10 most, least diverse states in US

California is the most diverse state in the U.S., and West Virginia is the least, according to a new analysis from WalletHub, published Sept. 16.

The personal finance website compared states across six dimensions of diversity: socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household, religious and political. Analysts evaluated those dimensions across 14 metrics, ranging from household-income diversity to industry diversity. 

Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale. States then received an overall score based on their weighted average across all metrics, with 100 representing the most diverse state.

The most diverse states

1. California — 70.88
2. Texas — 70.43
3. New Mexico — 69.88
4. Florida — 69.77
5. Nevada — 69.74
6. New York — 69.63
7. New Jersey — 69.60
8. Hawaii — 69.05
9. Maryland — 68.97
10. Arizona — 68.90

The least diverse states

1. West Virginia — 60.00
2. Maine — 60.32
3. New Hampshire — 60.63
4. Vermont — 61.37
5. Montana — 62.02
6. Kentucky — 62.70
7. Wyoming — 62.94
8. Iowa — 62.95
9. Utah — 63.23
10. North Dakota — 63.31

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