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This Maryland City Ranks Most Ethnically Diverse In US, According To New Report

With diversity continuing to grow across the nation, three cities in Maryland have ranked in the top ten most ethnically diverse, according to a new WalletHub survey.

Germantown, Maryland

Germantown, Maryland

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WalletHub compared more than 500 US cities across three key indicators of ethnic diversity, ethno-racial diversity, linguistic diversity, and birthplace diversity. Each city was examined based on ethnicity, race, language, and birthplace

In Montgomery County, Germantown came in at the top spot, ranking as the most ethnically diverse city in the country.

Germantown has the highest racial and ethnic diversity, which is four times higher the city with the lowest, Hialeah, Florida, according to the report, though that municipality has the highest concentration of Hispanic or Latino people at 95.82 percent.

In Maryland, Silver Spring and Rockville also cracked the top 10 on the WalletHub list. 

Brattleboro, Vermont, has the highest concentration of white people, at 94.34 percent, while Jackson, Mississippi, has the highest concentration of black people, at 82.59 percent, according to the study.

Most Ethnically Diverse Cities

  • 1. Germantown, MD;
  • 2. Jersey City, NJ;
  • 3. Gaithersburg, MD;
  • 4. Silver Spring, MD;
  • 5. New York, NY; 
  • 6. Kent, WA;
  • 7. Spring Valley, NV; 
  • 8. Rockville, MD; 
  • 9. San Jose, CA;
  • 10.Oakland, CA. 

WalletHub predicts that by the year 2045, no single ethnic group will constitute the U.S. for the first time.

To read the full list of most and least ethnically diverse cities, click here.

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