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The counties with the most racially diverse public schools

2,707 counties

US counties ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two public school students picked at random from the county belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 43.5%. Showing ranks 501 to 550.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsDiversity index
501Johnson CountyTX6539,00461.3%
502Russell CountyAL1610,12761.3%
503Lee CountyMS3014,80861.2%
504Kenosha CountyWI5427,11461.2%
505Calcasieu ParishLA5930,27861.2%
506Florence CountySC3721,64161.2%
507Norfolk CountyMA195101,30061.1%
508McKenzie CountyND133,09161.1%
509Anson CountyNC92,92461.1%
510Iredell CountyNC5131,90661.1%
511Halifax CountyVA104,49661.1%
512Bacon CountyGA42,09461.1%
513Roberts CountySD132,16261.1%
514New Hanover CountyNC5027,46061.0%
515Harford CountyMD5537,77161.0%
516Fremont CountyWY336,60660.9%
517Orange CountyVA95,07460.9%
518Johnson CountyIA4320,01960.8%
519Sumter CountyFL1210,01360.8%
520Union CountySC63,54260.7%
521Marshall CountyIA176,90360.7%
522Milam CountyTX174,33760.7%
523Jackson CountyMS4022,71260.7%
524Austin CountyTX115,94460.7%
525Lincoln CountyNM142,60160.7%
526Hernando CountyFL2923,73460.6%
527Sonoma CountyCA17063,38960.6%
528Onondaga CountyNY12267,04460.6%
529Union CountyAR146,93360.6%
530Lanier CountyGA31,65260.6%
531Morgan CountyAL4120,20460.5%
532DeSoto CountyFL94,17160.5%
533Elkhart CountyIN5833,57460.5%
534Grayson CountyTX6225,91560.5%
535Buckingham CountyVA51,86860.5%
536Northampton CountyPA6038,31660.5%
537Colorado CountyTX143,69760.4%
538Logan CountyOK175,36860.4%
539Luzerne CountyPA6545,20960.4%
540Hopewell cityVA63,94960.4%
541Monroe CountyAL72,96360.4%
542Marion CountyOR11053,79960.3%
543Essex CountyMA218113,42760.3%
544Madison CountyFL92,28060.3%
545Graham CountyAZ256,92760.3%
546Vance CountyNC187,49560.2%
547Martinsville cityVA51,79360.2%
548Jeff Davis CountyGA43,07460.2%
549Bedford CountyTN159,04260.2%
550Swain CountyNC93,39360.2%

By state

54 states
Alaska 18Alabama 64Arkansas 66Arizona 15California 55Colorado 40Connecticut 8District of Columbia 1Delaware 3Florida 64Georgia 137Guam 1Hawaii 4Iowa 89Idaho 35Illinois 89Indiana 91Kansas 60Kentucky 110Louisiana 60Massachusetts 14Maryland 23Maine 16Michigan 73Minnesota 80Missouri 99Mississippi 70Montana 29North Carolina 94North Dakota 18Nebraska 44New Hampshire 9New Jersey 21New Mexico 26Nevada 11New York 61Ohio 88Oklahoma 66Oregon 33Pennsylvania 64Puerto Rico 72Rhode Island 5South Carolina 42South Dakota 30Tennessee 90Texas 192Utah 25Virginia 115US Virgin Islands 2Vermont 11Washington 36Wisconsin 70West Virginia 47Wyoming 21

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