TL;DR
WalletHub ranked 501 US cities across five diversity categories.
Provo and Orem tied for the least religious diversity in the country.
Provo also landed dead last overall, out of all 501 cities.
WalletHub compared the 501 largest US cities, capping each state at 10 entries. The site scored every city on socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household, and religious diversity, using 13 metrics total.
Religious diversity measured the mix of Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, and unaffiliated residents. WalletHub pulled the numbers from the US Census Bureau and the US Religion Census as of January 29, 2026.
Provo ranked 501 out of 501 cities overall, the lowest score in the entire study. Salt Lake City ranked 176th overall and 316th for religious diversity.
By the numbers
Houston, Texas: No. 1 most diverse city overall
St. Louis, Missouri: No. 1 for religious diversity
Salt Lake City: No. 176 overall, No. 316 for religious diversity
Provo: No. 501 overall, tied last for religious diversity
Orem: Tied last for religious diversity
The Source: This story uses data from WalletHub's 2026 "Most Diverse Cities in the U.S." report, which draws on the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Religion Census.