With Hispanic Heritage Month in full swing, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Most Diverse States in America, as well as expert commentary, to celebrate the melting pot that is our country.
WalletHub compared diversity in the 50 states across six key categories: socio-economic, cultural, economic, household, religious and political.
| Most Diverse States in America | Least Diverse States in America | |
| 1. California | 41. North Dakota | |
| 2. Texas | 42. Utah | |
| 3. Florida | 43. Iowa | |
| 4. New Mexico | 44. Wyoming | |
| 5. Hawaii | 45. Kentucky | |
| 6. Nevada | 46. Montana | |
| 7. New Jersey | 47. Vermont | |
| 8. New York | 48. New Hampshire | |
| 9. Maryland | 49. Maine | |
| 10. Arizona | 50. West Virginia |
Key Stats
- Hawaii has the highest racial and ethnic diversity, which is three times higher than in Vermont, the state with the lowest.
- California has the highest language diversity, which is 2.3 times higher than in West Virginia, the state with the lowest.
- Nevada has the highest birthplace diversity, which is three times higher than in Louisiana, the state with the lowest.
- Louisiana has the highest religious diversity, which is 2.1 times higher than in New Hampshire, the state with the lowest.
