Minnesota city used to be America’s ‘least diverse’ — and it hasn’t grown in 50 years
New Ulm, Minnesota, has maintained its status as one of the least diverse cities in the United States for the past 50 years. The town is approximately 93% white, with a strong German heritage influencing its culture and traditions. Despite a slight increase in diversity, New Ulm's population has remained stagnant while the rest of Minnesota has seen significant growth and diversification.
- ▪New Ulm is about 100 miles southwest of Minneapolis and has a population of 13,863 residents.
- ▪The city was once rated the least diverse in the country, with 99.2% of its population identified as white in the 1980s.
- ▪While New Ulm's diversity has increased by 6% over the last few decades, it remains far behind the national average of 57% white.
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US News Minnesota city used to be America’s ‘least diverse’ — and it hasn’t grown in 50 years By Alex Oliveira Published May 18, 2026, 6:19 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Minnesota town once rated the country’s “city of least diversity” is still overwhelmingly white — but its population has been frozen for the last 50 years, while the rest of the state grew in size and diversity. New Ulm — a small town about 100 miles southwest of Minneapolis — is about 93% white across its population of 13,863 residents, US Census estimates show. The city is so homogenous that nearly every person in the tiny town is of German ancestry, with the language still spoken in many households, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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