RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most racially diverse, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Norfolk, VAVA231,01369−2%

02Alexandria, VAVA160,66269−10%

03Northampton County, VAVA11,87966+0%

04Portsmouth, VAVA96,77766+0%

05Hampton, VAVA137,31565−4%

06Newport News, VAVA183,23065−6%

07Charles City County, VAVA6,62365+6%

08Arlington County, VAVA243,93164−7%

09Richmond, VAVA237,25764−1%

10Southampton County, VAVA18,11064+2%

11Suffolk, VAVA104,69964−1%

12Emporia, VAVA5,44763−1%

13Franklin, VAVA8,47863−1%

14King and Queen County, VAVA6,74363+5%

15Prince George County, VAVA43,93663−4%

16Surry County, VAVA6,60362−2%

17Greensville County, VAVA11,18162+1%

18Nottoway County, VAVA15,79662−2%

19Buckingham County, VAVA17,13762+1%

20Caroline County, VAVA34,41362+3%

21Sussex County, VAVA10,75561+3%

22Brunswick County, VAVA15,72761−3%

23Halifax County, VAVA33,44761−1%

24Cumberland County, VAVA10,35261−2%

25Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39160+1%

26Essex County, VAVA10,65460−3%

27Martinsville, VAVA13,84960−7%

28Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89660+3%

29Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05860−4%

30Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74760−3%

31Danville, VAVA41,64760−7%

32Accomack County, VAVA33,85959−7%

33Charlotte County, VAVA11,40159+0%

34Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71557−5%

35King William County, VAVA19,61757+20%

36Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32156+7%

37Amelia County, VAVA13,63255+5%

38Chesapeake, VAVA255,33255−6%

39Richmond County, VAVA9,29455−8%

40Lancaster County, VAVA10,99554+2%

41Hopewell, VAVA23,26154−13%

42Goochland County, VAVA29,18754+7%

43Northumberland County, VAVA12,55753+4%

44Petersburg, VAVA33,73453+26%

45Lynchburg, VAVA81,34751−10%

46Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39350−5%

47Louisa County, VAVA42,92450+13%

48Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49050+5%

49Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87350−24%

50Roanoke, VAVA99,11149−9%

51Charlottesville, VAVA44,38849−15%

52Middlesex County, VAVA10,84148+15%

53Henrico County, VAVA342,77547−18%

54New Kent County, VAVA28,02246+21%

55Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73746−17%

56Henry County, VAVA49,24246−10%

57Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97546+12%

58Manassas, VAVA44,33245−27%

59Appomattox County, VAVA17,17245−0%

60King George County, VAVA29,64645+1%

61Powhatan County, VAVA32,59144+16%

62James City County, VAVA83,32643+15%

63Fairfax, VAVA26,77243−30%

64Prince William County, VAVA502,96643−32%

65Amherst County, VAVA31,96242−1%

66Nelson County, VAVA14,92042+14%

67York County, VAVA71,37442+0%

68Williamsburg, VAVA15,86141−6%

69Culpeper County, VAVA57,66640−8%

70Falls Church, VAVA15,15936−11%

71Manassas Park, VAVA16,56035−41%

72Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14835−26%

73Orange County, VAVA40,08334+3%

74Campbell County, VAVA55,62933−5%

75Mathews County, VAVA8,52932+18%

76Covington, VAVA5,68032+1%

77Madison County, VAVA14,23732+13%

78Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631−7%

79Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38831−16%

80Staunton, VAVA26,80131−9%

81Fauquier County, VAVA76,50331+18%

82Lexington, VAVA7,76931−2%

83Loudoun County, VAVA449,74929−29%

84Gloucester County, VAVA40,09728+0%

85Winchester, VAVA28,27228−31%

86Waynesboro, VAVA23,95126−15%

87Franklin County, VAVA55,52625+3%

88Hanover County, VAVA116,42325−0%

89Stafford County, VAVA170,80325−34%

90Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83924−38%

91Clarke County, VAVA15,60922+8%

92Radford, VAVA17,24322−12%

93Montgomery County, VAVA98,43421−4%

94Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43920+25%

95Bedford County, VAVA83,05920+14%

96Norton, VAVA3,47719+3%

97Galax, VAVA6,67018−53%

98Patrick County, VAVA17,42418−8%

99Greene County, VAVA21,95817−14%

100Bath County, VAVA4,07617+0%

101Bristol, VAVA16,41817+1%

102Pulaski County, VAVA33,58615−5%

103Warren County, VAVA42,74015−7%

104Salem, VAVA25,81614−20%

105Buena Vista, VAVA6,67213−13%

106Wythe County, VAVA27,98313+37%

107Botetourt County, VAVA34,14412+10%

108Augusta County, VAVA78,94011−2%

109Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810−58%

110Roanoke County, VAVA97,15010−31%

111Bland County, VAVA6,1519−20%

112Grayson County, VAVA15,2309−55%

113Rockingham County, VAVA89,3168−29%

114Frederick County, VAVA99,9558−32%

115Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638−17%

116Alleghany County, VAVA14,5468+7%

117Tazewell County, VAVA38,6358−5%

118Page County, VAVA23,7628−8%

119Floyd County, VAVA15,7897−13%

120Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8397−43%

121Wise County, VAVA34,8247−4%

122Poquoson, VAVA13,2926−25%

123Smyth County, VAVA28,8826−14%

124Giles County, VAVA16,5646−5%

125Washington County, VAVA53,8985−17%

126Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923−62%

127Russell County, VAVA25,3323−72%

128Carroll County, VAVA29,2992−55%

129Lee County, VAVA21,6422−12%

130Craig County, VAVA4,8002+42%

131Scott County, VAVA21,2002−21%

132Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362−16%

133Highland County, VAVA2,3181−61%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES