2017’s Most Diverse Cities in America

From WalletHub, May 4, 2017

America is undergoing an extreme makeover, thanks to rapid demographic diversification. By 2050, you won’t even recognize her. But America’s transformation is more than skin-deep — it’s economic, too. Not only have waves of immigration changed the face of the nation, they’ve also ushered in fresh perspectives, skills and technologies to help the U.S. develop a strong adaptability to change.

Economies generally fare better when they openly embrace and capitalize on new ideas. Conversely, those relying on old ways and specialized industries tend to be more susceptible to the negative effects of market volatility.

Culminating the diversity study series, this final installment combines household diversity and religious diversity with the previous reports on socioeconomic diversity, cultural diversity and economic diversity. WalletHub’s analysts tallied the scores across the five major diversity categories for 501 of the largest cities in order to determine the most kaleidoscopic places in America.

1 Main Findings

 

2 Detailed Findings

 

3 Rankings by City Size

 

5 Methodology

 

Overall Rank City Total Score 'Socioeconomic Diversity' Rank 'Cultural Diversity' Rank 'Economic Diversity' Rank 'Household Diversity' Rank 'Religious Diversity' Rank 1 New York, NY 71.73     68 5 250 76 152 2 Jersey City, NJ 71.56     43 1 365 98 252 3 Houston, TX 71.51     116 28 132 100 41 4 Dallas, TX 71.25     139 43 187 109 21 5 Silver Spring, MD 71.1     1 4 200 314 304 6 Aurora, IL 71.09     11 49 357 368 27 7 Gaithersburg, MD 71.04     2 3 309 247 304 8 Los Angeles, CA 70.84     85 18 66 68 208 9 Germantown, MD 70.75     5 2 266 373 304 10 Long Beach, CA 70.71     92 21 72 58 208 11 Stamford, CT 70.67     12 23 340 254 160 12 Chicago, IL 70.57     108 36 270 242 76 13 Danbury, CT 70.49     54 40 146 146 160 14 Arlington, TX 70.48     142 42 153 151 89 15 Sandy Springs, GA 70.44     28 86 475 416 2 16 San Jose, CA 70.39     10 8 334 297 291 17 Clifton, NJ 70.25     94 26 230 240 167 18 New Rochelle, NY 70.24     4 47 265 244 178 19 Yonkers, NY 70.21     89 33 279 75 178 20 San Diego, CA 70.2     16 17 189 182 296 21 Alexandria, VA 70.07     3 37 305 439 157 22 Roswell, GA 69.99     23 122 440 425 2 23 Norwalk, CT 69.96     22 58 183 261 160 24 Johns Creek, GA 69.95     77 46 482 500 2 25 Austin, TX 69.91     21 70 151 309 138 26 Bridgeport, CT 69.69     343 14 271 19 160 27 Elgin, IL 69.65     88 63 301 293 101 28 Anaheim, CA 69.57     63 41 175 138 273 29 Charlotte, NC 69.56     71 82 337 184 90 30 Washington, DC 69.44     13 107 410 455 17