Rochester ranks 280, Dover 272 when it comes to small-city diversity: report

As hate crimes showed a slight decline in 2024, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2025's Most Diverse Cities in America, as well as expert commentary, to identify the places where people have the most unique blend of perspectives, which brings social and economic benefits.

To determine the places in the U.S. with the most mixed demographics, WalletHub compared the profiles of more than 500 of the largest cities across five major diversity categories: socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household and religious.

Dover ranks 493^rd overall and 272^nd among small cities.

Diversity in Dover (1=Most Diverse; 250=Avg.):

• 243^rd - Income Diversity
• 153^rd - Educational-Attainment Diversity
• 457^th - Racial & Ethnic Diversity
• 393^rd - Linguistic Diversity
• 165^th - Birthplace Diversity
• 330^th - Industry Diversity
• 428^th - Occupational Diversity
• 233^rd - Worker-Class Diversity
• 332^nd - Marital-Status Diversity

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-diverse-cities/12690



"The most diverse cities demonstrate diversity in many dimensions - not just in race and gender but also everything from residents' languages and birthplaces to their job types and household sizes. These cities blend together a multitude of different perspectives, helping people to better understand the world around them and become more empathetic. This exchange of ideas also tends to increase the economic success of diverse cities."
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"The most diverse cities overall are: Silver Spring, Gaithersburg and Arlington. These cities have some of the most diversity when it comes to race, language and religion. However, individual cities across the country stand out in different categories. For example, Hialeah, FL, has the most occupational diversity, while Oakland, CA has the most educational attainment diversity."

- Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst