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 | |
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1. | Town of Edisto Beach | Colleton | 2.7 |
2. | Town of Salem | Oconee | 5.5 |
3. | Town of Sullivan's Island | Charleston | 6.0 |
4. | Town of Seabrook Island | Charleston | 8.1 |
5. | City of Isle of Palms | Charleston | 8.2 |
6. | Town of Kiawah Island | Charleston | 8.2 |
7. | Town of Pawleys Island | Georgetown | 8.7 |
8. | Town of Six Mile | Pickens | 9.9 |
9. | Brookdale Census Designated Place | Orangeburg | 10.9 |
10. | Lake Secession Census Designated Place | Abbeville | 13.0 |
11. | Lake Murray of Richland Census Designated Place | Richland | 13.2 |
12. | Town of Briarcliffe Acres | Horry | 13.3 |
13. | Newry Census Designated Place | Oconee | 13.9 |
14. | Town of Iva | Anderson | 14.5 |
15. | Town of Surfside Beach | Horry | 14.9 |
16. | Gadsden Census Designated Place | Richland | 15.4 |
17. | Fair Play Census Designated Place | Oconee | 15.7 |
18. | Garden City Census Designated Place | Horry | 16.2 |
19. | Town of Norris | Pickens | 16.8 |
20. | Town of Lowndesville | Abbeville | 17.3 |