Houston Named The Most Diverse City In The U.S. In Recent Survey

HOUSTON — There’s no doubt that Houston is a diverse city. In fact, the Bayou City has held the distinction of being one of America’s most diverse cities for several years running.

But according to a WalletHub survey, Houston's diversity shines brightly with the city holding the top spot for the most diverse city in the U.S., ahead of New York and Los Angeles.

Houston, a city of nearly 3 million residents and growing fast, is a city without a majority, where more than 140 different languages are spoken, with Spanish and Vietnamese among the most prominent.

According to thecitywithnolimits.com, which used data from the Kinder Institute and Rice University, Houston is more diverse than the U.S., enjoying a racial diversity that's 37 percent Anglo, 37 percent Hispanic, 17 percent black, and 8 percent Asian.

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According to the WalletHub survey, Houston took the top spot with a 71.6% ranking, scoring high in three of the five categories surveyed.

The categories where Houston ranked highest included: Household diversity, Socioeconomic diversity, and Economic diversity.

Other Texas cities were also ranked in the top 10 of diverse cities in the U.S.
Dallas was ranked 5th on the list, followed by Arlington which was ranked 9th.

Several other Texas cities were rated as somewhat diverse, and others didn't make the list at all.

Other Texas cities on the list and their ranking include:

• Ft. Worth……………………………...25
• Austin………………………………….42
• Plano…………………………………..57
• San Antonio…………………………..62
• Corpus Christi………………………...71
• El Paso………………………………..214
• Laredo………………………………...463

To see how other cities in the U.S. were rated in the WalletHub survey, click here.

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