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 | 76.5 |
| 2. | St. Bernard Parish | 70.5 |
| 3. | St. Mary Parish | 67.3 |
| 4. | East Baton Rouge Parish | 66.0 |
| 5. | Plaquemines Parish | 65.7 |
| 6. | Orleans Parish | 65.5 |
| 7. | St. John the Baptist Parish | 62.7 |
| 8. | Iberia Parish | 62.2 |
| 9. | Winn Parish | 61.7 |
| 10. | Bossier Parish | 61.5 |
| 11. | Terrebonne Parish | 60.9 |
| 12. | West Baton Rouge Parish | 60.8 |
| 13. | Natchitoches Parish | 60.8 |
| 14. | Iberville Parish | 60.6 |
| 15. | Caddo Parish | 60.5 |
| 16. | Ascension Parish | 60.5 |
| 17. | St. Charles Parish | 59.9 |
| 18. | Lafayette Parish | 59.3 |
| 19. | Lincoln Parish | 59.2 |
| 20. | Ouachita Parish | 59.2 |
