Indiana 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 Hammond | Lake | 86.4 |
| 2. | City of East Chicago | Lake | 85.5 |
| 3. | City of Ligonier | Noble | 81.5 |
| 4. | Town of Monon | White | 80.8 |
| 5. | City of Whiting | Lake | 80.4 |
| 6. | City of Elkhart | Elkhart | 79.5 |
| 7. | City of Lawrence | Marion | 78.2 |
| 8. | City of Lake Station | Lake | 75.4 |
| 9. | City of Goshen | Elkhart | 75.2 |
| 10. | City of South Bend | St. Joseph | 74.9 |
| 11. | City of Logansport | Cass | 73.8 |
| 12. | City of Indianapolis | Marion | 73.6 |
| 13. | Ross Census Designated Place | Lake | 72.8 |
| 14. | Town of New Chicago | Lake | 72.5 |
| 15. | City of Frankfort | Clinton | 72.4 |
| 16. | Town of Merrillville | Lake | 72.3 |
| 17. | Town of Speedway | Marion | 70.8 |
| 18. | Town of Griffith | Lake | 70.4 |
| 19. | City of Seymour | Jackson | 68.8 |
| 20. | City of Portage | Porter | 67.1 |
