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. | Searles Census Designated Place | Brown | 1.0 |
| 2. | City of Lastrup | Morrison | 1.6 |
| 3. | City of Hammond | Wabasha | 3.0 |
| 4. | City of Forada | Douglas | 4.4 |
| 5. | City of Bluffton | Otter Tail | 4.8 |
| 6. | Finland Census Designated Place | Lake | 4.9 |
| 7. | City of Garvin | Lyon | 5.2 |
| 8. | City of Holdingford | Stearns | 5.3 |
| 9. | The Lakes Census Designated Place | Murray | 5.4 |
| 10. | City of Miltona | Douglas | 5.9 |
| 11. | City of Beaver Creek | Rock | 6.8 |
| 12. | City of Fifty Lakes | Crow Wing | 6.9 |
| 13. | City of Woodland | Hennepin | 6.9 |
| 14. | City of Newfolden | Marshall | 7.0 |
| 15. | City of Dennison | Goodhue | 7.1 |
| 16. | City of Dexter | Mower | 7.1 |
| 17. | City of Hokah | Houston | 7.1 |
| 18. | City of Cromwell | Carlton | 7.2 |
| 19. | City of Lowry | Pope | 7.2 |
| 20. | City of Courtland | Nicollet | 7.3 |