Racial and Ethnic Diversity, 1980-2010: Sortable Lists

This page lists the values of the diversity index for each census year since 1980. You can choose to sort metropolitan statistical areas, micropolitan statistical areas, or states from highest to lowest diversity index score, or from lowest to highest. A high value on the diversity index (which ranges from 0 to 100) means that a geographic unit is closer to having equal numbers of residents from each of five broad racial-ethnic categories: Hispanics of any race and non-Hispanic whites, blacks, Asians, and 'others'. We use the value -1 to indicate that data are not available.

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RankArea Name1980199020002010
1 Abilene, TX39.042.651.557.0
2 Akron, OH24.126.533.439.7
3 Albany, GA47.747.651.554.9
4 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY16.821.832.142.4
5 Albuquerque, NM60.961.165.266.3
6 Alexandria, LA42.243.248.754.7
7 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ14.620.732.446.5
8 Altoona, PA5.36.19.914.8
9 Amarillo, TX35.643.253.160.1
10 Ames, IA15.421.327.034.5
11 Anchorage, AK39.346.958.165.6
12 Anderson, IN19.621.527.233.6
13 Anderson, SC32.131.036.542.8
14 Ann Arbor, MI35.239.752.358.5
15 Anniston-Oxford, AL35.237.040.948.2
16 Appleton, WI7.811.019.927.6
17 Asheville, NC18.219.027.635.0
18 Athens-Clarke County, GA38.942.052.859.9
19 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA41.046.463.172.9
20 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ41.750.466.573.0
21 Auburn-Opelika, AL41.042.146.253.7
22 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC47.548.155.561.4
23 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX53.456.964.868.9
24 Bakersfield-Delano, CA54.559.668.468.6
25 Baltimore-Towson, MD43.245.754.364.5
26 Bangor, ME6.68.812.817.1
27 Barnstable Town, MA13.015.520.325.2
28 Baton Rouge, LA46.647.151.857.7
29 Battle Creek, MI28.431.540.545.9
30 Bay City, MI14.016.221.524.9
31 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX45.149.660.266.8
32 Bellingham, WA19.224.135.242.9
33 Bend, OR10.511.820.529.1
34 Billings, MT15.918.623.929.2
35 Binghamton, NY10.614.824.732.5
36 Birmingham-Hoover, AL39.939.947.554.9
37 Bismarck, ND8.310.715.220.8
38 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA16.421.227.032.4
39 Bloomington, IN15.015.723.230.1
40 Bloomington-Normal, IL17.220.232.144.2
41 Boise City-Nampa, ID19.422.532.339.7
42 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH23.733.946.555.7
43 Boulder, CO23.527.338.044.2
44 Bowling Green, KY21.521.632.641.4
45 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT35.143.956.064.1
46 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX36.031.730.326.0
47 Brunswick, GA40.439.846.753.4
48 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY27.832.039.745.8
49 Burlington, NC34.135.751.359.2
50 Burlington-South Burlington, VT7.79.916.923.7
51 Canton-Massillon, OH19.420.225.630.0
52 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL26.929.040.954.6
53 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL20.422.327.132.7
54 Carson City, NV29.333.645.553.4
55 Casper, WY16.616.523.028.2
56 Cedar Rapids, IA9.711.919.427.2
57 Champaign-Urbana, IL27.934.045.455.6
58 Charleston, WV15.115.620.423.3
59 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC47.147.353.659.4
60 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC38.840.354.766.1
61 Charlottesville, VA33.435.843.851.2
62 Chattanooga, TN-GA29.529.937.143.7
63 Cheyenne, WY33.334.338.741.9
64 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI53.858.769.573.7
65 Chico, CA25.733.445.551.9
66 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN25.627.134.041.4
67 Clarksville, TN-KY42.744.053.258.2
68 Cleveland, TN14.114.421.328.5
69 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH37.240.148.153.1
70 Coeur d'Alene, ID9.210.417.122.5
71 College Station-Bryan, TX50.656.162.868.2
72 Colorado Springs, CO38.842.451.456.5
73 Columbia, MO24.428.937.444.1
74 Columbia, SC45.446.453.560.8
75 Columbus, GA-AL50.752.859.764.9
76 Columbus, IN10.311.921.733.9
77 Columbus, OH27.531.141.750.6
78 Corpus Christi, TX54.955.158.156.7
79 Corvallis, OR19.725.934.540.2
80 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL32.836.045.251.9
81 Cumberland, MD-WV9.110.219.026.6
82 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX47.556.269.275.9
83 Dalton, GA12.917.941.850.4
84 Danville, IL23.726.735.342.5
85 Danville, VA41.442.147.151.5
86 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL22.125.735.142.9
87 Dayton, OH29.431.738.844.4
88 Decatur, AL25.630.740.248.6
89 Decatur, IL25.227.235.443.5
90 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL29.432.541.551.4
91 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO41.845.556.261.3
92 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA18.620.531.640.8
93 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI41.344.253.657.5
94 Dothan, AL38.138.143.349.1
95 Dover, DE39.942.352.061.1
96 Dubuque, IA4.96.212.421.9
97 Duluth, MN-WI9.112.217.823.2
98 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC44.147.363.171.5
99 Eau Claire, WI4.79.814.721.5
100 El Centro, CA57.252.451.842.1
101 El Paso, TX53.448.842.638.3
102 Elizabethtown, KY34.034.541.446.9
103 Elkhart-Goshen, IN17.920.939.247.5
104 Elmira, NY16.521.626.833.1
105 Erie, PA16.519.527.334.4
106 Eugene-Springfield, OR16.319.430.837.8
107 Evansville, IN-KY16.717.322.529.6
108 Fairbanks, AK40.247.352.455.3
109 Fargo, ND-MN7.911.919.427.6
110 Farmington, NM61.063.265.068.0
111 Fayetteville, NC58.561.369.675.3
112 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO11.014.234.749.6
113 Flagstaff, AZ61.062.262.666.3
114 Flint, MI38.241.547.550.1
115 Florence, SC45.144.549.654.4
116 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL27.026.731.836.9
117 Fond du Lac, WI5.68.116.223.5
118 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO21.423.830.936.0
119 Fort Smith, AR-OK25.832.144.752.7
120 Fort Wayne, IN24.727.638.647.1
121 Fresno, CA60.268.774.173.2
122 Gadsden, AL27.928.936.542.5
123 Gainesville, FL43.446.556.364.8
124 Gainesville, GA23.133.252.959.5
125 Glens Falls, NY8.412.315.218.2
126 Goldsboro, NC45.446.757.765.5
127 Grand Forks, ND-MN15.119.223.130.1
128 Grand Junction, CO21.323.830.035.7
129 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI23.527.940.746.9
130 Great Falls, MT20.423.228.132.0
131 Greeley, CO35.238.345.849.4
132 Green Bay, WI8.313.025.636.1
133 Greensboro-High Point, NC37.039.353.563.8
134 Greenville, NC45.545.855.762.6
135 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC32.934.243.952.6
136 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS39.841.748.154.8
137 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV14.717.725.236.9
138 Hanford-Corcoran, CA58.966.472.070.3
139 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA23.626.936.145.3
140 Harrisonburg, VA11.216.029.738.7
141 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT30.138.349.658.0
142 Hattiesburg, MS38.639.844.551.1
143 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC20.121.636.242.1
144 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA56.160.369.072.8
145 Holland-Grand Haven, MI13.918.429.735.2
146 Honolulu, HI66.161.276.177.6
147 Hot Springs, AR23.324.131.938.8
148 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA37.842.345.753.7
149 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX59.967.175.879.6
150 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH10.410.414.918.2
151 Huntsville, AL37.340.449.057.2
152 Idaho Falls, ID14.418.125.531.9
153 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN29.631.241.252.3
154 Iowa City, IA14.120.028.639.8
155 Ithaca, NY22.430.040.446.9
156 Jackson, MI23.425.531.535.1
157 Jackson, MS46.345.950.454.7
158 Jackson, TN40.040.347.554.3
159 Jacksonville, FL41.843.753.562.1
160 Janesville, WI14.619.829.337.9
161 Jefferson City, MO17.618.327.431.4
162 Johnson City, TN10.310.817.323.5
163 Johnstown, PA9.210.515.220.1
164 Jonesboro, AR17.318.928.441.1
165 Joplin, MO10.414.124.434.6
166 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI26.130.139.545.4
167 Kankakee-Bradley, IL32.735.244.752.4
168 Kansas City, MO-KS33.736.246.254.0
169 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA28.137.948.855.0
170 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX55.459.769.974.9
171 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA9.19.112.716.5
172 Kingston, NY23.027.036.643.2
173 Knoxville, TN20.421.226.834.2
174 Kokomo, IN16.718.727.030.5
175 La Crosse, WI-MN5.011.817.923.8
176 Lafayette, IN13.519.532.342.9
177 Lafayette, LA42.943.646.954.1
178 Lake Charles, LA37.938.944.150.9
179 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ20.022.535.742.0
180 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL36.837.950.962.7
181 Lancaster, PA16.420.628.937.0
182 Lansing-East Lansing, MI27.934.243.250.2
183 Laredo, TX19.015.815.612.9
184 Las Cruces, NM52.851.051.650.6
185 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV45.551.770.179.8
186 Lawrence, KS32.033.639.945.2
187 Lawton, OK56.160.069.473.9
188 Lebanon, PA9.212.221.931.7
189 Lewiston, ID-WA13.917.222.026.1
190 Lewiston-Auburn, ME5.47.612.623.9
191 Lexington-Fayette, KY26.928.838.147.3
192 Lima, OH25.228.534.739.2
193 Lincoln, NE15.718.530.438.8
194 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR35.936.845.954.3
195 Logan, UT-ID12.318.226.132.9
196 Longview, TX37.541.151.560.1
197 Longview, WA13.817.127.534.9
198 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA69.274.480.179.6
199 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN27.328.436.945.5
200 Lubbock, TX51.154.259.363.2
201 Lynchburg, VA34.534.139.344.9
202 Macon, GA45.445.951.856.7
203 Madera-Chowchilla, CA53.655.063.861.9
204 Madison, WI13.419.331.341.2
205 Manchester-Nashua, NH7.513.123.233.1
206 Manhattan, KS43.344.648.053.6
207 Mankato-North Mankato, MN7.29.717.825.7
208 Mansfield, OH20.722.529.432.3
209 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX31.628.025.622.8
210 Medford, OR14.918.928.937.2
211 Memphis, TN-MS-AR47.348.055.862.1
212 Merced, CA56.867.071.367.8
213 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL58.365.273.974.9
214 Michigan City-La Porte, IN23.426.135.541.7
215 Midland, TX46.452.057.961.9
216 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI32.740.251.959.8
217 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI17.624.839.550.1
218 Missoula, MT12.615.120.124.9
219 Mobile, AL45.146.152.457.6
220 Modesto, CA41.052.464.867.5
221 Monroe, LA42.143.448.252.6
222 Monroe, MI11.913.518.522.4
223 Montgomery, AL46.046.451.758.6
224 Morgantown, WV11.813.920.624.9
225 Morristown, TN13.112.122.129.3
226 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA17.524.438.045.7
227 Muncie, IN18.719.826.030.9
228 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI32.235.442.847.1
229 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC38.835.541.048.0
230 Napa, CA31.739.953.464.7
231 Naples-Marco Island, FL36.036.848.455.9
232 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN31.732.844.053.0
233 New Haven-Milford, CT31.739.553.062.2
234 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA53.255.861.166.7
235 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA57.665.877.480.5
236 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI33.436.644.749.4
237 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL23.125.135.345.1
238 Norwich-New London, CT21.026.839.150.5
239 Ocala, FL34.834.842.852.8
240 Ocean City, NJ21.522.527.233.6
241 Odessa, TX46.553.257.957.7
242 Ogden-Clearfield, UT23.524.132.738.8
243 Oklahoma City, OK36.745.857.265.3
244 Olympia, WA21.028.141.849.5
245 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA25.328.639.448.2
246 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL37.045.764.173.9
247 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI6.510.919.526.9
248 Owensboro, KY13.012.718.225.4
249 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA49.855.362.966.0
250 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL28.330.939.549.8
251 Palm Coast, FL29.232.339.251.3
252 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH6.66.910.813.6
253 Pascagoula, MS35.637.044.851.9
254 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL39.741.248.555.0
255 Peoria, IL19.523.030.538.2
256 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmingtom, PA-NJ-DE-MD40.845.355.464.1
257 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ42.647.458.265.5
258 Pine Bluff, AR45.846.451.053.8
259 Pittsburgh, PA20.021.526.932.4
260 Pittsfield, MA9.312.619.027.0
261 Pocatello, ID22.224.930.436.5
262 Port St. Lucie, FL36.336.545.559.4
263 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME6.38.513.920.6
264 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA23.428.944.652.6
265 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY28.635.447.457.9
266 Prescott, AZ21.722.631.037.9
267 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA19.126.539.347.2
268 Provo-Orem, UT14.316.627.535.9
269 Pueblo, CO48.749.753.754.9
270 Punta Gorda, FL12.719.826.835.5
271 Racine, WI30.735.344.452.2
272 Raleigh-Cary, NC39.842.155.566.1
273 Rapid City, SD23.528.631.937.9
274 Reading, PA17.723.335.746.2
275 Redding, CA19.325.534.541.4
276 Reno-Sparks, NV29.539.854.060.8
277 Richmond, VA44.946.454.363.1
278 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA50.761.372.073.5
279 Roanoke, VA26.327.634.542.7
280 Rochester, MN7.613.226.837.0
281 Rochester, NY27.333.142.648.5
282 Rockford, IL27.231.645.055.2
283 Rocky Mount, NC46.046.354.760.0
284 Rome, GA27.830.844.052.6
285 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA47.856.069.876.9
286 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI43.046.051.955.0
287 Salem, OR21.429.144.451.6
288 Salinas, CA67.168.669.766.1
289 Salisbury, MD39.542.150.759.0
290 Salt Lake City, UT23.527.241.750.2
291 San Angelo, TX45.249.854.857.2
292 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX59.059.362.363.3
293 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA53.962.273.376.2
294 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA65.871.782.585.3
295 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA57.067.878.580.1
296 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA35.040.648.553.5
297 Sandusky, OH22.225.030.836.6
298 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA48.655.062.063.9
299 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA40.146.056.059.6
300 Santa Fe, NM51.952.856.456.6
301 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA29.236.350.457.6
302 Savannah, GA47.347.654.762.0
303 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA5.58.013.529.2
304 Seattle-Tacome-Bellevue, WA32.238.254.465.3
305 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL32.828.838.648.0
306 Sheboygan, WI7.714.025.633.8
307 Sherman-Denison, TX24.329.038.946.9
308 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA46.847.453.458.6
309 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD12.421.639.348.6
310 Sioux Falls, SD7.19.620.731.3
311 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI26.530.241.949.4
312 Spartanburg, SC35.837.247.255.0
313 Spokane, WA17.820.728.835.1
314 Springfield, IL19.522.830.438.2
315 Springfield, MA24.834.344.952.1
316 Springfield, MO10.111.819.525.3
317 Springfield, OH23.123.630.135.7
318 St. Cloud, MN5.26.715.726.1
319 St. George, UT9.013.024.133.7
320 St. Joseph, MO-KS14.016.823.032.1
321 St. Louis, MO-IL33.935.342.448.3
322 State College, PA12.719.626.732.6
323 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV14.114.317.620.3
324 Stockton, CA60.068.379.382.4
325 Sumter, SC50.149.854.859.2
326 Syracuse, NY20.024.433.040.3
327 Tallahassee, FL47.048.556.763.1
328 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL34.038.250.961.6
329 Terre Haute, IN14.816.022.027.5
330 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR39.140.049.254.9
331 Toledo, OH31.234.242.248.2
332 Topeka, KS27.831.240.046.4
333 Trenton-Ewing, NJ43.551.865.276.3
334 Tucson, AZ50.154.460.664.4
335 Tulsa, OK36.641.854.863.5
336 Tuscaloosa, AL44.744.249.753.9
337 Tyler, TX43.047.856.864.0
338 Utica-Rome, NY12.920.126.934.3
339 Valdosta, GA45.146.955.061.0
340 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA61.770.284.489.3
341 Victoria, TX54.055.959.661.2
342 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ49.856.067.272.3
343 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC46.949.959.065.9
344 Visalia-Porterville, CA52.658.560.857.3
345 Waco, TX47.352.461.065.9
346 Warner Robins, GA39.542.352.663.3
347 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV52.559.773.180.8
348 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA17.319.026.934.0
349 Wausau, WI3.810.118.926.7
350 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA13.825.840.446.6
351 Wheeling, WV-OH10.39.515.118.0
352 Wichita Falls, TX36.440.551.356.6
353 Wichita, KS31.035.247.856.3
354 Williamsport, PA8.211.418.823.3
355 Wilmington, NC39.337.642.046.9
356 Winchester, VA-WV12.815.324.837.8
357 Winston-Salem, NC35.436.550.059.7
358 Worcester, MA14.023.535.045.4
359 Yakima, WA41.650.558.459.4
360 York-Hanover, PA13.716.524.535.4
361 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA25.026.532.136.2
362 Yuba City, CA46.655.767.773.0
363 Yuma, AZ56.455.856.754.6

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