The consumer financial education and information service WalletHub recently drew data from the Census Bureau to rank the 350 most populous U.S. communities on "ethno-racial and linguistic diversity." They looked at census numbers for 3 categories--a community's reported racial and ethnic diversity, primary household languages used in a community, and where community residents were born (in the United States or abroad). Here is the list of most diverse communities based on the analysis of Census Bureau data:

Cities with the Most Ethno-Racial & Linguistic Diversity:
1. Jersey City, New Jersey
2. Germantown, Maryland
3. Hayward
4. New York City
5. Carson (Los Angeles County)
6. San Jose
7. Irving, Texas
8. Richmond
9. Santa Clara
10. Stockton

Other Bay Area cities were just outside the Top 10: Sunnyvale ranked 11th, San Francisco 13th, Oakland 14th, Vallejo 17th (tied with Kent, Washington) and San Mateo 20th. Also of note:
  • In the racial and ethnic diversity ranking, Vallejo was No. 1 nationwide and Oakland was second.
  • In language diversity, Glendale, a suburb of Los Angeles, was No. 1, followed by Fremont and Sunnyvale. San Jose ranked fifth. 
  • In diversity of place of birth, the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte was No. 1, followed by Daly City. Sunnyvale ranked fifth. 
  • Daly City recorded the highest percentage of residents of Asian descent nationwide, with 57.28 pecent. 
  • Santa Rosa was the Bay Area’s least diverse city, ranking No. 158 nationwide. 
  • Vacaville, at No. 150, was second-least diverse, and Berkeley was third-least diverse at No. 112.