What is the #1 most diverse cities in minnesota?

#	City	Population	Diversity Index
1	Brooklyn Center	32,811	0.717
2	Brooklyn Park	84,349	0.716
3	St. Paul	307,762	0.642
4	Maplewood	40,981	0.627
5	Mahnomen	1,116	0.622
6	Columbia Heights	22,016	0.618
7	Waite Park	8,341	0.585
8	North St. Paul	12,511	0.579
9	Minneapolis	426,845	0.563
10	Fridley	29,944	0.560
11	Little Canada	10,546	0.555
12	Lauderdale	2,386	0.546
13	New Hope	21,402	0.540
14	Spring Lake Park	6,997	0.538
15	Richfield	36,725	0.531
16	Mounds View	12,992	0.529
17	Hopkins	18,696	0.528
18	Burnsville	64,295	0.526
19	Shakopee	45,002	0.523
20	Hilltop	1,056	0.518
21	Worthington	13,792	0.514
22	Oakdale	28,109	0.506
23	Robbinsdale	14,318	0.503
24	Crystal	22,685	0.497
25	St. Cloud	69,926	0.493
26	Mountain Lake	1,833	0.493
27	Bloomington	88,838	0.490
28	Eden Prairie	63,249	0.485
29	New Brighton	22,900	0.482
30	Lexington	2,616	0.480
31	Apple Valley	55,696	0.477
32	Faribault	24,458	0.469
33	Eagan	68,158	0.466
34	Pelican Rapids	2,589	0.463
35	Roseville	35,905	0.461
36	Blaine	71,261	0.448
37	Austin	26,167	0.448
38	Frazee	1,595	0.447
39	Moose Lake	3,297	0.444
40	Willmar	21,136	0.442
41	Woodbury	76,945	0.439
42	Coon Rapids	63,348	0.431
43	Rochester	121,638	0.424
44	Savage	32,706	0.424
45	Plymouth	79,526	0.420
46	Falcon Heights	5,145	0.417
47	Bemidji	15,490	0.417
48	Vadnais Heights	12,789	0.414
49	Gaylord	2,074	0.412
50	West St. Paul	21,076	0.411
51	Newport	4,460	0.395
52	Morris	5,092	0.394
53	Hinckley	1,665	0.393
54	South St. Paul	20,633	0.390
55	Cottage Grove	40,124	0.389
56	Inver Grove Heights	35,772	0.388
57	Anoka	17,941	0.386
58	Shoreview	26,724	0.382
59	Fairfax	1,134	0.377
60	St. Paul Park	5,464	0.376
61	St. Anthony	9,516	0.369
62	Sandstone	2,538	0.369
63	Bayport	3,948	0.368
64	Bagley	1,218	0.364
65	Champlin	23,450	0.361
66	Madelia	2,380	0.360
67	St. Joseph	7,024	0.360
68	Windom	4,786	0.357
69	Marshall	13,880	0.354
70	Long Prairie	3,683	0.352
71	St. Louis Park	49,541	0.349
72	Rush City	3,262	0.348
73	Dayton	8,381	0.347
74	Maple Grove	70,539	0.345
75	Granite Falls	2,612	0.342
76	Northfield	20,678	0.339
77	Adrian	1,288	0.337
78	St. Peter	12,085	0.335
79	Mendota Heights	11,644	0.335
80	Scanlon	1,087	0.335
81	Lakeville	72,480	0.333
82	Corcoran	6,854	0.333
83	Tracy	1,869	0.330
84	Medina	6,858	0.327
85	Spicer	1,222	0.323
86	Minnetonka	53,256	0.319
87	Golden Valley	21,927	0.319
88	Keewatin	1,229	0.319
89	Le Sueur	4,204	0.316
90	Osseo	2,601	0.315
91	Oak Park Heights	4,782	0.313
92	Albert Lea	18,379	0.313
93	Minneota	1,531	0.312
94	Forest Lake	20,678	0.310
95	Long Lake	1,710	0.309
96	Edina	53,125	0.308
97	Winnebago	1,247	0.307
98	Renville	1,397	0.306
99	Appleton	1,360	0.306
100	North Oaks	5,175	0.305
101	Arden Hills	9,737	0.304
102	Rosemount	26,509	0.303
103	Montevideo	5,303	0.301
104	East Grand Forks	9,067	0.300
105	Ramsey	28,070	0.299
106	Mankato	44,882	0.295
107	Prior Lake	27,832	0.294
108	Elk River	26,367	0.294
109	Stacy	1,992	0.294
110	Otsego	21,358	0.292
111	Blue Earth	3,170	0.289
112	Glencoe	5,702	0.289
113	Moorhead	44,706	0.288
114	Chaska	28,146	0.287
115	Elko New Market	4,915	0.285
116	Perham	3,577	0.284
117	Cokato	2,780	0.283
118	Hayfield	1,382	0.281
119	Chanhassen	26,001	0.279
120	Wanamingo	1,185	0.277
121	Crookston	7,388	0.277
122	Fulda	1,348	0.277
123	Zimmerman	6,410	0.275
124	Waseca	9,209	0.271
125	Pipestone	4,165	0.270
126	Cologne	2,146	0.268
127	Shafer	1,151	0.263
128	Dawson	1,441	0.262
129	Circle Pines	4,980	0.262
130	Farmington	23,675	0.257
131	Monticello	14,607	0.257
132	White Bear Lake	24,026	0.256
133	Nashwauk	1,035	0.256
134	Spring Park	1,869	0.253
135	Dundas	1,882	0.251
136	Owatonna	26,462	0.251
137	Cloquet	12,582	0.250
138	Mapleton	1,745	0.248
139	St. John's University	1,615	0.248
140	Red Wing	16,660	0.245
141	Melrose	3,608	0.244
142	Lino Lakes	21,847	0.243
143	Orono	8,205	0.241
144	Glyndon	1,286	0.241
145	Le Center	2,514	0.238
146	Lake Elmo	12,504	0.237
147	Stillwater	19,323	0.235
148	Andover	32,825	0.235
149	Grand Marais	1,700	0.234
150	Wayzata	4,363	0.232
151	Rogers	13,405	0.230
152	Montrose	3,840	0.230
153	Kenyon	1,811	0.228
154	Dilworth	4,664	0.228
155	Eagle Lake	3,268	0.226
156	St. James	4,740	0.225
157	Duluth	86,863	0.223
158	Baudette	1,117	0.221
159	Blooming Prairie	1,977	0.219
160	Hastings	22,050	0.219
161	St. Michael	19,267	0.218
162	Lake St. Croix Beach	1,106	0.216
163	Atwater	1,217	0.216
164	Mound	9,176	0.216
165	Independence	3,695	0.215
166	Jackson	3,298	0.214
167	Braham	1,674	0.214
168	Olivia	2,243	0.213
169	North Mankato	14,212	0.212
170	La Crescent	5,266	0.210
171	Waterville	1,778	0.209
172	Lester Prairie	1,848	0.207
173	Redwood Falls	5,075	0.207
174	Albertville	8,066	0.205
175	Hermantown	10,192	0.204
176	Carver	5,935	0.204
177	Dodge Center	2,864	0.204
178	Park Rapids	4,226	0.201
179	Rockford	4,521	0.200
180	Cohasset	2,700	0.200
181	Hugo	16,076	0.200
182	Winona	25,998	0.199
183	Maple Plain	1,889	0.198
184	Clara City	1,497	0.195
185	Sartell	19,620	0.195
186	Warroad	2,067	0.194
187	Eveleth	3,470	0.194
188	St. Charles	4,021	0.194
189	Byron	6,510	0.193
190	Sauk Rapids	13,851	0.193
191	Chisago City	5,629	0.192
192	Wheaton	1,334	0.191
193	Roseau	2,728	0.191
194	Norwood Young America	3,866	0.191
195	St. Francis	8,279	0.190
196	Arlington	2,298	0.190
197	Edgerton	1,207	0.189
198	Hector	1,111	0.189
199	Victoria	10,972	0.189
200	Virginia	8,362	0.188
201	Winthrop	1,275	0.187
202	Maple Lake	2,104	0.187
203	Paynesville	2,476	0.187
204	Goodhue	1,261	0.186
205	Foley	2,685	0.185
206	Grand Rapids	11,186	0.183
207	Wells	2,317	0.181
208	Sleepy Eye	3,438	0.180
209	Red Lake Falls	1,267	0.177
210	St. Bonifacius	1,982	0.176
211	Isanti	7,023	0.174
212	Hanover	3,495	0.173
213	Thief River Falls	8,841	0.172
214	Waverly	1,947	0.172
215	Lewiston	1,680	0.172
216	Wadena	4,361	0.172
217	Medford	1,194	0.169
218	Proctor	3,102	0.168
219	Fergus Falls	14,138	0.168
220	Brainerd	14,474	0.167
221	Stewartville	6,754	0.167
222	Shorewood	7,679	0.166
223	Warren	1,637	0.166
224	Springfield	2,209	0.165
225	Cannon Falls	4,216	0.165
226	Hoyt Lakes	2,074	0.164
227	International Falls	5,728	0.163
228	Cambridge	9,992	0.162
229	Afton	2,944	0.162
230	Silver Bay	1,790	0.158
231	Buhl	1,013	0.158
232	Breckenridge	3,369	0.158
233	Ham Lake	16,575	0.157
234	Winsted	2,023	0.156
235	Belle Plaine	7,401	0.155
236	Sauk Centre	4,589	0.155
237	North Branch	11,182	0.154
238	Ely	3,239	0.154
239	Mantorville	1,003	0.152
240	Jordan	6,704	0.151
241	Oronoco	1,665	0.151
242	Starbuck	1,307	0.151
243	Detroit Lakes	10,002	0.151
244	Parkers Prairie	1,089	0.148
245	Alexandria	14,579	0.146
246	Greenfield	2,897	0.145
247	Credit River	5,531	0.144
248	Buffalo	16,388	0.143
249	Tonka Bay	1,361	0.141
250	Columbus	4,211	0.140
251	Fairmont	10,348	0.138
252	Ada	1,834	0.138
253	New York Mills	1,319	0.138
254	Albany	2,800	0.138
255	Minnetrista	8,509	0.137
256	Montgomery	3,366	0.136
257	Truman	1,223	0.136
258	Zumbrota	3,843	0.134
259	Crosby	2,253	0.133
260	Mora	3,708	0.133
261	Taylors Falls	1,208	0.132
262	Milaca	3,033	0.132
263	Oak Grove	9,031	0.132
264	New London	1,156	0.131
265	Fosston	1,283	0.131
266	Royalton	1,092	0.130
267	Canby	1,563	0.130
268	Hibbing	16,100	0.130
269	Benson	3,449	0.129
270	Dellwood	1,145	0.127
271	Richmond	1,336	0.126
272	Lake City	5,021	0.126
273	Waconia	13,223	0.126
274	Mayer	2,501	0.125
275	East Bethel	11,995	0.124
276	Slayton	2,089	0.124
277	Clearwater	1,904	0.123
278	Annandale	3,365	0.123
279	Deephaven	3,835	0.123
280	Litchfield	6,599	0.117
281	Aitkin	2,217	0.117
282	Spring Valley	2,357	0.116
283	New Prague	8,195	0.116
284	Lakeland	1,510	0.116
285	Rice	1,998	0.114
286	Elgin	1,147	0.114
287	Hutchinson	14,629	0.113
288	Two Harbors	3,598	0.113
289	Eyota	2,090	0.112
290	Becker	4,958	0.112
291	Cold Spring	4,201	0.112
292	Centerville	3,915	0.111
293	Tyler	1,019	0.111
294	Rock Creek	1,711	0.110
295	Watertown	4,747	0.110
296	Janesville	2,449	0.107
297	Breezy Point	2,647	0.106
298	Lakefield	1,652	0.106
299	Grant	3,959	0.105
300	Delano	6,712	0.105
301	New Ulm	14,066	0.105
302	Pierz	1,581	0.104
303	Babbitt	1,420	0.104
304	Little Falls	9,094	0.102
305	Kasson	6,964	0.102
306	Redby	1,175	0.101
307	Luverne	4,907	0.100
308	Menahga	1,292	0.100
309	Red Lake	1,506	0.099
310	Mahtomedi	8,108	0.097
311	Scandia	3,966	0.096
312	Nisswa	1,744	0.094
313	Barnesville	2,757	0.093
314	Princeton	4,988	0.092
315	Mountain Iron	2,865	0.091
316	Goodview	4,104	0.090
317	Cottonwood	1,120	0.090
318	Rushford	1,790	0.089
319	Ortonville	1,968	0.087
320	Chatfield	2,693	0.086
321	Plainview	3,501	0.085
322	Madison Lake	1,178	0.084
323	Spring Grove	1,223	0.081
324	Baxter	8,804	0.080
325	Gilbert	1,693	0.080
326	Wyoming	8,063	0.080
327	Harmony	1,089	0.078
328	Pequot Lakes	2,236	0.078
329	Staples	2,359	0.078
330	Lake Crystal	2,530	0.078
331	Dassel	1,332	0.075
332	Pine Island	3,693	0.075
333	Pine City	3,339	0.074
334	Lake Shore	1,117	0.073
335	Glenwood	2,648	0.071
336	Lindstrom	4,933	0.070
337	Esko	2,063	0.066
338	Preston	1,315	0.065
339	Howard Lake	1,864	0.064
340	Eden Valley	1,077	0.062
341	Aurora	1,897	0.060
342	Wabasha	2,569	0.058
343	Lonsdale	4,789	0.058
344	Hawley	2,086	0.055
345	Crosslake	2,648	0.054
346	East Gull Lake	1,173	0.053
347	Madison	1,507	0.052
348	Coleraine	1,888	0.051
349	Avon	1,493	0.049
350	Nowthen	4,539	0.048
351	New Richland	1,068	0.048
352	Chisholm	4,731	0.047
353	Osakis	1,667	0.044
354	Little Rock	1,075	0.044
355	Caledonia	2,825	0.039
356	Rockville	2,521	0.035
357	Excelsior	2,359	0.025
358	St. Augusta	3,576	0.009
359	Martin Lake	1,203	0.000

Methodology

Cities in Minnesota are ranked by diversity index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most diverse cities in minnesota?: Brooklyn Center ranks #1 with 0.717 (diversity index).
What are the top 5 most diverse cities in minnesota?: 1. Brooklyn Center (0.717), 2. Brooklyn Park (0.716), 3. St. Paul (0.642), 4. Maplewood (0.627), 5. Mahnomen (0.622)
How many cities in Minnesota are ranked?: This ranking includes 359 cities in Minnesota with available data.

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