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. | Town of Vardaman | Calhoun | 83.7 |
| 2. | City of Forest | Scott | 82.3 |
| 3. | City of Morton | Scott | 80.5 |
| 4. | Town of Tutwiler | Tallahatchie | 79.3 |
| 5. | City of Carthage | Leake | 73.8 |
| 6. | Redwater Census Designated Place | Leake | 71.7 |
| 7. | Meridian Station Census Designated Place | Lauderdale | 71.2 |
| 8. | City of Pascagoula | Jackson | 70.6 |
| 9. | Standing Pine Census Designated Place | Leake | 68.5 |
| 10. | Bogue Chitto Census Designated Place | Neshoba | 67.9 |
| 11. | City of Houston | Chickasaw | 67.6 |
| 12. | Town of Walls | DeSoto | 67.0 |
| 13. | City of Horn Lake | DeSoto | 64.1 |
| 14. | West Hattiesburg Census Designated Place | Lamar | 63.9 |
| 15. | Town of Ecru | Pontotoc | 63.1 |
| 16. | City of Magee | Simpson | 62.7 |
| 17. | City of New Albany | Union | 61.6 |
| 18. | City of Biloxi | Harrison | 61.5 |
| 19. | City of Gulfport | Harrison | 61.1 |
| 20. | City of Gautier | Jackson | 60.9 |
