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. | Town of Magnolia | Duplin | 88.9 |
| 2. | Ingold Census Designated Place | Sampson | 88.9 |
| 3. | Town of Candor | Montgomery | 87.5 |
| 4. | Town of Siler City | Chatham | 87.3 |
| 5. | Town of Faison | Duplin | 86.6 |
| 6. | Town of Selma | Johnston | 84.7 |
| 7. | Town of Rennert | Robeson | 83.8 |
| 8. | Town of Green Level | Alamance | 81.8 |
| 9. | Town of Turkey | Sampson | 81.5 |
| 10. | City of Monroe | Union | 80.8 |
| 11. | Town of Saint Pauls | Robeson | 80.8 |
| 12. | Town of Creswell | Washington | 80.8 |
| 13. | Town of Wallace | Duplin | 80.7 |
| 14. | Town of Walstonburg | Greene | 80.5 |
| 15. | Town of Columbia | Tyrrell | 80.5 |
| 16. | Shannon Census Designated Place | Robeson | 80.1 |
| 17. | Delway Census Designated Place | Sampson | 78.7 |
| 18. | Town of Biscoe | Montgomery | 78.2 |
| 19. | Town of Rose Hill | Duplin | 78.1 |
| 20. | Town of Teachey | Duplin | 78.0 |
