West Virginia trails behind all other US states when it comes to diversity, according to WalletHub. The site's ranking doesn’t simply apply to racial diversity. WalletHub gave all 50 states a "diversity score" out of 100 based on the diversity of residents' ethnicity, religion, marital status, birthplace region, occupation, language, income, and more. The most and least diverse states:
Most:
- California: 71
- Texas: 69.5
- Hawaii: 69
- New Jersey: 69
- New York: 68.5
Least:
- West Virginia: 55.5
- Maine: 56
- Vermont: 57.5
- New Hampshire: 59
- Montana: 59
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