Racial and Ethnic Diversity, 1980-2010

This page lists the values of the diversity index in each decade since 1980. You can choose to list metropolitan regions (groups of counties with a central city of over 50,000 population) or smaller and less dense micropolitan regions (groups of counties with a core city of less than 50,000 persons). A high value of the diversity index (which ranges from 0 to 1) means the area has moved closer to having equal numbers of persons from each of five racial ethnic categoies: non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, Asian, and other (including multiracial persons).

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RankArea Name1980199020002010
1 Abilene, TX MSA39.042.251.757.0
2 Akron, OH MSA24.126.533.439.7
3 Albany, GA MSA47.747.751.454.9
4 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA16.822.032.342.4
5 Albuquerque, NM MSA60.961.165.166.3
6 Alexandria, LA MSA42.243.548.254.7
7 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA14.620.732.446.5
8 Altoona, PA MSA5.35.99.914.8
9 Amarillo, TX MSA35.643.053.360.1
10 Ames, IA MSA15.420.527.334.5
11 Anchorage, AK MSA39.347.058.165.6
12 Anderson, IN MSA19.621.227.233.6
13 Anderson, SC MSA32.131.536.342.8
14 Ann Arbor, MI MSA35.239.152.458.5
15 Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA35.237.041.248.2
16 Appleton, WI MSA7.810.919.827.6
17 Asheville, NC MSA18.218.727.835.0
18 Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA38.941.852.759.9
19 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA41.046.263.272.9
20 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA41.749.767.173.0
21 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA41.042.046.953.7
22 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA47.548.255.661.4
23 Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA53.456.865.068.9
24 Bakersfield, CA MSA54.559.468.668.6
25 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA43.245.654.564.5
26 Bangor, ME MSA6.69.412.617.1
27 Barnstable Town, MA MSA13.015.720.125.2
28 Baton Rouge, LA MSA46.647.052.357.7
29 Battle Creek, MI MSA28.431.040.545.9
30 Bay City, MI MSA14.016.021.424.9
31 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA45.149.860.366.8
32 Bellingham, WA MSA19.223.434.842.9
33 Bend, OR MSA10.512.820.329.1
34 Billings, MT MSA15.917.923.529.2
35 Binghamton, NY MSA10.614.224.732.5
36 Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA39.940.147.654.9
37 Bismarck, ND MSA8.310.214.820.8
38 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA16.421.226.632.4
39 Bloomington, IN MSA15.015.723.130.1
40 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA17.219.631.844.2
41 Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA19.422.132.539.7
42 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA23.733.646.655.7
43 Boulder, CO MSA23.527.038.144.2
44 Bowling Green, KY MSA21.521.132.041.4
45 Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL MSA23.125.335.545.1
46 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA26.331.844.449.1
47 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA35.143.356.264.1
48 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA36.031.829.926.0
49 Brunswick, GA MSA40.439.447.553.4
50 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA27.831.839.645.8
51 Burlington, NC MSA34.135.151.659.2
52 Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA7.710.716.823.7
53 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA19.420.025.330.0
54 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA26.929.041.054.6
55 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL MSA20.422.527.032.7
56 Carson City, NV MSA29.333.245.753.4
57 Casper, WY MSA16.615.523.128.2
58 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA9.711.519.327.2
59 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA27.933.945.055.6
60 Charleston, WV MSA15.115.720.823.3
61 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA47.147.253.959.4
62 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA38.840.254.766.1
63 Charlottesville, VA MSA33.435.943.551.2
64 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA29.530.037.043.7
65 Cheyenne, WY MSA33.334.738.941.9
66 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA53.858.469.773.7
67 Chico, CA MSA25.733.545.851.9
68 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA25.627.034.041.4
69 Clarksville, TN-KY MSA42.743.553.158.2
70 Cleveland, TN MSA14.114.421.128.5
71 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA37.240.048.353.1
72 Coeur dAlene, ID MSA9.210.918.022.5
73 College Station-Bryan, TX MSA50.656.162.768.2
74 Colorado Springs, CO MSA38.842.051.656.5
75 Columbia, MO MSA24.428.737.044.1
76 Columbia, SC MSA45.446.153.660.8
77 Columbus, GA-AL MSA50.752.760.664.9
78 Columbus, IN MSA10.311.921.933.9
79 Columbus, OH MSA27.530.941.950.6
80 Corpus Christi, TX MSA54.955.158.356.7
81 Corvallis, OR MSA19.725.734.940.2
82 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA9.110.219.426.6
83 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA47.556.169.475.9
84 Dalton, GA MSA12.917.641.450.4
85 Danville, IL MSA23.726.135.842.5
86 Danville, VA MSA41.441.747.051.5
87 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA22.125.535.042.9
88 Dayton, OH MSA29.431.538.844.4
89 Decatur, AL MSA25.630.040.748.6
90 Decatur, IL MSA25.227.535.543.5
91 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA29.432.341.651.4
92 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA41.845.256.461.3
93 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA18.620.331.640.8
94 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA41.343.953.857.5
95 Dothan, AL MSA38.137.742.449.1
96 Dover, DE MSA39.942.752.161.1
97 Dubuque, IA MSA4.95.911.721.9
98 Duluth, MN-WI MSA9.112.117.923.2
99 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA44.147.463.571.5
100 Eau Claire, WI MSA4.710.214.421.5
101 El Centro, CA MSA57.253.151.742.1
102 El Paso, TX MSA53.448.842.538.3
103 Elizabethtown, KY MSA34.034.441.146.9
104 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA17.921.139.347.5
105 Elmira, NY MSA16.521.827.633.1
106 Erie, PA MSA16.519.327.534.4
107 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA16.319.530.737.8
108 Evansville, IN-KY MSA16.717.322.729.6
109 Fairbanks, AK MSA40.246.752.855.3
110 Fargo, ND-MN MSA7.911.219.627.6
111 Farmington, NM MSA61.063.064.968.0
112 Fayetteville, NC MSA58.560.869.775.3
113 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA11.014.434.949.6
114 Flagstaff, AZ MSA61.061.562.966.3
115 Flint, MI MSA38.241.047.650.1
116 Florence, SC MSA45.144.349.954.4
117 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA27.027.131.636.9
118 Fond du Lac, WI MSA5.68.616.123.5
119 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA21.423.330.736.0
120 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA25.831.744.452.7
121 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA32.835.845.351.9
122 Fort Wayne, IN MSA24.727.538.447.1
123 Fresno, CA MSA60.269.174.273.2
124 Gadsden, AL MSA27.929.737.042.5
125 Gainesville, FL MSA43.446.256.764.8
126 Gainesville, GA MSA23.131.852.959.5
127 Glens Falls, NY MSA8.412.715.418.2
128 Goldsboro, NC MSA45.446.857.665.5
129 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA15.118.823.430.1
130 Grand Junction, CO MSA21.323.430.135.7
131 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA23.527.540.646.9
132 Great Falls, MT MSA20.423.427.732.0
133 Greeley, CO MSA35.238.346.049.4
134 Green Bay, WI MSA8.312.825.436.1
135 Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA37.039.053.763.8
136 Greenville, NC MSA45.544.755.862.6
137 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA32.934.043.752.6
138 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA39.841.948.154.8
139 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA14.717.224.936.9
140 Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA58.966.872.270.3
141 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA23.626.536.345.3
142 Harrisonburg, VA MSA11.216.429.138.7
143 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA30.138.049.858.0
144 Hattiesburg, MS MSA38.640.044.551.1
145 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA20.121.035.942.1
146 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA MSA56.159.969.372.8
147 Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA13.918.329.835.2
148 Honolulu, HI MSA66.161.076.077.6
149 Hot Springs, AR MSA23.324.131.638.8
150 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA37.841.746.153.7
151 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA59.967.176.179.6
152 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA10.410.415.218.2
153 Huntsville, AL MSA37.339.949.257.2
154 Idaho Falls, ID MSA14.419.125.131.9
155 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA29.631.241.452.3
156 Iowa City, IA MSA14.118.928.239.8
157 Ithaca, NY MSA22.428.940.146.9
158 Jackson, MI MSA23.424.931.535.1
159 Jackson, MS MSA46.346.050.354.7
160 Jackson, TN MSA40.040.047.554.3
161 Jacksonville, FL MSA41.843.653.762.1
162 Jacksonville, NC MSA47.250.958.760.9
163 Janesville, WI MSA14.619.829.337.9
164 Jefferson City, MO MSA17.618.827.131.4
165 Johnson City, TN MSA10.310.617.323.5
166 Johnstown, PA MSA9.210.014.920.1
167 Jonesboro, AR MSA17.319.728.441.1
168 Joplin, MO MSA10.413.924.034.6
169 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA26.129.940.045.4
170 Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA32.734.345.152.4
171 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA33.736.046.454.0
172 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA MSA28.137.548.755.0
173 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA55.459.570.474.9
174 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA9.19.012.616.5
175 Kingston, NY MSA23.026.136.343.2
176 Knoxville, TN MSA20.421.226.734.2
177 Kokomo, IN MSA16.719.026.630.5
178 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA5.012.617.523.8
179 Lafayette, IN MSA13.518.332.242.9
180 Lafayette, LA MSA42.943.446.954.1
181 Lake Charles, LA MSA37.938.944.750.9
182 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA20.021.735.542.0
183 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA36.837.451.662.7
184 Lancaster, PA MSA16.420.228.737.0
185 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA27.934.043.450.2
186 Laredo, TX MSA19.015.515.412.9
187 Las Cruces, NM MSA52.851.551.350.6
188 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA45.551.770.479.8
189 Lawrence, KS MSA32.033.339.845.2
190 Lawton, OK MSA56.159.769.373.9
191 Lebanon, PA MSA9.212.021.431.7
192 Lewiston, ID-WA MSA13.916.721.526.1
193 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA5.46.612.623.9
194 Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA26.928.738.147.3
195 Lima, OH MSA25.227.535.139.2
196 Lincoln, NE MSA15.717.830.338.8
197 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA35.937.145.954.3
198 Logan, UT-ID MSA12.317.725.632.9
199 Longview, TX MSA37.541.651.360.1
200 Longview, WA MSA13.818.027.634.9
201 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA69.274.680.379.6
202 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA27.328.336.845.5
203 Lubbock, TX MSA51.153.659.263.2
204 Lynchburg, VA MSA34.533.839.844.9
205 Macon, GA MSA45.445.251.356.7
206 Madera-Chowchilla, CA MSA53.654.763.561.9
207 Madison, WI MSA13.419.131.141.2
208 Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA7.513.223.233.1
209 Manhattan, KS MSA43.344.647.653.6
210 Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA7.29.117.325.7
211 Mansfield, OH MSA20.722.629.732.3
212 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA31.628.025.522.8
213 Medford, OR MSA14.919.529.237.2
214 Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA47.348.055.962.1
215 Merced, CA MSA56.867.371.767.8
216 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA36.546.374.174.9
217 Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA23.426.135.341.7
218 Midland, TX MSA46.452.058.361.9
219 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA32.739.951.859.8
220 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA17.624.439.450.1
221 Missoula, MT MSA12.614.920.524.9
222 Mobile, AL MSA45.146.552.257.6
223 Modesto, CA MSA41.052.165.267.5
224 Monroe, LA MSA42.143.447.852.6
225 Monroe, MI MSA11.913.118.522.4
226 Montgomery, AL MSA46.046.651.458.6
227 Morgantown, WV MSA11.813.920.724.9
228 Morristown, TN MSA13.112.121.629.3
229 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA17.523.637.945.7
230 Muncie, IN MSA18.720.026.030.9
231 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA32.235.442.847.1
232 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC MSA38.834.940.948.0
233 Napa, CA MSA31.739.554.064.7
234 Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA36.036.748.755.9
235 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA31.732.843.853.0
236 New Haven-Milford, CT MSA31.738.853.262.2
237 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA53.255.861.466.7
238 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA57.665.677.580.5
239 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA33.436.244.349.4
240 Norwich-New London, CT MSA21.027.139.450.5
241 Ocala, FL MSA34.835.143.252.8
242 Ocean City, NJ MSA21.523.026.833.6
243 Odessa, TX MSA46.552.458.557.7
244 Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA23.524.032.838.8
245 Oklahoma City, OK MSA36.745.557.265.3
246 Olympia, WA MSA21.027.141.949.5
247 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA25.328.439.548.2
248 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL MSA37.045.864.273.9
249 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA6.510.719.426.9
250 Owensboro, KY MSA13.012.118.025.4
251 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA49.855.263.266.0
252 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA28.331.039.949.8
253 Palm Coast, FL MSA29.233.139.751.3
254 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL MSA33.634.640.147.3
255 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA6.67.211.213.6
256 Pascagoula, MS MSA35.636.745.151.9
257 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA39.741.148.855.0
258 Peoria, IL MSA19.522.830.538.2
259 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA40.845.055.564.1
260 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA42.647.358.365.5
261 Pine Bluff, AR MSA45.846.151.253.8
262 Pittsburgh, PA MSA20.021.226.932.4
263 Pittsfield, MA MSA9.312.118.827.0
264 Pocatello, ID MSA22.224.530.236.5
265 Port St. Lucie, FL MSA36.335.745.659.4
266 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA6.38.913.720.6
267 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA23.428.744.752.6
268 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA28.635.447.557.9
269 Prescott, AZ MSA21.722.331.037.9
270 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA19.126.039.247.2
271 Provo-Orem, UT MSA14.315.827.335.9
272 Pueblo, CO MSA48.749.553.854.9
273 Punta Gorda, FL MSA12.719.826.735.5
274 Racine, WI MSA30.734.944.052.2
275 Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA39.841.755.766.1
276 Rapid City, SD MSA23.528.932.037.9
277 Reading, PA MSA17.722.735.546.2
278 Redding, CA MSA19.325.334.141.4
279 Reno-Sparks, NV MSA29.539.754.060.8
280 Richmond, VA MSA44.946.354.563.1
281 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA50.761.472.373.5
282 Roanoke, VA MSA26.327.734.442.7
283 Rochester, MN MSA7.612.626.437.0
284 Rochester, NY MSA27.332.542.848.5
285 Rockford, IL MSA27.231.445.155.2
286 Rocky Mount, NC MSA46.045.454.460.0
287 Rome, GA MSA27.830.044.652.6
288 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA47.856.070.076.9
289 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI MSA43.045.652.155.0
290 Salem, OR MSA21.429.044.251.6
291 Salinas, CA MSA67.168.869.666.1
292 Salisbury, MD MSA39.542.050.759.0
293 Salt Lake City, UT MSA23.527.041.850.2
294 San Angelo, TX MSA45.249.354.657.2
295 San Antonio, TX MSA59.059.362.563.3
296 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA53.962.373.676.2
297 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA65.871.582.885.3
298 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA57.067.778.780.1
299 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA35.040.848.753.5
300 Sandusky, OH MSA22.223.830.636.6
301 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA48.655.062.163.9
302 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA40.145.756.159.6
303 Santa Fe, NM MSA51.952.556.356.6
304 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA29.236.050.757.6
305 Savannah, GA MSA47.347.754.762.0
306 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA5.57.613.529.2
307 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA32.237.954.565.3
308 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA32.830.238.948.0
309 Sheboygan, WI MSA7.713.825.733.8
310 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA24.329.738.546.9
311 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA46.847.653.658.6
312 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA12.421.738.948.6
313 Sioux Falls, SD MSA7.19.520.931.3
314 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA26.529.941.649.4
315 Spartanburg, SC MSA35.837.347.455.0
316 Spokane, WA MSA17.819.829.035.1
317 Springfield, IL MSA19.522.429.938.2
318 Springfield, MA MSA24.834.045.152.1
319 Springfield, MO MSA10.112.219.425.3
320 Springfield, OH MSA23.123.529.935.7
321 St. Cloud, MN MSA5.26.415.226.1
322 St. George, UT MSA9.013.823.533.7
323 St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA14.016.623.232.1
324 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA33.935.342.548.3
325 State College, PA MSA12.719.326.432.6
326 Stockton, CA MSA60.068.779.582.4
327 Sumter, SC MSA50.148.754.359.2
328 Syracuse, NY MSA20.024.033.140.3
329 Tallahassee, FL MSA47.048.756.763.1
330 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA34.038.051.161.6
331 Terre Haute, IN MSA14.815.922.227.5
332 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA39.141.049.554.9
333 Toledo, OH MSA31.233.842.348.2
334 Topeka, KS MSA27.830.839.946.4
335 Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA43.551.565.576.3
336 Tucson, AZ MSA50.154.360.664.4
337 Tulsa, OK MSA36.641.854.763.5
338 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA44.744.250.153.9
339 Tyler, TX MSA43.048.056.664.0
340 Utica-Rome, NY MSA12.920.027.234.3
341 Valdosta, GA MSA45.146.854.761.0
342 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA61.770.384.889.3
343 Victoria, TX MSA54.056.159.661.2
344 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA49.856.266.972.3
345 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA47.850.859.966.4
346 Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA52.658.561.157.3
347 Waco, TX MSA47.352.060.865.9
348 Warner Robins, GA MSA39.541.853.263.3
349 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA52.559.673.480.8
350 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA17.318.827.134.0
351 Wausau, WI MSA3.89.518.126.7
352 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA14.114.217.620.3
353 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA13.826.240.346.6
354 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA10.39.315.918.0
355 Wichita Falls, TX MSA36.440.051.756.6
356 Wichita, KS MSA31.034.747.856.3
357 Williamsport, PA MSA8.211.118.923.3
358 Wilmington, NC MSA39.337.342.346.9
359 Winchester, VA-WV MSA12.815.525.237.8
360 Winston-Salem, NC MSA35.436.350.059.7
361 Worcester, MA MSA14.023.435.145.4
362 Yakima, WA MSA41.650.658.359.4
363 York-Hanover, PA MSA13.716.224.335.4
364 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA25.026.332.436.2
365 Yuba City, CA MSA46.655.568.173.0
366 Yuma, AZ MSA56.456.156.454.6

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