What is the most diverse U.S. state? Florida ranks in the top 5 most diverse on this list.

America will do nothing but get more and more diverse in a variety of demographics, including age and ethnicity, as time goes on, according to the U.S. Census Bureau . But which U.S. state is currently most diverse?

Personal finance company WalletHub just released its 2024 diversity rankings and Florida placed in the top five most diverse states in the U.S.

““Race and gender are probably the first things that come to mind when people think about diversity, but there’s plenty more that makes this nation diverse,” WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said in the study.

“The most diverse states have above-average variety when it comes to people’s ages, birthplaces, languages, jobs, family structures and more.”

Here’s where Florida ranked on WalletHub’s list of the most diverse U.S. states, why and which states are the most and least diverse.

What is the most diverse U.S. state?

To find its rankings, WalletHub compared each state across 14 metrics in six categories: socio-economic diversity, cultural diversity, economic diversity, household diversity, religious diversity and political diversity.

Based on the metrics in those categories, California ranks as WalletHub’s most diverse U.S. state. Texas took second place and Florida rounded out the top three.

“Florida is the third-most diverse state. One area where it stands out is that it has the second-most birthplace diversity. Over 21% of the population was born in a foreign country, a much higher percentage than in most states,” the study said.

“In addition, only around 36% of residents were born in Florida, while the highest percentage of U.S.-born residents moved from the Northeast and Midwest regions.”

Here’s WalletHub’s 2024 list of the top 10 most diverse U.S. states:

1. California
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. New Mexico
5. Hawaii
6. Nevada
7. New Jersey
8. New York
9. Maryland
10. Arizona

Why does Florida rank high in diversity?

Here’s how Florida ranked in some of WalletHub’s key metrics:

• Overall rank for Florida: 3rd
• 20th – Income diversity
• 20th – Educational-attainment diversity
• 8th – Racial and ethnic diversity
• 7th – Linguistic diversity
• 2nd – Birthplace diversity
• 10th – Industry diversity*
• 26th – Occupational diversity*
• 4th – Marital-status diversity
• 2nd – Generational diversity
• 16th – Household-type diversity
• 26th – Household-size diversity
• 26th – Religious diversity

*Includes civilian employed population aged 16 and older

Which U.S. state is the least diverse?

According to WalletHub’s study, the least diverse state is West Virginia. West Virginia also took last place in the cultural diversity category.

Here’s WalletHub’s 2024 list of the top 10 least diverse U.S. states:

1. West Virginia
2. Maine
3. New Hampshire
4. Vermont
5. Montana
6. Kentucky
7. Wyoming
8. Iowa
9. Utah
10. North Dakota

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