Here's Where CT Cities Rank On List Of Nation's Most Diverse

CONNECTICUT — A new study by personal finance site WalletHub ranks large, mid-sized, and small cities in terms of diversity. Three Connecticut cities — Bridgeport, Stamford, and Danbury — landed in high places on the list.

The country is "undergoing an extreme makeover, thanks to rapid demographic diversification," according to WalletHub. One indicator of change is the percentage of the multiracial population increasing from 2.9 percent in 2010 to 10.2 percent in 2020.

"Not only have waves of immigration changed the face of the nation, they’ve also brought in fresh perspectives, skills and technologies to help the U.S. develop a strong adaptability to change," WalletHub writes. "Economies generally fare better when they openly embrace and capitalize on new ideas. Conversely, those relying on old ways and specialized industries tend to be hurt more by changes in the market."

WalletHub compared 501 of the country's cities across 13 metrics in five diversity categories, including socioeconomic diversity, cultural diversity, economic diversity, household diversity, and religious diversity.

Among large cities, Houston was No. 1 with the rest of the top five being Arlington, New York City, Dallas, and Charlotte.

Connecticut was well represented in the mid-sized cities category with Bridgeport at No. 2 and Stamford at No. 3. The other top five mid-sized cities were Jersey City, New Jersey; Aurora, Illinois, and Yonkers, New York.

Here's where other Connecticut mid-sized cities ranked on WalletHub's list:

• Waterbury (30)
• Hartford (39)
• New Haven (42)

Connecticut also had Danbury as the No. 4 most diverse small city.

Here's how Connecticut's other small cities ranked in terms of diversity:

• Norwalk (9)
• New Britain (14)
• Bristol (48)
• West Hartford (72)

Check out the full study at WalletHub.