Arkansas 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.
| County | Diversity Index | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sevier County | 78.2 |
| 2. | Hempstead County | 71.7 |
| 3. | Bradley County | 71.6 |
| 4. | Pulaski County | 68.2 |
| 5. | Washington County | 66.8 |
| 6. | Sebastian County | 65.5 |
| 7. | Desha County | 65.3 |
| 8. | Benton County | 65.1 |
| 9. | Howard County | 64.9 |
| 10. | Yell County | 61.6 |
| 11. | Chicot County | 61.5 |
| 12. | Mississippi County | 59.9 |
| 13. | Monroe County | 59.4 |
| 14. | Union County | 58.7 |
| 15. | Dallas County | 58.5 |
| 16. | Ouachita County | 57.9 |
| 17. | Lee County | 57.6 |
| 18. | Crittenden County | 57.6 |
| 19. | Columbia County | 57.5 |
| 20. | St. Francis County | 56.9 |
