Louisiana 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.
| Parish | Diversity Index | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jefferson Parish | 77.3 |
| 2. | St. Bernard Parish | 71.9 |
| 3. | St. Mary Parish | 67.7 |
| 4. | Plaquemines Parish | 66.9 |
| 5. | East Baton Rouge Parish | 66.0 |
| 6. | Orleans Parish | 65.9 |
| 7. | St. John the Baptist Parish | 64.4 |
| 8. | Bossier Parish | 62.9 |
| 9. | Iberia Parish | 62.2 |
| 10. | Winn Parish | 62.0 |
| 11. | Terrebonne Parish | 61.8 |
| 12. | Ascension Parish | 61.5 |
| 13. | Caddo Parish | 61.2 |
| 14. | Natchitoches Parish | 60.9 |
| 15. | Iberville Parish | 60.7 |
| 16. | West Baton Rouge Parish | 60.6 |
| 17. | St. Charles Parish | 60.3 |
| 18. | Lafayette Parish | 60.0 |
| 19. | Lincoln Parish | 59.7 |
| 20. | Tangipahoa Parish | 59.7 |
