10 Most Diverse Cities in the U.S.

In this article we take a look at the 10 most diverse cities in the US. For a more comprehensive look, you can take a look here.

10. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

Like its predecessor, this MSA also has a population of 4.5 million people. though less than half are white, at just 47%. 27% of the population comprises of Asians while African Americans make up 7.5% of the total. You may be wondering why we don’t have more cities with higher African American populations. That is because in cities where African American populations are high also have high white populations, which means there is little space for the other races. A city with a combination of 5 races will always be more diverse than one where just two races dominate.

9. Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area

The capital of the state Oklahoma has 1.3 million residents, of which 10% are African Americans. The city is famous or perhaps infamous for the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 by Timothy McVeigh in which 168 people died, and was considered to be the worst terrorist attack in the US until 2001, when Al Qaeda hijacked planes and drove them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, resulting in nearly 3,000 fatalities.

8. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area

The last entry from Texas in the list of most diverse cities in the US is Killeen-Temple, which has over 400,000 people of which a surprising 22% are African Americans, and nearly 3% are Asian.

7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

With over 3.7 million people, this MSA is home to nearly half of the population in Washington state, and nearly 15% of which is Asian, while 6% is African American.

6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area

The most populous MSA in Georgia, it is also one of the most diverse ones in the entire country, and definitely in Georgia, where the 52% white population is a steady decrease from previous years, with a strong presence of African Americans as well, who make up nearly 36% of the total population.

5. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area

This MSA has one of the highest salaries in the city as well as having a high standard of living, and it is good to see proper diversity in such an affluent area, which has a population of over 2.2 million people, of which 7% are African Americans and 14% are Asians.

4. Vallejo, CA Metro Area

Vallejo is often near the top of list regarding the most diverse cities in the US, and ours is no exception. 54% of the over 400,000 strong population is white, while 13.6% is African American and 15.5% is Asian. The city even has Native Americans making up 0.5% of the total population while 0.9% is attributable to Native Hawaiians.

3. Anchorage, AK Metro Area

Alaska is another state which is not famous for its diversity but Anchorage, which is one of the most affluent and popular cities in the state, and actually has nearly 40% of the state’s population is actually quite diverse, with some of the highest percentages of Native Americans and Hawaiian Natives anywhere in the country, along with a steady presence of African Americans and Asians.

2. Fayetteville, NC Metro Area

Nearly 500,000 people reside in the metro area, which has a white population of just 53%, and African Americans have carved out a name for themselves as well, making up around 33% of the total population. It is truly one of the most diverse cities in the US.

1. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area

Topping the list of the 10 most diverse cities in the US is the Las Vegas metro area, which has 12% African Americans, 1% Native Americans, 10% Asians and 0.8% Hawaiian Natives, which is extremely impressive in a city with over 2.1 million people.

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