WORCESTER – The City of Worcester has been ranked among this year’s most ethnically diverse cities in America, according to the data experts at the personal finance website, Wallethub.
The report – 2019’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities in the U.S. – ranked more than 500 cities based on three key indicators of ethnic diversity — ethnicity and race, language and birthplace.
The City of Worcester ranked #78 of 501 cities — highlighted by its #55 ranking in “linguistic diversity.” Among mid-size cities, Worcester ranked #31.
To see how Worcester compared to other cities in New England and across the country, please scroll the map below:
Source: WalletHub
| Most Ethnically Diverse Cities | Least Ethnically Diverse Cities | |||
| 1 | Jersey City, NJ | 492 | Rutland, VT | |
| 2 | Gaithersburg, MD | 493 | Wheeling, WV | |
| 3 | Germantown, MD | 494 | Laconia, NH | |
| 4 | Silver Spring, MD | 495 | Miles City, MT | |
| 5 | Spring Valley, NV | 496 | Bennington, VT | |
| 6 | New York, NY | 497 | Barre, VT | |
| 7 | Oakland, CA | 498 | Clarksburg, WV | |
| 8 | San Jose, CA | 499 | Watertown, SD | |
| 9 | Rockville, MD | 500 | Parkersburg, WV | |
| 10 | Kent, WA | 501 | Hialeah, FL | |
Key Stats
- Oakland, California, has the highest racial and ethnic diversity, which is four times higher than in Hialeah, Florida, the city with the lowest.
- Hialeah, Florida, has the highest concentration of Hispanics or Latinos, at 96.44 percent.
- Laconia, New Hampshire, has the highest concentration of whites, at 94.81 percent.
- Jackson, Mississippi, has the highest concentration of blacks, at 81.44 percen
