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Most segregated, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. Show Low, AZ leads at 70. 925 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 55, against an all-metro areas median of 30.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020

01Show Low, AZAZ109,94670−0%

02Lexington, NENE26,25562−3%

03Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31961+15%

04Greenwood, MSMS34,91260+3%

05Beaumont, TXTX399,31057−4%

06Gallup, NMNM68,11956−5%

07Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01056−5%

08Salinas, CACA433,72956+2%

09Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82355+33%

10Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21155−1%

11Memphis, TNTN1,341,41255−2%

12Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77554−6%

13Reading, PAPA440,07254−1%

14Springfield, MAMA464,33854−1%

15New York, NYNY20,112,44854−4%

16Gadsden, ALAL103,88654−5%

17Monroe, LALA222,39053−4%

18Nogales, AZAZ50,02053−9%

19Detroit, MIMI4,390,91352−8%

20Jackson, MSMS609,84752−3%

21Payson, AZAZ53,80152−8%

22Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76652−6%

23Miami, FLFL6,391,07251−2%

24Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65351−6%

25Danville, ILIL71,25951+2%

26Cleveland, MSMS28,26251+8%

27Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44151−3%

28Montgomery, ALAL388,74751−1%

29Peoria, ILIL363,50550−9%

30Youngstown, OHOH423,67850−7%

31Flint, MIMI401,09350−8%

32Amsterdam, NYNY50,04649+11%

33New Orleans, LALA970,84949−5%

34St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42149−10%

35Selma, ALAL35,14049−8%

36Brookhaven, MSMS35,01249+1%

37Chicago, ILIL9,434,12349−6%

38Lewisburg, PAPA42,31349−4%

39Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11849−6%

40Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18248−5%

41Blytheville, ARAR37,82848−4%

42New Haven, CTCT578,74148–

43Saginaw, MIMI187,68848−9%

44Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78147−5%

45Russellville, ALAL32,44947−6%

46Baton Rouge, LALA888,69947−6%

47Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91247+4%

48Bakersfield, CACA927,06847−4%

49Naples, FLFL417,13147−8%

50Alexandria, LALA147,95247−8%

51Utica, NYNY285,61147−9%

52Shreveport, LALA383,47447−9%

53St. Simons, GAGA118,52447−1%

54Willmar, MNMN44,72046−4%

55Huntingdon, PAPA43,00146−13%

56Houston, TXTX7,904,62746−6%

57Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04746−6%

58Bridgeport, CTCT978,17946–

59Little Rock, ARAR777,60746−2%

60Del Rio, TXTX47,83546−12%

61Albany, GAGA145,51046−8%

62Mobile, ALAL411,65846−6%

63Rochester, NYNY1,056,14945−8%

64Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69545−8%

65Yuma, AZAZ224,44945−7%

66Jasper, ININ44,01645−21%

67Storm Lake, IAIA20,44945−6%

68Muskegon, MIMI177,90145−15%

69Othello, WAWA21,48845+5%

70Corinth, MSMS34,56945+7%

71Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85845−10%

72Natchez, MSMS54,72245−5%

73Hartford, CTCT1,171,42645–

74The Villages, FLFL157,77245−11%

75Picayune, MSMS59,36345+8%

76Shawano, WIWI45,75945−16%

77Lake Charles, LALA244,65544−12%

78Columbus, OHOH2,242,02844−6%

79Santa Cruz, CACA258,85244−6%

80Trenton, NJNJ399,28944−5%

81McAllen, TXTX921,54944−4%

82Yakima, WAWA259,18544−8%

83Providence, RIRI1,708,16144−9%

84Boston, MAMA5,034,22144−6%

85Cape Coral, FLFL875,60744−2%

86Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20644−7%

87DeRidder, LALA36,67343−5%

88Louisville, KYKY1,402,50943−3%

89St. Cloud, MNMN205,85443+7%

90Washington, DCDC6,465,72443−3%

91Waterloo, IAIA169,18943−7%

92Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01443−2%

93Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55343−6%

94Decatur, ALAL160,32643+1%

95Syracuse, NYNY652,27343−13%

96Greenville, MSMS40,44643−9%

97Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85043−11%

98Oxnard, CACA830,85143−6%

99Tupelo, MSMS133,16743−0%

100Toledo, OHOH599,37643−4%

101Niles, MIMI152,44443−10%

102Greensboro, NCNC805,94543−7%

103Chattanooga, TNTN594,53043−7%

104Bemidji, MNMN47,05543−13%

105Harrisburg, PAPA617,42742−8%

106Logansport, ININ37,83642+3%

107Wilson, NCNC81,15042+4%

108Columbia, SCSC879,91842−5%

109Scranton, PAPA574,41842−6%

110Vineland, NJNJ157,14842−2%

111Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99242−11%

112Columbus, NENE46,58342−7%

113Dalton, GAGA147,81942+8%

114Brownsville, TXTX433,94642−0%

115Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83042−8%

116Erie, PAPA265,83242−7%

117Dallas, TXTX8,477,15742−6%

118Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64542−10%

119Santa Maria, CACA442,06542−3%

120Gaffney, SCSC58,27542−9%

121Laurel, MSMS82,28142−14%

122Ruston, LALA48,36042−6%

123Kankakee, ILIL105,52542−3%

124Marshalltown, IAIA39,89042+12%

125Akron, OHOH701,78042−4%

126Roanoke, VAVA316,54742−5%

127Allentown, PAPA887,61541−7%

128Mansfield, OHOH124,89341−15%

129Decatur, ILIL99,30041−2%

130Forrest City, ARAR21,80041+17%

131Grand Island, NENE78,07641+1%

132Canton, ILIL32,90141−15%

133Seymour, ININ47,37041+8%

134New Iberia, LALA66,84641+6%

135Rome, GAGA101,37841−17%

136Sioux City, IAIA145,73841−10%

137Sandusky, OHOH112,77741+4%

138Richmond, VAVA1,389,33841−7%

139Fort Wayne, ININ466,25841−11%

140Columbus, GAGA324,83041−7%

141Dayton, OHOH826,55441−10%

142Fresno, CACA1,203,38341+1%

143Bowling Green, KYKY197,18041−3%

144Washington, ININ34,20941−20%

145Waco, TXTX308,80741+0%

146Champaign, ILIL239,97941−1%

147Savannah, GAGA438,31441−6%

148Nashville, TNTN2,197,41641−6%

149Columbus, MSMS67,14440−3%

150Tyler, TXTX252,54940+1%

151Kinston, NCNC55,83740+3%

152Jackson, MIMI159,55240−6%

153Gainesville, GAGA226,56840−15%

154Oxford, ALAL115,83440+3%

155Frankfort, ININ33,32240+13%

156Laredo, TXTX281,22440+13%

157Hermitage, PAPA107,86040−13%

158Santa Fe, NMNM156,90740−2%

159Alma, MIMI41,19040+9%

160San Francisco, CACA4,630,04140−3%

161Springfield, OHOH135,34040−11%

162Meridian, MSMS85,41940−13%

163Amarillo, TXTX276,23540−6%

164Worcester, MAMA888,50240−4%

165Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93840−7%

166Danville, VAVA101,13740+4%

167Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72140−7%

168Lewiston, MEME116,48739+32%

169Freeport, ILIL43,22039−23%

170Emporia, KSKS34,83839−9%

171Tallahassee, FLFL397,44239−3%

172Jackson, TNTN184,56939−1%

173Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68239−7%

174Thomaston, GAGA28,50039+16%

175Beckley, WVWV109,94039+13%

176Racine, WIWI198,91939−6%

177Johnstown, PAPA128,96839−18%

178Lancaster, PAPA563,15939−12%

179Alamogordo, NMNM70,36839+0%

180Valdosta, GAGA153,27639−6%

181Jamestown, NYNY124,12639−2%

182Springfield, ILIL206,03339−11%

183San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14039−5%

184Lafayette, LALA423,75839−2%

185Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59939+21%

186Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96639−8%

187Albany, NYNY915,83539−12%

188San Diego, CACA3,282,24839−6%

189Honolulu, HIHI988,70339−1%

190Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19139+1%

191Farmington, NMNM120,34039−6%

192Omaha, NENE1,009,83639−12%

193Orlando, FLFL2,957,67239−4%

194Canton, OHOH400,24639−10%

195Riverside, CACA4,769,00738+1%

196Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21338−1%

197Lebanon, PAPA146,38038−14%

198El Centro, CACA181,41138−1%

199Opelousas, LALA80,76538−7%

200Battle Creek, MIMI133,40838−5%

201Marion, OHOH65,11538−14%

202Kahului, HIHI160,67438−4%

203Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50038−7%

204Waterbury, CTCT463,34938–

205Durham, NCNC625,48538−8%

206Gulfport, MSMS431,32938−13%

207Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36838−16%

208York, PAPA473,19738−8%

209Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29538−9%

210El Dorado, ARAR36,92638−9%

211Denver, COCO3,092,03738−8%

212Lansing, MIMI479,72238−8%

213Somerset, PAPA72,00438−13%

214Clarksdale, MSMS19,84938−15%

215Williamsport, PAPA112,58738+3%

216Arcadia, FLFL37,07838+6%

217Newberry, SCSC39,56137+14%

218Worthington, MNMN22,33837−29%

219Sacramento, CACA2,477,27437−4%

220Bainbridge, GAGA29,43237+33%

221Sikeston, MOMO49,97837−27%

222Tampa, FLFL3,418,89537−6%

223Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68537−8%

224Dublin, GAGA60,35137+13%

225Burlington, NCNC186,17737−3%

226McPherson, KSKS30,06437+52%

227Weirton, WVWV112,46837−8%

228Texarkana, TXTX146,81637−5%

229Dothan, ALAL156,26637−3%

230Elmira, NYNY80,41537+24%

231Frankfort, KYKY77,87437−2%

232Indiana, PAPA82,87837−14%

233Norwich, CTCT284,01537–

234Batesville, ARAR38,78537−3%

235Stockton, CACA823,81537+5%

236Vicksburg, MSMS41,75937+22%

237Kendallville, ININ47,93737−13%

238Green Bay, WIWI336,75637−9%

239Austin, MNMN40,97137−1%

240Las Cruces, NMNM229,09136−2%

241Monticello, ININ25,16436+18%

242Shelbyville, TNTN55,27336−12%

243Alice, TXTX45,38336+0%

244Bogalusa, LALA44,93736+18%

245Wichita, KSKS663,80936−8%

246Safford, AZAZ40,15736−2%

247Huntsville, ALAL556,44436−5%

248Sebastian, FLFL172,79936−10%

249Barnstable, MAMA233,53936+16%

250Augusta, GAGA641,23136−9%

251Jonesboro, ARAR139,44036−9%

252Minden, LALA34,94836−4%

253Greencastle, ININ37,87636−18%

254Cambridge, MDMD33,62836−5%

255Portsmouth, OHOH71,36536−13%

256San Jose, CACA1,984,47336−5%

257El Paso, TXTX881,29136−6%

258Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21536−10%

259Martin, TNTN33,26136+24%

260Deltona, FLFL746,93336−3%

261Riverton, WYWY39,46436−27%

262El Campo, TXTX42,06036+28%

263Binghamton, NYNY243,18936−10%

264Lewisburg, TNTN38,07135−6%

265Union City, TNTN30,06735−4%

266Dodge City, KSKS33,99335−7%

267Sanford, NCNC70,25835−17%

268Paragould, ARAR47,41135+25%

269Fort Payne, ALAL74,08535−2%

270Lumberton, NCNC119,94135−7%

271Sterling, ILIL54,12135−19%

272Brainerd, MNMN100,56235−15%

273Rockford, ILIL337,24235−13%

274Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33235+4%

275Orangeburg, SCSC83,17735+2%

276State College, PAPA157,39335−14%

277Paris, TXTX63,31935+18%

278Wilmington, NCNC492,77235−10%

279Auburn, ALAL208,01335−7%

280Enterprise, ALAL56,95335+4%

281Pittsfield, MAMA128,22435+14%

282Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21435+0%

283Seaford, DEDE277,14035−6%

284Okeechobee, FLFL42,60835−0%

285Pottsville, PAPA145,08535−20%

286North Port, FLFL948,15835−13%

287Galesburg, ILIL47,76735−13%

288Richmond, ININ66,16935−3%

289Des Moines, IAIA758,53935−11%

290Monticello, NYNY80,58635−5%

291Charleston, SCSC889,26335−4%

292Terre Haute, ININ169,24135−7%

293Kennewick, WAWA324,33435−6%

294Sevierville, TNTN101,34234+13%

295Natchitoches, LALA36,08934−9%

296Fort Smith, ARAR234,14034−15%

297Tifton, GAGA51,23734−15%

298South Bend, ININ324,53834−11%

299Sheboygan, WIWI118,04734−7%

300Sturgis, MIMI60,96834−2%

301Russellville, ARAR84,93234−11%

302Topeka, KSKS233,05234−10%

303Hanford, CACA154,32734−3%

304Garden City, KSKS37,50534+18%

305Michigan City, ININ111,29434−16%

306Palatka, FLFL77,73434−5%

307Americus, GAGA33,39434+24%

308Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37734−7%

309Spartanburg, SCSC407,65634−2%

310Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65734−9%

311Salem, OHOH99,37734−7%

312Charleston, WVWV200,17034−18%

313Visalia, CACA485,14634−10%

314Ithaca, NYNY104,04734+2%

315Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63834−15%

316Ottumwa, IAIA35,21034−4%

317Carbondale, ILIL52,50134−12%

318Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48634−2%

319Macomb, ILIL25,91634+1%

320Bloomington, ININ165,23134+2%

321LaGrange, GAGA107,09733−2%

322DuBois, PAPA78,10033−29%

323Dumas, TXTX21,89133+12%

324Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22633−2%

325Florence, ALAL156,60933+2%

326Borger, TXTX19,63333+40%

327Hermiston, OROR93,72133+18%

328Hagerstown, MDMD315,28033+1%

329Manchester, NHNH433,41533−9%

330Victoria, TXTX99,86433−3%

331Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28533−5%

332Ocala, FLFL442,66033−8%

333Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15533−10%

334Faribault, MNMN69,93933−10%

335Seneca, SCSC83,77533−9%

336Cañon City, COCO50,03933−24%

337Madison, WIWI709,68533−5%

338Lufkin, TXTX88,15433−21%

339Sunbury, PAPA107,78833−13%

340Lexington, KYKY535,17433−5%

341Clarksville, TNTN349,00133−6%

342Magnolia, ARAR21,89433−0%

343Malvern, ARAR33,45133−17%

344Altus, OKOK24,76433+22%

345Greenville, SCSC1,014,10133−10%

346Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37733−5%

347Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09933+5%

348Greenwood, SCSC95,21533−3%

349Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03533−16%

350Athens, GAGA224,14832−9%

351Greenville, NCNC182,93632+2%

352Cumberland, MDMD93,64032−33%

353Mayfield, KYKY37,05032+21%

354Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72032−10%

355Albert Lea, MNMN30,44032+4%

356Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79532−5%

357Rochester, MNMN231,18432−14%

358Chillicothe, OHOH76,42932−8%

359Elkhart, ININ208,77432−9%

360Peru, ININ34,48732−7%

361Hereford, TXTX18,62632+30%

362Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02532−6%

363Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07632+9%

364Goldsboro, NCNC122,27832−13%

365Midland, TXTX193,13932−16%

366Modesto, CACA557,71932+5%

367North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23332+19%

368New Bern, NCNC127,35832+7%

369Jacksonville, ILIL37,38132−34%

370Bay City, TXTX36,46332−2%

371Washington, NCNC44,67032+17%

372Adrian, MIMI97,77932−13%

373Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08132−11%

374Waycross, GAGA57,67032−4%

375Lima, OHOH100,88132−24%

376Cornelia, GAGA50,41632−27%

377Albertville, ALAL103,53732−14%

378Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44832−2%

379Madisonville, KYKY45,12732+3%

380Moses Lake, WAWA105,72732−21%

381Lubbock, TXTX368,43132−7%

382Evansville, ININ273,78632−21%

383Guymon, OKOK20,32232−11%

384Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66632−15%

385Morgantown, WVWV141,99532−14%

386Austin, TXTX2,620,94532−10%

387Danville, KYKY56,98532−9%

388Watertown, NYNY111,54031−19%

389Lincoln, ILIL27,18231−33%

390Knoxville, TNTN968,13731−18%

391Chambersburg, PAPA160,65231−3%

392Somerset, KYKY67,38431−1%

393Davenport, IAIA380,45231−7%

394Muscatine, IAIA41,85331+22%

395Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13831+51%

396Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90931+4%

397Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81331−6%

398Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45931+1%

399Sebring, FLFL111,12231−10%

400Olean, NYNY75,39031−9%

401Florence, SCSC201,39231−7%

402Sedalia, MOMO44,25431+11%

403Corbin, KYKY150,04031−14%

404Longview, TXTX297,31531−9%

405Vallejo, CACA455,37631−6%

406Crawfordsville, ININ38,95431−11%

407Slidell, LALA279,10831−8%

408Salisbury, MDMD131,87231−10%

409Lewistown, PAPA46,12731−1%

410Pensacola, FLFL544,94931−7%

411Marshall, MOMO23,26531−13%

412Hickory, NCNC376,89031−7%

413Killeen, TXTX511,49731−9%

414Lakeland, FLFL874,79031−2%

415Anchorage, AKAK405,82131−5%

416Burlington, IAIA44,06131−16%

417Hobbs, NMNM74,74931+1%

418Forest City, NCNC65,74531+1%

419Rochelle, ILIL51,39931−11%

420Palm Bay, FLFL663,98231+3%

421Paducah, KYKY102,25931−10%

422Snyder, TXTX16,16231+3%

423McComb, MSMS52,64031+13%

424Greeneville, TNTN73,83131−3%

425Summerville, GAGA25,30031−24%

426Zanesville, OHOH87,01431−25%

427Hilo, HIHI210,04331+13%

428Farmington, MOMO67,80931−11%

429Paris, TNTN32,89631−28%

430Albuquerque, NMNM925,27931−4%

431Fayetteville, ARAR622,17731−20%

432Kirksville, MOMO29,82431+16%

433Sidney, OHOH48,06531+11%

434Huntington, WVWV365,96531−16%

435Wausau, WIWI139,43230−8%

436Kokomo, ININ83,90430+1%

437Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91430−5%

438Jefferson City, MOMO152,71230−9%

439Morristown, TNTN128,86730−27%

440Athens, TXTX88,59530−13%

441Parkersburg, WVWV87,26430+1%

442Cookeville, TNTN152,47730−12%

443Henderson, NCNC42,63830−1%

444Bay City, MIMI102,12330+21%

445Coldwater, MIMI45,99330−10%

446Auburn, NYNY74,36530−20%

447Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97530−5%

448Great Bend, KSKS24,79030−13%

449College Station, TXTX287,47630−7%

450Bradford, PAPA38,98430−23%

451Camden, ARAR26,36330+43%

452Wooster, OHOH116,75830−6%

453Salem, OROR445,81430−14%

454Plainview, TXTX36,70030−4%

455Amherst, MAMA164,06530−14%

456Jacksonville, TXTX53,33730−17%

457Quincy, ILIL74,14630−4%

458Palestine, TXTX59,80530−25%

459New Ulm, MNMN25,51730+28%

460Reno, NVNV578,73430−6%

461Winchester, VAVA152,33230−22%

462Merced, CACA297,26030+0%

463Greeley, COCO378,42630−13%

464Hot Springs, ARAR99,69530−29%

465Manhattan, KSKS136,12230−2%

466Lincoln, NENE352,08130−13%

467Plymouth, ININ46,59930−35%

468Marietta, OHOH58,38930+15%

469Janesville, WIWI166,47229−23%

470Grenada, MSMS30,22229−29%

471Massena, NYNY105,48829−20%

472Clovis, NMNM65,27029−8%

473Salina, KSKS59,12129+7%

474Statesboro, GAGA97,97729+10%

475Vincennes, ININ35,65229−15%

476Kapaa, HIHI73,40029−20%

477Centralia, ILIL36,38229−24%

478Mount Airy, NCNC72,28729+25%

479Seattle, WAWA4,161,88329−6%

480East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17929−7%

481Santa Rosa, CACA486,44429−1%

482Fairmont, WVWV55,58429−14%

483Staunton, VAVA129,69229−15%

484Talladega, ALAL91,76429−9%

485Abilene, TXTX185,42929−10%

486Ames, IAIA128,09029−24%

487Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44229−14%

488Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07729+101%

489Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79129−20%

490Torrington, CTCT114,69029–

491Thomasville, GAGA72,95829−4%

492Panama City, FLFL231,17429−4%

493Ontario, OROR60,08529+3%

494Defiance, OHOH38,29229+27%

495Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30229−6%

496Moultrie, GAGA47,43829−13%

497Kenosha, WIWI168,44829−18%

498Morehead City, NCNC70,46929+3%

499Lynchburg, VAVA269,16929−10%

500Wheeling, WVWV134,08928−18%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest segregation score?

Show Low, AZ ranks #1 with 70 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by segregation score?

Show Low, AZ, Lexington, NE, Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Greenwood, MS, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is segregation score measured?

CensusEasy Segregation Score (0 to 100): the index of dissimilarity between White and all other residents measured across the census tracts within a county or metro. It reads as the share of residents who would have to move neighborhoods for every tract to match the area's overall racial split. Available for counties and metros, 2020 and 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).