WALLETHUB News:With Hispanic Heritage Month in full swing and the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy in question, drawing economic and demographic implications for the U.S., the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Most & Least Diverse States in America.
To determine where the most idea and identity exchanges have occurred at the highest level in the U.S. — and where the population is relatively more homogeneous — WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states across five key categories: socio-economic, cultural, economic, household and religious diversity.
Diversity in New Mexico (1=Most Diverse, 25=Avg.):
- 14th – Educational-Attainment Diversity
- 8th – Racial & Ethnic Diversity
- 2nd – Linguistic Diversity
- 12th – Birthplace Diversity
- 26th – Occupational Diversity*
- 2nd – Worker-Class Diversity*
- 6th – Marital-Status Diversity
- 20th – Generational Diversity
- 4th – Household-Type Diversity
- 24th – Household-Size Diversity
- 22nd – Religious Diversity
*Includes civilian employed population aged 16 and older
For the full report, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-diverse-states-in-america/38262/
