Race relations in America seem to be hitting a tipping point.
While we still haven't dealt with racism as a society, the election of Donald Trump to the presidency has only flamed the tensions that have been mounting for years.
Part of the reason for that tension? The country as a whole continues to self segregate across race, income, and party lines. But it's not all bad on the race relations front.
There are parts of Illinois where there's a high level of diversity -- where people of all walks of life come together. We decided to shine a light on those places today.
Using a standard measure of diversity, we ranked all 336 cities in Illinois from most to least diverse.
Here are the 10 most diverse places in Illinois for 2021:
So what city is the most diverse in Illinois? According to the most Census data, Glendale Heights took the number one over all spot for diversity in Illinois.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked. To see where Illinois ranked as a state, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in Ameria.
And if you already knew these places were diverse, check out:
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 336 cities.
We then calculated the HHI for each city by finding the racial breakdown of a city in percent terms, squaring them, and then adding the squares together. This left us with scores ranging from 2,682 (Glendale Heights) to 9,972 (Staunton).
Finally, we ranked each city based on the HHI with a lower score being more diverse than a high score. Glendale Heights took the distinction of being the most diverse, while Staunton was the least diverse city. You can download the data here.
Read on for more information on how the cities in Illinois ranked for diversity or, for a more general take on diversity in america, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
There You Have It - Diversity Across Illinois
If you're looking for a scientific breakdown of diversity across Illinois, this is an accurate list.
If you're curious enough, here are the least diverse places in Illinois:
Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.
He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.
If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.
