New York 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. | Village of Elmsford | Westchester | 89.2 |
| 2. | Village of West Haverstraw | Rockland | 88.4 |
| 3. | City of Middletown | Orange | 87.8 |
| 4. | City of Yonkers | Westchester | 87.3 |
| 5. | Village of Freeport | Nassau | 87.3 |
| 6. | Village of Ossining | Westchester | 87.0 |
| 7. | City of Newburgh | Orange | 86.9 |
| 8. | Central Islip Census Designated Place | Suffolk | 86.9 |
| 9. | Baywood Census Designated Place | Suffolk | 86.8 |
| 10. | City of Peekskill | Westchester | 86.8 |
| 11. | Hillcrest Census Designated Place | Rockland | 86.6 |
| 12. | Inwood Census Designated Place | Nassau | 86.5 |
| 13. | Village of Valley Stream | Nassau | 86.5 |
| 14. | City of New York | New York | 86.5 |
| 15. | Uniondale Census Designated Place | Nassau | 86.3 |
| 16. | Gordon Heights Census Designated Place | Suffolk | 86.1 |
| 17. | North Bellport Census Designated Place | Suffolk | 86.1 |
| 18. | Bay Shore Census Designated Place | Suffolk | 86.0 |
| 19. | Mechanicstown Census Designated Place | Orange | 85.9 |
| 20. | Village of Westbury | Nassau | 85.7 |
