South Carolina 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. | Town of Seabrook Island | Charleston | 8.7 |
| 2. | Town of Salem | Oconee | 9.7 |
| 3. | Keowee Key Census Designated Place | Oconee | 10.2 |
| 4. | Town of Kiawah Island | Charleston | 11.1 |
| 5. | Fripp Island Census Designated Place | Beaufort | 13.4 |
| 6. | Town of Pawleys Island | Georgetown | 14.1 |
| 7. | Town of Six Mile | Pickens | 14.1 |
| 8. | The Cliffs Valley Census Designated Place | Greenville | 14.1 |
| 9. | City of Isle of Palms | Charleston | 14.3 |
| 10. | Wilkinson Heights Census Designated Place | Orangeburg | 14.4 |
| 11. | Brookdale Census Designated Place | Orangeburg | 14.8 |
| 12. | Chickasaw Point Census Designated Place | Oconee | 15.6 |
| 13. | Town of Sullivan's Island | Charleston | 16.0 |
| 14. | South Union Census Designated Place | Oconee | 16.1 |
| 15. | DeBordieu Colony Census Designated Place | Georgetown | 16.5 |
| 16. | City of Folly Beach | Charleston | 18.0 |
| 17. | Town of Surfside Beach | Horry | 18.8 |
| 18. | Town of Edisto Beach | Colleton | 19.8 |
| 19. | Lake Secession Census Designated Place | Abbeville | 19.8 |
| 20. | Newry Census Designated Place | Oconee | 20.0 |
