Jersey City Is 2nd ‘Most Diverse’ In Nation: Study

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A New Jersey municipality was named one of the “Most Diverse Cities” in the nation as part of a recent study from financial information provider WalletHub.

Jersey City ranked as the 2nd most diverse municipality in the U.S. for 2019, coming behind only Houston, Texas. Other New Jersey municipalities to rank high on the study for their “diversity” included:

• Clifton - #18
• Newark - #47
• Elizabeth - #74
• Trenton - #87

At the opposite end of the spectrum, Provo, Utah ranked as the least diverse city in the U.S., coming in at #501, WalletHub reported.

To reach their conclusions, WalletHub compared the profiles of more than 500 of the largest cities in the U.S. across five major diversity categories: “socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household and religious.”

See the full list and read more about the methodology here.

“America’s transformation is more than skin-deep — it’s economic, too,” WalletHub researchers said. “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.”

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