Houston's Talent Advantage: Why Our Workforce Diversity Matters
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New national polling shows more Americans see workforce diversity as a business advantage, with more people linking it to profitability and innovation.
According to the Bentley University-Gallup Business in Society survey, 71 percent of Americans believe businesses with diverse workforces are more profitable, up from 61 percent in 2025. Another 75 percent associate workforce diversity with greater innovation, an 11-percentage-point increase from the previous year.
In Houston, more than 1.2 million workers, or nearly one in three, are foreign-born, according to the Greater Houston Partnership’s analysis of 2024 Census data.
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