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).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 SHOWN OF 925

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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020

501▼50Houma, LALA199,66828−14%

502▼375Gainesville, TXTX44,46128−36%

503▼160Sumter, SCSC105,06728−22%

504▲149Red Bluff, CACA64,66528+4%

505▲48Big Spring, TXTX30,50428−6%

506▼41Lafayette, ININ228,46828−13%

507▼66Kingsville, TXTX30,31528−15%

508▲47Edwards, COCO54,29128−6%

509▼37Altoona, PAPA119,54128−12%

510▼35Duluth, MNMN281,21928−12%

511▲266Carson, NVNV58,57128+24%

512▲99Oshkosh, WIWI174,21828−1%

513▲136Odessa, TXTX173,80128+3%

514▼284Crossville, TNTN66,30028−30%

515▲105St. Joseph, MOMO119,170280%

516▼63Morgan City, LALA46,55228−15%

517▲334Milledgeville, GAGA44,02928+52%

518▼51Fort Morgan, COCO30,30628−13%

519▼167New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37328−22%

520▼188Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49728−23%

521▼6Napa, CACA132,94928−10%

522▼341Bluefield, WVWV96,13828−33%

523▲283Mexico, MOMO24,52828+31%

524▼170Clewiston, FLFL61,54628−22%

525▲137Hailey, IDID32,43628+4%

526▼89Pella, IAIA34,19228−16%

527▼46Blacksburg, VAVA181,61628−12%

528▲34Whitewater, WIWI106,12728−7%

529▼9Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55128−10%

530▲71Iowa City, IAIA182,71128−3%

531▼336Susanville, CACA28,11728−33%

532▼58Cullman, ALAL94,00928−13%

533▲10Norfolk, NENE49,22828−8%

534▼155Glasgow, KYKY56,22428−20%

535▼108Hammond, LALA141,34628−18%

536▲252Atchison, KSKS16,17228+25%

537▼209Johnson City, TNTN216,41628−24%

538▼355Pikeville, KYKY89,12228−34%

539▼36Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21228−12%

540▼138Celina, OHOH42,73728−20%

541▼35Calhoun, GAGA61,70128−11%

542▲39Alamosa, COCO27,89628−6%

543▼79Oneonta, NYNY60,58928−15%

544▼197Muncie, ININ113,10628−24%

545▲173Dover, DEDE194,78628+10%

546▼51Owensboro, KYKY113,96227−13%

547▼63Ottawa, ILIL145,90227−13%

548▼133Manitowoc, WIWI81,71027−19%

549▼435Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80827−40%

550▼212Charleston, ILIL46,60727−25%

551▲101Starkville, MSMS62,06327+1%

552▲142Daphne, ALAL267,76127+6%

553▼56Ogden, UTUT672,78427−13%

554▲32Elko, NVNV56,68227−7%

555▼269Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14727−28%

556▲22Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27327−8%

557▼458Huron, SDSD19,62427−41%

558▲42Asheville, NCNC422,34527−5%

559▼27Lake City, FLFL74,09427−11%

560▼537Connersville, ININ23,53327−50%

561▲32Easton, MDMD38,23827−7%

562▲136Zapata, TXTX13,75327+5%

563▲45Fayetteville, NCNC395,41227−5%

564▼133Houghton, MIMI40,02827−20%

565▼36Alexander City, ALAL40,95327−12%

566▼245Marion, NCNC45,19827−27%

567▲20Gainesville, FLFL359,03627−8%

568▼56Bangor, MEME157,96727−14%

569▲41Crestview, FLFL315,09827−6%

570▼114Holland, MIMI123,18827−18%

571▲181Winchester, TNTN45,57927+13%

572▼232Branson, MOMO57,00127−27%

573▲113Jefferson, GAGA99,26527+2%

574▲20Toccoa, GAGA27,85427−8%

575▼83Port Angeles, WAWA78,20227−16%

576▲36Henderson, KYKY57,18426−7%

577▲53Dubuque, IAIA99,38126−5%

578▲10Colorado Springs, COCO781,79626−9%

579▲137Hinesville, GAGA91,87026+5%

580▲284Fairbanks, AKAK93,97226+52%

581▼222Fairmont, MNMN19,44026−26%

582▲39Springfield, MOMO500,69426−6%

583▼45Columbia, MOMO219,06226−14%

584▼24Batavia, NYNY58,41626−12%

585▼48Sherman, TXTX153,61326−14%

586▼333Uvalde, TXTX24,96326−33%

587▼40Glens Falls, NYNY124,37326−13%

588▲84Minot, NDND75,69426−1%

589▲2Tiffin, OHOH54,52226−10%

590▼283Middlesborough, KYKY22,82926−30%

591▼90Brevard, NCNC34,21126−17%

592▼29Española, NMNM39,83226−13%

593▼153Wilmington, OHOH42,30126−22%

594▼205Marion, ININ66,52426−25%

595▲81Athens, OHOH63,19726−1%

596▲281Le Mars, IAIA25,69726+57%

597▲177Scottsboro, ALAL54,28126+13%

598▲33Williston, NDND41,76726−7%

599▼77Bend, OROR266,37626−16%

600▼1Albemarle, NCNC68,83026−10%

601▲137Brenham, TXTX38,28826+7%

602▼36Appleton, WIWI249,87626−13%

603▼87Portland, MEME577,63526−17%

604▼110Richmond, KYKY131,80626−18%

605▼194Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24526−25%

606▼95Fayetteville, TNTN36,85326−17%

607▼18Owatonna, MNMN37,46426−12%

608▼68Columbus, ININ85,72926−15%

609▲228Rockingham, NCNC42,04126+30%

610▼271Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09725−30%

611▲88Weatherford, OKOK39,05925−1%

612▲4Logan, UTUT160,88925−10%

613▼114Fargo, NDND269,52825−19%

614▼68Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88325−16%

615▼10San Angelo, TXTX122,06525−11%

616▲244Laconia, NHNH65,14725+45%

617▼2Fremont, OHOH58,65525−10%

618▼328Dyersburg, TNTN36,32025−33%

619▼454Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13825−41%

620▲210Lock Haven, PAPA37,87025+26%

621▲79Scottsbluff, NENE36,27225−1%

622▼43Kingsport, TNTN314,83425−14%

623▼84Silver City, NMNM27,25225−17%

624▼316New Castle, ININ49,13725−32%

625▼129Searcy, ARAR80,08525−20%

626▼113Pampa, TXTX21,78625−19%

627▼47Charlottesville, VAVA228,59725−15%

628▼192Sweetwater, TXTX14,11725−25%

629▲8Portland, OROR2,542,28225−9%

630▼5Ozark, ALAL49,91225−11%

631▼179Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83825−24%

632▲49Warrensburg, MOMO56,67025−4%

633▼27Platteville, WIWI52,44625−12%

634▲107La Crosse, WIWI171,18225+4%

635▲61Corsicana, TXTX57,18125−3%

636▲34Bonham, TXTX39,26525−6%

637▲94Jacksonville, NCNC217,17525+2%

638▲148Kingsland, GAGA60,14325+12%

639▲75San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36725−1%

640▲265Cody, WYWY31,17125+92%

641▼123Effingham, ILIL44,72725−20%

642▼10Bloomington, ILIL171,41925−11%

643▼94Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04125−18%

644▲155Troy, ALAL33,68825+13%

645▼95Cleveland, TNTN134,05725−18%

646▼64Vidalia, GAGA36,18025−16%

647▲37Gettysburg, PAPA107,59424−6%

648▼177Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00224−24%

649▼42Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06324−14%

650▲141Cedar City, UTUT67,14124+11%

651▼341Alexandria, MNMN40,12024−34%

652▼50Burlington, VTVT227,80324−15%

653▲238Carlsbad, NMNM62,50924+67%

654▲142Taos, NMNM34,56424+11%

655▲233Alpena, MIMI28,85324+62%

656▲68Augusta, MEME129,06724−2%

657▼172Aberdeen, SDSD41,58324−24%

658▲95Beeville, TXTX32,51524+3%

659▲236Evanston, WYWY23,41524+70%

660▲51Warner Robins, GAGA208,09124−4%

661▼3Boulder, COCO328,56024−11%

662▲84Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42824+1%

663▲118Yuba City, CACA187,47824+7%

664▲169Cambridge, OHOH38,37924+21%

665▲77Medford, OROR221,79524+1%

666▲19Pontiac, ILIL35,05724−7%

667▲11Aberdeen, WAWA78,14424−8%

668▼59Boise City, IDID864,24324−16%

669▼9Hastings, NENE40,57724−11%

670▼116Martinsville, VAVA63,09124−20%

671▲145Rifle, COCO80,09924+16%

672▼50Key West, FLFL80,40624−15%

673▲53Twin Falls, IDID123,90124−3%

674▼47Coshocton, OHOH37,18824−15%

675▲122Sterling, COCO20,65424+9%

676▼50Concord, NHNH158,07824−16%

677▲50Douglas, GAGA52,86124−4%

678▲15Lexington Park, MDMD211,17623−9%

679▼10Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10223−12%

680▲210Decatur, ININ36,65023+59%

681▲68Pinehurst, NCNC110,61923−1%

682▲73Tullahoma, TNTN69,33923−1%

683▼6Shelby, NCNC103,32523−11%

684▼201Blackfoot, IDID51,15323−27%

685▼17Warsaw, ININ80,89223−13%

686▲19Provo, UTUT773,42623−9%

687▼28Campbellsville, KYKY38,40723−14%

688▼312Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90423−34%

689▲80Kerrville, TXTX54,037230%

690▼87Grand Forks, NDND105,04623−19%

691▼139Lewiston, IDID65,45023−23%

692▼13Red Wing, MNMN48,19523−12%

693▼13Cordele, GAGA19,23723−12%

694▼110Midland, MIMI83,75423−22%

695▼186Liberal, KSKS21,07323−27%

696▲88Bozeman, MTMT128,74023+2%

697▼31Rapid City, SDSD156,93423−15%

698▲106Oxford, MSMS71,97223+7%

699▲48Cedartown, GAGA45,51423−4%

700▲12Klamath Falls, OROR70,27423−10%

701▼83Mitchell, SDSD25,91323−20%

702▼562Jesup, GAGA32,48123−49%

703▼213Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19323−28%

704▲52Monroe, MIMI156,00422−4%

705▲52Pueblo, COCO169,27722−4%

706▲69Mason City, IAIA49,71022−2%

707▲47Barre, VTVT59,65222−5%

708▲95Vernon, TXTX12,48122+5%

709▲195Woodward, OKOK19,82722+73%

710▼64Eau Claire, WIWI176,64722−18%

711▲74Clearlake, CACA67,772220%

712▼39Billings, MTMT193,60322−15%

713▲141Findlay, OHOH75,03422+22%

714▼131Lebanon, NHNH224,50022−24%

715▼139Murray, KYKY39,42122−24%

716▼253Gillette, WYWY48,14522−31%

717▼194Enid, OKOK61,77922−28%

718▲149Petoskey, MIMI33,77522+29%

719▲144Juneau city and, AKAK31,60922+28%

720▼75Pittsburg, KSKS39,00822−19%

721▼70St. Marys, PAPA29,92622−18%

722▼19Baraboo, WIWI66,65222−13%

723▼155Wenatchee, WAWA128,41422−25%

724▼41Kearney, NENE57,96222−15%

725▼87Great Falls, MTMT85,02922−20%

726▲41Joplin, MOMO208,79622−4%

727▲10Warren, PAPA37,03822−9%

728▼15Hannibal, MOMO38,96922−13%

729▼492Greensburg, ININ26,57622−45%

730▼228Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65522−31%

731▲19Grand Junction, COCO162,84522−9%

732▲32Lawrence, KSKS120,92022−7%

733▼136Hudson, NYNY60,16822−25%

734▲44Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66921−5%

735▼278Bucyrus, OHOH41,89621−35%

736▲172Sheridan, WYWY33,24121+76%

737▼371Montrose, COCO44,59121−39%

738▼2Oil City, PAPA49,34621−11%

739▼167Newport, TNTN37,88921−28%

740▲55Corning, NYNY91,85521−3%

741▲48Keene, NHNH78,26921−4%

742▼23Shelton, WAWA71,16521−15%

743▼288Rice Lake, WIWI46,48421−36%

744▼55Taylorville, ILIL33,44321−18%

745▲6Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55221−11%

746▼242Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86421−33%

747▲76Spencer, IAIA16,20221+3%

748▼158Stephenville, TXTX43,91121−28%

749▼340Greenville, OHOH51,52021−39%

750▼329Fort Madison, IAIA32,30621−38%

751▲31Cheyenne, WYWY102,93821−6%

752▼330Breckenridge, COCO39,06921−38%

753▼114Vernal, UTUT38,27821−24%

754▲74Ukiah, CACA88,12221+3%

755▲53Lawton, OKOK127,59021−1%

756▲103Cortland, NYNY45,85021+19%

757▼109Kingston, NYNY183,33021−24%

758▼70Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93821−20%

759▲77Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15421+5%

760▲84Dickinson, NDND39,14221+8%

761▼147Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45121−27%

762▼42Marquette, MIMI68,06421−17%

763▼31Gloversville, NYNY52,21621−16%

764▼1Pocatello, IDID91,59121−12%

765▲57Ketchikan, AKAK13,549200%

766▼26Bedford, ININ45,56820−15%

767▼131Idaho Falls, IDID173,85120−26%

768▼97Wabash, ININ30,71320−23%

769▼196Marion, ILIL67,22520−31%

770▼196Bennington, VTVT36,63020−31%

771▼131Marshall, MNMN25,68420−26%

772▲20Roswell, NMNM63,36420−7%

773▼106St. George, UTUT213,67020−24%

774▼57Chico, CACA209,21120−19%

775▼41Mankato, MNMN104,90720−16%

776▼122Hutchinson, KSKS61,53920−25%

777▼120Heber, UTUT81,65520−25%

778▼34Escanaba, MIMI36,58220−15%

779▼69Rolla, MOMO45,24720−20%

780▼209Hays, KSKS29,07520−32%

781▼106Nantucket, MAMA14,75820−23%

782▼92Spokane, WAWA608,01220−22%

783▼35Bremerton, WAWA283,37420−15%

784▲51Bismarck, NDND139,75020+1%

785▼307Meadville, PAPA81,79220−37%

786▲84Sayre, PAPA59,60020+19%

787▼152Jackson, WYWY36,58720−28%

788▼15Arkansas City, KSKS34,38220−13%

789▼191Norwalk, OHOH58,25020−31%

790▼205Clinton, IAIA46,00220−32%

791▼58Eureka, CACA131,64720−19%

792▼145Raymondville, TXTX19,97120−28%

793▼78Clarksburg, WVWV88,14220−21%

794▲38Corvallis, OROR97,72820−1%

795▲36Menomonie, WIWI46,22320−2%

796▼17Longview, WAWA114,88520−13%

797▼115Sonora, CACA53,16020−25%

798▼11Rutland, VTVT59,65320−12%

799▲77Beatrice, NENE21,71119+18%

800▼256Jamestown, NDND21,41419−36%

801▲25Moscow, IDID41,84219−5%

802▲67Washington Court House, OHOH28,55219+13%

803▲31Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88019−3%

804▲94McMinnville, TNTN43,71719+41%

805▼47Watertown, WIWI86,50519−18%

806▼5Laurinburg, NCNC33,32219−11%

807▲10Albany, OROR132,84319−7%

808▼10Fort Collins, COCO377,29219−13%

809▲64Granbury, TXTX70,50119+14%

810▼71Yankton, SDSD23,63519−21%

811▼102Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66619−25%

812▼77Ashland, OHOH52,52319−22%

813▼112Ardmore, OKOK48,91019−26%

814▼55Pierre, SDSD20,58819−20%

815▼281Kennett, MOMO26,85519−38%

816▼88Coos Bay, OROR63,99219−23%

817▼221Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57519−35%

818▼214Dixon, ILIL32,91419−34%

819▼57Huntsville, TXTX83,84219−20%

820▲5Hood River, OROR23,72019−9%

821▲64Brookings, SDSD37,63519+20%

822▼92Fremont, NENE38,05718−25%

823▲45Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13718+8%

824▲59Andrews, TXTX18,91418+16%

825▼133Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20118−29%

826▼60Stevens Point, WIWI71,94318−21%

827▼59Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69118−21%

828▼7Watertown, SDSD29,56218−11%

829▼84Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08318−24%

830▼36Greenfield, MAMA70,69818−17%

831▼26Lacey, WAWA304,26118−16%

832▲34Muskogee, OKOK66,70818+4%

833▼142Walla Walla, WAWA62,36118−31%

834▲8Redding, CACA181,64818−8%

835▼21Kalispell, MTMT115,42918−14%

836▼193Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06018−35%

837Putnam, CTCT98,09618–

838▲18Brigham City, UTUT70,40518−4%

839▲53Maryville, MOMO20,17417+20%

840▼22Hutchinson, MNMN36,63117−16%

841▼471Waynesville, NCNC63,36917−51%

842▼52Traverse City, MIMI156,97217−22%

843▼71Truckee, CACA101,91117−25%

844▼44Mountain Home, ARAR42,98217−21%

845▼138Brownwood, TXTX38,71117−32%

846▼222Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11817−39%

847▼54Ludington, MIMI29,04017−22%

848▼38Marinette, WIWI65,51517−19%

849▲26Deming, NMNM25,40717+3%

850▲39Winona, MNMN50,52317+14%

851▼42Eugene, OROR381,58417−20%

852▲60Rock Springs, WYWY41,26717+50%

853▼3Owosso, MIMI67,68117−9%

854▼35Boone, NCNC54,78617−19%

855▼132Lebanon, MOMO36,94317−33%

856▼131West Plains, MOMO40,79817−33%

857▼464Van Wert, OHOH29,01317−52%

858▼38Burley, IDID49,30816−20%

859▼46Rexburg, IDID69,38016−21%

860▲22McAlester, OKOK43,32016+3%

861▼159Pahrump, NVNV57,33616−36%

862▼393Urbana, OHOH38,82016−50%

863▼24Ruidoso, NMNM19,84416−17%

864▼160Big Rapids, MIMI42,32016−37%

865▼17Cadillac, MIMI49,71916−13%

866▼20Sandpoint, IDID54,42016−15%

867▲11Las Vegas, NMNM30,31116−4%

868▲6Durango, COCO56,89816−5%

869▼93Spearfish, SDSD29,45916−30%

870▼99Bellingham, WAWA236,39216−31%

871▼88Newport, OROR50,63616−30%

872▼48Angola, ININ34,79916−23%

873▼28North Platte, NENE33,97216−18%

874▼168Athens, TNTN71,59016−39%

875▲28Huntington, ININ37,22416+20%

876▲10Centralia, WAWA88,06215+1%

877▼19Ponca City, OKOK43,49015−13%

878▼38Fallon, NVNV25,85115−21%

879▲39Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21915+341%

880▲30Los Alamos, NMNM19,40715+27%

881▼2Baker City, OROR16,65815−5%

882▼217Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40415−43%

883▲4Eufaula, ALAL26,86115+1%

884▲29Elk City, OKOK22,15915+60%

885▼198Pullman, WAWA48,51215−41%

886▼39Astoria, OROR40,92615−19%

887▼16Gallipolis, OHOH29,07215−11%

888▼35Port Townsend, WAWA33,97015−19%

889▲18The Dalles, OROR26,31015+19%

890▲6Mountain Home, IDID29,46515+3%

891▼62Laramie, WYWY38,55815−28%

892▲17Durant, OKOK51,36715+21%

893▲7Ottawa, KSKS26,29915+9%

894▼53Missoula, MTMT128,69815−25%

895▼134Moberly, MOMO24,51314−38%

896▼31Ellensburg, WAWA48,80314−16%

897▼45Duncan, OKOK44,31014−22%

898▲13Carroll, IAIA20,30314+28%

899▼92Hillsdale, MIMI45,73814−33%

900▲2Auburn, ININ44,53514+10%

901▼2Casper, WYWY80,52614+5%

902▼8Sparta, WIWI46,57214−5%

903▼133Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52714−41%

904▼61Stillwater, OKOK83,88914−30%

905▼43Bishop, CACA18,15814−22%

906▼79Franklin, KYKY20,78814−33%

907▼199Elkins, WVWV26,88213−47%

908▼47Helena, MTMT97,15313−25%

909▼28Vermillion, SDSD15,03113−17%

910▼55Brattleboro, VTVT45,20413−28%

911▲3Price, UTUT20,68013+39%

912▼97Grants Pass, OROR87,86713−37%

913▼7Harrison, ARAR45,65413−1%

914▼65Crescent City, CACA26,41012−33%

915▼58Roseburg, OROR111,95111−35%

916▼15La Grande, OROR25,90011−15%

917▼79Wahpeton, NDND23,01911−44%

918▼46Madison, ININ33,27911−35%

919▼22Brookings, OROR22,62111−21%

920▼4Tahlequah, OKOK49,19610+46%

921▼37Shawnee, OKOK75,10210−34%

922▼42Bartlesville, OKOK54,03710−37%

923▼8Ada, OKOK38,52810+13%

924▼122Winnemucca, NVNV17,2679−56%

925▼8Miami, OKOK30,4388+45%

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