How Cultural Diversity Varies Across Louisiana’s Largest Cities

Louisiana's history is rooted in many different cultures, from the French to the Atakapa Tribe, the Boot State has always been filled with a diverse cultural setting. Cultural diversity is the idea that despite people living in the same cities or states, they still have personal cultural differences, whether because of a difference in income, traditional culture, fields of work, relationship status, or religious backgrounds.

America was founded on the concept of freedom, to believe and practice whatever religion you like, from the country's birth cultural diversity has existed in the United States of America.

Not every city is as culturally diverse as others, some cities may rely on one main industry, leaving very little space for cultural diversity through labor, or another city may have a very poor economy and so they would have poor economic diversity.

Louisiana Is Full of Cultural Diversity

Collecting data about the different cultural aspects that make up cultural diversity 501 of the biggest cities in America have been ranked from most to least culturally diverse cities. Louisiana has 10 of the biggest cities in America and almost all of them are rich in cultural diversity.

Most Louisiana cities are most diverse in the religious beliefs of their residents, but most cities are least diverse in cultural background diversity.

Kenner Is The Most Diverse City in Louisiana

Kenner is the most culturally diverse city in Louisiana, one of the most diverse of all 501 cities, and the 36th most diverse city in America. Kenner has lots of diversity within the personal culture and economics of its residents.

Kenner was the least diverse in household diversity, how many people are married, dating, divorced, single, as well as the difference in ages of residents, household sizes, household type (family, single male, single female, couples without families).

Monroe Is The Least Culturally Diverse City In Louisiana

Of Louisiana's 10 biggest cities, Monroe was the least culturally diverse city. Almost dead last in the rank of socioeconomic diversity (education rate, household income, etc.), 480th out of 501.

Other areas Monroe lacks diversity in include cultural backgrounds, economics, and household diversity. Monroe was most diverse in religious beliefs, actually placing high as the 106th most religiously diverse city in America.

How Diverse Are Louisiana's Big 10

Ranked overall from most to least diverse here are all 10 of the biggest cities in Louisiana and how they scored among 501 of America's cities.

1. Kenner, LA
   1. Overall Rank: 36 of 501
   2. Most Diverse Category: Cultural Background
2. Baton Rouge
   1. Overall Rank: 136 of 501
   2. Most Diverse Category: Religious
3. Metairie, LA
   1. Overall Rank: 137 of 501
   2. Most Diverse Category: Socioeconomics
4. Bossier City, LA
   1. Overall Rank: 152 of 501
   2. Most Diverse Category: Household
5. New Orleans, LA
   1. Overall Rank: 169 of 501
   2. Most Diverse Category: Religious
6. Lafayette, LA
   1. Overall Rank: 172 of 501
   2. Most Diverse Category: Religious
7. Lake Charles, LA
   1. Overall Rank: 193 of 501
   2. Most Diverse Category: Religious
8. Shreveport, LA
   1. Overall Rank: 234 of 501
   2. Most Diverse Category: Religious
9. Alexandria, LA
   1. Overall Rank: 288 of 501
   2. Most Diverse Category: Religious
10. Monroe, LA
    1. Overall Rank: 381 of 501
    2. Most Diverse Category: Religious