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Most segregated, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2024 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 130 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR20202024
Most segregated by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020
01Franklin, VAVA8,47873+23%
02Lee County, VAVA21,64258−17%
03Buchanan County, VAVA18,49255+75%
04Richmond, VAVA237,25752−8%
05Emporia, VAVA5,44747−13%
06Roanoke, VAVA99,11146+4%
07Portsmouth, VAVA96,77742−9%
08Norfolk, VAVA231,01341−1%
09Alexandria, VAVA160,66239−2%
10Henrico County, VAVA342,77538−5%
11Grayson County, VAVA15,23036+57%
12Wise County, VAVA34,82436−8%
14Newport News, VAVA183,23035+7%
15Suffolk, VAVA104,69935−3%
16Chesapeake, VAVA255,33234+0%
17Hampton, VAVA137,31533−4%
18Accomack County, VAVA33,85933−2%
19Franklin County, VAVA55,52632+8%
20Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14832−7%
21Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73731−4%
22Tazewell County, VAVA38,63531−12%
23Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39331+23%
24Halifax County, VAVA33,44730−4%
25Loudoun County, VAVA449,74930−4%
26Nelson County, VAVA14,92030+40%
27Smyth County, VAVA28,88229−5%
28Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87329+1%
29Carroll County, VAVA29,29929+4%
30Albemarle County, VAVA118,35629−12%
31Culpeper County, VAVA57,66628−11%
32Prince George County, VAVA43,93628−7%
33Arlington County, VAVA243,93128−7%
34Lynchburg, VAVA81,34728−17%
35Greensville County, VAVA11,18128+198%
36Danville, VAVA41,64728−2%
37Augusta County, VAVA78,94028−15%
38Salem, VAVA25,81628−12%
39Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83926−16%
40Bristol, VAVA16,41826−5%
41Northumberland County, VAVA12,55726−5%
42Middlesex County, VAVA10,84126+123%
43Martinsville, VAVA13,84925−27%
44Washington County, VAVA53,89825−23%
45Warren County, VAVA42,74025−18%
46Alleghany County, VAVA14,54625−0%
47Brunswick County, VAVA15,72725−9%
48Stafford County, VAVA170,80325−1%
49Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825−22%
50Essex County, VAVA10,65424+12%
51Pulaski County, VAVA33,58624+42%
52Montgomery County, VAVA98,43424−8%
53Lancaster County, VAVA10,99524+11%
54Mathews County, VAVA8,52924+20%
55Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74724−5%
56York County, VAVA71,37424+5%
57Dickenson County, VAVA13,23623−44%
58Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89623−19%
59Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83923−1%
60Fauquier County, VAVA76,50323−1%
61James City County, VAVA83,32623−5%
62Waynesboro, VAVA23,95123−1%
63Hopewell, VAVA23,26122+22%
64Frederick County, VAVA99,95522−26%
65Powhatan County, VAVA32,59122−41%
66Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38821+19%
67Wythe County, VAVA27,98321−43%
68Nottoway County, VAVA15,79621+3%
69Petersburg, VAVA33,73421−36%
70Radford, VAVA17,24321−35%
71Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66320+7%
72Bedford County, VAVA83,05920−26%
73Williamsburg, VAVA15,86120+30%
74Amherst County, VAVA31,96220−12%
75Buckingham County, VAVA17,13720+4%
76Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49020−2%
77Rockingham County, VAVA89,31620−25%
78Southampton County, VAVA18,11020−21%
79Roanoke County, VAVA97,15020−14%
81Covington, VAVA5,68018−45%
82Orange County, VAVA40,08318−24%
83Floyd County, VAVA15,78918−46%
85Scott County, VAVA21,20018−25%
86Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73818−29%
87Patrick County, VAVA17,42418−25%
88Sussex County, VAVA10,75517−11%
89Campbell County, VAVA55,62917−19%
90Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71517−8%
91Richmond County, VAVA9,29417+5045%
92Henry County, VAVA49,24217−19%
93Hanover County, VAVA116,42316−25%
94Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39116+14%
95Louisa County, VAVA42,92416−29%
96Staunton, VAVA26,80115−30%
97Bath County, VAVA4,07615−42%
98Gloucester County, VAVA40,09714−16%
99Winchester, VAVA28,27214−47%
100Goochland County, VAVA29,18714−25%
101Northampton County, VAVA11,87913−2%
102King George County, VAVA29,64613−14%
103Giles County, VAVA16,56413−43%
104Russell County, VAVA25,33213−73%
105Caroline County, VAVA34,41312−46%
106Amelia County, VAVA13,63212+62%
107Manassas, VAVA44,33212−38%
108Page County, VAVA23,76212+1%
109Botetourt County, VAVA34,14412−44%
110Fairfax, VAVA26,77211−16%
111Clarke County, VAVA15,60911−50%
112New Kent County, VAVA28,02211+9%
113Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97511−37%
114Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43910+625%
115Appomattox County, VAVA17,17210+12%
116Poquoson, VAVA13,29210−37%
117Manassas Park, VAVA16,56010−37%
118Bland County, VAVA6,15110−55%
119King William County, VAVA19,61710−53%
120Greene County, VAVA21,9589+2%
121Madison County, VAVA14,2379−30%
122Charlotte County, VAVA11,4018−3%
123Falls Church, VAVA15,1598−11%
124Lexington, VAVA7,7696−37%
125Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726−63%
126Galax, VAVA6,6706+401%
127Cumberland County, VAVA10,3526−12%
128Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0586−22%
129King and Queen County, VAVA6,7436−64%
130Surry County, VAVA6,6030−94%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES