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Most to Least Segregated Cities

Visit this page for an updated list using 2020 census data.

Note: Only cities with populations of 200,000 or above are included on this list.

Most to Least Segregated Cities in the US, 2019:

Rank City Divergence Segregation Category
1 Detroit city, MI 0.8412 High Segregation
2 Hialeah city, FL 0.7229 High Segregation
3 Newark city, NJ 0.6791 High Segregation
4 Chicago city, IL 0.6572 High Segregation
5 Milwaukee city, WI 0.6176 High Segregation
6 Cleveland city, OH 0.5869 High Segregation
7 Miami city, FL 0.4987 High Segregation
8 Birmingham city, AL 0.4953 High Segregation
9 New York city, NY 0.4881 High Segregation
10 St. Louis city, MO 0.4728 High Segregation
11 Atlanta city, GA 0.445 High Segregation
12 Philadelphia city, PA 0.4421 High Segregation
13 Irving city, TX 0.4355 High Segregation
14 Oakland city, CA 0.4289 High Segregation
15 Dallas city, TX 0.4247 High Segregation
16 Irvine city, CA 0.4153 High Segregation
17 Buffalo city, NY 0.4047 High Segregation
18 Boston city, MA 0.3962 High Segregation
19 Santa Ana city, CA 0.395 High Segregation
20 Memphis city, TN 0.3717 High Segregation
21 Houston city, TX 0.3679 High Segregation
22 Washington city, DC 0.3659 High Segregation
23 Aurora city, IL 0.3591 High Segregation
24 Los Angeles city, CA 0.3557 High Segregation
25 Oxnard city, CA 0.3536 High Segregation
26 Cincinnati city, OH 0.3532 High Segregation
27 New Orleans city, LA 0.3458 High Segregation
28 St. Paul city, MN 0.3434 High Segregation
29 Baltimore city, MD 0.3351 High Segregation
30 Kansas City city, MO 0.3324 High Segregation
31 Baton Rouge city, LA 0.3263 High Segregation
32 Tampa city, FL 0.3219 High Segregation
33 Glendale city, CA 0.319 High Segregation
34 Fremont city, CA 0.3157 High Segregation
35 Plano city, TX 0.3087 High Segregation
36 Jersey City city, NJ 0.3076 High Segregation
37 Orlando city, FL 0.2974 High Segregation
38 Richmond city, VA 0.2959 High Segregation
39 Phoenix city, AZ 0.2842 High Segregation
40 San Diego city, CA 0.2811 High Segregation
41 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 0.2776 High Segregation
42 Chula Vista city, CA 0.2767 High Segregation
43 Charlotte city, NC 0.276 High Segregation
44 St. Petersburg city, FL 0.2674 High Segregation
45 Fort Worth city, TX 0.2646 High Segregation
46 Oklahoma City city, OK 0.2631 High Segregation
47 Omaha city, NE 0.2614 High Segregation
48 Rochester city, NY 0.2608 High Segregation
49 Minneapolis city, MN 0.2583 High Segregation
50 Pittsburgh city, PA 0.2568 High Segregation
51 Scottsdale city, AZ 0.2513 High Segregation
52 Montgomery city, AL 0.249 High Segregation
53 Greensboro city, NC 0.2463 High Segregation
54 Long Beach city, CA 0.2454 High Segregation
55 Columbus city, OH 0.2432 High Segregation
56 Denver city, CO 0.242 High Segregation
57 Tulsa city, OK 0.2361 High Segregation
58 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 0.2354 High Segregation
59 North Las Vegas city, NV 0.2332 High Segregation
60 Norfolk city, VA 0.2325 High Segregation
61 San Jose city, CA 0.2231 High Segregation
62 Raleigh city, NC 0.2226 High Segregation
63 Winston-Salem city, NC 0.2168 High Segregation
64 Aurora city, CO 0.2153 High Segregation
65 San Francisco city, CA 0.2142 High Segregation
66 Garland city, TX 0.2139 High Segregation
67 Sacramento city, CA 0.2132 High Segregation
68 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 0.213 High Segregation
69 Durham city, NC 0.2027 Low-Medium Segregation
70 Toledo city, OH 0.2024 Low-Medium Segregation
71 Jacksonville city, FL 0.1999 Low-Medium Segregation
72 Wichita city, KS 0.1969 Low-Medium Segregation
73 Austin city, TX 0.1948 Low-Medium Segregation
74 Fort Wayne city, IN 0.1945 Low-Medium Segregation
75 Arlington city, TX 0.1903 Low-Medium Segregation
76 San Bernardino city, CA 0.1895 Low-Medium Segregation
77 Tucson city, AZ 0.1821 Low-Medium Segregation
78 Fontana city, CA 0.1802 Low-Medium Segregation
79 Las Vegas city, NV 0.1787 Low-Medium Segregation
80 Glendale city, AZ 0.1781 Low-Medium Segregation
81 San Antonio city, TX 0.1732 Low-Medium Segregation
82 Anaheim city, CA 0.1688 Low-Medium Segregation
83 Virginia Beach city, VA 0.166 Low-Medium Segregation
84 Des Moines city, IA 0.1659 Low-Medium Segregation
85 Lubbock city, TX 0.1659 Low-Medium Segregation
86 Stockton city, CA 0.1645 Low-Medium Segregation
87 Mesa city, AZ 0.161 Low-Medium Segregation
88 Moreno Valley city, CA 0.1582 Low-Medium Segregation
89 Fresno city, CA 0.1558 Low-Medium Segregation
90 Chandler city, AZ 0.152 Low-Medium Segregation
91 Bakersfield city, CA 0.1506 Low-Medium Segregation
92 Chesapeake city, VA 0.1492 Low-Medium Segregation
93 Henderson city, NV 0.149 Low-Medium Segregation
94 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 0.1423 Low-Medium Segregation
95 Corpus Christi city, TX 0.142 Low-Medium Segregation
96 Seattle city, WA 0.1411 Low-Medium Segregation
97 Tacoma city, WA 0.1381 Low-Medium Segregation
98 Albuquerque city, NM 0.1338 Low-Medium Segregation
99 Riverside city, CA 0.1301 Low-Medium Segregation
100 Reno city, NV 0.1251 Low-Medium Segregation
101 Anchorage municipality, AK 0.1188 Low-Medium Segregation
102 Gilbert town, AZ 0.1132 Low-Medium Segregation
103 Modesto city, CA 0.1086 Low-Medium Segregation
104 Portland city, OR 0.0986 Low-Medium Segregation
105 Fayetteville city, NC 0.098 Low-Medium Segregation
106 El Paso city, TX 0.0888 Low-Medium Segregation
107 Madison city, WI 0.0883 Low-Medium Segregation
108 Lincoln city, NE 0.0827 Low-Medium Segregation
110 Boise City city, ID 0.0568 Low-Medium Segregation
111 Spokane city, WA 0.0525 Low-Medium Segregation
113 Laredo city, TX 0.0262 Low-Medium Segregation
109 Colorado Springs city, CO 0.079 Integrated
112 Port St. Lucie city, FL 0.0423 Integrated