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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. The median across all 130 is 22. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Greensville County, VA, up 84 places to #35.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020

01▲1Franklin, VAVA8,47873+23%

02▼1Lee County, VAVA21,64258−17%

03▲34Buchanan County, VAVA18,49255+75%

04▼1Richmond, VAVA237,25752−8%

05▼1Emporia, VAVA5,44747−13%

06▲1Roanoke, VAVA99,11146+4%

07▼1Portsmouth, VAVA96,77742−9%

08▲1Norfolk, VAVA231,01341−1%

09▲1Alexandria, VAVA160,66239−2%

10▲1Henrico County, VAVA342,77538−5%

11▲58Grayson County, VAVA15,23036+57%

12Wise County, VAVA34,82436−8%

13▲5Prince William County, VAVA502,96636+2%

14▲13Newport News, VAVA183,23035+7%

15Suffolk, VAVA104,69935−3%

16▲8Chesapeake, VAVA255,332340%

17▲2Hampton, VAVA137,31533−4%

18▲3Accomack County, VAVA33,85933−2%

19▲25Franklin County, VAVA55,52632+8%

20Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14832−7%

21▲9Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73731−4%

22▼6Tazewell County, VAVA38,63531−12%

23▲38Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39331+23%

24▲12Halifax County, VAVA33,44730−4%

25▲14Loudoun County, VAVA449,74930−4%

26▲58Nelson County, VAVA14,92030+40%

27▲14Smyth County, VAVA28,88229−5%

28▲19Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87329+1%

29▲20Carroll County, VAVA29,29929+4%

30▲1Albemarle County, VAVA118,35629−12%

31▲1Culpeper County, VAVA57,66628−11%

32▲10Prince George County, VAVA43,93628−7%

33▲10Arlington County, VAVA243,93128−7%

34▼12Lynchburg, VAVA81,34728−17%

35▲84Greensville County, VAVA11,18128+198%

36▲12Danville, VAVA41,64728−2%

37▼8Augusta County, VAVA78,94028−15%

38Salem, VAVA25,81628−12%

39▼4Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83926−16%

40▲11Bristol, VAVA16,41826−5%

41▲13Northumberland County, VAVA12,55726−5%

42▲74Middlesex County, VAVA10,84126+123%

43▼26Martinsville, VAVA13,84925−27%

44▼18Washington County, VAVA53,89825−23%

45▼5Warren County, VAVA42,74025−18%

46▲14Alleghany County, VAVA14,546250%

47▲5Brunswick County, VAVA15,72725−9%

48▲14Stafford County, VAVA170,80325−1%

49▼15Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825−22%

50▲32Essex County, VAVA10,65424+12%

51▲51Pulaski County, VAVA33,58624+42%

52▲3Montgomery County, VAVA98,43424−8%

53▲27Lancaster County, VAVA10,99524+11%

54▲36Mathews County, VAVA8,52924+20%

55▲4Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74724−5%

56▲20York County, VAVA71,37424+5%

57▼49Dickenson County, VAVA13,23623−44%

58▼12Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89623−19%

59▲9Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83923−1%

60▲10Fauquier County, VAVA76,50323−1%

61▲3James City County, VAVA83,32623−5%

62▲13Waynesboro, VAVA23,95123−1%

63▲35Hopewell, VAVA23,26122+22%

64▼19Frederick County, VAVA99,95522−26%

65▼51Powhatan County, VAVA32,59122−41%

66▲33Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38821+19%

67▼54Wythe County, VAVA27,98321−43%

68▲21Nottoway County, VAVA15,79621+3%

69▼41Petersburg, VAVA33,73421−36%

70▼37Radford, VAVA17,24321−35%

71▲24Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66320+7%

72▼22Bedford County, VAVA83,05920−26%

73▲35Williamsburg, VAVA15,86120+30%

74▼1Amherst County, VAVA31,96220−12%

75▲19Buckingham County, VAVA17,13720+4%

76▲15Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49020−2%

77▼21Rockingham County, VAVA89,31620−25%

78▼15Southampton County, VAVA18,11020−21%

79▼7Roanoke County, VAVA97,15020−14%

80▲30Charles City County, VAVA6,62319+24%

81▼56Covington, VAVA5,68018−45%

82▼16Orange County, VAVA40,08318−24%

83▼60Floyd County, VAVA15,78918−46%

84▲20Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32118+8%

85▼20Scott County, VAVA21,20018−25%

86▼28Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73818−29%

87▼20Patrick County, VAVA17,42418−25%

88▲5Sussex County, VAVA10,75517−11%

89▼4Campbell County, VAVA55,62917−19%

90▲7Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71517−8%

91▲39Richmond County, VAVA9,29417+5045%

92▼6Henry County, VAVA49,24217−19%

93▼12Hanover County, VAVA116,42316−25%

94▲17Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39116+14%

95▼17Louisa County, VAVA42,92416−29%

96▼17Staunton, VAVA26,80115−30%

97▼40Bath County, VAVA4,07615−42%

98▲3Gloucester County, VAVA40,09714−16%

99▼46Winchester, VAVA28,27214−47%

100▼4Goochland County, VAVA29,18714−25%

101▲11Northampton County, VAVA11,87913−2%

102▲5King George County, VAVA29,64613−14%

103▼29Giles County, VAVA16,56413−43%

104▼99Russell County, VAVA25,33213−73%

105▼34Caroline County, VAVA34,41312−46%

106▲18Amelia County, VAVA13,63212+62%

107▼15Manassas, VAVA44,33212−38%

108▲7Page County, VAVA23,76212+1%

109▼22Botetourt County, VAVA34,14412−44%

110▲3Fairfax, VAVA26,77211−16%

111▼34Clarke County, VAVA15,60911−50%

112▲6New Kent County, VAVA28,02211+9%

113▼10Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97511−37%

114▲14Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43910+625%

115▲5Appomattox County, VAVA17,17210+12%

116▼11Poquoson, VAVA13,29210−37%

117▼11Manassas Park, VAVA16,56010−37%

118▼35Bland County, VAVA6,15110−55%

119▼31King William County, VAVA19,61710−53%

120▲1Greene County, VAVA21,9589+2%

121▼7Madison County, VAVA14,2379−30%

122▲1Charlotte County, VAVA11,4018−3%

123▼1Falls Church, VAVA15,1598−11%

124▼7Lexington, VAVA7,7696−37%

125▼25Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726−63%

126▲3Galax, VAVA6,6706+401%

127▼1Cumberland County, VAVA10,3526−12%

128▼3Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0586−22%

129▼20King and Queen County, VAVA6,7436−64%

130▼3Surry County, VAVA6,6030−94%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES