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. | City of Mound Bayou | Bolivar | 4.1 |
| 2. | Town of Hatley | Monroe | 6.9 |
| 3. | Town of Glen | Alcorn | 7.4 |
| 4. | Village of Kossuth | Alcorn | 7.6 |
| 5. | Town of Marietta | Prentiss | 8.0 |
| 6. | Town of Jonestown | Coahoma | 8.4 |
| 7. | Town of Winstonville | Bolivar | 8.7 |
| 8. | Town of Tremont | Itawamba | 9.7 |
| 9. | Town of Mantachie | Itawamba | 10.5 |
| 10. | Town of Burnsville | Tishomingo | 11.0 |
| 11. | Town of Tchula | Holmes | 11.0 |
| 12. | City of Fayette | Jefferson | 12.4 |
| 13. | Town of Farmington | Alcorn | 12.5 |
| 14. | Town of Coahoma | Coahoma | 12.6 |
| 15. | Village of Mantee | Webster | 13.4 |
| 16. | Town of Dumas | Tippah | 14.4 |
| 17. | North Tunica Census Designated Place | Tunica | 15.3 |
| 18. | Town of Thaxton | Pontotoc | 15.4 |
| 19. | Hurley Census Designated Place | Jackson | 15.9 |
| 20. | Town of Mize | Smith | 16.4 |
