Elizabeth

Yet again doing a late post...
I'd say that the population of the United States as a whole is very diverse. In fact, that's supposedly what this country's all about. However, people from different ethnic groups seem to settle in specific places, so small parts of the country are often not very diverse. This isn't as true in big cities like New York, San Francisco, and even Austin, to some extent, but more rural areas seem to have less diverse populations.
The U.S. tries pretty hard to promote understanding among people from different ethnic backgrounds, but much of its efforts are wasted. For example, schoolchildren are taught to accept different cultures and try to learn about them. But if these children go home to parents that are prejudiced against certain ethnic groups and spread that to their children, then what they have learned in school has little effect. I am not implying that this is all that common in America today. We've come very far in this area in the past century or so (just look at our new president-elect!). Unfortunately, we aren't finished quite yet.