What is the #1 most diverse cities in north carolina?

#	City	Population	Diversity Index
1	Navassa	2,148	0.693
2	Lumberton	19,220	0.692
3	Red Springs	3,107	0.669
4	Spring Lake	11,613	0.666
5	Morrisville	30,471	0.665
6	Charlotte	886,283	0.663
7	Raeford	4,545	0.652
8	Durham	288,465	0.651
9	High Point	115,263	0.650
10	Pineville	10,780	0.645
11	Creedmoor	4,957	0.644
12	Laurinburg	15,079	0.643
13	Fayetteville	209,692	0.643
14	Clinton	8,336	0.639
15	Greensboro	298,564	0.638
16	Zebulon	7,961	0.638
17	Lexington	19,691	0.634
18	Knightdale	19,532	0.633
19	Ellerbe	1,070	0.630
20	Fairmont	2,326	0.629
21	Butner	7,996	0.628
22	Snow Hill	2,102	0.626
23	Hope Mills	17,823	0.625
24	Spout Springs	11,073	0.621
25	Grifton	2,661	0.619
26	Burlington	58,599	0.618
27	Wallace	3,438	0.616
28	Lillington	4,683	0.616
29	Roxboro	8,144	0.614
30	Winston-Salem	250,887	0.612
31	Long View	4,967	0.611
32	Concord	106,518	0.610
33	Brogden	2,712	0.608
34	Raleigh	470,763	0.607
35	Five Points	1,096	0.605
36	Wilson	47,740	0.604
37	New Bern	31,563	0.602
38	Dunn	8,512	0.601
39	Ranlo	4,556	0.599
40	Harrisburg	19,203	0.599
41	Statesville	29,161	0.599
42	Williamston	5,157	0.598
43	Tabor City	3,695	0.595
44	Star	1,430	0.595
45	Mount Gilead	1,166	0.595
46	St. Pauls	2,628	0.594
47	Elroy	3,507	0.592
48	Roanoke Rapids	15,024	0.592
49	Maury	1,069	0.591
50	Anderson Creek	14,021	0.591
51	Mebane	18,899	0.590
52	Polkton	2,759	0.590
53	Middlesex	1,005	0.589
54	Elizabeth City	18,740	0.589
55	Greenville	88,540	0.588
56	Hertford	1,703	0.587
57	Piney Green	14,205	0.587
58	Candor	1,284	0.587
59	Chocowinity	1,090	0.586
60	Burgaw	3,249	0.586
61	Louisburg	3,128	0.585
62	Chadbourn	1,347	0.585
63	Biscoe	2,259	0.582
64	Rose Hill	1,501	0.582
65	Rocky Point	1,045	0.582
66	Salisbury	35,730	0.582
67	Monroe	35,596	0.582
68	Reidsville	14,547	0.581
69	Whiteville	4,721	0.581
70	Forest City	7,368	0.581
71	Spring Hope	1,334	0.580
72	Gastonia	81,632	0.579
73	Shelby	21,868	0.578
74	Roseboro	1,007	0.577
75	Goldsboro	33,448	0.576
76	Rockfish	3,807	0.576
77	Cary	176,686	0.575
78	Selma	6,611	0.575
79	Graham	17,537	0.574
80	Mount Olive	4,204	0.574
81	Troy	2,905	0.573
82	Wilson's Mills	2,652	0.572
83	Washington	9,754	0.570
84	Oxford	8,897	0.570
85	Ayden	5,035	0.569
86	Vander	1,614	0.569
87	Rockingham	9,094	0.568
88	Four Oaks	2,372	0.568
89	Franklinton	2,562	0.566
90	Bladenboro	2,181	0.566
91	Bethel	1,528	0.565
92	Benson	4,144	0.565
93	Kannapolis	56,470	0.563
94	Elizabethtown	3,294	0.563
95	Maxton	2,398	0.563
96	Stem	1,064	0.563
97	Dallas	6,012	0.562
98	Lucama	1,108	0.559
99	Bayboro	1,282	0.559
100	Garner	32,543	0.559
101	Marshville	2,586	0.558
102	Dortches	1,317	0.557
103	Princeton	1,543	0.555
104	Belhaven	1,421	0.555
105	Barbecue	5,933	0.555
106	Rolesville	10,200	0.552
107	Liberty	2,678	0.551
108	Magnolia	1,109	0.550
109	Farmville	4,493	0.549
110	Morganton	17,541	0.549
111	Havelock	16,471	0.548
112	Murfreesboro	2,814	0.548
113	Coats	2,029	0.547
114	Sanford	30,833	0.546
115	Wrightsboro	5,434	0.545
116	Badin	2,163	0.544
117	Eden	15,353	0.544
118	Winterville	10,624	0.542
119	Wendell	11,585	0.539
120	Clayton	28,043	0.538
121	Henderson	14,922	0.535
122	Walnut Cove	2,046	0.534
123	Norlina	1,050	0.533
124	Wingate	4,169	0.533
125	Albemarle	16,527	0.533
126	Smithfield	11,798	0.531
127	Jacksonville	73,507	0.530
128	Angier	5,746	0.529
129	Hamlet	6,000	0.528
130	Tarboro	10,705	0.525
131	Apex	67,765	0.522
132	Yanceyville	2,376	0.521
133	Rocky Mount	54,175	0.521
134	Green Level	3,179	0.520
135	New Hope	1,200	0.519
136	Erwin	4,617	0.519
137	Half Moon	7,780	0.517
138	Pinetops	1,323	0.517
139	Chapel Hill	59,889	0.516
140	Kenly	2,351	0.516
141	Youngsville	2,581	0.516
142	Ahoskie	4,798	0.514
143	Thomasville	27,261	0.513
144	Spencer	3,305	0.509
145	Cleveland	1,053	0.507
146	La Grange	2,692	0.506
147	Mar-Mac	2,802	0.505
148	Lincolnton	11,503	0.505
149	Cordova	1,343	0.504
150	Windsor	3,417	0.504
151	Vass	1,092	0.504
152	Wadesboro	4,966	0.503
153	Pinebluff	1,723	0.503
154	Newton	13,223	0.503
155	Franklinville	1,129	0.502
156	Carrboro	21,170	0.502
157	South Henderson	1,274	0.500
158	Kinston	19,576	0.500
159	Nashville	5,672	0.498
160	Wake Forest	51,199	0.495
161	Belville	3,183	0.495
162	Mint Hill	26,954	0.494
163	Warsaw	2,728	0.492
164	Pembroke	2,823	0.491
165	Edenton	4,480	0.490
166	Marion	7,594	0.489
167	Aberdeen	8,969	0.486
168	Marvin	6,542	0.486
169	Robersonville	1,319	0.485
170	Hickory	43,747	0.485
171	Madison	2,198	0.484
172	Fuquay-Varina	37,749	0.483
173	Northchase	5,879	0.483
174	Kenansville	1,157	0.481
175	Asheboro	27,353	0.479
176	Elm City	1,173	0.479
177	South Rosemary	2,522	0.478
178	Moravian Falls	1,015	0.476
179	Sharpsburg	1,629	0.472
180	Yadkinville	2,986	0.471
181	North Wilkesboro	4,348	0.469
182	Kernersville	27,439	0.467
183	Matthews	29,959	0.466
184	Glen Raven	3,684	0.465
185	Huntersville	62,458	0.464
186	Landis	3,726	0.461
187	St. Stephens	9,409	0.459
188	Dobson	1,521	0.458
189	River Road	3,518	0.457
190	Pittsboro	4,640	0.457
191	Indian Trail	41,146	0.455
192	Norwood	3,110	0.454
193	Waxhaw	21,565	0.454
194	Mount Holly	17,928	0.454
195	Kings Mountain	11,472	0.454
196	Robbins	1,398	0.452
197	Swepsonville	2,452	0.450
198	Stedman	1,613	0.447
199	Jackson Heights	1,002	0.442
200	Lenoir	18,282	0.439
201	Rutherfordton	3,669	0.438
202	Beulaville	1,438	0.437
203	Wentworth	2,670	0.436
204	Hemby Bridge	2,079	0.433
205	Wilmington	118,578	0.432
206	East Rockingham	3,177	0.432
207	Jonesville	2,782	0.431
208	Tobaccoville	2,632	0.429
209	Columbus	1,166	0.428
210	Plymouth	3,264	0.425
211	Richlands	2,387	0.425
212	Newport	4,428	0.422
213	Manteo	1,853	0.418
214	Mocksville	6,001	0.418
215	Governors Village	2,148	0.417
216	Sylva	2,600	0.416
217	Fairfield Harbour	2,898	0.415
218	Scotland Neck	2,087	0.414
219	Mooresville	51,447	0.414
220	Oakboro	2,453	0.413
221	Kings Grant	9,061	0.413
222	Bryson City	1,676	0.412
223	Hillsborough	9,656	0.412
224	Murraysville	17,307	0.410
225	Shallotte	4,465	0.410
226	Stokesdale	5,943	0.409
227	Walkertown	5,793	0.409
228	Enochville	3,392	0.406
229	Lowell	3,711	0.406
230	Lake Waccamaw	1,666	0.405
231	Calabash	2,397	0.404
232	Wesley Chapel	8,923	0.404
233	Gorman	1,447	0.404
234	China Grove	4,487	0.403
235	Holly Springs	43,429	0.403
236	Southern Pines	16,052	0.401
237	Briar Chapel	6,084	0.398
238	Arrowhead Beach	1,277	0.397
239	Springdale	1,120	0.394
240	Cherry Branch	1,406	0.392
241	Dudley	2,320	0.392
242	Gibsonville	9,289	0.391
243	Midland	4,758	0.390
244	Siler City	7,905	0.389
245	James City	4,859	0.389
246	Granite Falls	4,921	0.388
247	Avery Creek	2,998	0.387
248	Conover	8,491	0.383
249	Hildebran	1,860	0.383
250	Oak Ridge	7,660	0.382
251	Moyock	5,669	0.381
252	Silver Lake	6,242	0.379
253	Rural Hall	3,421	0.377
254	Cherokee	1,631	0.376
255	Stoneville	1,213	0.374
256	Forest Oaks	4,095	0.374
257	Ramseur	2,061	0.373
258	Pine Level	2,072	0.372
259	Carthage	2,840	0.370
260	Eastover	3,666	0.370
261	Troutman	3,813	0.367
262	Boiling Springs	4,625	0.367
263	Stallings	16,495	0.366
264	Fairplains	1,876	0.364
265	Summerfield	11,031	0.363
266	Pleasant Garden	4,989	0.361
267	East Spencer	1,309	0.356
268	Morehead City	9,696	0.354
269	Archer Lodge	5,036	0.351
270	Cricket	2,512	0.350
271	Archdale	11,992	0.349
272	Woodfin	7,957	0.349
273	Haw River	2,581	0.345
274	Sneads Ferry	2,556	0.344
275	Asheville	94,369	0.340
276	Camden	1,072	0.340
277	Stanley	4,014	0.339
278	Spindale	4,244	0.339
279	Weddington	13,468	0.339
280	Clemmons	21,574	0.339
281	Cullowhee	7,300	0.337
282	Weldon	1,522	0.335
283	Davidson	14,852	0.334
284	Beaufort	4,613	0.334
285	Hendersonville	15,253	0.331
286	Plain View	1,647	0.330
287	Barker Heights	1,025	0.327
288	Stony Point	1,301	0.327
289	Murphy	1,356	0.325
290	Foxfire	1,730	0.324
291	East Flat Rock	6,468	0.323
292	Randleman	4,611	0.321
293	Leland	26,307	0.317
294	Lewisville	13,655	0.315
295	Salem	2,035	0.312
296	Wallburg	3,104	0.312
297	Cramerton	5,376	0.312
298	Brevard	7,795	0.312
299	Alamance	1,358	0.311
300	Advance	1,544	0.309
301	Toast	1,066	0.309
302	Sparta	1,957	0.309
303	Franklin	4,221	0.305
304	Hampstead	9,129	0.302
305	Sea Breeze	1,731	0.300
306	Pumpkin Center	1,753	0.300
307	Buies Creek	3,613	0.299
308	Trinity	7,066	0.299
309	Fruitland	2,417	0.298
310	Fletcher	8,022	0.295
311	Elon	11,325	0.294
312	Bessemer City	5,508	0.293
313	Balfour	1,132	0.285
314	Banner Elk	1,338	0.282
315	Belmont	15,140	0.282
316	River Bend	2,896	0.281
317	Claremont	2,051	0.281
318	Kill Devil Hills	7,727	0.281
319	Midway	4,826	0.280
320	Stanfield	1,554	0.280
321	Swannanoa	6,043	0.278
322	Gamewell	3,701	0.278
323	Mountain Home	3,518	0.275
324	Seven Lakes	4,823	0.273
325	Cornelius	32,009	0.272
326	Lake Lure	1,488	0.269
327	Skippers Corner	3,834	0.267
328	Lake Park	3,365	0.266
329	Tryon	1,713	0.266
330	Southmont	1,293	0.263
331	Red Oak	3,372	0.261
332	Andrews	1,976	0.260
333	King	7,345	0.260
334	Spruce Pine	2,381	0.260
335	Bonnetsville	1,368	0.259
336	Connelly Springs	2,342	0.257
337	Mount Airy	10,631	0.255
338	Mills River	7,214	0.253
339	Elkin	4,025	0.253
340	West Jefferson	1,567	0.253
341	Burnsville	2,143	0.251
342	Kitty Hawk	3,721	0.248
343	Boone	19,534	0.247
344	Broadway	1,429	0.245
345	Maiden	3,777	0.243
346	Wilkesboro	3,664	0.240
347	Jamestown	3,685	0.235
348	Mars Hill	2,738	0.235
349	Swansboro	3,887	0.233
350	Mountain View	3,068	0.233
351	Clyde	1,522	0.231
352	Drexel	1,862	0.230
353	Rutherford College	1,327	0.230
354	Holly Ridge	4,532	0.230
355	Granite Quarry	3,015	0.227
356	Maggie Valley	2,311	0.226
357	Highlands	1,276	0.226
358	Saxapahaw	1,501	0.226
359	West Marion	1,018	0.225
360	Dana	3,824	0.225
361	Southport	4,143	0.224
362	Pinehurst	17,992	0.217
363	Lake Norman of Catawba	9,308	0.214
364	Taylorsville	2,386	0.211
365	Hays	1,355	0.208
366	Mayodan	2,446	0.208
367	Enfield	1,967	0.208
368	Mount Pleasant	1,866	0.206
369	Mineral Springs	3,244	0.201
370	Weaverville	4,618	0.200
371	Cherryville	6,154	0.199
372	St. James	6,901	0.198
373	Rhodhiss	1,062	0.197
374	Rockwell	2,688	0.196
375	Faith	1,090	0.195
376	Grandy	2,443	0.195
377	Cove Creek	1,533	0.194
378	Foscoe	1,257	0.192
379	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,496	0.190
380	Porters Neck	7,102	0.189
381	Waynesville	10,408	0.188
382	Ogden	8,363	0.188
383	Fearrington Village	2,535	0.188
384	Edneyville	2,698	0.186
385	Valdese	4,689	0.181
386	Glen Alpine	1,995	0.181
387	Myrtle Grove	12,404	0.180
388	Surf City	4,160	0.180
389	Etowah	7,765	0.177
390	Bethlehem	3,928	0.177
391	Efland	1,064	0.176
392	Governors Club	1,772	0.174
393	Whispering Pines	5,081	0.168
394	Denver	2,483	0.167
395	Brandywine Bay	1,404	0.167
396	Pilot Mountain	1,584	0.166
397	Unionville	6,826	0.164
398	Jefferson	1,852	0.159
399	Mulberry	2,134	0.158
400	Black Mountain	8,462	0.155
401	McAdenville	1,139	0.153
402	Atlantic Beach	1,705	0.152
403	Cedar Point	2,005	0.149
404	Canton	4,417	0.148
405	Cajah's Mountain	2,696	0.148
406	Hayesville	1,110	0.147
407	Bermuda Run	3,166	0.146
408	Lake Junaluska	2,903	0.142
409	Sawmills	5,027	0.141
410	Carolina Shores	4,843	0.138
411	Hoopers Creek	1,623	0.138
412	Carolina Beach	6,665	0.138
413	Valley Hill	2,540	0.135
414	West Canton	1,369	0.135
415	Royal Pines	4,528	0.133
416	Lowesville	3,737	0.130
417	Boiling Spring Lakes	6,206	0.130
418	Emerald Isle	3,915	0.128
419	Brices Creek	3,592	0.127
420	Bayshore	2,870	0.121
421	Walnut Creek	1,684	0.120
422	Fairview	2,327	0.119
423	Boonville	1,502	0.117
424	Lake Royale	2,959	0.117
425	Broad Creek	1,963	0.115
426	Westport	5,079	0.113
427	Oak Island	8,888	0.111
428	Nags Head	3,164	0.110
429	Wrightsville Beach	2,679	0.109
430	Laurel Park	2,391	0.106
431	Emma	2,757	0.105
432	Cape Carteret	2,598	0.099
433	Buxton	1,451	0.094
434	Southern Shores	3,119	0.092
435	Welcome	3,649	0.091
436	Harkers Island	1,080	0.091
437	Sunset Beach	4,326	0.089
438	Horse Shoe	1,699	0.089
439	Tyro	3,635	0.088
440	Northlakes	1,462	0.087
441	Icard	2,291	0.084
442	Denton	1,271	0.083
443	Flat Rock	3,502	0.080
444	Millers Creek	1,469	0.069
445	Neuse Forest	2,406	0.066
446	Nebo	1,608	0.065
447	Cypress Landing	1,037	0.064
448	Locust	5,529	0.063
449	Kure Beach	2,323	0.059
450	Holden Beach	1,047	0.052
451	Princeville	1,502	0.050
452	Hudson	3,777	0.049
453	Biltmore Forest	1,536	0.046
454	Wanchese	1,793	0.044
455	Pine Knoll Shores	1,387	0.035
456	Trent Woods	4,086	0.020
457	Bent Creek	1,854	0.003

Methodology

Cities in North Carolina are ranked by diversity index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most diverse cities in north carolina?: Navassa ranks #1 with 0.693 (diversity index).
What are the top 5 most diverse cities in north carolina?: 1. Navassa (0.693), 2. Lumberton (0.692), 3. Red Springs (0.669), 4. Spring Lake (0.666), 5. Morrisville (0.665)
How many cities in North Carolina are ranked?: This ranking includes 457 cities in North Carolina with available data.

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