DIVERSITY
Arlington companies benefit from the inclusion and vitality of a diverse workforce. More than 30 % of the employees at the General Motors Assembly Plant have moved from another city over the past decade. Arlington has a score of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign’ s Municipal Equality Index.
The Arlington City Council adopted a Minority Woman Business Enterprise( MWBE) Program and established an Office of Business Diversity as part of the City’ s efforts to increase participation with minority and woman-owned companies as suppliers, prime vendors and subcontractors.
MWBE Program Spend for FY24: $ 63,828,106
Overall Diversity Score
AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE TO LIVE
U. S. Cities Ranked By Overall Diversity
1. Gaithersburg, MD 2. Silver Spring, MD 3. Germantown, MD 4. Arlington, TX 5. Houston, TX 6. New York, NY 7. Charlotte, NC 8. Jersey City, NJ
Arlington, TX 72.45
9. Danbury, CT 10. Los Angeles, CA
Fort Worth, TX 70.98
Source: WalletHub. com
Dallas, TX
71.64
70 70.5 71 71.5 72 72.5 73
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