5 Most, Least Diverse States

The same three states leading the country in racial diversity also lead the pack when it comes to socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household, religious, and political diversity, according to WalletHub. The site considered a host of metrics from race and language to educational attainment for its ranking of all 50 US states. The five most and least diverse of the bunch, with a score out of 100:

Most diverse:

1. California: 70.9
2. Texas: 70
3. Hawaii: 69.7
4. New Jersey: 69.4
5. New York: 69.2

Least diverse:

1. West Virginia: 58.3
2. Maine: 58.4
3. Vermont: 59.8
4. New Hampshire: 60.8
5. Montana: 61

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