Michigan 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 Pontiac | Oakland | 78.6 |
| 2. | City of Fennville | Allegan | 77.0 |
| 3. | City of Ecorse | Wayne | 76.9 |
| 4. | City of Hartford | Van Buren | 76.8 |
| 5. | Village of Shelby | Oceana | 76.7 |
| 6. | City of River Rouge | Wayne | 75.5 |
| 7. | City of Wyoming | Kent | 74.9 |
| 8. | City of Lincoln Park | Wayne | 74.4 |
| 9. | City of Saginaw | Saginaw | 74.0 |
| 10. | City of Lansing | Ingham | 72.2 |
| 11. | City of Imlay City | Lapeer | 72.2 |
| 12. | City of Kentwood | Kent | 71.7 |
| 13. | City of Sturgis | St. Joseph | 71.7 |
| 14. | City of Grand Rapids | Kent | 71.3 |
| 15. | Village of Baraga | Baraga | 70.7 |
| 16. | City of Bangor | Van Buren | 70.5 |
| 17. | City of Melvindale | Wayne | 70.0 |
| 18. | Village of Berrien Springs | Berrien | 69.2 |
| 19. | Bridgeport Census Designated Place | Saginaw | 68.6 |
| 20. | Benton Heights Census Designated Place | Berrien | 68.5 |
