RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most racially diverse, US metro areas · 1990

US metro areas ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA leads at 87. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44187+5%

02Salinas, CACA433,72984+15%

03Fresno, CACA1,203,38384+10%

04Hanford, CACA154,32784+12%

05Lumberton, NCNC119,94183+16%

06Visalia, CACA485,14682+21%

07Merced, CACA297,26082+10%

08Kingsville, TXTX30,31581+36%

09El Centro, CACA181,41181+58%

10Uvalde, TXTX24,96381+44%

11Plainview, TXTX36,70081+17%

12Las Vegas, NMNM30,31180+98%

13Del Rio, TXTX47,83580+72%

14Española, NMNM39,83278+131%

15Othello, WAWA21,48878+24%

16Taos, NMNM34,56478+32%

17Bakersfield, CACA927,06878+8%

18Houston, TXTX7,904,62778−3%

19Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82378+724%

20Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31978+1280%

21Zapata, TXTX13,75377+143%

22San Jose, CACA1,984,47377−6%

23El Paso, TXTX881,29177+79%

24San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14077+9%

25San Francisco, CACA4,630,04177−6%

26Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19177+14%

27Nogales, AZAZ50,02077+100%

28Laredo, TXTX281,22476+485%

29Hereford, TXTX18,62676+22%

30Alice, TXTX45,38376+80%

31McAllen, TXTX921,54976+199%

32Yuma, AZAZ224,44976+15%

33Beeville, TXTX32,51576+7%

34Dumas, TXTX21,89176+18%

35Vallejo, CACA455,37676−6%

36Bay City, TXTX36,46375+0%

37Raymondville, TXTX19,97175+145%

38Albuquerque, NMNM925,27974+11%

39El Campo, TXTX42,06074+0%

40Farmington, NMNM120,34074+56%

41New York, NYNY20,112,44874−5%

42Stockton, CACA823,81574−7%

43Riverside, CACA4,769,00774−2%

44Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59973+7%

45Santa Fe, NMNM156,90773+14%

46Hilo, HIHI210,04373−5%

47Brownsville, TXTX433,94673+123%

48Andrews, TXTX18,91473+14%

49Odessa, TXTX173,80172+7%

50Hinesville, GAGA91,87072−1%

51Kapaa, HIHI73,40072−3%

52Kahului, HIHI160,67471−5%

53Victoria, TXTX99,86471+3%

54Alamosa, COCO27,89671+11%

55Yakima, WAWA259,18571+15%

56Show Low, AZAZ109,94671+86%

57Santa Maria, CACA442,06571+7%

58San Diego, CACA3,282,24871−3%

59Clewiston, FLFL61,54671−6%

60Fayetteville, NCNC395,41270−1%

61Clovis, NMNM65,27070+8%

62Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36870+83%

63Honolulu, HIHI988,70370+2%

64Big Spring, TXTX30,50469+6%

65Huntsville, TXTX83,84269+1%

66Snyder, TXTX16,16269+14%

67Carlsbad, NMNM62,50969+11%

68Laurinburg, NCNC33,32269+9%

69Oxnard, CACA830,85169+2%

70Austin, TXTX2,620,94569+2%

71Roswell, NMNM63,36469+6%

72New Orleans, LALA970,84968−3%

73Safford, AZAZ40,15768+16%

74Sweetwater, TXTX14,11768+16%

75Lubbock, TXTX368,43168+5%

76Killeen, TXTX511,49768−2%

77Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68568+10%

78Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33267+6%

79Chicago, ILIL9,434,12367−6%

80Liberal, KSKS21,07367−4%

81Garden City, KSKS37,50567+1%

82Vineland, NJNJ157,14867−5%

83Alamogordo, NMNM70,36867+4%

84Washington, DCDC6,465,72467−10%

85Hobbs, NMNM74,74967−0%

86Pueblo, COCO169,27766+6%

87Columbus, GAGA324,83066−2%

88Las Cruces, NMNM229,09166+12%

89Palestine, TXTX59,80566+1%

90Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02566+4%

91San Angelo, TXTX122,06566+7%

92Deming, NMNM25,40765+6%

93Payson, AZAZ53,80165+60%

94Modesto, CACA557,71965−2%

95Dallas, TXTX8,477,15765−9%

96Midland, TXTX193,13964+0%

97Sumter, SCSC105,06764−2%

98Americus, GAGA33,39464−3%

99College Station, TXTX287,47664+1%

100Albany, GAGA145,51064−1%

101Forrest City, ARAR21,80064−7%

102Henderson, NCNC42,63864−7%

103Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13864+28%

104Natchez, MSMS54,72264−0%

105Milledgeville, GAGA44,02963−2%

106Memphis, TNTN1,341,41263−5%

107Columbus, MSMS67,14463−2%

108Jackson, MSMS609,84763−3%

109Silver City, NMNM27,25263−1%

110Bainbridge, GAGA29,43263−3%

111Eufaula, ALAL26,86163−3%

112Ruston, LALA48,36063−1%

113McComb, MSMS52,64063−2%

114Yuba City, CACA187,47863−1%

115Morgan City, LALA46,55263+2%

116Natchitoches, LALA36,08963+0%

117Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91262+1%

118Greenwood, MSMS34,91262+1%

119Lawton, OKOK127,59062+6%

120Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48662−6%

121Greenville, MSMS40,44662+6%

122Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21162−4%

123Orangeburg, SCSC83,17762+2%

124Opelousas, LALA80,76562−1%

125Auburn, ALAL208,01362+3%

126Kinston, NCNC55,83762−6%

127Grenada, MSMS30,22262−1%

128Vicksburg, MSMS41,75961−4%

129Selma, ALAL35,14061+4%

130Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96661−2%

131Cordele, GAGA19,23761−6%

132Montgomery, ALAL388,74761−3%

133Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55361−4%

134Vernon, TXTX12,48161+5%

135Shreveport, LALA383,47461−4%

136Florence, SCSC201,39261−3%

137Waco, TXTX308,80761−4%

138Wilson, NCNC81,15061−12%

139Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20161−4%

140Savannah, GAGA438,31460−4%

141Thomasville, GAGA72,95860−4%

142Gallup, NMNM68,11960−10%

143Augusta, GAGA641,23160−5%

144Cleveland, MSMS28,26260+3%

145Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21360−6%

146Tahlequah, OKOK49,19659+178%

147Sacramento, CACA2,477,27459−7%

148Valdosta, GAGA153,27659−6%

149Goldsboro, NCNC122,27859−9%

150Santa Cruz, CACA258,85259+2%

151Tallahassee, FLFL397,44259−7%

152Starkville, MSMS62,06359−5%

153Troy, ALAL33,68859−4%

154Baton Rouge, LALA888,69959−4%

155Tifton, GAGA51,23758−10%

156Columbia, SCSC879,91858−5%

157Meridian, MSMS85,41958−4%

158Clarksdale, MSMS19,84958+7%

159Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07658−11%

160Magnolia, ARAR21,89458−4%

161Greenville, NCNC182,93658−8%

162Charleston, SCSC889,26358−3%

163Newberry, SCSC39,56158−8%

164Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85058−5%

165Mobile, ALAL411,65858−4%

166New Iberia, LALA66,84658−3%

167Durham, NCNC625,48557−14%

168Jacksonville, NCNC217,17557+4%

169Trenton, NJNJ399,28957−12%

170Monroe, LALA222,39057−4%

171Winnemucca, NVNV17,26757+35%

172Camden, ARAR26,36357−4%

173Muskogee, OKOK66,70857+33%

174Beaumont, TXTX399,31057−11%

175Dublin, GAGA60,35157−5%

176Tyler, TXTX252,54957−5%

177Richmond, VAVA1,389,33857−6%

178Altus, OKOK24,76457+10%

179Corsicana, TXTX57,18157−10%

180LaGrange, GAGA107,09756−5%

181Dodge City, KSKS33,99356−13%

182Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93856−4%

183Rockingham, NCNC42,04156−7%

184Lufkin, TXTX88,15455−5%

185New Bern, NCNC127,35855−1%

186Minden, LALA34,94855−3%

187Danville, VAVA101,13755−4%

188Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09955−12%

189Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22655−19%

190Vidalia, GAGA36,18055−8%

191Bogalusa, LALA44,93755−1%

192Talladega, ALAL91,76455−3%

193Washington, NCNC44,67055−4%

194Moultrie, GAGA47,43855−13%

195Ruidoso, NMNM19,84455+11%

196Greenwood, SCSC95,21555−7%

197Oxford, MSMS71,97255−1%

198Laurel, MSMS82,28154−6%

199Blytheville, ARAR37,82854−9%

200El Dorado, ARAR36,92654−5%

201Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18254−19%

202Warner Robins, GAGA208,09154−8%

203Hammond, LALA141,34654−1%

204Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78154−8%

205Brenham, TXTX38,28853−5%

206Brookhaven, MSMS35,01253−1%

207Moses Lake, WAWA105,72753−6%

208Jacksonville, TXTX53,33753−8%

209Saginaw, MIMI187,68853+1%

210Douglas, GAGA52,86153−14%

211Arcadia, FLFL37,07853−22%

212Ontario, OROR60,08553+16%

213Cambridge, MDMD33,62853−3%

214Alexandria, LALA147,95253−4%

215Greeley, COCO378,42653+1%

216Statesboro, GAGA97,97752−9%

217Abilene, TXTX185,42952+3%

218Salisbury, MDMD131,87252−8%

219Fort Morgan, COCO30,30651−6%

220Thomaston, GAGA28,50051−3%

221Amarillo, TXTX276,23551−3%

222Okeechobee, FLFL42,60851−6%

223Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11851−8%

224Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76651−7%

225Detroit, MIMI4,390,91350−7%

226Longview, TXTX297,31550−7%

227Martinsville, VAVA63,09150−10%

228Denver, COCO3,092,03750−7%

229Burley, IDID49,30850+12%

230Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13750−11%

231Kingsland, GAGA60,14350+0%

232Alexander City, ALAL40,95349+1%

233Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03549−13%

234Sanford, NCNC70,25849−20%

235Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01449−4%

236Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44249+11%

237Kennewick, WAWA324,33449+0%

238Clarksville, TNTN349,00149−4%

239St. Simons, GAGA118,52449−5%

240Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50049−10%

241Miami, FLFL6,391,07248−40%

242Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72048−14%

243Orlando, FLFL2,957,67248−25%

244Texarkana, TXTX146,81648−8%

245Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04748−13%

246Springfield, MAMA464,33848−4%

247Elko, NVNV56,68248+9%

248Jackson, TNTN184,56948−7%

249Athens, GAGA224,14848−12%

250Gainesville, FLFL359,03648−9%

251Dover, DEDE194,78647−7%

252Kerrville, TXTX54,03747+9%

253Lafayette, LALA423,75847−3%

254Flint, MIMI401,09347−1%

255Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93846−5%

256Napa, CACA132,94946−14%

257Manhattan, KSKS136,12246+18%

258Crescent City, CACA26,41046−1%

259Ozark, ALAL49,91246−7%

260Riverton, WYWY39,46446+224%

261Dothan, ALAL156,26646−4%

262Greensboro, NCNC805,94546−18%

263Hood River, OROR23,72046−11%

264Spartanburg, SCSC407,65645−10%

265Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83045−16%

266Lake Charles, LALA244,65545−4%

267Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81345+1%

268Gulfport, MSMS431,32945−5%

269Waycross, GAGA57,67045−8%

270Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45945+16%

271Juneau city and, AKAK31,60945+80%

272Palatka, FLFL77,73444−7%

273Wilmington, NCNC492,77244+6%

274Anchorage, AKAK405,82144+21%

275Fairbanks, AKAK93,97244+45%

276Huntsville, ALAL556,44444−10%

277Blackfoot, IDID51,15344+37%

278San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36744+0%

279Brownwood, TXTX38,71144+6%

280Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44844−5%

281Susanville, CACA28,11744−13%

282Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77544−7%

283Colorado Springs, COCO781,79644+1%

284Shelby, NCNC103,32544−4%

285Pensacola, FLFL544,94943−2%

286Scottsbluff, NENE36,27243+14%

287Ketchikan, AKAK13,54943+100%

288Little Rock, ARAR777,60743−11%

289Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01043−14%

290Bishop, CACA18,15843+29%

291Gaffney, SCSC58,27543−7%

292Houma, LALA199,66843+10%

293Oxford, ALAL115,83442−0%

294Ardmore, OKOK48,91042+50%

295Lake City, FLFL74,09442−1%

296Burlington, NCNC186,17741−21%

297Miami, OKOK30,43841+228%

298Naples, FLFL417,13141−16%

299The Villages, FLFL157,77241−4%

300Edwards, COCO54,29141−12%

301Jesup, GAGA32,48141−15%

302Durango, COCO56,89841+56%

303Borger, TXTX19,63341+9%

304Enterprise, ALAL56,95341−10%

305Pinehurst, NCNC110,61941−3%

306Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27340+12%

307Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08140+93%

308Reno, NVNV578,73440−13%

309Walla Walla, WAWA62,36140+2%

310Seaford, DEDE277,14040−5%

311Lakeland, FLFL874,79040−19%

312Paris, TXTX63,31940+1%

313Hermiston, OROR93,72140−0%

314Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55140−0%

315Key West, FLFL80,40640−11%

316Lynchburg, VAVA269,16939−3%

317Ukiah, CACA88,12239−2%

318McAlester, OKOK43,32039+116%

319St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42139−9%

320Niles, MIMI152,44439−8%

321Ada, OKOK38,52839+171%

322Santa Rosa, CACA486,44439−15%

323Easton, MDMD38,23839+2%

324Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21439−16%

325Cheyenne, WYWY102,93839+20%

326Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20639−18%

327Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72138−11%

328Greenville, SCSC1,014,10138−11%

329Charlottesville, VAVA228,59738−6%

330Kankakee, ILIL105,52538−13%

331Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68238−9%

332Racine, WIWI198,91938−9%

333Tampa, FLFL3,418,89538−21%

334Muskegon, MIMI177,90138−4%

335Durant, OKOK51,36737+189%

336Mountain Home, IDID29,46537−1%

337Monticello, NYNY80,58637−8%

338Sebring, FLFL111,12237−21%

339Bemidji, MNMN47,05537+515%

340Red Bluff, CACA64,66537−1%

341Weatherford, OKOK39,05937+44%

342Pampa, TXTX21,78637−10%

343Toledo, OHOH599,37637−8%

344Ocala, FLFL442,66037−8%

345DeRidder, LALA36,67336+11%

346Carbondale, ILIL52,50136−9%

347Tupelo, MSMS133,16736−12%

348Lexington Park, MDMD211,17636−0%

349Cedartown, GAGA45,51436−19%

350Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79136+1%

351Sonora, CACA53,16036+39%

352Gainesville, GAGA226,56836−35%

353Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37736−16%

354Nashville, TNTN2,197,41636−14%

355Seattle, WAWA4,161,88335−17%

356Shawnee, OKOK75,10235+115%

357Carson, NVNV58,57135−10%

358Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66635+1%

359Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06335−9%

360Guymon, OKOK20,32235−37%

361Dayton, OHOH826,55435−8%

362Chico, CACA209,21135−1%

363Wichita, KSKS663,80934−12%

364Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52734−0%

365Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08334+3%

366Panama City, FLFL231,17434+2%

367Wenatchee, WAWA128,41434−18%

368Picayune, MSMS59,36334+11%

369Lansing, MIMI479,72234−3%

370Price, UTUT20,68034+35%

371Fallon, NVNV25,85134+9%

372Boston, MAMA5,034,22133−12%

373Rochester, NYNY1,056,14933−11%

374Vernal, UTUT38,27833+217%

375Deltona, FLFL746,93333−11%

376Los Alamos, NMNM19,40733−7%

377Champaign, ILIL239,97933−16%

378Gadsden, ALAL103,88633−9%

379Rome, GAGA101,37833−22%

380Crestview, FLFL315,09833−3%

381Clearlake, CACA67,77232−2%

382Salem, OROR445,81432−17%

383Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69532−15%

384Chattanooga, TNTN594,53032−9%

385Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65332−8%

386Daphne, ALAL267,76132+14%

387Pahrump, NVNV57,33632+30%

388Rockford, ILIL337,24232−22%

389Athens, TXTX88,59532+1%

390Slidell, LALA279,10832+6%

391Battle Creek, MIMI133,40831−7%

392Rock Springs, WYWY41,26731+24%

393Bartlesville, OKOK54,03731+89%

394Columbus, OHOH2,242,02831−15%

395Decatur, ALAL160,32630−9%

396Montrose, COCO44,59130−10%

397Louisville, KYKY1,402,50930−12%

398Topeka, KSKS233,05230−3%

399Youngstown, OHOH423,67830−6%

400Lawrence, KSKS120,92030+16%

401South Bend, ININ324,53830−17%

402Stephenville, TXTX43,91130−15%

403Toccoa, GAGA27,85429−2%

404Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79529−9%

405Florence, ALAL156,60929−4%

406Decatur, ILIL99,30029−13%

407Emporia, KSKS34,83829−30%

408Eureka, CACA131,64729+29%

409Sebastian, FLFL172,79929−15%

410Shawano, WIWI45,75929+501%

411Roanoke, VAVA316,54729−8%

412Bremerton, WAWA283,37429+5%

413Palm Bay, FLFL663,98229−11%

414Albemarle, NCNC68,83029−15%

415Lexington, KYKY535,17429−13%

416Lima, OHOH100,88129−8%

417Cape Coral, FLFL875,60729−22%

418Breckenridge, COCO39,06928−24%

419Boulder, COCO328,56028−12%

420Sherman, TXTX153,61328−7%

421Fort Smith, ARAR234,14028+2%

422Cañon City, COCO50,03928−22%

423Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37728−18%

424Dyersburg, TNTN36,32028−11%

425Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85828−9%

426Sikeston, MOMO49,97828−11%

427Defiance, OHOH38,29228+28%

428Klamath Falls, OROR70,27427+23%

429Stillwater, OKOK83,88927+23%

430Fort Wayne, ININ466,25827−17%

431Omaha, NENE1,009,83627−17%

432The Dalles, OROR26,31027+10%

433Forest City, NCNC65,74527−8%

434Gainesville, TXTX44,46127−10%

435Grand Junction, COCO162,84527+8%

436Corinth, MSMS34,56927−3%

437Ponca City, OKOK43,49027+56%

438Malvern, ARAR33,45127+1%

439Laramie, WYWY38,55827+12%

440Franklin, KYKY20,78827+2%

441Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15426+24%

442Sterling, ILIL54,12126+13%

443Akron, OHOH701,78026−11%

444Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97526−13%

445Michigan City, ININ111,29426−15%

446Ithaca, NYNY104,04726−17%

447Columbia, MOMO219,06226−10%

448Portland, OROR2,542,28226−23%

449Muscatine, IAIA41,85326−12%

450Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65726+4%

451Harrisburg, PAPA617,42726−15%

452Danville, ILIL71,25926−18%

453Watertown, NYNY111,54026+3%

454Shelbyville, TNTN55,27326−28%

455Rapid City, SDSD156,93426+134%

456Boise City, IDID864,24326+2%

457Sterling, COCO20,65426−19%

458Fremont, OHOH58,65525+11%

459Fort Collins, COCO377,29225+5%

460Kenosha, WIWI168,44825−17%

461Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64525−20%

462Union City, TNTN30,06725−7%

463Reading, PAPA440,07225−22%

464Davenport, IAIA380,45225−13%

465Bonham, TXTX39,26525−21%

466Adrian, MIMI97,77925+12%

467Ogden, UTUT672,78425−4%

468Kingston, NYNY183,33025−15%

469Jackson, MIMI159,55224−0%

470Providence, RIRI1,708,16124−15%

471Paris, TNTN32,89624+3%

472Lacey, WAWA304,26124−12%

473Worcester, MAMA888,50224−13%

474Jefferson, GAGA99,26524−12%

475North Port, FLFL948,15824−22%

476Atchison, KSKS16,17224+30%

477Marion, ININ66,52424−1%

478Corvallis, OROR97,72823−2%

479Springfield, OHOH135,34023−4%

480Warrensburg, MOMO56,67023+12%

481Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55223−6%

482Twin Falls, IDID123,90123−14%

483Morehead City, NCNC70,46923+6%

484Pocatello, IDID91,59123+48%

485Hot Springs, ARAR99,69523−10%

486Arkansas City, KSKS34,38223+18%

487Elk City, OKOK22,15923−15%

488Seneca, SCSC83,77523−11%

489Lewisburg, TNTN38,07122−12%

490Hutchinson, KSKS61,53922+4%

491Pullman, WAWA48,51222−8%

492Cornelia, GAGA50,41622−30%

493Duncan, OKOK44,31022+33%

494Redding, CACA181,64822+9%

495Fayetteville, TNTN36,85322+6%

496Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10222−24%

497Mansfield, OHOH124,89321−13%

498Peoria, ILIL363,50521−15%

499Allentown, PAPA887,61521−19%

500Syracuse, NYNY652,27321−12%

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest diversity score?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks #1 with 87 (1990 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by diversity score?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Salinas, CA, Fresno, CA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, Lumberton, NC.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 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 (1990).