RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Least racially diverse, US states

US states with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). Vermont leads at 23. 51 states qualify in total.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS –

USUnited States334,922,49971–

01Vermont, VTVT647,10623–

02Maine, MEME1,387,81724–

03West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37324–

04New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86830–

05Montana, MTMT1,116,87536–

06Iowa, IAIA3,210,50739–

07North Dakota, NDND784,84140–

08Wyoming, WYWY582,39740–

09Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82441–

10South Dakota, SDSD907,42843–

11Idaho, IDID1,934,26245–

12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87246–

13Missouri, MOMO6,191,81450–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,29351–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44551–

16Nebraska, NENE1,978,70751–

17Utah, UTUT3,392,33152–

18Indiana, ININ6,851,07352–

19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63956–

20Kansas, KSKS2,947,19756–

21Michigan, MIMI10,077,76156–

22Oregon, OROR4,254,29358–

23Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38358–

24Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80162–

25Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39164–

26Colorado, COCO5,862,18965–

27Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05666–

28Alabama, ALAL5,086,76866–

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22569–

30Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77970–

31Washington, WAWA7,816,11670–

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63471–

33Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50871–

34North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40473–

35Louisiana, LALA4,611,96174–

36Alaska, AKAK735,70674–

37Delaware, DEDE1,021,19175–

38Illinois, ILIL12,694,79876–

39Virginia, VAVA8,705,17076–

40Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83877–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24678–

42Florida, FLFL22,416,07781–

43Georgia, GAGA10,940,40781–

44New York, NYNY19,852,36682–

45New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80983–

46Texas, TXTX30,188,42484–

47District of Columbia, DCDC681,29484–

48Maryland, MDMD6,206,01185–

49Nevada, NVNV3,184,61286–

50California, CACA39,287,37787–

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23590–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest diversity score?

Vermont ranks #1 with 23 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by diversity score?

Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Montana.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 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 (2024).