RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most racially diverse, US metro areas · 2020

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). Vallejo, CA leads at 94. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Vallejo, CACA455,37694+16%

02San Francisco, CACA4,630,04191+12%

03Kapaa, HIHI73,40091+22%

04Kahului, HIHI160,67490+21%

05Washington, DCDC6,465,72489+21%

06Hilo, HIHI210,04389+16%

07Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22689+31%

08Stockton, CACA823,81588+12%

09Trenton, NJNJ399,28988+35%

10New York, NYNY20,112,44888+13%

11Houston, TXTX7,904,62788+9%

12Lumberton, NCNC119,94188+23%

13San Jose, CACA1,984,47387+7%

14Honolulu, HIHI988,70387+27%

15Dallas, TXTX8,477,15786+21%

16Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44185+3%

17Fayetteville, NCNC395,41285+20%

18Killeen, TXTX511,49785+22%

19Sacramento, CACA2,477,27484+33%

20Orlando, FLFL2,957,67284+32%

21Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18284+26%

22San Diego, CACA3,282,24884+15%

23Hinesville, GAGA91,87083+14%

24Yuba City, CACA187,47883+31%

25Vineland, NJNJ157,14883+17%

26Chicago, ILIL9,434,12382+15%

27Miami, FLFL6,391,07282+3%

28New Orleans, LALA970,84981+15%

29Farmington, NMNM120,34081+70%

30Laurinburg, NCNC33,32281+28%

31Lawton, OKOK127,59080+35%

32Durham, NCNC625,48580+19%

33Austin, TXTX2,620,94579+17%

34Riverside, CACA4,769,00779+5%

35Wilson, NCNC81,15078+14%

36Beaumont, TXTX399,31078+22%

37Huntsville, TXTX83,84278+13%

38Goldsboro, NCNC122,27878+20%

39Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78178+33%

40Columbus, GAGA324,83077+14%

41Alamogordo, NMNM70,36877+20%

42Bay City, TXTX36,46377+3%

43El Campo, TXTX42,06077+4%

44Corsicana, TXTX57,18177+23%

45College Station, TXTX287,47677+22%

46Clewiston, FLFL61,54677+3%

47Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21377+21%

48Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07677+17%

49Muskogee, OKOK66,70877+80%

50Oxnard, CACA830,85177+14%

51Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36876+101%

52Napa, CACA132,94976+42%

53Kinston, NCNC55,83776+17%

54Fresno, CACA1,203,38376+0%

55Albuquerque, NMNM925,27976+13%

56Lakeland, FLFL874,79076+53%

57Modesto, CACA557,71976+15%

58Seattle, WAWA4,161,88376+77%

59Lubbock, TXTX368,43176+16%

60Memphis, TNTN1,341,41276+14%

61Warner Robins, GAGA208,09176+28%

62Morgan City, LALA46,55275+23%

63Greensboro, NCNC805,94575+35%

64Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93875+30%

65Henderson, NCNC42,63875+10%

66Worthington, MNMN22,33875+111%

67Vernon, TXTX12,48175+30%

68Richmond, VAVA1,389,33875+24%

69Waco, TXTX308,80775+18%

70Tifton, GAGA51,23775+15%

71Greenville, NCNC182,93675+19%

72Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72075+34%

73Show Low, AZAZ109,94675+96%

74Savannah, GAGA438,31475+19%

75Storm Lake, IAIA20,44975+101%

76Safford, AZAZ40,15774+26%

77Tallahassee, FLFL397,44274+18%

78Santa Maria, CACA442,06574+12%

79Midland, TXTX193,13974+15%

80Palestine, TXTX59,80574+13%

81Moultrie, GAGA47,43874+17%

82Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68574+21%

83Augusta, GAGA641,23174+17%

84Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48674+11%

85Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83074+37%

86Clovis, NMNM65,27074+14%

87Bakersfield, CACA927,06874+2%

88Valdosta, GAGA153,27673+17%

89Guymon, OKOK20,32273+33%

90Sanford, NCNC70,25873+18%

91Tyler, TXTX252,54973+23%

92Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11873+32%

93Arcadia, FLFL37,07873+9%

94Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03573+29%

95Tahlequah, OKOK49,19673+243%

96Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59973+6%

97Douglas, GAGA52,86173+18%

98Big Spring, TXTX30,50473+11%

99Montgomery, ALAL388,74773+15%

100San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14073+3%

101Columbia, SCSC879,91873+19%

102Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81373+63%

103New Iberia, LALA66,84673+22%

104Natchitoches, LALA36,08973+16%

105Victoria, TXTX99,86472+5%

106Garden City, KSKS37,50572+9%

107Baton Rouge, LALA888,69972+19%

108Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13772+29%

109Sumter, SCSC105,06772+10%

110Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27372+101%

111Hanford, CACA154,32772−4%

112Dover, DEDE194,78672+42%

113Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50072+34%

114Bainbridge, GAGA29,43272+11%

115Eufaula, ALAL26,86172+12%

116Americus, GAGA33,39472+9%

117Shreveport, LALA383,47472+14%

118Crescent City, CACA26,41072+54%

119Rockingham, NCNC42,04172+21%

120Tampa, FLFL3,418,89572+52%

121Lufkin, TXTX88,15472+23%

122Salisbury, MDMD131,87272+28%

123Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55372+12%

124Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33271+12%

125Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02571+13%

126Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20171+12%

127Amarillo, TXTX276,23571+35%

128Burlington, NCNC186,17771+35%

129Santa Cruz, CACA258,85271+23%

130Anchorage, AKAK405,82171+94%

131Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04771+28%

132Yakima, WAWA259,18571+15%

133Taos, NMNM34,56471+20%

134Bishop, CACA18,15871+114%

135Gainesville, FLFL359,03670+34%

136Longview, TXTX297,31570+30%

137Auburn, ALAL208,01370+16%

138Santa Fe, NMNM156,90770+9%

139Snyder, TXTX16,16270+15%

140Jacksonville, TXTX53,33770+20%

141Mobile, ALAL411,65870+16%

142Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72170+62%

143Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09970+11%

144Ruston, LALA48,36070+9%

145Jackson, MSMS609,84769+7%

146LaGrange, GAGA107,09769+17%

147Santa Rosa, CACA486,44469+51%

148Susanville, CACA28,11769+37%

149Florence, SCSC201,39269+11%

150San Angelo, TXTX122,06569+13%

151Gainesville, GAGA226,56869+25%

152Springfield, MAMA464,33869+39%

153Thomasville, GAGA72,95869+10%

154Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21169+7%

155Alamosa, COCO27,89669+8%

156Milledgeville, GAGA44,02969+6%

157Altus, OKOK24,76469+33%

158Pueblo, COCO169,27769+9%

159East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17969+123%

160Troy, ALAL33,68869+13%

161Cambridge, MDMD33,62869+26%

162Vidalia, GAGA36,18069+14%

163Ketchikan, AKAK13,54969+221%

164Reno, NVNV578,73469+48%

165Columbus, MSMS67,14469+7%

166Albany, GAGA145,51069+6%

167Cordele, GAGA19,23768+6%

168Denver, COCO3,092,03768+27%

169Brenham, TXTX38,28868+22%

170Blytheville, ARAR37,82868+15%

171Salinas, CACA433,72968−6%

172Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37768+61%

173Moses Lake, WAWA105,72768+21%

174Sweetwater, TXTX14,11768+16%

175Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85068+13%

176Juneau city and, AKAK31,60968+175%

177Kennewick, WAWA324,33468+39%

178Carlsbad, NMNM62,50968+9%

179Statesboro, GAGA97,97768+18%

180Silver City, NMNM27,25268+7%

181Dumas, TXTX21,89168+6%

182Merced, CACA297,26068−9%

183Forrest City, ARAR21,80068−2%

184Jacksonville, NCNC217,17568+23%

185Payson, AZAZ53,80168+66%

186Monroe, LALA222,39068+14%

187Opelousas, LALA80,76568+8%

188Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01067+36%

189Danville, VAVA101,13767+17%

190Vicksburg, MSMS41,75967+6%

191Clarksville, TNTN349,00167+32%

192Fort Morgan, COCO30,30667+22%

193Beeville, TXTX32,51567−6%

194Newberry, SCSC39,56167+7%

195Charleston, SCSC889,26367+12%

196Hammond, LALA141,34667+23%

197Meridian, MSMS85,41967+9%

198Dodge City, KSKS33,99367+4%

199Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76667+22%

200Okeechobee, FLFL42,60867+23%

201Lexington, NENE26,25566+42%

202Natchez, MSMS54,72266+4%

203Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19166−2%

204Abilene, TXTX185,42966+30%

205El Dorado, ARAR36,92666+16%

206Dublin, GAGA60,35166+11%

207Ukiah, CACA88,12266+65%

208Laurel, MSMS82,28166+14%

209Plainview, TXTX36,70066−4%

210Detroit, MIMI4,390,91366+22%

211Grenada, MSMS30,22266+5%

212Little Rock, ARAR777,60766+38%

213Ada, OKOK38,52866+358%

214Champaign, ILIL239,97966+68%

215McComb, MSMS52,64066+3%

216Odessa, TXTX173,80166−3%

217Alexandria, LALA147,95265+20%

218Martinsville, VAVA63,09165+18%

219Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96665+4%

220Starkville, MSMS62,06365+6%

221Texarkana, TXTX146,81665+26%

222Roswell, NMNM63,36465+1%

223Magnolia, ARAR21,89465+8%

224Sebring, FLFL111,12265+39%

225Rockford, ILIL337,24265+61%

226Huntsville, ALAL556,44465+33%

227Orangeburg, SCSC83,17765+7%

228Greenwood, SCSC95,21565+11%

229Hermiston, OROR93,72165+62%

230Hobbs, NMNM74,74964−3%

231Naples, FLFL417,13164+30%

232Spartanburg, SCSC407,65664+28%

233Athens, GAGA224,14864+19%

234Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20664+37%

235Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44864+38%

236Carson, NVNV58,57164+65%

237Cape Coral, FLFL875,60764+73%

238Andrews, TXTX18,91464+1%

239Pampa, TXTX21,78664+58%

240Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44264+45%

241Camden, ARAR26,36364+7%

242Gulfport, MSMS431,32964+34%

243Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01464+24%

244Elko, NVNV56,68263+45%

245Miami, OKOK30,43863+401%

246Jackson, TNTN184,56963+23%

247New Bern, NCNC127,35863+12%

248Boston, MAMA5,034,22163+67%

249Talladega, ALAL91,76463+11%

250Salem, OROR445,81463+61%

251Enterprise, ALAL56,95363+38%

252Ruidoso, NMNM19,84463+27%

253Huron, SDSD19,62462+1203%

254Colorado Springs, COCO781,79662+44%

255Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21462+35%

256Minden, LALA34,94862+9%

257Greeley, COCO378,42662+19%

258Ozark, ALAL49,91262+25%

259Red Bluff, CACA64,66562+67%

260Cleveland, MSMS28,26262+7%

261Dalton, GAGA147,81962+46%

262Winnemucca, NVNV17,26762+47%

263Sioux City, IAIA145,73862+90%

264San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36762+40%

265Ardmore, OKOK48,91062+120%

266Fairbanks, AKAK93,97262+102%

267Monticello, NYNY80,58662+53%

268Chico, CACA209,21162+77%

269Hood River, OROR23,72062+21%

270Lake Charles, LALA244,65562+31%

271Yuma, AZAZ224,44962−6%

272Lafayette, LALA423,75862+27%

273Fayetteville, ARAR622,17762+145%

274Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08162+195%

275Houma, LALA199,66862+59%

276Liberal, KSKS21,07362−12%

277Washington, NCNC44,67062+7%

278Ocala, FLFL442,66061+55%

279Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69561+62%

280Greenwood, MSMS34,91261−1%

281Wichita, KSKS663,80961+56%

282Visalia, CACA485,14661−10%

283Wenatchee, WAWA128,41461+47%

284Clearlake, CACA67,77261+85%

285McAlester, OKOK43,32061+235%

286Key West, FLFL80,40661+37%

287Española, NMNM39,83261+79%

288Burley, IDID49,30861+36%

289Thomaston, GAGA28,50061+14%

290Rome, GAGA101,37861+44%

291St. Simons, GAGA118,52461+18%

292Saginaw, MIMI187,68860+16%

293Edwards, COCO54,29160+28%

294Nashville, TNTN2,197,41660+46%

295Pensacola, FLFL544,94960+36%

296Durant, OKOK51,36760+366%

297Bogalusa, LALA44,93760+8%

298Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93860+23%

299Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77560+28%

300Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91260−3%

301Nantucket, MAMA14,75860+134%

302Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68260+44%

303Racine, WIWI198,91960+45%

304Fort Smith, ARAR234,14060+114%

305Portland, OROR2,542,28260+77%

306Marshalltown, IAIA39,89060+144%

307Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37759+73%

308Columbus, OHOH2,242,02859+66%

309Othello, WAWA21,48859−6%

310Kingsland, GAGA60,14359+20%

311Kankakee, ILIL105,52559+35%

312Reading, PAPA440,07259+87%

313Oxford, MSMS71,97259+7%

314Los Alamos, NMNM19,40759+67%

315Dothan, ALAL156,26659+23%

316Borger, TXTX19,63358+55%

317Eureka, CACA131,64758+157%

318Allentown, PAPA887,61558+120%

319Deltona, FLFL746,93358+59%

320Palatka, FLFL77,73458+22%

321Enid, OKOK61,77958+188%

322Oxford, ALAL115,83458+37%

323Manhattan, KSKS136,12258+48%

324Deming, NMNM25,40758−6%

325Greenville, SCSC1,014,10158+36%

326Cedartown, GAGA45,51458+29%

327Las Cruces, NMNM229,09158−2%

328Shawnee, OKOK75,10258+253%

329Ontario, OROR60,08558+27%

330Bartlesville, OKOK54,03758+256%

331Grand Island, NENE78,07658+107%

332Riverton, WYWY39,46457+304%

333Walla Walla, WAWA62,36157+45%

334Elkhart, ININ208,77457+69%

335Flint, MIMI401,09357+20%

336Mountain Home, IDID29,46557+52%

337Lake City, FLFL74,09457+34%

338Kerrville, TXTX54,03757+31%

339Lacey, WAWA304,26157+109%

340Weatherford, OKOK39,05957+123%

341Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29557+93%

342Sherman, TXTX153,61356+85%

343Rifle, COCO80,09956+73%

344Palm Bay, FLFL663,98256+73%

345Columbus, NENE46,58356+110%

346Brookhaven, MSMS35,01256+4%

347St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42156+31%

348Kingsville, TXTX30,31556−6%

349South Bend, ININ324,53856+56%

350Waycross, GAGA57,67056+15%

351Alexander City, ALAL40,95356+14%

352Paris, TXTX63,31956+41%

353Carbondale, ILIL52,50156+39%

354Worcester, MAMA888,50256+103%

355Toledo, OHOH599,37656+41%

356Charlottesville, VAVA228,59755+37%

357Emporia, KSKS34,83855+33%

358Gaffney, SCSC58,27555+21%

359Seaford, DEDE277,14055+30%

360Brownwood, TXTX38,71155+33%

361Fallon, NVNV25,85155+78%

362Ponca City, OKOK43,49055+217%

363Jesup, GAGA32,48155+13%

364Providence, RIRI1,708,16155+92%

365Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06355+43%

366Omaha, NENE1,009,83655+67%

367Decatur, ILIL99,30055+62%

368Niles, MIMI152,44454+29%

369Pahrump, NVNV57,33654+122%

370Rochester, NYNY1,056,14954+46%

371Tupelo, MSMS133,16754+32%

372Shelby, NCNC103,32554+19%

373Kenosha, WIWI168,44854+80%

374Harrisburg, PAPA617,42754+76%

375Ithaca, NYNY104,04754+71%

376Bemidji, MNMN47,05554+803%

377Gainesville, TXTX44,46154+79%

378Shelbyville, TNTN55,27354+49%

379Decatur, ALAL160,32654+62%

380Stephenville, TXTX43,91154+56%

381Crestview, FLFL315,09854+61%

382Bremerton, WAWA283,37454+94%

383The Dalles, OROR26,31054+117%

384Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65354+54%

385Jonesboro, ARAR139,44054+131%

386Fort Wayne, ININ466,25854+64%

387Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97554+79%

388Louisville, KYKY1,402,50954+57%

389Uvalde, TXTX24,96354−5%

390Lansing, MIMI479,72253+53%

391Lexington Park, MDMD211,17653+47%

392Slidell, LALA279,10853+79%

393Sebastian, FLFL172,79953+54%

394Lexington, KYKY535,17453+60%

395Selma, ALAL35,14053−10%

396Dayton, OHOH826,55453+39%

397Greenville, MSMS40,44653−9%

398Breckenridge, COCO39,06953+41%

399Easton, MDMD38,23852+38%

400Stillwater, OKOK83,88952+136%

401Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79552+63%

402Scottsbluff, NENE36,27252+39%

403Twin Falls, IDID123,90152+94%

404Panama City, FLFL231,17452+55%

405Blackfoot, IDID51,15352+60%

406Pullman, WAWA48,51252+115%

407Kingston, NYNY183,33051+78%

408Muskegon, MIMI177,90151+30%

409Battle Creek, MIMI133,40851+50%

410Sterling, COCO20,65451+60%

411Austin, MNMN40,97151+237%

412Williston, NDND41,76750+1478%

413Elk City, OKOK22,15950+88%

414Cornelia, GAGA50,41650+59%

415Albany, NYNY915,83550+104%

416Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79150+41%

417Boulder, COCO328,56050+55%

418Lafayette, ININ228,46850+107%

419Lynchburg, VAVA269,16950+23%

420Topeka, KSKS233,05250+61%

421North Port, FLFL948,15850+65%

422Hailey, IDID32,43650+90%

423Russellville, ALAL32,44950+85%

424Montrose, COCO44,59150+48%

425Davenport, IAIA380,45249+74%

426Pinehurst, NCNC110,61949+17%

427Bellingham, WAWA236,39249+132%

428Athens, TXTX88,59549+56%

429Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15549+116%

430Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66649+42%

431Willmar, MNMN44,72049+140%

432Chattanooga, TNTN594,53049+38%

433Muscatine, IAIA41,85348+63%

434Cheyenne, WYWY102,93848+50%

435Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85848+57%

436Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64548+56%

437Lawrence, KSKS120,92048+88%

438Shelton, WAWA71,16548+174%

439Roanoke, VAVA316,54748+52%

440Bloomington, ILIL171,41948+92%

441Klamath Falls, OROR70,27448+115%

442Woodward, OKOK19,82748+206%

443Logansport, ININ37,83648+132%

444Wilmington, NCNC492,77248+14%

445Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52748+39%

446Bonham, TXTX39,26548+51%

447Las Vegas, NMNM30,31148+18%

448Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10248+69%

449Marshall, MOMO23,26548+100%

450Iowa City, IAIA182,71148+134%

451Dyersburg, TNTN36,32047+51%

452Hereford, TXTX18,62647−24%

453Columbia, MOMO219,06247+64%

454Akron, OHOH701,78047+61%

455Kennett, MOMO26,85547+80%

456Gadsden, ALAL103,88647+31%

457Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65747+87%

458Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55147+18%

459Calhoun, GAGA61,70147+80%

460Redding, CACA181,64847+135%

461Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08347+41%

462Michigan City, ININ111,29447+53%

463Gallup, NMNM68,11947−30%

464Faribault, MNMN69,93946+138%

465Danville, ILIL71,25946+47%

466Corvallis, OROR97,72846+95%

467Clarksdale, MSMS19,84946−15%

468Durango, COCO56,89846+76%

469Arkansas City, KSKS34,38246+141%

470Aberdeen, WAWA78,14446+186%

471Bowling Green, KYKY197,18046+112%

472Boise City, IDID864,24346+82%

473Des Moines, IAIA758,53945+104%

474Duncan, OKOK44,31045+176%

475Fort Payne, ALAL74,08545+157%

476Ottumwa, IAIA35,21045+388%

477Hickory, NCNC376,89045+49%

478Sonora, CACA53,16045+74%

479Syracuse, NYNY652,27345+85%

480Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80845+118%

481Rock Springs, WYWY41,26745+81%

482Winchester, VAVA152,33245+154%

483Hagerstown, MDMD315,28045+134%

484Madison, WIWI709,68545+109%

485Lima, OHOH100,88145+43%

486Jefferson, GAGA99,26545+67%

487Columbus, ININ85,72944+210%

488Medford, OROR221,79544+133%

489Albertville, ALAL103,53744+154%

490Albemarle, NCNC68,83044+29%

491Amherst, MAMA164,06544+113%

492Springfield, ILIL206,03344+72%

493Hot Springs, ARAR99,69544+74%

494Lincoln, NENE352,08144+114%

495Ogden, UTUT672,78444+70%

496Sikeston, MOMO49,97844+40%

497Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15444+104%

498Salina, KSKS59,12144+87%

499Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45943+11%

500Great Bend, KSKS24,79043+94%

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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?

Vallejo, CA ranks #1 with 94 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by diversity score?

Vallejo, CA, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Kapaa, HI, Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).