RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 598

Most racially diverse, California cities · 2000

California cities ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different 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

01Vallejo, CACA123,28792+0%

02Ashland, CACA22,21091+0%

03Florin, CACA50,21191+0%

04Oakland, CACA440,83891+0%

05Gardena, CACA58,46091+0%

06West Carson, CACA22,14391+0%

07Carson, CACA90,80890+0%

08Richmond, CACA114,86190+0%

09Pittsburg, CACA77,54290+0%

10Stockton, CACA324,59789+0%

11Suisun City, CACA29,45489+0%

12Hayward, CACA157,11389+0%

13Signal Hill, CACA11,15389+0%

14Marina, CACA23,25688+0%

15Sacramento, CACA536,44988+0%

16Long Beach, CACA450,46987+0%

17Alondra Park, CACA8,37387+0%

18Hercules, CACA26,32686+0%

19Emeryville, CACA13,25186+0%

20San Leandro, CACA85,35386+0%

21La Presa, CACA34,96286+0%

22San Pablo, CACA31,67886+0%

23South San Francisco, CACA64,94186+0%

24Pasadena, CACA135,80485+0%

25Bay Point, CACA24,23185+0%

26San Jose, CACA989,81485+0%

27Moreno Valley, CACA214,26385+0%

28Seaside, CACA31,63685+0%

29Artesia, CACA15,78985+0%

30Rodeo, CACA8,97685+0%

31Garden Grove, CACA170,45584+0%

32Altadena, CACA41,70584+0%

33Union City, CACA65,28284+0%

34Buena Park, CACA81,74184+0%

35Newark, CACA47,89584+0%

36Chino Hills, CACA77,51984+0%

37Bellflower, CACA74,71984+0%

38West Covina, CACA105,30183+0%

39Diamond Bar, CACA51,88483+0%

40Duarte, CACA22,86683+0%

41San Francisco, CACA826,07983+0%

42East San Gabriel, CACA23,41083+0%

43East Pasadena, CACA5,47983+0%

44Hacienda Heights, CACA54,29183+0%

45Fresno, CACA555,54982+0%

46Westminster, CACA88,96682+0%

47Culver City, CACA39,45282+0%

48Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08982+0%

49Hawthorne, CACA82,74182+0%

50Pinole, CACA18,54381+0%

51Loma Linda, CACA25,22181+0%

52Temple City, CACA35,12581+0%

53Cherryland, CACA14,14381+0%

54Fairview, CACA10,74581+0%

55Highland, CACA57,61481+0%

56Lathrop, CACA42,78381+0%

57Merced, CACA99,72481+0%

58Fairfield, CACA122,48981+0%

59Palmdale, CACA161,84581+0%

60San Bernardino, CACA222,04480+0%

61San Diego, CACA1,406,10680+0%

62Fremont, CACA226,44280+0%

63Tustin, CACA77,84379+0%

64La Palma, CACA14,90779+0%

65Sunnyvale, CACA156,57779+0%

66San Bruno, CACA42,30578+0%

67Lemon Grove, CACA27,93678+0%

68Monrovia, CACA38,26478+0%

69Covina, CACA49,40478+0%

70Daly City, CACA101,26178+0%

71Lawndale, CACA29,89278+0%

72Santa Clara, CACA133,44678+0%

73Fullerton, CACA138,67578+0%

74La Mirada, CACA45,95278+0%

75San Gabriel, CACA38,18678+0%

76Barstow, CACA24,80478+0%

77Rowland Heights, CACA45,91178+0%

78Rialto, CACA106,55477+0%

79Linda, CACA23,87177+0%

80Stanton, CACA40,16177+0%

81Lakewood, CACA78,01077+0%

82Alhambra, CACA79,82077+0%

83South Pasadena, CACA25,50377+0%

84Victorville, CACA141,39577+0%

85Lemoore, CACA27,29177+0%

86Milpitas, CACA78,59677+0%

87Anaheim, CACA341,00877+0%

88Adelanto, CACA38,79877+0%

89Charter Oak, CACA9,44277+0%

90Corona, CACA161,73477+0%

91American Canyon, CACA22,77377+0%

92Chula Vista, CACA275,53376+0%

93Riverside, CACA323,05776+0%

94Lancaster, CACA170,08476+0%

95El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,29476+0%

96Port Hueneme, CACA20,98776+0%

97Del Aire, CACA11,11576+0%

98Chino, CACA96,95776+0%

99Elk Grove, CACA185,00775+0%

100Imperial Beach, CACA25,20675+0%

101San Lorenzo, CACA29,17175+0%

102Tehachapi, CACA11,85275+0%

103Arcadia, CACA54,11775+0%

104Berkeley, CACA121,91175+0%

105Walnut, CACA27,31675+0%

106Bakersfield, CACA422,16575+0%

107Alameda, CACA76,87675+0%

108Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,05174+0%

109Torrance, CACA138,39174+0%

110El Cerrito, CACA26,12174+0%

111Banning, CACA31,85274+0%

112Lompoc, CACA43,31574+0%

113Atwater, CACA32,13374+0%

114Lomita, CACA19,72474+0%

115Mountain View, CACA85,43874+0%

116Live Oak, CACA9,46674+0%

117Upland, CACA79,44673+0%

118Burbank, CACA5,33373+0%

119Blythe, CACA15,04273+0%

120Perris, CACA83,23773+0%

121East Foothills, CACA7,13973+0%

122Placentia, CACA54,91173+0%

123Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,85673+0%

124Antioch, CACA118,95873+0%

125Tracy, CACA101,90173+0%

126Ione, CACA9,28273+0%

127Lemoore Station, CACA6,17572+0%

128South San Gabriel, CACA7,92372+0%

129Calipatria, CACA6,01272+0%

130Oceanside, CACA170,48372+0%

131Cypress, CACA48,78172+0%

132Rosemead, CACA49,41072+0%

133Redwood City, CACA82,17872+0%

134Cerritos, CACA46,36771+0%

135Bonita, CACA12,65271+0%

136Fontana, CACA221,22371+0%

137Stanford, CACA18,66271+0%

138San Mateo, CACA103,33771+0%

139Glendale, CACA187,16071+0%

140Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,00971+0%

141Orange, CACA138,36571+0%

142National City, CACA57,80771+0%

143Hanford, CACA62,22971+0%

144Vista, CACA98,27471+0%

145La Habra, CACA60,90871+0%

146Ceres, CACA48,98270+0%

147Tulare, CACA73,90770+0%

148Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,76670+0%

149Chowchilla, CACA18,73070+0%

150Millbrae, CACA22,86970+0%

151San Martin, CACA6,95470+0%

152Lake Elsinore, CACA75,06770+0%

153Rosemont, CACA23,76669+0%

154Downey, CACA108,46869+0%

155Cathedral City, CACA52,37569+0%

156West Sacramento, CACA56,21669+0%

157Montclair, CACA37,56369+0%

158Corcoran, CACA22,35869+0%

159Los Banos, CACA49,61469+0%

160Escondido, CACA146,03069+0%

161Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,96969+0%

162Colton, CACA53,38369+0%

163Inglewood, CACA101,66269+0%

164Porterville, CACA63,08869+0%

165Albany, CACA19,19569+0%

166West Modesto, CACA5,97869+0%

167San Marcos, CACA94,90868+0%

168Vineyard, CACA43,75168+0%

169Cupertino, CACA58,33368+0%

170Fountain Valley, CACA55,50868+0%

171San Marino, CACA11,96468+0%

172Visalia, CACA146,54168+0%

173Madera Acres, CACA9,84668+0%

174Costa Mesa, CACA108,88168+0%

175Foster City, CACA32,41168+0%

176Ontario, CACA187,01368+0%

177Irvine, CACA318,76468+0%

178Gilroy, CACA60,76467+0%

179Salida, CACA13,90067+0%

180Country Club, CACA10,16167+0%

181Yuba City, CACA69,48567+0%

182Dublin, CACA71,60267+0%

183Coalinga, CACA17,28167+0%

184Woodland, CACA62,51367+0%

185Highgrove, CACA8,36667+0%

186Dos Palos, CACA5,69767+0%

187San Dimas, CACA32,97867+0%

188Burbank, CACA102,98867+0%

189Garden Acres, CACA10,66767+0%

190Norwalk, CACA97,10466+0%

191Keyes, CACA5,57766+0%

192Rancho Cordova, CACA87,55466+0%

193Modesto, CACA219,65266+0%

194Grand Terrace, CACA12,93666+0%

195San Jacinto, CACA56,01466+0%

196Carpinteria, CACA12,73466+0%

197California City, CACA13,30066+0%

198Pacifica, CACA36,89066+0%

199Concord, CACA123,26166+0%

200Riverbank, CACA26,55766+0%

201Gridley, CACA7,25865+0%

202Oceano, CACA7,12865+0%

203Newman, CACA12,45365+0%

204Whittier, CACA85,81565+0%

205Beaumont, CACA60,83565+0%

206Hollister, CACA45,69565+0%

207Rosamond, CACA21,47365+0%

208Pomona, CACA147,80765+0%

209Delhi, CACA11,00965+0%

210North Highlands, CACA47,95765+0%

211Isla Vista, CACA13,92065+0%

212Santa Maria, CACA111,39065+0%

213Willows, CACA6,11665+0%

214West Athens, CACA8,72665+0%

215Mojave, CACA5,17364+0%

216Dixon, CACA21,11664+0%

217Monterey Park, CACA57,45764+0%

218El Cerrito, CACA5,32564+0%

219Patterson, CACA26,58764+0%

220Winters, CACA8,21464+0%

221Santa Barbara, CACA86,42264+0%

222August, CACA8,82564+0%

223La Habra Heights, CACA5,32764+0%

224Colusa, CACA6,51964+0%

225Thousand Palms, CACA7,72064+0%

226Morgan Hill, CACA45,62564+0%

227Vacaville, CACA103,85064+0%

228Winton, CACA11,79763+0%

229Willowbrook, CACA21,68163+0%

230Fallbrook, CACA32,11263+0%

231La Verne, CACA30,17863+0%

232Azusa, CACA47,44763+0%

233Claremont, CACA35,83863+0%

234East Palo Alto, CACA28,87263+0%

235Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,24763+0%

236Foothill Farms, CACA36,43563+0%

237Redlands, CACA74,12863+0%

238Turlock, CACA72,86463+0%

239Imperial, CACA22,33063+0%

240Moorpark, CACA35,02363+0%

241Castro Valley, CACA65,00163+0%

242Galt, CACA26,96462+0%

243Westmont, CACA34,12362+0%

244Orland, CACA8,38162+0%

245Interlaken, CACA8,06862+0%

246Salinas, CACA159,13462+0%

247Hughson, CACA8,05162+0%

248Exeter, CACA10,12262+0%

249Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65462+0%

250Compton, CACA90,50062+0%

251Citrus, CACA10,90462+0%

252Avenal, CACA13,47962+0%

253Kingsburg, CACA13,24962+0%

254Olivehurst, CACA18,44462+0%

255Kerman, CACA17,55361+0%

256South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11561+0%

257Hesperia, CACA102,60561+0%

258Gustine, CACA6,11261+0%

259Mentone, CACA9,51461+0%

260Oxnard, CACA199,65161+0%

261Wasco, CACA26,52561+0%

262Brentwood, CACA66,60761+0%

263Menlo Park, CACA32,71361+0%

264Campbell, CACA42,49060+0%

265Nipomo, CACA17,51660+0%

266Bloomington, CACA25,69860+0%

267Susanville, CACA12,81660+0%

268Lodi, CACA69,10060+0%

269La Quinta, CACA39,44060+0%

270San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,11960+0%

271Waterford, CACA9,25860+0%

272Brea, CACA47,26060+0%

273Davis, CACA66,11060+0%

274El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,62660+0%

275El Cajon, CACA101,75560+0%

276Manteca, CACA96,69360+0%

277Lake Forest, CACA86,33360+0%

278Delano, CACA52,33460+0%

279Home Gardens, CACA10,50660+0%

280Palm Springs, CACA45,31559+0%

281San Rafael, CACA59,41059+0%

282Oakley, CACA47,58359+0%

283Alum Rock, CACA10,44059+0%

284East Porterville, CACA5,06659+0%

285Twentynine Palms, CACA25,93959+0%

286Muscoy, CACA12,02559+0%

287Lakeland, CACA12,23659+0%

288Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28758+0%

289Salton City, CACA5,98858+0%

290Fowler, CACA7,74558+0%

291La Riviera, CACA11,49258+0%

292Los Alamitos, CACA11,70258+0%

293Marysville, CACA12,73858+0%

294Saratoga, CACA30,41858+0%

295Nuevo, CACA6,80358+0%

296La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66058+0%

297Goleta, CACA32,40158+0%

298Norco, CACA25,08158+0%

299Apple Valley, CACA75,24757+0%

300Glendora, CACA49,67157+0%

301Clovis, CACA129,34757+0%

302Reedley, CACA26,98257+0%

303Laguna Hills, CACA30,02057+0%

304Madera, CACA69,01756+0%

305Fillmore, CACA16,93755+0%

306Santa Clarita, CACA228,43055+0%

307Shafter, CACA23,87155+0%

308San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,91455+0%

309Homeland, CACA7,58455+0%

310Temecula, CACA114,86555+0%

311Corning, CACA8,26055+0%

312South Whittier, CACA55,65054+0%

313Prunedale, CACA19,72354+0%

314North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10054+0%

315Napa, CACA76,56254+0%

316Healdsburg, CACA11,17254+0%

317Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,79354+0%

318Live Oak, CACA16,91153+0%

319St. Helena, CACA5,19453+0%

320Grover Beach, CACA12,45653+0%

321Belmont, CACA28,75253+0%

322Paramount, CACA50,75553+0%

323Redondo Beach, CACA67,28153+0%

324Burlingame, CACA31,92953+0%

325Hillsborough, CACA11,20653+0%

326El Monte, CACA105,07553+0%

327Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94853+0%

328Hemet, CACA93,64952+0%

329Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84452+0%

330Livingston, CACA14,69052+0%

331East Hemet, CACA20,25752+0%

332Ladera Heights, CACA7,33452+0%

333Cloverdale, CACA8,70152+0%

334Santa Monica, CACA90,08252+0%

335Huntington Beach, CACA191,45152+0%

336Lincoln, CACA57,36752+0%

337La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48052+0%

338Windsor, CACA25,86452+0%

339Santa Rosa, CACA179,43751+0%

340Woodcrest, CACA17,36851+0%

341Buellton, CACA5,15851+0%

342Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51351+0%

343Murrieta, CACA114,12451+0%

344Selma, CACA24,70251+0%

345Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07351+0%

346Ramona, CACA22,63451+0%

347San Ramon, CACA86,20951+0%

348Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37351+0%

349Santa Paula, CACA31,77451+0%

350Camarillo, CACA68,65250+0%

351Simi Valley, CACA124,86150+0%

352Williams, CACA5,52950+0%

353Farmersville, CACA10,32650+0%

354Wildomar, CACA37,88950+0%

355Santa Cruz, CACA61,79750+0%

356Palo Alto, CACA67,60950+0%

357Arden-Arcade, CACA94,99449+0%

358Goshen, CACA5,13649+0%

359Valinda, CACA20,96249+0%

360Folsom, CACA91,98349+0%

361El Centro, CACA44,38249+0%

362Fort Bragg, CACA6,94649+0%

363Montebello, CACA60,69349+0%

364Brawley, CACA28,00849+0%

365Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,97149+0%

366La Mesa, CACA59,91448+0%

367Yorba Linda, CACA65,63248+0%

368Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41948+0%

369Holtville, CACA5,59148+0%

370Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77947+0%

371Santa Ana, CACA315,58647+0%

372Benicia, CACA26,40147+0%

373Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,86747+0%

374Quartz Hill, CACA11,51047+0%

375Indio, CACA94,26947+0%

376Bostonia, CACA16,76547+0%

377Watsonville, CACA50,71647+0%

378Livermore, CACA83,45747+0%

379Dinuba, CACA25,94946+0%

380Rohnert Park, CACA44,81146+0%

381Ukiah, CACA16,06846+0%

382Monterey, CACA28,95346+0%

383Pleasanton, CACA74,55645+0%

384Mission Viejo, CACA90,48445+0%

385Avocado Heights, CACA12,59345+0%

386Martinez, CACA36,84945+0%

387Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55944+0%

388Oakdale, CACA23,24644+0%

389Novato, CACA51,94744+0%

390Gold River, CACA7,92444+0%

391Baldwin Park, CACA68,88043+0%

392Oroville, CACA20,45143+0%

393Palm Desert, CACA53,25943+0%

394Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23043+0%

395Solvang, CACA5,94443+0%

396Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01743+0%

397Oak View, CACA6,14143+0%

398Ridgecrest, CACA28,33343+0%

399Piedmont, CACA10,64243+0%

400Thermalito, CACA6,72043+0%

401Poway, CACA49,18043+0%

402Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10743+0%

403Escalon, CACA7,39443+0%

404El Rio, CACA6,36842+0%

405Petaluma, CACA59,68842+0%

406Yucaipa, CACA54,95342+0%

407Palermo, CACA5,26642+0%

408Soquel, CACA10,67942+0%

409Villa Park, CACA5,64542+0%

410Lindsay, CACA12,57842+0%

411Ripon, CACA16,14041+0%

412El Segundo, CACA16,37941+0%

413Coronado, CACA21,09441+0%

414Cotati, CACA7,34741+0%

415Jamul, CACA6,57441+0%

416Chico, CACA105,08141+0%

417Orcutt, CACA31,45441+0%

418Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76541+0%

419Golden Hills, CACA9,89141+0%

420El Granada, CACA5,23241+0%

421San Clemente, CACA62,22641+0%

422Marina del Rey, CACA9,17641+0%

423Rancho San Diego, CACA21,27241+0%

424Los Altos, CACA30,96540+0%

425San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63640+0%

426Dana Point, CACA32,23240+0%

427Solana Beach, CACA12,60240+0%

428Encinitas, CACA60,73640+0%

429Taft, CACA6,99540+0%

430Clearlake, CACA16,89340+0%

431Valley Center, CACA11,11939+0%

432Capitola, CACA9,34039+0%

433Vandenberg, CACA6,77639+0%

434Ojai, CACA7,47439+0%

435Crescent City, CACA6,00239+0%

436King City, CACA14,00238+0%

437West Puente Valley, CACA22,49538+0%

438Roseville, CACA167,30238+0%

439Sanger, CACA27,22838+0%

440Sierra Madre, CACA10,62038+0%

441Carlsbad, CACA112,26037+0%

442Kensington, CACA5,17937+0%

443Valle Vista, CACA18,60237+0%

444Walnut Creek, CACA70,01237+0%

445San Carlos, CACA29,26137+0%

446Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,13236+0%

447Rio Linda, CACA16,33536+0%

448Lynwood, CACA63,51236+0%

449Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83036+0%

450Citrus Heights, CACA86,34836+0%

451West Hollywood, CACA34,23135+0%

452Red Bluff, CACA14,40435+0%

453La Puente, CACA36,42335+0%

454Santee, CACA58,20535+0%

455Joshua Tree, CACA6,23434+0%

456Calimesa, CACA11,11134+0%

457Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,76534+0%

458West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,61534+0%

459South San Jose Hills, CACA16,91134+0%

460Cambria, CACA5,97834+0%

461Big Bear Lake, CACA5,01834+0%

462Agoura Hills, CACA19,24334+0%

463Yucca Valley, CACA21,88733+0%

464Winter Gardens, CACA22,13133+0%

465Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,63933+0%

466Cherry Valley, CACA6,66833+0%

467Arroyo Grande, CACA18,12333+0%

468Danville, CACA43,30233+0%

469Mira Monte, CACA6,88833+0%

470Wilton, CACA6,43332+0%

471Atascadero, CACA29,46432+0%

472Discovery Bay, CACA14,91132+0%

473Rio Vista, CACA10,52332+0%

474Beverly Hills, CACA30,76432+0%

475Big Bear City, CACA11,43131+0%

476Los Gatos, CACA32,57631+0%

477Eureka, CACA25,30431+0%

478Woodlake, CACA8,07331+0%

479Lakeport, CACA5,05931+0%

480Calabasas, CACA22,02731+0%

481Morro Bay, CACA10,61331+0%

482Templeton, CACA9,58031+0%

483Carmichael, CACA76,94831+0%

484Seal Beach, CACA24,07531+0%

485Truckee, CACA17,27831+0%

486Placerville, CACA10,68531+0%

487Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,44731+0%

488Rosedale, CACA18,87731+0%

489Atherton, CACA6,96030+0%

490McFarland, CACA14,70930+0%

491Rossmoor, CACA11,53230+0%

492Guadalupe, CACA8,84630+0%

493Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,40830+0%

494Rocklin, CACA76,82130+0%

495Florence-Graham, CACA60,69030+0%

496Clayton, CACA10,84230+0%

497Pacific Grove, CACA14,65930+0%

498South El Monte, CACA18,96330+0%

499Alpine, CACA15,18030+0%

500Acton, CACA7,88030+0%

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