States by Diversity Index
The diversity index measures the probability that two randomly selected people are from different racial or ethnic groups. Higher = more diverse.
All 52 states ranked by Diversity Index, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.
| # | States | Diversity Index ↓ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | — |
| 2 | Maryland | — |
| 3 | District of Columbia | — |
| 4 | Nevada | — |
| 5 | California | — |
| 6 | New Jersey | — |
| 7 | Georgia | — |
| 8 | New York | — |
| 9 | Texas | — |
| 10 | Alaska | — |
| 11 | Florida | — |
| 12 | Virginia | — |
| 13 | Illinois | — |
| 14 | Delaware | — |
| 15 | Arizona | — |
| 16 | Louisiana | — |
| 17 | North Carolina | — |
| 18 | New Mexico | — |
| 19 | Oklahoma | — |
| 20 | Mississippi | — |
| 21 | Connecticut | — |
| 22 | Washington | — |
| 23 | South Carolina | — |
| 24 | Alabama | — |
| 25 | Massachusetts | — |
| 26 | Colorado | — |
| 27 | Arkansas | — |
| 28 | Rhode Island | — |
| 29 | Tennessee | — |
| 30 | Michigan | — |
| 31 | Oregon | — |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | — |
| 33 | Kansas | — |
| 34 | Indiana | — |
| 35 | Minnesota | — |
| 36 | Nebraska | — |
| 37 | Ohio | — |
| 38 | Utah | — |
| 39 | Missouri | — |
| 40 | Wisconsin | — |
| 41 | Idaho | — |
| 42 | South Dakota | — |
| 43 | Kentucky | — |
| 44 | North Dakota | — |
| 45 | Wyoming | — |
| 46 | Iowa | — |
| 47 | Montana | — |
| 48 | New Hampshire | — |
| 49 | West Virginia | — |
| 50 | Maine | — |
| 51 | Vermont | — |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | — |