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Least racially diverse, US counties · 2020

US counties with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS).

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1501Dixon County, NENE5,60235+157%
1502Valley County, MTMT7,38535+997%
1503Henderson County, KYKY44,25535+82%
1504Columbia County, NYNY60,16835+93%
1505Denali, AKAK1,61635+151%
1506Washita County, OKOK10,88436+176%
1507Giles County, TNTN31,43336+23%
1508Stafford County, KSKS4,00536+161%
1509Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02036−7%
1510Hamilton County, TXTX8,68036+98%
1511Phillips County, MTMT4,20336+737%
1512Sheridan County, NENE4,80936+698%
1513Sussex County, NJNJ148,06336+167%
1514Ramsey County, NDND11,53036+1302%
1515Chase County, NENE3,71836+295%
1516Borden County, TXTX56736+33%
1517Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40536+254%
1518Clark County, KSKS1,90036+243%
1519Franklin County, GAGA25,94836+57%
1520Carbon County, UTUT20,68036+45%
1521Grant County, ININ66,52436+52%
1522Lincoln County, NCNC98,65436+27%
1523Dukes County, MAMA21,21936+269%
1524Warren County, OHOH257,18136+198%
1525Pickens County, SCSC139,19836+61%
1526Charlotte County, FLFL217,21236+82%
1527Hood County, TXTX70,50136+97%
1528Linn County, OROR132,84336+173%
1529Whiteside County, ILIL54,12136+56%
1530Nevada County, CACA101,91136+126%
1531Boyle County, KYKY31,63236+38%
1532Madison County, ININ135,08837+63%
1533Covington County, ALAL37,94737+25%
1534Jackson County, MIMI159,55237+48%
1535Walsh County, NDND10,17937+154%
1536Cheyenne County, COCO1,71337+83%
1537Morrill County, NENE4,40437+56%
1538Dewey County, OKOK4,20737+393%
1539Fairfield County, OHOH169,75237+259%
1540Sedgwick County, COCO2,24737+32%
1541Crawford County, ARAR62,65737+177%
1542Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13537+45%
1543Yadkin County, NCNC38,32537+59%
1544Pettis County, MOMO44,25437+111%
1545Washington County, UTUT213,67037+159%
1546Baylor County, TXTX3,47237+25%
1547Geneva County, ALAL27,55437+32%
1548Hancock County, MSMS46,87337+66%
1549Sabine County, TXTX10,01237+38%
1550Centre County, PAPA157,39337+90%
1551Tillamook County, OROR27,38437+156%
1552Gray County, KSKS5,65237+61%
1553Nelson County, VAVA14,92037+1%
1554Sandusky County, OHOH58,65537+62%
1555El Paso County, TXTX877,85837−13%
1556Bradley County, TNTN115,46537+134%
1557Cache County, UTUT145,00037+82%
1558Brown County, KSKS9,10437+245%
1559Jackson County, ININ47,37037+282%
1560Ocean County, NJNJ673,74637+74%
1561Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64937+113%
1562Millard County, UTUT14,05738+104%
1563Plumas County, CACA18,58338+125%
1564Cumberland County, PAPA277,27038+190%
1565Barry County, MOMO36,20038+190%
1566Ashland County, WIWI16,20338+727%
1567Jackson County, KSKS13,43838+550%
1568Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13038+66%
1569Newton County, MOMO62,26338+383%
1570Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83038+66%
1571Walworth County, SDSD5,21738+1587%
1572Niagara County, NYNY208,91238+99%
1573Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25938+386%
1574Bannock County, IDID91,59138+148%
1575Story County, IAIA101,29138+90%
1576Murray County, GAGA41,60738+155%
1577Teton County, WYWY23,33338+124%
1578Reno County, KSKS61,53938+80%
1579Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78138+131%
1580Cass County, MNMN31,43038+1037%
1581Livingston Parish, LALA155,03638+189%
1582Lake County, OROR8,18738+147%
1583Isabella County, MIMI64,69138+176%
1584Dixie County, FLFL18,03838+52%
1585Delta County, COCO32,17838+40%
1586Surry County, NCNC72,28738+49%
1587Cecil County, MDMD107,13138+161%
1588Madison County, ILIL263,11038+75%
1589Ottawa County, MIMI308,45938+63%
1590Marshall County, TNTN38,07138+52%
1591Linn County, IAIA232,02838+195%
1592Wasatch County, UTUT38,51438+186%
1593Cass County, NDND201,79438+368%
1594Woods County, OKOK8,44338+194%
1595Clatsop County, OROR40,92638+157%
1596Franklin County, IAIA9,86838+161%
1597Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41538+150%
1598Sherman County, KSKS5,76339+85%
1599Wayne County, NENE10,02039+467%
1600Baldwin County, ALAL267,76139+37%
1601Freeborn County, MNMN30,44039+133%
1602Oconee County, GAGA44,89339+52%
1603Erie County, OHOH73,29639+52%
1604Dallas County, IAIA118,45739+141%
1605Wood County, TXTX49,68839+40%
1606Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04739+111%
1607Spokane County, WAWA558,34439+152%
1608Ada County, IDID546,14139+135%
1609Chattooga County, GAGA25,30039+30%
1610Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50239+367%
1611Presidio County, TXTX5,43339+21%
1612Clark County, OHOH135,34039+59%
1613Gilmer County, WVWV7,08539+628%
1614Parker County, TXTX184,76739+82%
1615Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45139+47%
1616Greene County, ALAL7,06739−2%
1617Clallam County, WAWA78,20239+184%
1618Stearns County, MNMN164,11039+325%
1619Lewis County, WAWA88,06239+152%
1620Catron County, NMNM3,82739−6%
1621Sarasota County, FLFL479,95839+81%
1622Erie County, PAPA265,83239+87%
1623Davie County, NCNC45,85539+61%
1624Rutherford County, NCNC65,74539+32%
1625Washakie County, WYWY7,59739+43%
1626Scott County, MOMO37,97539+48%
1627Salem, VAVA25,81639+117%
1628Hanover County, VAVA116,42339+55%
1629Davis County, UTUT381,22739+106%
1630Tripp County, SDSD5,70839+1377%
1631Knox County, ILIL47,76739+63%
1632Stephens County, GAGA27,85439+32%
1633Bonneville County, IDID135,77139+105%
1634Jasper County, MOMO127,42839+185%
1635Cole County, MOMO77,90839+44%
1636Williamson County, TNTN272,06140+88%
1637Clay County, ALAL14,20740+7%
1638Uintah County, UTUT38,27840+282%
1639Mills County, TXTX4,58040+26%
1640Lyon County, MNMN25,68440+133%
1641Dewey County, SDSD5,41940+310%
1642Buncombe County, NCNC277,41740+57%
1643Monroe County, ININ143,34540+102%
1644Buchanan County, MOMO83,54040+129%
1645Obion County, TNTN30,06740+48%
1646Oceana County, MIMI27,17740+46%
1647Greene County, OHOH174,32240+76%
1648Harvey County, KSKS33,58040+71%
1649Warren County, ILIL16,22240+254%
1650Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99540+75%
1651Ward County, NDND68,23340+229%
1652Klickitat County, WAWA24,33140+90%
1653Wilson County, TNTN175,03340+112%
1654Tooele County, UTUT87,46140+44%
1655Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80440−13%
1656Pope County, ARAR64,97640+211%
1657Delta County, TXTX5,54940+52%
1658Lincoln County, OKOK35,27840+259%
1659Poinsett County, ARAR22,48340+99%
1660Berkeley County, WVWV139,52240+153%
1661Brunswick County, NCNC174,70240+8%
1662Rice County, KSKS9,26640+139%
1663Franklin County, KYKY52,64940+58%
1664Val Verde County, TXTX47,83540−13%
1665Lexington, VAVA7,76940+30%
1666Hughes County, SDSD17,57040+727%
1667Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67340+24%
1668Walton County, FLFL93,28840+79%
1669Beaver County, UTUT7,30140+163%
1670Eaton County, MIMI109,58141+80%
1671Dodge County, NENE38,05741+248%
1672Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88541+162%
1673Jefferson County, NYNY111,54041+62%
1674Albany County, WYWY38,55841+71%
1675Ziebach County, SDSD2,38941+334%
1676Gulf County, FLFL15,94341+1%
1677Skagway, AKAK1,10441
1678Grand Forks County, NDND74,50141+276%
1679Hendricks County, ININ193,51041+478%
1680York County, PAPA473,19741+133%
1681Camden County, NCNC11,31541+6%
1682West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15641−0%
1683Donley County, TXTX3,21341+70%
1684Lebanon County, PAPA146,38041+150%
1685Delaware County, OHOH242,03241+235%
1686Pondera County, MTMT6,07241+1209%
1687McCracken County, KYKY67,55341+48%
1688Rolette County, NDND11,68841+366%
1689Somervell County, TXTX10,26141+36%
1690Forest County, WIWI9,57441+512%
1691Porter County, ININ176,04941+161%
1692Jefferson County, WVWV63,10242+109%
1693Henderson County, NCNC122,37542+94%
1694Larimer County, COCO377,29242+72%
1695Alcorn County, MSMS34,56942+49%
1696Van Buren County, MIMI76,07142+40%
1697Clarke County, IAIA9,57442+283%
1698Humphreys County, MSMS7,00142−21%
1699Bucks County, PAPA647,82842+124%
1700Berrien County, GAGA18,93242+34%
1701Mora County, NMNM4,05142+16%
1702Pacific County, WAWA24,35742+133%
1703Mesa County, COCO162,84542+67%
1704Macon County, ALAL18,13242+29%
1705Pearl River County, MSMS59,36342+36%
1706Sumner County, TNTN215,53842+116%
1707Webster County, MSMS10,16742−7%
1709Covington, VAVA5,68042+32%
1710Lincoln County, OROR50,63642+182%
1711Stephenson County, ILIL43,22042+84%
1712Fremont County, COCO50,03942+17%
1713Rock County, WIWI166,47242+93%
1714Lancaster County, PAPA563,15942+87%
1715Teton County, IDID13,25442+58%
1716Clinton County, ININ33,32242+136%
1717Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34442+6%
1718Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11542+120%
1719Stonewall County, TXTX1,18643+28%
1720Motley County, TXTX1,04343+22%
1721Utah County, UTUT759,85943+116%
1722Hamilton County, ININ387,03643+217%
1723Douglas County, NVNV50,11143+101%
1724Kenedy County, TXTX31943+3%
1725Wright County, IAIA12,80143+241%
1726Lane County, OROR381,58443+138%
1727Saline County, ARAR133,28843+331%
1728Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55243+74%
1729Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69143+270%
1730Kittitas County, WAWA48,80343+127%
1731Broome County, NYNY195,73643+127%
1732Grand County, UTUT9,79043+191%
1733Conway County, ARAR21,39343+30%
1734Madison County, NENE36,10643+87%
1735Montgomery County, NYNY50,04643+120%
1736Frederick County, VAVA99,95543+257%
1737Prentiss County, MSMS25,28443+43%
1738Barton County, KSKS24,79043+94%
1739Worcester County, MDMD54,45943+11%
1740Robertson County, TNTN80,17543+64%
1741Calaveras County, CACA46,60543+114%
1742St. Johns County, FLFL346,32843+88%
1743Union County, MSMS28,45943+22%
1744Louisa County, IAIA10,41643+52%
1745Moffat County, COCO13,12244+91%
1746Washington County, IDID11,58344+33%
1747Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95144+345%
1748Douglas County, COCO399,39644+116%
1749Knox County, TNTN511,45344+70%
1750Montgomery County, VAVA98,43444+101%
1751Tunica County, MSMS8,81944−20%
1752Noble County, OKOK10,89944+336%
1753Grady County, OKOK59,12844+172%
1754Archuleta County, COCO14,30644+19%
1755Garland County, ARAR99,69544+74%
1756Burke County, NCNC88,65544+40%
1757Hampshire County, MAMA164,06544+113%
1758New Kent County, VAVA28,02244+15%
1759Stanly County, NCNC68,83044+29%
1760Greene County, VAVA21,95844+127%
1761Tama County, IAIA16,79644+311%
1762Plymouth County, MAMA546,82944+132%
1763Clark County, ININ130,45144+107%
1764Eastland County, TXTX18,14344+50%
1765Coleman County, TXTX7,91544+25%
1766Marshall County, ALAL103,53744+154%
1767Jackson County, OROR221,79544+133%
1768Bartholomew County, ININ85,72944+210%
1769Washington County, FLFL26,69545+25%
1770Calhoun County, FLFL13,28945+5%
1771Jackson County, GAGA99,26545+67%
1772Oneida County, NYNY226,39245+92%
1773Allen County, OHOH100,88145+43%
1774Washington County, MNMN286,89545+213%
1775Upshur County, TXTX44,41045+40%
1776Pennington County, SDSD116,79245+286%
1777Oldham County, TXTX1,78345+50%
1778Newton County, TXTX11,95445−9%
1779Wakulla County, FLFL38,08945+48%
1780Staunton, VAVA26,80145+33%
1781Trinity County, TXTX14,38445+21%
1782Clackamas County, OROR426,28045+133%
1783Sweetwater County, WYWY41,26745+81%
1784Pike County, PAPA62,80845+118%
1785Tuolumne County, CACA53,16045+74%
1786Scott County, KSKS4,81545+194%
1787Tyler County, TXTX20,44345+30%
1789Wapello County, IAIA35,21045+388%
1790Franklin County, FLFL13,02945+15%
1791Modoc County, CACA8,42645+52%
1792Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47145+15%
1793Sawyer County, WIWI18,84645+943%
1794Baker County, FLFL29,73745+30%
1795Lancaster County, NENE334,04945+110%
1796New Madrid County, MOMO15,08645+30%
1797Sarpy County, NENE208,30345+82%
1798McHenry County, ILIL317,75145+106%
1799DeKalb County, ALAL74,08545+157%
1800Franklin County, TXTX10,99445+55%
1801Stephens County, OKOK44,31045+176%
1802Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66645+340%
1803Perry County, MSMS11,57746−1%
1804Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53246+83%
1805Lake County, MIMI13,18246+55%
1806Lincoln County, COCO5,64546+43%
1807Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51046+130%
1808Sangamon County, ILIL194,17046+70%
1809Coke County, TXTX3,41246+15%
1810Carbon County, WYWY14,01346+38%
1811Campbell County, VAVA55,62946+33%
1812Hamblen County, TNTN68,84346+90%
1813Shelby County, KYKY51,24346+48%
1814Brown County, WIWI275,80346+163%
1815Chilton County, ALAL47,70846+52%
1816Middlesex County, VAVA10,84146+10%
1817Bosque County, TXTX18,91846+46%
1818Frio County, TXTX18,82346−9%
1819Madison County, GAGA32,91946+87%
1820Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14446+186%
1821Young County, TXTX18,15446+69%
1822Luzerne County, PAPA332,12646+456%
1823Jackson County, NCNC45,03946+334%
1824Cowley County, KSKS34,38246+141%
1825Warren County, NJNJ112,95346+187%
1826Irion County, TXTX1,46346−2%
1827Esmeralda County, NVNV72946+83%
1828La Plata County, COCO56,89846+76%
1829Saline County, KSKS53,37746+83%
1830Storey County, NVNV4,26046+196%
1831Coahoma County, MSMS19,84946−15%
1832Orange County, TXTX86,26646+59%
1833Bristol County, MAMA593,64046+180%
1834Payette County, IDID27,82446+61%
1835Benton County, OROR97,72846+95%
1836Vermilion County, ILIL71,25946+47%
1837Rice County, MNMN69,93946+138%
1838Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59046+36%
1839King William County, VAVA19,61746−1%
1840Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09646+36%
1841Platte County, MOMO114,40047+143%
1842Davidson County, NCNC180,18247+56%
1843Scott County, IAIA175,25947+72%
1844Appomattox County, VAVA17,17247+2%
1845Meade County, KSKS3,85247+80%
1846Goochland County, VAVA29,18747−7%
1847Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67147+26%
1848Mariposa County, CACA16,91847+111%
1849McKinley County, NMNM68,11947−30%
1850Blanco County, TXTX13,58147+35%
1851Mackinac County, MIMI11,23647+1020%
1852Summit County, COCO31,51747+81%
1853LaPorte County, ININ111,29447+53%
1854Clay County, MOMO265,03247+158%
1855Orange County, VAVA40,08347+41%
1856Twin Falls County, IDID97,53947+99%
1857Mason County, TXTX3,99047+12%
1858Shasta County, CACA181,64847+135%
1859Colbert County, ALAL59,47447+25%
1860Gordon County, GAGA61,70147+80%
1861Brown County, ILIL6,40147+4%
1862Horry County, SCSC427,55147+18%
1863Tippah County, MSMS21,38947+24%
1864Island County, WAWA85,65747+87%
1865Etowah County, ALAL103,88647+31%
1866Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97547+15%
1867Dunklin County, MOMO26,85547+80%
1868Johnson County, NENE5,21847+244%
1869Bandera County, TXTX22,87647+53%
1870Levy County, FLFL48,52047+40%
1871Montgomery County, KSKS30,17747+103%
1872Johnson County, ARAR26,22547+143%
1873Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62647−24%
1874Dyer County, TNTN36,32047+51%
1875Radford, VAVA17,24347+93%
1876Kit Carson County, COCO7,06948+40%
1877Smith County, MSMS13,99148+4%
1878Pawnee County, OKOK16,02948+698%
1879Carroll County, ARAR29,26348+103%
1880Saline County, MOMO23,26548+100%
1881Faulkner County, ARAR133,97948+89%
1882Mohave County, AZAZ228,10248+69%
1883Moody County, SDSD6,63248+936%
1884Jefferson County, OKOK5,43148+120%
1885Fannin County, TXTX39,26548+51%
1886Platte County, NENE35,64948+180%
1887Harper County, OKOK3,17248+249%
1888Cotton County, OKOK5,43248+137%
1889Cass County, TXTX28,65148+10%
1890Gillespie County, TXTX28,52748+39%
1891Edwards County, KSKS2,64048+104%
1892Randolph County, ALAL23,16348+4%
1893Cass County, ININ37,83648+132%
1894Blaine County, IDID25,51748+86%
1895McClain County, OKOK49,64748+223%
1896Grant Parish, LALA22,07548+63%
1897Fauquier County, VAVA76,50348+84%
1898Bibb County, ALAL22,26248+6%
1899Louisa County, VAVA42,92448+8%
1900Woodward County, OKOK19,82748+206%
1901Hart County, GAGA28,63948+15%
1902Klamath County, OROR70,27448+115%
1903Sullivan County, MOMO5,73848+131%
1904McLean County, ILIL171,41948+92%
1905Lorain County, OHOH323,21948+36%
1906Maury County, TNTN118,13148+26%
1907Mason County, WAWA71,16548+174%
1908Martin County, FLFL166,27248+60%
1909LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15448+65%
1910Douglas County, KSKS120,92048+88%
1911Quitman County, MSMS5,36448−11%
1912Johnson County, KSKS636,90648+117%
1913Olmsted County, MNMN166,73148+119%
1914Jefferson County, COCO580,45148+63%
1915Laramie County, WYWY102,93848+50%
1916Muscatine County, IAIA41,85348+63%
1917Crawford County, GAGA12,20648−4%
1918Calhoun County, ARAR4,63249+1%
1919San Miguel County, NMNM26,26049+18%
1920Scott County, MNMN159,01749+248%
1921Haines, AKAK2,06849+654%
1922Wise County, TXTX83,77849+77%
1923Anoka County, MNMN381,60549+301%
1924Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72049+140%
1925Macomb County, MIMI886,22149+214%
1926Anderson County, SCSC219,93049+29%
1927Harris County, GAGA37,28049+15%
1928Henderson County, TXTX88,59549+56%
1929Galax, VAVA6,67049+26%
1930Whatcom County, WAWA236,39249+132%
1931Chester County, PAPA557,11649+80%
1932Jack County, TXTX9,56349+59%
1933Jasper County, GAGA17,63249−8%
1934Stone County, MSMS19,65449+18%
1935Acadia Parish, LALA57,03249+25%
1936Pamlico County, NCNC12,75849−1%
1937Moore County, NCNC110,61949+17%
1938Polk County, OROR90,03749+104%
1939Kimble County, TXTX4,43849+17%
1940Forest County, PAPA6,61449+466%
1941Montrose County, COCO44,59150+48%
1942Yell County, ARAR19,95650+52%
1943Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35750+198%
1944Randolph County, NCNC149,51650+69%
1945Leflore County, MSMS25,68650−12%
1946Phillips County, COCO4,42050+80%
1947Greene County, MSMS13,70750−1%
1948Franklin County, ALAL32,44950+85%
1949Lawrence County, ALAL33,84350+48%
1950Tipton County, TNTN62,28750+15%
1951Calvert County, MDMD94,48450+47%
1952Yamhill County, OROR110,02450+76%
1953Chouteau County, MTMT5,86550+1785%
1954Cherokee County, GAGA299,27350+143%
1955Dane County, WIWI590,37550+96%
1956Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03550+52%
1957Leon County, TXTX16,89450+25%
1958Perquimans County, NCNC13,49050−4%
1959Amelia County, VAVA13,63250−4%
1960Logan County, OKOK55,47350+52%
1961Boulder County, COCO328,56050+55%
1962Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79150+41%
1963Boone County, MOMO191,74650+65%
1964Cimarron County, OKOK2,05950+44%
1965Gibson County, TNTN51,77950+19%
1966Weber County, UTUT278,17450+50%
1967Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63850+70%
1968Habersham County, GAGA50,41650+59%
1969Butler County, OHOH400,12850+158%
1970Beckham County, OKOK22,15950+88%
1971Schley County, GAGA4,59350−13%
1972El Dorado County, CACA192,32350+83%
1973Amherst County, VAVA31,96250+18%
1974Real County, TXTX2,74550+13%
1975Kent County, MDMD19,56550+18%
1976Williams County, NDND41,76750+1478%
1977La Salle County, TXTX6,51751+11%
1978Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79551+140%
1979Putnam County, NYNY99,02851+140%
1980Sumter County, ALAL11,58851+1%
1981Mower County, MNMN40,97151+237%
1982Johnson County, IAIA160,04451+125%
1983Effingham County, GAGA74,39751+56%
1984Corson County, SDSD3,78151+271%
1985Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41551+18%
1986Logan County, COCO20,65451+60%
1987Hernando County, FLFL221,70151+125%
1988Calhoun County, MIMI133,40851+50%
1989Washington County, MDMD157,73151+126%
1991Ferry County, WAWA7,51751+405%
1992Muskegon County, MIMI177,90151+30%
1993Pender County, NCNC72,11151−2%
1994New Hanover County, NCNC245,95951+24%
1995Creek County, OKOK74,96751+293%
1996Ulster County, NYNY183,33051+78%
1997Trousdale County, TNTN12,62352+78%
1998Whitman County, WAWA48,51252+115%
1999Bingham County, IDID51,15352+60%
2000Siskiyou County, CACA42,01352+111%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES