7 Most Ethnically Diverse Cities in America

In about 30 years, it is expected that the minorities will now become the majority in America and that is why we decided to evaluate the most ethnically diverse cities in America. America’s history is one of rich diversity and immigration. The diversity of America is usually an important symbol of pride amongst residents, and also an attractive fact for visitors and newcomers to this country.

In honoring this diversity, it is good to acknowledge the cities that are contributing a lot of diversity to the country. It is also good to know that America is listed in the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. This is certainly something that all Americans should be proud of and strive to respect the rights of minorities.

The rating of these diverse cities was achieved by evaluating how close the population was to achieving equal resident distribution across the 4 common ethnic groups; Hispanic, White, Black and Asian. Immigrants from Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world are gradually expanding the number of minorities beyond the current number of African Americans.

Besides how evenly the population of a town was covered by the different ethnic groups, a completely diverse town must have a population with precisely 20% from each racial category. The community features that researchers linked to diversity were higher rates of rental occupancy, since a community requires a large supply of housing to put up newcomers; a wide collection of job options, which include part time and entry-level opportunities and large foreign-born populations.

In looking at diversity of different cities, it is also good to combine research the different economies and how well income levels and higher education are distributed across the different groups. Learn how your city was rated as we now look at the most ethnically diverse cities in America.

 

7. Sacramento

Sacramento ranks highly in both household diversity and linguistic diversity, which means diversity extends to several households and is not limited to the conventional nuclear family. Less than 30% of the residents here are whites and 25% of the residents were born outside America.

 

6. San Diego

San Diego also makes this compilation of the most ethnically diverse cities in America since its minority communities amount to 55% of the total population. In addition, it also ranks highly in economic diversity. The city is therefore an example of how ethnic diversity spurs significant financial growth.

 

5. Anaheim

Besides having a diversified economy like San Diego, Anaheim is also quite ethnically diverse. More than 50% of the residents of the city are Latino, who own many of the businesses in the city. The city is filled with a wide variety of ethnic groups who are now exercising their increasingly powerful political influence.

 

4. Long Beach

This is the city that is known for being the origins of motorcycle phenomenon, Jesse James, and famed rapper, Snoop Dogg. Long Beach also ranks highly in linguistic, racial and ethnic diversity. Besides having a very large Hispanic population, the city also has big Asian and African American communities. In addition, more than 25% of the residents of Long Beach were born outside America. Even though the city ranks highly in higher learning opportunities across the diverse communities, unfortunately 20% live below the nation’s poverty level.

 

3. Houston

Houston is one of the largest and ethnically diverse metropolitan areas in America. Pearland and Missouri suburbs deserve mention as they have been rising as good examples of diverse communities. African Americans are at 42%, Latinos are at 32% with Asians at 6%. You can now see African Americans living in conventionally Anglo communities.

 

2. Vallejo

In this highly diverse community, the fastest growing population is the Hispanic population, which now accounts for about 45% of the population. Native American and white populations are falling in this area. The Asian and multi-racial populations have also been increasing significantly in this area.

 

1. Los Angeles

Los Angeles is not only known for housing the popular Hollywood actors, as it is also boasts the biggest communities of people outside their native countries. Many different countries are represented in this city from Korea and Iran to El Salvador and Mexico among many others. There are numerous indications of this diversity, such as Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Little Armenia and Koreatown. The city also ranks well in educational diversity, but the only area that it lacks diversity is that the space between the poor and rich is quite wide.

Did your city make this list of the most ethnically diverse cities in America? Feel free to comment below and tell us why you think your city should have been included.