Mississippi Gazetteer
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelyhood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
| Name | County | Diversity Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alcorn State University Census Designated Place | Claiborne | 2.3 |
| 2. | Town of Marietta | Prentiss | 6.1 |
| 3. | City of Mound Bayou | Bolivar | 6.6 |
| 4. | Village of Kossuth | Alcorn | 7.5 |
| 5. | Kirkville Census Designated Place | Itawamba | 7.7 |
| 6. | Town of Tchula | Holmes | 9.2 |
| 7. | Town of Tremont | Itawamba | 10.8 |
| 8. | Town of Hatley | Monroe | 11.7 |
| 9. | Town of Friars Point | Coahoma | 12.0 |
| 10. | Town of Jonestown | Coahoma | 12.1 |
| 11. | Town of Winstonville | Bolivar | 14.3 |
| 12. | Town of Burnsville | Tishomingo | 14.4 |
| 13. | Ovett Census Designated Place | Jones | 14.6 |
| 14. | Town of Pickens | Holmes | 14.7 |
| 15. | City of Itta Bena | Leflore | 16.0 |
| 16. | Town of Sledge | Quitman | 16.2 |
| 17. | Agricola Census Designated Place | George | 16.3 |
| 18. | Town of Glen | Alcorn | 16.3 |
| 19. | Town of Lambert | Quitman | 16.5 |
| 20. | City of Shaw | Bolivar | 16.9 |
