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Least racially diverse, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). St. Marys, PA leads at 4. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Ohio carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01St. Marys, PAPA29,9264+93%

02Warren, PAPA37,0386+177%

03Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0776+135%

04Pikeville, KYKY89,1226+39%

05Alexandria, MNMN40,1206+123%

06Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9097+115%

07Alpena, MIMI28,8537+146%

08Greenville, OHOH51,5207+95%

09Celina, OHOH42,7377+94%

10Elkins, WVWV26,8827+44%

11Greensburg, ININ26,5768+132%

12Sayre, PAPA59,6008+111%

13Lewistown, PAPA46,1278+139%

14Ashland, OHOH52,5238+60%

15Effingham, ILIL44,7278+191%

16Oil City, PAPA49,3468+82%

17Coshocton, OHOH37,1888+68%

18Bedford, ININ45,5688+114%

19Rutland, VTVT59,6539+149%

20Bucyrus, OHOH41,8969+111%

21Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5759+208%

22Corbin, KYKY150,0409+60%

23Platteville, WIWI52,4469+131%

24Carroll, IAIA20,3039+254%

25Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0029+121%

26New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3739+125%

27Connersville, ININ23,53310+57%

28Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65510+78%

29Marietta, OHOH58,38910+106%

30Crossville, TNTN66,30010+142%

31Hillsdale, MIMI45,73810+100%

32Beatrice, NENE21,71110+172%

33Mountain Home, ARAR42,98210+169%

34Altoona, PAPA119,54110+95%

35Parkersburg, WVWV87,26410+99%

36Huntington, ININ37,22410+182%

37Augusta, MEME129,06710+144%

38Lock Haven, PAPA37,87010+181%

39Taylorville, ILIL33,44310+18%

40Laconia, NHNH65,14710+159%

41Marinette, WIWI65,51510+249%

42Laredo, TXTX281,22410−21%

43Meadville, PAPA81,79210+71%

44Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31911+88%

45Clarksburg, WVWV88,14211+59%

46Pella, IAIA34,19211+94%

47Middlesborough, KYKY22,82911+30%

48Wabash, ININ30,71311+118%

49Cadillac, MIMI49,71911+170%

50Keene, NHNH78,26911+187%

51Paragould, ARAR47,41111+200%

52Somerset, PAPA72,00411+82%

53Owosso, MIMI67,68111+95%

54Bennington, VTVT36,63011+129%

55Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91411+68%

56West Plains, MOMO40,79811+142%

57New Ulm, MNMN25,51711+85%

58Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82311+22%

59Cambridge, OHOH38,37912+90%

60Harrison, ARAR45,65412+215%

61Auburn, ININ44,53512+109%

62Rice Lake, WIWI46,48412+236%

63Mitchell, SDSD25,91312+285%

64Van Wert, OHOH29,01312+95%

65Huntington, WVWV365,96512+66%

66Lebanon, MOMO36,94312+147%

67Barre, VTVT59,65212+112%

68Kingsport, TNTN314,83412+71%

69Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04112+104%

70Sandpoint, IDID54,42012+141%

71Bangor, MEME157,96712+175%

72Wooster, OHOH116,75812+69%

73Le Mars, IAIA25,69712+169%

74Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88012+114%

75Somerset, KYKY67,38412+124%

76Corning, NYNY91,85512+65%

77Spencer, IAIA16,20212+137%

78Salem, OHOH99,37712+43%

79Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42813+38%

80Watertown, SDSD29,56213+241%

81Wahpeton, NDND23,01913+251%

82New Castle, ININ49,13713+180%

83Fairmont, MNMN19,44013+102%

84Lebanon, NHNH224,50013+138%

85DuBois, PAPA78,10013+130%

86Indiana, PAPA82,87813+92%

87Decatur, ININ36,65013+50%

88Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30213+90%

89Glens Falls, NYNY124,37313+50%

90Bradford, PAPA38,98413+71%

91Jamestown, NDND21,41413+244%

92Sunbury, PAPA107,78813+89%

93Escanaba, MIMI36,58213+484%

94Gallipolis, OHOH29,07213+50%

95Concord, NHNH158,07814+131%

96Newport, TNTN37,88914+73%

97Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19314+149%

98Brattleboro, VTVT45,20414+133%

99Urbana, OHOH38,82014+73%

100Greeneville, TNTN73,83114+67%

101Washington Court House, OHOH28,55214+53%

102Houghton, MIMI40,02814+63%

103Vincennes, ININ35,65214+79%

104Sidney, OHOH48,06514+75%

105Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06014+103%

106Wheeling, WVWV134,08914+54%

107Gloversville, NYNY52,21614+51%

108Kalispell, MTMT115,42914+180%

109Portsmouth, OHOH71,36515+66%

110Fairmont, WVWV55,58415+40%

111Wilmington, OHOH42,30115+87%

112Washington, ININ34,20915+120%

113Maryville, MOMO20,17415+106%

114Portland, MEME577,63515+120%

115Madison, ININ33,27915+96%

116Menomonie, WIWI46,22315+83%

117Waynesville, NCNC63,36915+110%

118Cortland, NYNY45,85015+152%

119Zapata, TXTX13,75315−53%

120Red Wing, MNMN48,19515+170%

121Traverse City, MIMI156,97215+154%

122Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40415+475%

123Johnstown, PAPA128,96815+57%

124Massena, NYNY105,48815+32%

125Kirksville, MOMO29,82416+86%

126Bozeman, MTMT128,74016+136%

127Aberdeen, SDSD41,58316+391%

128Quincy, ILIL74,14616+58%

129Pottsville, PAPA145,08516+84%

130Dickinson, NDND39,14216+365%

131Glasgow, KYKY56,22416+40%

132Marquette, MIMI68,06416+159%

133Farmington, MOMO67,80916+113%

134Eau Claire, WIWI176,64716+116%

135McPherson, KSKS30,06416+117%

136Helena, MTMT97,15316+201%

137Weirton, WVWV112,46816+40%

138Oneonta, NYNY60,58917+61%

139Brainerd, MNMN100,56217+411%

140Jasper, ININ44,01617+120%

141Midland, MIMI83,75417+67%

142La Crosse, WIWI171,18217+81%

143Mason City, IAIA49,71017+75%

144Big Rapids, MIMI42,32017+20%

145Baraboo, WIWI66,65217+209%

146Bismarck, NDND139,75017+434%

147Spearfish, SDSD29,45917+189%

148Clinton, IAIA46,00217+91%

149Ludington, MIMI29,04017+74%

150Canton, ILIL32,90117+41%

151Cookeville, TNTN152,47717+83%

152Bluefield, WVWV96,13817+35%

153Cullman, ALAL94,00917+115%

154Stevens Point, WIWI71,94317+78%

155Greencastle, ININ37,87617+57%

156Petoskey, MIMI33,77517+280%

157Campbellsville, KYKY38,40717+39%

158Sparta, WIWI46,57217+158%

159Greenfield, MAMA70,69818+84%

160Hutchinson, MNMN36,63118+66%

161Cody, WYWY31,17118+71%

162Winona, MNMN50,52318+79%

163Baker City, OROR16,65818+141%

164Sheridan, WYWY33,24118+137%

165Crawfordsville, ININ38,95418+157%

166Manitowoc, WIWI81,71018+87%

167Zanesville, OHOH87,01418+54%

168Barnstable, MAMA233,53918+94%

169Hannibal, MOMO38,96918+57%

170Dubuque, IAIA99,38118+182%

171Duluth, MNMN281,21918+220%

172Monroe, MIMI156,00418+68%

173Johnson City, TNTN216,41618+72%

174Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11818+123%

175Olean, NYNY75,39018+202%

176Burlington, VTVT227,80319+134%

177Boone, NCNC54,78619+109%

178Charleston, ILIL46,60719+73%

179Huntingdon, PAPA43,00119+22%

180Brookings, SDSD37,63519+201%

181Yankton, SDSD23,63519+123%

182Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86419+153%

183Williamsport, PAPA112,58719+47%

184Ottawa, KSKS26,29919+89%

185Auburn, NYNY74,36520+30%

186Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66920+110%

187Richmond, KYKY131,80620+80%

188Hays, KSKS29,07520+109%

189Athens, TNTN71,59020+35%

190Seymour, ININ47,37020+101%

191Sevierville, TNTN101,34220+240%

192Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09720+53%

193Marion, ILIL67,22520+93%

194Morgantown, WVWV141,99520+54%

195Norwalk, OHOH58,25020+74%

196Fort Madison, IAIA32,30620+50%

197Batavia, NYNY58,41620+105%

198Missoula, MTMT128,69820+178%

199Tiffin, OHOH54,52220+54%

200Centralia, ILIL36,38220+59%

201Bay City, MIMI102,12321+51%

202Springfield, MOMO500,69421+104%

203Athens, OHOH63,19721+59%

204Hermitage, PAPA107,86021+37%

205Mankato, MNMN104,90721+93%

206St. Cloud, MNMN205,85421+137%

207Monticello, ININ25,16421+52%

208La Grande, OROR25,90021+121%

209Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13821+35%

210Brevard, NCNC34,21121+57%

211Lewiston, MEME116,48721+299%

212Rolla, MOMO45,24721+71%

213Oshkosh, WIWI174,21821+79%

214Findlay, OHOH75,03421+65%

215Jacksonville, ILIL37,38121+43%

216Coldwater, MIMI45,99321+47%

217Pittsfield, MAMA128,22421+91%

218Owensboro, KYKY113,96221+70%

219Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88321+83%

220Angola, ININ34,79922+212%

221Burlington, IAIA44,06122+75%

222Moscow, IDID41,84222+84%

223McAllen, TXTX921,54922−15%

224Fargo, NDND269,52822+131%

225Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28522+90%

226Watertown, WIWI86,50522+89%

227North Platte, NENE33,97222+48%

228Chambersburg, PAPA160,65222+98%

229Branson, MOMO57,00122+186%

230Gettysburg, PAPA107,59422+73%

231Murray, KYKY39,42122+48%

232Atchison, KSKS16,17222+23%

233Williston, NDND41,76722+597%

234Lewiston, IDID65,45022+213%

235Terre Haute, ININ169,24123+53%

236Wausau, WIWI139,43223+69%

237Appleton, WIWI249,87623+111%

238Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83823+50%

239Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90423+45%

240Beckley, WVWV109,94023+12%

241Warsaw, ININ80,89223+57%

242Cumberland, MDMD93,64023+69%

243Danville, KYKY56,98523+24%

244Batesville, ARAR38,78523+126%

245Vermillion, SDSD15,03123+143%

246Tullahoma, TNTN69,33923+57%

247Kearney, NENE57,96223+78%

248Peru, ININ34,48723+105%

249Scottsboro, ALAL54,28123+86%

250Moberly, MOMO24,51323+18%

251Cleveland, TNTN134,05724+70%

252Searcy, ARAR80,08524+69%

253Holland, MIMI123,18824+32%

254Roseburg, OROR111,95124+133%

255Plymouth, ININ46,59924+55%

256Minot, NDND75,69424+119%

257Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66624+72%

258Pontiac, ILIL35,05724+26%

259Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24525+92%

260Grand Forks, NDND105,04625+111%

261Jamestown, NYNY124,12625+55%

262Rexburg, IDID69,38025+57%

263Gillette, WYWY48,14525+153%

264Scranton, PAPA574,41825+207%

265Pittsburg, KSKS39,00825+92%

266Madisonville, KYKY45,12725+41%

267North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23325+32%

268Billings, MTMT193,60325+128%

269Hastings, NENE40,57725+80%

270Port Townsend, WAWA33,97025+168%

271Chillicothe, OHOH76,42925+48%

272Ames, IAIA128,09025+55%

273Owatonna, MNMN37,46425+85%

274Casper, WYWY80,52625+74%

275Richmond, ININ66,16925+52%

276Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63825+163%

277Charleston, WVWV200,17026+48%

278Blacksburg, VAVA181,61626+40%

279Evanston, WYWY23,41526+97%

280Albert Lea, MNMN30,44026+55%

281Macomb, ILIL25,91626+54%

282Mexico, MOMO24,52826+34%

283Hudson, NYNY60,16826+41%

284Brigham City, UTUT70,40526+52%

285Marion, NCNC45,19826+38%

286Marion, OHOH65,11526+50%

287Ottawa, ILIL145,90226+62%

288Grants Pass, OROR87,86726+106%

289Rochelle, ILIL51,39926+62%

290Brookings, OROR22,62126+135%

291Canton, OHOH400,24626+38%

292Henderson, KYKY57,18426+42%

293Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49727+642%

294Knoxville, TNTN968,13727+48%

295Brownsville, TXTX433,94627−18%

296Sturgis, MIMI60,96827+58%

297Evansville, ININ273,78627+54%

298Paris, TNTN32,89627+15%

299Staunton, VAVA129,69227+33%

300Binghamton, NYNY243,18927+68%

301Winchester, TNTN45,57927+54%

302Sandusky, OHOH112,77727+31%

303Bloomington, ININ165,23127+60%

304Lincoln, ILIL27,18227+35%

305State College, PAPA157,39328+42%

306Warrensburg, MOMO56,67028+33%

307Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45128+86%

308Manchester, NHNH433,41528+80%

309Fremont, NENE38,05728+138%

310Defiance, OHOH38,29228+29%

311Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69128+102%

312Jefferson City, MOMO152,71228+33%

313Kokomo, ININ83,90428+26%

314Adrian, MIMI97,77928+28%

315Mayfield, KYKY37,05028+68%

316Great Falls, MTMT85,02928+156%

317Morristown, TNTN128,86728+58%

318Ottumwa, IAIA35,21028+206%

319Martin, TNTN33,26128+30%

320Dixon, ILIL32,91428+40%

321Fayetteville, TNTN36,85328+40%

322McMinnville, TNTN43,71729+43%

323Raymondville, TXTX19,97129−6%

324Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14729+30%

325Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99229+32%

326St. Joseph, MOMO119,17029+86%

327Elmira, NYNY80,41529+48%

328Coos Bay, OROR63,99229+151%

329Muncie, ININ113,10629+46%

330Astoria, OROR40,92629+94%

331Morehead City, NCNC70,46929+34%

332Rochester, MNMN231,18429+73%

333Marshall, MNMN25,68429+72%

334Sedalia, MOMO44,25429+68%

335Paducah, KYKY102,25929+37%

336Spokane, WAWA608,01229+100%

337Sheboygan, WIWI118,04729+60%

338Whitewater, WIWI106,12729+57%

339Granbury, TXTX70,50129+60%

340Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21529+36%

341Cedar City, UTUT67,14129+131%

342Norfolk, NENE49,22829+64%

343Albany, OROR132,84329+121%

344Frankfort, KYKY77,87429+42%

345Joplin, MOMO208,79630+166%

346Lewisburg, TNTN38,07130+17%

347Columbus, ININ85,72930+106%

348Truckee, CACA101,91130+83%

349Marion, ININ66,52430+25%

350Utica, NYNY285,61130+53%

351Waterloo, IAIA169,18930+46%

352Lebanon, PAPA146,38030+81%

353Mansfield, OHOH124,89330+22%

354Erie, PAPA265,83230+46%

355Fremont, OHOH58,65531+33%

356Hutchinson, KSKS61,53931+46%

357Sterling, ILIL54,12131+32%

358Seneca, SCSC83,77531+22%

359Pocatello, IDID91,59131+102%

360Amherst, MAMA164,06531+50%

361Ellensburg, WAWA48,80331+65%

362Logan, UTUT160,88931+58%

363Centralia, WAWA88,06231+100%

364Idaho Falls, IDID173,85131+57%

365York, PAPA473,19731+77%

366Jackson, MIMI159,55231+27%

367St. George, UTUT213,67031+120%

368Franklin, KYKY20,78831+19%

369Pierre, SDSD20,58831+596%

370Huron, SDSD19,62431+558%

371Kendallville, ININ47,93732+71%

372Bowling Green, KYKY197,18032+47%

373Green Bay, WIWI336,75632+117%

374Bend, OROR266,37632+99%

375Longview, WAWA114,88532+104%

376Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21232+61%

377Frankfort, ININ33,32232+78%

378Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21932+227%

379Galesburg, ILIL47,76732+33%

380Heber, UTUT81,65532+71%

381Springfield, OHOH135,34032+32%

382Watertown, NYNY111,54032+29%

383Willmar, MNMN44,72032+59%

384Freeport, ILIL43,22033+42%

385Alma, MIMI41,19033+63%

386Amsterdam, NYNY50,04633+67%

387Lewisburg, PAPA42,31333+26%

388Asheville, NCNC422,34533+43%

389Hagerstown, MDMD315,28033+73%

390Port Angeles, WAWA78,20233+140%

391Lincoln, NENE352,08133+62%

392Union City, TNTN30,06733+24%

393Mount Airy, NCNC72,28734+30%

394Laramie, WYWY38,55834+40%

395Lancaster, PAPA563,15934+49%

396Winchester, VAVA152,33234+91%

397Eugene, OROR381,58434+88%

398Toccoa, GAGA27,85434+13%

399Corinth, MSMS34,56934+21%

400Price, UTUT20,68034+37%

401Janesville, WIWI166,47234+56%

402Newport, OROR50,63634+129%

403Provo, UTUT773,42634+75%

404Faribault, MNMN69,93934+75%

405Fort Collins, COCO377,29234+42%

406Rapid City, SDSD156,93434+214%

407Iowa City, IAIA182,71135+70%

408Albertville, ALAL103,53735+98%

409Russellville, ARAR84,93235+83%

410Peoria, ILIL363,50535+38%

411Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15535+54%

412Austin, MNMN40,97135+132%

413Des Moines, IAIA758,53935+57%

414Hot Springs, ARAR99,69535+39%

415Madison, WIWI709,68535+64%

416Logansport, ININ37,83635+71%

417Medford, OROR221,79536+86%

418Malvern, ARAR33,45136+34%

419Syracuse, NYNY652,27336+46%

420Florence, ALAL156,60936+17%

421Great Bend, KSKS24,79036+60%

422Corvallis, OROR97,72836+50%

423Forest City, NCNC65,74536+21%

424Marshall, MOMO23,26536+51%

425Summerville, GAGA25,30036+21%

426Springfield, ILIL206,03336+41%

427Daphne, ALAL267,76136+30%

428Salina, KSKS59,12136+56%

429Jefferson, GAGA99,26536+36%

430Grand Junction, COCO162,84537+46%

431Nogales, AZAZ50,02037−4%

432Shelton, WAWA71,16537+109%

433Kennett, MOMO26,85537+41%

434Ogden, UTUT672,78437+45%

435Picayune, MSMS59,36337+22%

436Youngstown, OHOH423,67837+17%

437Lafayette, ININ228,46837+55%

438The Villages, FLFL157,77237−13%

439Lima, OHOH100,88138+20%

440Duncan, OKOK44,31038+129%

441Woodward, OKOK19,82738+140%

442Vernal, UTUT38,27838+265%

443Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80838+83%

444Akron, OHOH701,78038+29%

445Albany, NYNY915,83538+54%

446El Paso, TXTX881,29138−11%

447Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15438+79%

448Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65738+52%

449Redding, CACA181,64838+91%

450Sikeston, MOMO49,97838+23%

451Pullman, WAWA48,51238+60%

452Shawano, WIWI45,75938+692%

453Boise City, IDID864,24339+54%

454Hickory, NCNC376,89039+28%

455Arkansas City, KSKS34,38239+102%

456Bellingham, WAWA236,39239+83%

457Jackson, WYWY36,58739+98%

458Albemarle, NCNC68,83039+14%

459Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55239+58%

460Fort Payne, ALAL74,08539+122%

461Jonesboro, ARAR139,44039+69%

462Alice, TXTX45,38339−7%

463Davenport, IAIA380,45239+39%

464Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85839+28%

465Columbia, MOMO219,06240+37%

466Bloomington, ILIL171,41940+58%

467Dyersburg, TNTN36,32040+26%

468Sonora, CACA53,16040+53%

469Kingston, NYNY183,33040+37%

470Michigan City, ININ111,29440+30%

471Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08340+20%

472Lawrence, KSKS120,92040+57%

473Aberdeen, WAWA78,14440+151%

474Del Rio, TXTX47,83540−13%

475Muscatine, IAIA41,85340+36%

476Bonham, TXTX39,26541+29%

477Athens, TXTX88,59541+30%

478Cheyenne, WYWY102,93841+26%

479Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64541+32%

480Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45941+6%

481Klamath Falls, OROR70,27441+84%

482DeRidder, LALA36,67341+26%

483Roanoke, VAVA316,54741+30%

484Cornelia, GAGA50,41641+31%

485Worcester, MAMA888,50241+51%

486Slidell, LALA279,10841+40%

487El Centro, CACA181,41142−19%

488Durango, COCO56,89842+59%

489Calhoun, GAGA61,70142+60%

490Rock Springs, WYWY41,26742+68%

491Danville, ILIL71,25942+33%

492Ithaca, NYNY104,04742+34%

493Harrisburg, PAPA617,42742+37%

494Cañon City, COCO50,03942+17%

495Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79542+32%

496Enid, OKOK61,77942+110%

497Russellville, ALAL32,44942+58%

498Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10243+52%

499Twin Falls, IDID123,90143+60%

500Topeka, KSKS233,05243+39%

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest diversity score?

St. Marys, PA ranks #1 with 4 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by diversity score?

St. Marys, PA, Warren, PA, Spirit Lake, IA, Pikeville, KY, Alexandria, MN.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is diversity score measured?

CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100): the chance that two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity, rescaled so 100 is a perfectly even split across all five groups. A Simpson diversity index over the five ACS race and ethnicity shares. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).