, CACA10,84230+0%

104Florence-Graham, CACA60,69030+0%

105Rocklin, CACA76,82130+0%

106Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,40830+0%

107Guadalupe, CACA8,84630+0%

108Rossmoor, CACA11,53230+0%

109McFarland, CACA14,70930+0%

110Atherton, CACA6,96030+0%

111Rosedale, CACA18,87731+0%

112Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,44731+0%

113Placerville, CACA10,68531+0%

114Truckee, CACA17,27831+0%

115Seal Beach, CACA24,07531+0%

116Carmichael, CACA76,94831+0%

117Templeton, CACA9,58031+0%

118Morro Bay, CACA10,61331+0%

119Calabasas, CACA22,02731+0%

120Lakeport, CACA5,05931+0%

121Woodlake, CACA8,07331+0%

122Eureka, CACA25,30431+0%

123Los Gatos, CACA32,57631+0%

124Big Bear City, CACA11,43131+0%

125Beverly Hills, CACA30,76432+0%

126Rio Vista, CACA10,52332+0%

127Discovery Bay, CACA14,91132+0%

128Atascadero, CACA29,46432+0%

129Wilton, CACA6,43332+0%

130Mira Monte, CACA6,88833+0%

131Danville, CACA43,30233+0%

132Arroyo Grande, CACA18,12333+0%

133Cherry Valley, CACA6,66833+0%

134Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,63933+0%

135Winter Gardens, CACA22,13133+0%

136Yucca Valley, CACA21,88733+0%

137Agoura Hills, CACA19,24334+0%

138Big Bear Lake, CACA5,01834+0%

139Cambria, CACA5,97834+0%

140South San Jose Hills, CACA16,91134+0%

141West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,61534+0%

142Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,76534+0%

143Calimesa, CACA11,11134+0%

144Joshua Tree, CACA6,23434+0%

145Santee, CACA58,20535+0%

146La Puente, CACA36,42335+0%

147Red Bluff, CACA14,40435+0%

148West Hollywood, CACA34,23135+0%

149Citrus Heights, CACA86,34836+0%

150Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83036+0%

151Lynwood, CACA63,51236+0%

152Rio Linda, CACA16,33536+0%

153Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,13236+0%

154San Carlos, CACA29,26137+0%

155Walnut Creek, CACA70,01237+0%

156Valle Vista, CACA18,60237+0%

157Kensington, CACA5,17937+0%

158Carlsbad, CACA112,26037+0%

159Sierra Madre, CACA10,62038+0%

160Sanger, CACA27,22838+0%

161Roseville, CACA167,30238+0%

162West Puente Valley, CACA22,49538+0%

163King City, CACA14,00238+0%

164Crescent City, CACA6,00239+0%

165Ojai, CACA7,47439+0%

166Vandenberg, CACA6,77639+0%

167Capitola, CACA9,34039+0%

168Valley Center, CACA11,11939+0%

169Clearlake, CACA16,89340+0%

170Taft, CACA6,99540+0%

171Encinitas, CACA60,73640+0%

172Solana Beach, CACA12,60240+0%

173Dana Point, CACA32,23240+0%

174San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63640+0%

175Los Altos, CACA30,96540+0%

176Rancho San Diego, CACA21,27241+0%

177Marina del Rey, CACA9,17641+0%

178San Clemente, CACA62,22641+0%

179El Granada, CACA5,23241+0%

180Golden Hills, CACA9,89141+0%

181Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76541+0%

182Orcutt, CACA31,45441+0%

183Chico, CACA105,08141+0%

184Jamul, CACA6,57441+0%

185Cotati, CACA7,34741+0%

186Coronado, CACA21,09441+0%

187El Segundo, CACA16,37941+0%

188Ripon, CACA16,14041+0%

189Lindsay, CACA12,57842+0%

190Villa Park, CACA5,64542+0%

191Soquel, CACA10,67942+0%

192Palermo, CACA5,26642+0%

193Yucaipa, CACA54,95342+0%

194Petaluma, CACA59,68842+0%

195El Rio, CACA6,36842+0%

196Escalon, CACA7,39443+0%

197Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10743+0%

198Poway, CACA49,18043+0%

199Thermalito, CACA6,72043+0%

200Piedmont, CACA10,64243+0%

201Ridgecrest, CACA28,33343+0%

202Oak View, CACA6,14143+0%

203Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01743+0%

204Solvang, CACA5,94443+0%

205Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23043+0%

206Palm Desert, CACA53,25943+0%

207Oroville, CACA20,45143+0%

208Baldwin Park, CACA68,88043+0%

209Gold River, CACA7,92444+0%

210Novato, CACA51,94744+0%

211Oakdale, CACA23,24644+0%

212Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55944+0%

213Martinez, CACA36,84945+0%

214Avocado Heights, CACA12,59345+0%

215Mission Viejo, CACA90,48445+0%

216Pleasanton, CACA74,55645+0%

217Monterey, CACA28,95346+0%

218Ukiah, CACA16,06846+0%

219Rohnert Park, CACA44,81146+0%

220Dinuba, CACA25,94946+0%

221Livermore, CACA83,45747+0%

222Watsonville, CACA50,71647+0%

223Bostonia, CACA16,76547+0%

224Indio, CACA94,26947+0%

225Quartz Hill, CACA11,51047+0%

226Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,86747+0%

227Benicia, CACA26,40147+0%

228Santa Ana, CACA315,58647+0%

229Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77947+0%

230Holtville, CACA5,59148+0%

231Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41948+0%

232Yorba Linda, CACA65,63248+0%

233La Mesa, CACA59,91448+0%

234Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,97149+0%

235Brawley, CACA28,00849+0%

236Montebello, CACA60,69349+0%

237Fort Bragg, CACA6,94649+0%

238El Centro, CACA44,38249+0%

239Folsom, CACA91,98349+0%

240Valinda, CACA20,96249+0%

241Goshen, CACA5,13649+0%

242Arden-Arcade, CACA94,99449+0%

243Palo Alto, CACA67,60950+0%

244Santa Cruz, CACA61,79750+0%

245Wildomar, CACA37,88950+0%

246Farmersville, CACA10,32650+0%

247Williams, CACA5,52950+0%

248Simi Valley, CACA124,86150+0%

249Camarillo, CACA68,65250+0%

250Santa Paula, CACA31,77451+0%

251Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37351+0%

252San Ramon, CACA86,20951+0%

253Ramona, CACA22,63451+0%

254Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07351+0%

255Selma, CACA24,70251+0%

256Murrieta, CACA114,12451+0%

257Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51351+0%

258Buellton, CACA5,15851+0%

259Woodcrest, CACA17,36851+0%

260Santa Rosa, CACA179,43751+0%

261Windsor, CACA25,86452+0%

262La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48052+0%

263Lincoln, CACA57,36752+0%

264Huntington Beach, CACA191,45152+0%

265Santa Monica, CACA90,08252+0%

266Cloverdale, CACA8,70152+0%

267Ladera Heights, CACA7,33452+0%

268East Hemet, CACA20,25752+0%

269Livingston, CACA14,69052+0%

270Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84452+0%

271Hemet, CACA93,64952+0%

272Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94853+0%

273El Monte, CACA105,07553+0%

274Hillsborough, CACA11,20653+0%

275Burlingame, CACA31,92953+0%

276Redondo Beach, CACA67,28153+0%

277Paramount, CACA50,75553+0%

278Belmont, CACA28,75253+0%

279Grover Beach, CACA12,45653+0%

280St. Helena, CACA5,19453+0%

281Live Oak, CACA16,91153+0%

282Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,79354+0%

283Healdsburg, CACA11,17254+0%

284Napa, CACA76,56254+0%

285North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10054+0%

286Prunedale, CACA19,72354+0%

287South Whittier, CACA55,65054+0%

288Corning, CACA8,26055+0%

289Temecula, CACA114,86555+0%

290Homeland, CACA7,58455+0%

291San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,91455+0%

292Shafter, CACA23,87155+0%

293Santa Clarita, CACA228,43055+0%

294Fillmore, CACA16,93755+0%

295Madera, CACA69,01756+0%

296Laguna Hills, CACA30,02057+0%

297Reedley, CACA26,98257+0%

298Clovis, CACA129,34757+0%

299Glendora, CACA49,67157+0%

300Apple Valley, CACA75,24757+0%

301Norco, CACA25,08158+0%

302Goleta, CACA32,40158+0%

303La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66058+0%

304Nuevo, CACA6,80358+0%

305Saratoga, CACA30,41858+0%

306Marysville, CACA12,73858+0%

307Los Alamitos, CACA11,70258+0%

308La Riviera, CACA11,49258+0%

309Fowler, CACA7,74558+0%

310Salton City, CACA5,98858+0%

311Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28758+0%

312Lakeland, CACA12,23659+0%

313Muscoy, CACA12,02559+0%

314Twentynine Palms, CACA25,93959+0%

315East Porterville, CACA5,06659+0%

316Alum Rock, CACA10,44059+0%

317Oakley, CACA47,58359+0%

318San Rafael, CACA59,41059+0%

319Palm Springs, CACA45,31559+0%

320Home Gardens, CACA10,50660+0%

321Delano, CACA52,33460+0%

322Lake Forest, CACA86,33360+0%

323Manteca, CACA96,69360+0%

324El Cajon, CACA101,75560+0%

325El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,62660+0%

326Davis, CACA66,11060+0%

327Brea, CACA47,26060+0%

328Waterford, CACA9,25860+0%

329San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,11960+0%

330La Quinta, CACA39,44060+0%

331Lodi, CACA69,10060+0%

332Susanville, CACA12,81660+0%

333Bloomington, CACA25,69860+0%

334Nipomo, CACA17,51660+0%

335Campbell, CACA42,49060+0%

336Menlo Park, CACA32,71361+0%

337Brentwood, CACA66,60761+0%

338Wasco, CACA26,52561+0%

339Oxnard, CACA199,65161+0%

340Mentone, CACA9,51461+0%

341Gustine, CACA6,11261+0%

342Hesperia, CACA102,60561+0%

343South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11561+0%

344Kerman, CACA17,55361+0%

345Olivehurst, CACA18,44462+0%

346Kingsburg, CACA13,24962+0%

347Avenal, CACA13,47962+0%

348Citrus, CACA10,90462+0%

349Compton, CACA90,50062+0%

350Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65462+0%

351Exeter, CACA10,12262+0%

352Hughson, CACA8,05162+0%

353Salinas, CACA159,13462+0%

354Interlaken, CACA8,06862+0%

355Orland, CACA8,38162+0%

356Westmont, CACA34,12362+0%

357Galt, CACA26,96462+0%

358Castro Valley, CACA65,00163+0%

359Moorpark, CACA35,02363+0%

360Imperial, CACA22,33063+0%

361Turlock, CACA72,86463+0%

362Redlands, CACA74,12863+0%

363Foothill Farms, CACA36,43563+0%

364Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,24763+0%

365East Palo Alto, CACA28,87263+0%

366Claremont, CACA35,83863+0%

367Azusa, CACA47,44763+0%

368La Verne, CACA30,17863+0%

369Fallbrook, CACA32,11263+0%

370Willowbrook, CACA21,68163+0%

371Winton, CACA11,79763+0%

372Vacaville, CACA103,85064+0%

373Morgan Hill, CACA45,62564+0%

374Thousand Palms, CACA7,72064+0%

375Colusa, CACA6,51964+0%

376La Habra Heights, CACA5,32764+0%

377August, CACA8,82564+0%

378Santa Barbara, CACA86,42264+0%

379Winters, CACA8,21464+0%

380Patterson, CACA26,58764+0%

381El Cerrito, CACA5,32564+0%

382Monterey Park, CACA57,45764+0%

383Dixon, CACA21,11664+0%

384Mojave, CACA5,17364+0%

385West Athens, CACA8,72665+0%

386Willows, CACA6,11665+0%

387Santa Maria, CACA111,39065+0%

388Isla Vista, CACA13,92065+0%

389North Highlands, CACA47,95765+0%

390Delhi, CACA11,00965+0%

391Pomona, CACA147,80765+0%

392Rosamond, CACA21,47365+0%

393Hollister, CACA45,69565+0%

394Beaumont, CACA60,83565+0%

395Whittier, CACA85,81565+0%

396Newman, CACA12,45365+0%

397Oceano, CACA7,12865+0%

398Gridley, CACA7,25865+0%

399Riverbank, CACA26,55766+0%

400Concord, CACA123,26166+0%

401Pacifica, CACA36,89066+0%

402California City, CACA13,30066+0%

403Carpinteria, CACA12,73466+0%

404San Jacinto, CACA56,01466+0%

405Grand Terrace, CACA12,93666+0%

406Modesto, CACA219,65266+0%

407Rancho Cordova, CACA87,55466+0%

408Keyes, CACA5,57766+0%

409Norwalk, CACA97,10466+0%

410Garden Acres, CACA10,66767+0%

411Burbank, CACA102,98867+0%

412San Dimas, CACA32,97867+0%

413Dos Palos, CACA5,69767+0%

414Highgrove, CACA8,36667+0%

415Woodland, CACA62,51367+0%

416Coalinga, CACA17,28167+0%

417Dublin, CACA71,60267+0%

418Yuba City, CACA69,48567+0%

419Country Club, CACA10,16167+0%

420Salida, CACA13,90067+0%

421Gilroy, CACA60,76467+0%

422Irvine, CACA318,76468+0%

423Ontario, CACA187,01368+0%

424Foster City, CACA32,41168+0%

425Costa Mesa, CACA108,88168+0%

426Madera Acres, CACA9,84668+0%

427Visalia, CACA146,54168+0%

428San Marino, CACA11,96468+0%

429Fountain Valley, CACA55,50868+0%

430Cupertino, CACA58,33368+0%

431Vineyard, CACA43,75168+0%

432San Marcos, CACA94,90868+0%

433West Modesto, CACA5,97869+0%

434Albany, CACA19,19569+0%

435Porterville, CACA63,08869+0%

436Inglewood, CACA101,66269+0%

437Colton, CACA53,38369+0%

438Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,96969+0%

439Escondido, CACA146,03069+0%

440Los Banos, CACA49,61469+0%

441Corcoran, CACA22,35869+0%

442Montclair, CACA37,56369+0%

443West Sacramento, CACA56,21669+0%

444Cathedral City, CACA52,37569+0%

445Downey, CACA108,46869+0%

446Rosemont, CACA23,76669+0%

447Lake Elsinore, CACA75,06770+0%

448San Martin, CACA6,95470+0%

449Millbrae, CACA22,86970+0%

450Chowchilla, CACA18,73070+0%

451Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,76670+0%

452Tulare, CACA73,90770+0%

453Ceres, CACA48,98270+0%

454La Habra, CACA60,90871+0%

455Vista, CACA98,27471+0%

456Hanford, CACA62,22971+0%

457National City, CACA57,80771+0%

458Orange, CACA138,36571+0%

459Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,00971+0%

460Glendale, CACA187,16071+0%

461San Mateo, CACA103,33771+0%

462Stanford, CACA18,66271+0%

463Fontana, CACA221,22371+0%

464Bonita, CACA12,65271+0%

465Cerritos, CACA46,36771+0%

466Redwood City, CACA82,17872+0%

467Rosemead, CACA49,41072+0%

468Cypress, CACA48,78172+0%

469Oceanside, CACA170,48372+0%

470Calipatria, CACA6,01272+0%

471South San Gabriel, CACA7,92372+0%

472Lemoore Station, CACA6,17572+0%

473Ione, CACA9,28273+0%

474Tracy, CACA101,90173+0%

475Antioch, CACA118,95873+0%

476Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,85673+0%

477Placentia, CACA54,91173+0%

478East Foothills, CACA7,13973+0%

479Perris, CACA83,23773+0%

480Blythe, CACA15,04273+0%

481Burbank, CACA5,33373+0%

482Upland, CACA79,44673+0%

483Live Oak, CACA9,46674+0%

484Mountain View, CACA85,43874+0%

485Lomita, CACA19,72474+0%

486Atwater, CACA32,13374+0%

487Lompoc, CACA43,31574+0%

488Banning, CACA31,85274+0%

489El Cerrito, CACA26,12174+0%

490Torrance, CACA138,39174+0%

491Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,05174+0%

492Alameda, CACA76,87675+0%

493Bakersfield, CACA422,16575+0%

494Walnut, CACA27,31675+0%

495Berkeley, CACA121,91175+0%

496Arcadia, CACA54,11775+0%

497Tehachapi, CACA11,85275+0%

498San Lorenzo, CACA29,17175+0%

499Imperial Beach, CACA25,20675+0%

500Elk Grove, CACA185,00775+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES