Tennessee 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 La Vergne | Rutherford | 81.6 |
| 2. | City of Springfield | Robertson | 76.7 |
| 3. | City of Shelbyville | Bedford | 74.5 |
| 4. | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson | Davidson | 72.7 |
| 5. | Town of Smyrna | Rutherford | 71.5 |
| 6. | City of Morristown | Hamblen | 70.0 |
| 7. | City of Clarksville | Montgomery | 69.0 |
| 8. | City of Chattanooga | Hamilton | 67.2 |
| 9. | East Cleveland Census Designated Place | Bradley | 66.8 |
| 10. | City of Bells | Crockett | 65.8 |
| 11. | City of Goodlettsville | Davidson | 65.7 |
| 12. | City of Memphis | Shelby | 64.4 |
| 13. | Town of Whiteville | Hardeman | 64.3 |
| 14. | City of Pigeon Forge | Sevier | 64.0 |
| 15. | City of Lenoir City | Loudon | 64.0 |
| 16. | Town of Loudon | Loudon | 63.8 |
| 17. | City of East Ridge | Hamilton | 63.6 |
| 18. | Town of Alamo | Crockett | 63.5 |
| 19. | City of Jackson | Madison | 63.3 |
| 20. | City of Ridgeside | Hamilton | 63.1 |
