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Most racially diverse, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). Vallejo, CA leads at 94. 925 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 8 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 49.

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YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

USUnited States334,922,49971–

01Vallejo, CACA455,37694+30%

02Kapaa, HIHI73,40091+28%

03Kahului, HIHI160,67491+29%

04Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22690+77%

05San Francisco, CACA4,630,04190+25%

06Hilo, HIHI210,04389+24%

07Trenton, NJNJ399,28989+65%

08Stockton, CACA823,81588+21%

09Lumberton, NCNC119,94188+7%

10Honolulu, HIHI988,70388+28%

11San Jose, CACA1,984,47386+18%

12Fayetteville, NCNC395,41286+27%

13Houston, TXTX7,904,62786+19%

14San Diego, CACA3,282,24885+31%

15Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44185+7%

16Killeen, TXTX511,49785+35%

17Vineland, NJNJ157,14884+40%

18Yuba City, CACA187,47884+53%

19Dallas, TXTX8,477,15784+48%

20Laurinburg, NCNC33,32284+21%

21Hinesville, GAGA91,87084+22%

22Sacramento, CACA2,477,27484+56%

23Washington, DCDC6,465,72482+55%

24Orlando, FLFL2,957,67282+81%

25New York, NYNY20,112,44882+34%

26Farmington, NMNM120,34081+8%

27Chicago, ILIL9,434,12381+36%

28Austin, TXTX2,620,94580+32%

29Goldsboro, NCNC122,27880+37%

30Wilson, NCNC81,15080+33%

31Lawton, OKOK127,59080+36%

32Lakeland, FLFL874,79079+107%

33New Orleans, LALA970,84979+40%

34Huntsville, TXTX83,84279+22%

35Storm Lake, IAIA20,44979+1071%

36Corsicana, TXTX57,18178+48%

37Bay City, TXTX36,46378+11%

38Riverside, CACA4,769,00778+17%

39Henderson, NCNC42,63878+24%

40Alamogordo, NMNM70,36878+19%

41Warner Robins, GAGA208,09178+52%

42College Station, TXTX287,47678+34%

43El Campo, TXTX42,06078+10%

44Napa, CACA132,94978+93%

45Palestine, TXTX59,80578+31%

46Seattle, WAWA4,161,88378+131%

47Oxnard, CACA830,85177+26%

48Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18277+72%

49Moultrie, GAGA47,43877+45%

50Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36877+11%

51Morgan City, LALA46,55277+24%

52Muskogee, OKOK66,70877+36%

53Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93877+60%

54Durham, NCNC625,48577+40%

55Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72077+63%

56Bridgeport, CTCT978,17977–

57Kinston, NCNC55,83777+25%

58Albuquerque, NMNM925,27976+10%

59Modesto, CACA557,71976+36%

60Sanford, NCNC70,25876+58%

61Tifton, GAGA51,23776+34%

62Fresno, CACA1,203,38376+2%

63Safford, AZAZ40,15776+6%

64Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68576+29%

65Waco, TXTX308,80775+37%

66Show Low, AZAZ109,94675+6%

67Midland, TXTX193,13975+31%

68Vernon, TXTX12,48175+51%

69Columbus, GAGA324,83075+18%

70Worthington, MNMN22,33875+694%

71Greenville, NCNC182,93675+31%

72Miami, FLFL6,391,07275+56%

73Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48675+28%

74Dover, DEDE194,78675+63%

75New Haven, CTCT578,74175–

76Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07675+45%

77Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03575+63%

78Burlington, NCNC186,17775+81%

79Tyler, TXTX252,54975+40%

80Santa Maria, CACA442,06575+22%

81Douglas, GAGA52,86175+45%

82Sumter, SCSC105,06774+16%

83Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13774+52%

84Rockingham, NCNC42,04174+35%

85Valdosta, GAGA153,27674+28%

86Lubbock, TXTX368,43174+23%

87Greensboro, NCNC805,94574+69%

88Tallahassee, FLFL397,44274+37%

89Arcadia, FLFL37,07874+45%

90Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21374+34%

91Tahlequah, OKOK49,19674+25%

92Clovis, NMNM65,27074+25%

93Lufkin, TXTX88,15474+49%

94Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20173+21%

95Bakersfield, CACA927,06873+12%

96Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83073+69%

97Savannah, GAGA438,31473+27%

98Waterbury, CTCT463,34973–

99Memphis, TNTN1,341,41273+20%

100Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59973+10%

101Natchitoches, LALA36,08973+17%

102Salisbury, MDMD131,87273+46%

103Fayetteville, ARAR622,17773+614%

104Eufaula, ALAL26,86173+17%

105Clewiston, FLFL61,54673+8%

106Guymon, OKOK20,32273+189%

107Bainbridge, GAGA29,43273+17%

108New Iberia, LALA66,84673+27%

109Big Spring, TXTX30,50473+27%

110Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33273+13%

111Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02573+11%

112Ruston, LALA48,36073+16%

113East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17973+517%

114Victoria, TXTX99,86473+9%

115Santa Cruz, CACA258,85272+46%

116Bishop, CACA18,15872+78%

117Crescent City, CACA26,41072+57%

118Jacksonville, TXTX53,33772+52%

119Beaumont, TXTX399,31072+39%

120Garden City, KSKS37,50572+26%

121Richmond, VAVA1,389,33872+52%

122Vidalia, GAGA36,18072+38%

123Hanford, CACA154,32772−2%

124Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78172+74%

125Taos, NMNM34,56472+17%

126Santa Fe, NMNM156,90772+8%

127Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72172+101%

128Gainesville, GAGA226,56872+136%

129Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27372+83%

130Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81372+71%

131Tampa, FLFL3,418,89571+102%

132LaGrange, GAGA107,09771+28%

133Anchorage, AKAK405,82171+69%

134Snyder, TXTX16,16271+32%

135Shreveport, LALA383,47471+21%

136Mobile, ALAL411,65871+24%

137Santa Rosa, CACA486,44471+109%

138Opelousas, LALA80,76571+15%

139Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09971+28%

140Springfield, MAMA464,33871+82%

141San Angelo, TXTX122,06571+25%

142Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50071+53%

143Sweetwater, TXTX14,11771+28%

144Yakima, WAWA259,18571+26%

145Brenham, TXTX38,28871+39%

146Blytheville, ARAR37,82871+32%

147Longview, TXTX297,31571+48%

148Reno, NVNV578,73471+99%

149Florence, SCSC201,39271+17%

150Cordele, GAGA19,23771+16%

151Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37771+115%

152Gainesville, FLFL359,03671+50%

153Meridian, MSMS85,41971+21%

154Moses Lake, WAWA105,72770+68%

155Thomasville, GAGA72,95870+19%

156Milledgeville, GAGA44,02970+11%

157Susanville, CACA28,11770+60%

158Ketchikan, AKAK13,54970+74%

159Troy, ALAL33,68870+20%

160San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14070+1%

161Cambridge, MDMD33,62870+34%

162Pueblo, COCO169,27770+13%

163Augusta, GAGA641,23170+25%

164Amarillo, TXTX276,23570+74%

165Americus, GAGA33,39470+9%

166Altus, OKOK24,76470+43%

167Juneau city and, AKAK31,60970+60%

168Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11869+64%

169Hartford, CTCT1,171,42669–

170Alamosa, COCO27,89669+16%

171Baton Rouge, LALA888,69969+25%

172Columbia, SCSC879,91869+33%

173Payson, AZAZ53,80169+14%

174Newberry, SCSC39,56169+20%

175Fort Morgan, COCO30,30669+74%

176Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04769+62%

177Clarksville, TNTN349,00169+49%

178Jacksonville, NCNC217,17569+27%

179Carlsbad, NMNM62,50969+13%

180Charleston, SCSC889,26368+21%

181Forrest City, ARAR21,80068+7%

182Vicksburg, MSMS41,75968+12%

183Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85068+31%

184Lexington, NENE26,25568+688%

185Cape Coral, FLFL875,60768+157%

186Statesboro, GAGA97,97768+32%

187Silver City, NMNM27,25268+5%

188Hammond, LALA141,34668+26%

189Salinas, CACA433,72968−10%

190Dumas, TXTX21,89168+15%

191Abilene, TXTX185,42968+59%

192Dublin, GAGA60,35168+19%

193Ukiah, CACA88,12268+100%

194Sebring, FLFL111,12268+97%

195Okeechobee, FLFL42,60868+65%

196Columbus, MSMS67,14468+14%

197McComb, MSMS52,64068+8%

198El Dorado, ARAR36,92668+25%

199Magnolia, ARAR21,89468+17%

200Elko, NVNV56,68268+61%

201Grenada, MSMS30,22268+10%

202Monroe, LALA222,39067+19%

203Naples, FLFL417,13167+77%

204Rockford, ILIL337,24267+133%

205Carson, NVNV58,57167+124%

206Greenwood, SCSC95,21567+24%

207Starkville, MSMS62,06367+16%

208Denver, COCO3,092,03767+61%

209Merced, CACA297,26067−9%

210Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55367+12%

211Beeville, TXTX32,515670%

212Huntsville, ALAL556,44467+53%

213Red Bluff, CACA64,66567+122%

214Texarkana, TXTX146,81667+40%

215Pampa, TXTX21,78666+135%

216Bogalusa, LALA44,93766+21%

217Hermiston, OROR93,72166+123%

218Alexandria, LALA147,95266+28%

219Ada, OKOK38,52866+72%

220Key West, FLFL80,40666+65%

221Roswell, NMNM63,36466+5%

222Chico, CACA209,21166+121%

223Ocala, FLFL442,66066+85%

224Kennewick, WAWA324,33466+88%

225Ruidoso, NMNM19,84466+23%

226Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96666+14%

227Spartanburg, SCSC407,65666+46%

228New Bern, NCNC127,35866+21%

229Dodge City, KSKS33,99366+58%

230Camden, ARAR26,36365+16%

231Plainview, TXTX36,70065−4%

232Laurel, MSMS82,28165+27%

233Clearlake, CACA67,77265+138%

234Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19165−3%

235Orangeburg, SCSC83,17765+5%

236Talladega, ALAL91,76465+18%

237Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21465+71%

238Hood River, OROR23,72065+58%

239Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21165+8%

240Miami, OKOK30,43865+60%

241Monticello, NYNY80,58665+92%

242Colorado Springs, COCO781,79665+64%

243Andrews, TXTX18,91465+9%

244Salem, OROR445,81465+151%

245Edwards, COCO54,29165+107%

246Greeley, COCO378,42665+44%

247Champaign, ILIL239,97965+109%

248San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36765+62%

249Martinsville, VAVA63,09165+32%

250Ardmore, OKOK48,91065+59%

251Winnemucca, NVNV17,26764+32%

252Athens, GAGA224,14864+42%

253Ozark, ALAL49,91264+43%

254Boston, MAMA5,034,22164+135%

255Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44864+71%

256Gulfport, MSMS431,32964+44%

257Montgomery, ALAL388,74764+12%

258Odessa, TXTX173,80164+2%

259Fairbanks, AKAK93,97264+49%

260Minden, LALA34,94864+15%

261Natchez, MSMS54,72264+11%

262Hobbs, NMNM74,74964+4%

263Wenatchee, WAWA128,41463+148%

264Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20663+74%

265Enterprise, ALAL56,95363+57%

266Auburn, ALAL208,01363+40%

267Detroit, MIMI4,390,91363+52%

268Burley, IDID49,30863+73%

269Cleveland, MSMS28,26263+6%

270Lafayette, LALA423,75863+36%

271Washington, NCNC44,67063+14%

272Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44263+37%

273Marshalltown, IAIA39,89063+911%

274Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01463+32%

275Kingsland, GAGA60,14363+30%

276Huron, SDSD19,62463+1308%

277Kankakee, ILIL105,52563+69%

278Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37762+162%

279Española, NMNM39,83262+13%

280Saginaw, MIMI187,68862+27%

281Portland, OROR2,542,28262+165%

282Lake Charles, LALA244,65562+38%

283Jackson, TNTN184,56962+34%

284Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01062+65%

285Nantucket, MAMA14,75862+683%

286Deltona, FLFL746,93362+100%

287Racine, WIWI198,91962+82%

288Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76662+33%

289Little Rock, ARAR777,60762+55%

290Yuma, AZAZ224,44962−9%

291Reading, PAPA440,07261+214%

292Rome, GAGA101,37861+91%

293Pensacola, FLFL544,94961+48%

294Dalton, GAGA147,81961+339%

295Sioux City, IAIA145,73861+252%

296Danville, VAVA101,13761+12%

297Durant, OKOK51,36761+66%

298Lacey, WAWA304,26161+176%

299Thomaston, GAGA28,50061+19%

300Visalia, CACA485,14661−11%

301Wichita, KSKS663,80961+99%

302Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93861+32%

303Houma, LALA199,66861+44%

304St. Simons, GAGA118,52461+31%

305Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91261−2%

306Oxford, MSMS71,97261+13%

307Pahrump, NVNV57,33661+114%

308Othello, WAWA21,48861+7%

309Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08161+52%

310Palatka, FLFL77,73460+39%

311McAlester, OKOK43,32060+59%

312Alexander City, ALAL40,95360+22%

313Walla Walla, WAWA62,36160+105%

314Jackson, MSMS609,84760+4%

315Eureka, CACA131,64760+120%

316Liberal, KSKS21,07360+8%

317Allentown, PAPA887,61560+253%

318Dothan, ALAL156,26660+34%

319Fort Smith, ARAR234,14060+126%

320Palm Bay, FLFL663,98260+112%

321Worcester, MAMA888,50260+206%

322Mountain Home, IDID29,46560+91%

323Borger, TXTX19,63360+95%

324Kerrville, TXTX54,03759+45%

325Rifle, COCO80,09959+260%

326Columbus, OHOH2,242,02859+105%

327Nashville, TNTN2,197,41659+78%

328Greenville, SCSC1,014,10159+59%

329Los Alamos, NMNM19,40759+89%

330Albany, GAGA145,51059−2%

331Gaffney, SCSC58,27559+40%

332Enid, OKOK61,77959+212%

333Norwich, CTCT284,01559–

334Lake City, FLFL74,09459+43%

335Shawnee, OKOK75,10259+72%

336Cedartown, GAGA45,51459+71%

337Oxford, ALAL115,83459+40%

338Deming, NMNM25,40759−11%

339Flint, MIMI401,09359+29%

340Riverton, WYWY39,46459+32%

341Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69558+99%

342Bartlesville, OKOK54,03758+99%

343Elkhart, ININ208,77458+233%

344Las Cruces, NMNM229,09158−10%

345Fallon, NVNV25,85158+80%

346Carbondale, ILIL52,50158+65%

347Shelby, NCNC103,32558+34%

348Jesup, GAGA32,48158+40%

349Ontario, OROR60,08558+50%

350Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06358+88%

351Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68258+74%

352South Bend, ININ324,53858+104%

353Sherman, TXTX153,61358+119%

354Brookhaven, MSMS35,01258+8%

355Grand Island, NENE78,07658+381%

356Weatherford, OKOK39,05958+91%

357Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77558+45%

358Paris, TXTX63,31957+47%

359Kenosha, WIWI168,44857+163%

360Brownwood, TXTX38,71157+64%

361Lexington Park, MDMD211,17657+60%

362Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29557+198%

363Emporia, KSKS34,83857+150%

364Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97557+181%

365Waycross, GAGA57,67057+30%

366Ponca City, OKOK43,49057+119%

367Kingston, NYNY183,33056+154%

368Manhattan, KSKS136,12256+36%

369Seaford, DEDE277,14056+43%

370Slidell, LALA279,10856+79%

371Columbus, NENE46,58356+947%

372The Dalles, OROR26,31056+141%

373Providence, RIRI1,708,16156+170%

374Bremerton, WAWA283,37456+110%

375Austin, MNMN40,97156+1348%

376Crestview, FLFL315,09856+78%

377Sebastian, FLFL172,79956+98%

378Charlottesville, VAVA228,59756+51%

379Niles, MIMI152,44456+46%

380Gainesville, TXTX44,46156+154%

381Kingsville, TXTX30,31556−13%

382Hailey, IDID32,43655+439%

383Panama City, FLFL231,17455+66%

384Toledo, OHOH599,37655+66%

385Decatur, ALAL160,32655+85%

386Fort Wayne, ININ466,25855+118%

387Bemidji, MNMN47,05555+51%

388Harrisburg, PAPA617,42755+137%

389Omaha, NENE1,009,83655+121%

390Selma, ALAL35,14055−10%

391Shelbyville, TNTN55,27355+113%

392Stillwater, OKOK83,88955+108%

393Ithaca, NYNY104,04755+117%

394Scottsbluff, NENE36,27255+55%

395Pullman, WAWA48,51255+161%

396Lansing, MIMI479,72255+83%

397Breckenridge, COCO39,06955+152%

398Kennett, MOMO26,85554+171%

399Jonesboro, ARAR139,44054+210%

400Rochester, NYNY1,056,14954+80%

401Greenville, MSMS40,44654−13%

402Uvalde, TXTX24,96354−10%

403Decatur, ILIL99,30054+86%

404Tupelo, MSMS133,16754+54%

405Easton, MDMD38,23854+39%

406Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65354+77%

407Russellville, ALAL32,44954+320%

408Stephenville, TXTX43,91154+134%

409Louisville, KYKY1,402,50953+85%

410Athens, TXTX88,59553+87%

411St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42153+61%

412Greenwood, MSMS34,91253−12%

413Twin Falls, IDID123,90153+209%

414Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79553+89%

415Lexington, KYKY535,17453+89%

416Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79153+81%

417North Port, FLFL948,15853+137%

418Dayton, OHOH826,55452+56%

419Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08352+55%

420Blackfoot, IDID51,15352+44%

421Boulder, COCO328,56052+117%

422Montrose, COCO44,59152+98%

423Elk City, OKOK22,15952+193%

424Klamath Falls, OROR70,27452+121%

425Muskegon, MIMI177,90152+43%

426Battle Creek, MIMI133,40852+73%

427Logansport, ININ37,83652+889%

428Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65752+115%

429Lafayette, ININ228,46852+276%

430Shelton, WAWA71,16551+166%

431Bonham, TXTX39,26551+126%

432Marshall, MOMO23,26551+222%

433Redding, CACA181,64851+149%

434Cheyenne, WYWY102,93851+57%

435Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55151+30%

436Pinehurst, NCNC110,61951+27%

437Lynchburg, VAVA269,16951+34%

438Clarksdale, MSMS19,84951−12%

439Williston, NDND41,76751+326%

440Jefferson, GAGA99,26551+115%

441Bellingham, WAWA236,39251+169%

442Lawrence, KSKS120,92051+81%

443Davenport, IAIA380,45251+132%

444Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10251+172%

445Willmar, MNMN44,72051+410%

446Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52751+68%

447Albany, NYNY915,83551+180%

448Topeka, KSKS233,05251+89%

449Ottumwa, IAIA35,21051+782%

450Bloomington, ILIL171,41950+213%

451Cornelia, GAGA50,41650+143%

452Michigan City, ININ111,29450+101%

453Corvallis, OROR97,72850+128%

454Muscatine, IAIA41,85350+162%

455Las Vegas, NMNM30,31150+26%

456Aberdeen, WAWA78,14450+190%

457Sterling, COCO20,65450+156%

458Calhoun, GAGA61,70150+344%

459Iowa City, IAIA182,71150+231%

460Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66650+53%

461Woodward, OKOK19,82749+254%

462Durango, COCO56,89849+40%

463Gadsden, ALAL103,88649+52%

464Akron, OHOH701,78049+92%

465Chattanooga, TNTN594,53049+62%

466Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64549+124%

467Wilmington, NCNC492,77249+12%

468Arkansas City, KSKS34,38249+142%

469Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15449+108%

470Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80849+345%

471Faribault, MNMN69,93948+713%

472Columbia, MOMO219,06248+90%

473Danville, ILIL71,25948+93%

474Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15548+280%

475Hagerstown, MDMD315,28048+227%

476Albertville, ALAL103,53748+686%

477Medford, OROR221,79548+200%

478Dyersburg, TNTN36,32048+72%

479Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85848+88%

480Columbus, ININ85,72948+470%

481Des Moines, IAIA758,53948+215%

482Amsterdam, NYNY50,04648+215%

483Rock Springs, WYWY41,26748+91%

484Scranton, PAPA574,41847+855%

485Roanoke, VAVA316,54747+78%

486Boise City, IDID864,24347+153%

487Duncan, OKOK44,31047+144%

488Fort Payne, ALAL74,08547+454%

489Winchester, VAVA152,33247+290%

490Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45947+6%

491Albemarle, NCNC68,83047+65%

492Hickory, NCNC376,89047+139%

493Cañon City, COCO50,03947+69%

494Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55247+134%

495Eugene, OROR381,58446+211%

496Hereford, TXTX18,62646−28%

497Sonora, CACA53,16046+52%

498Gallup, NMNM68,11946−20%

499Provo, UTUT773,42646+275%

500Ogden, UTUT672,78446+130%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest diversity score?

Vallejo, CA ranks #1 with 94 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by diversity score?

Vallejo, CA, Kapaa, HI, Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas 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).