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Most to Least Segregated Metro Regions

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

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

Most to Least Segregated Metropolitan Regions in the US, 2019:

Rank Metro Divergence Segregation Category
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 0.4302 High Segregation
2 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 0.428 High Segregation
3 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 0.3811 High Segregation
4 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 0.3789 High Segregation
5 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 0.3702 High Segregation
6 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 0.3534 High Segregation
7 Trenton-Ewing, NJ 0.3455 High Segregation
8 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 0.3324 High Segregation
9 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 0.3294 High Segregation
10 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 0.3233 High Segregation
11 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 0.323 High Segregation
12 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 0.3203 High Segregation
13 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 0.3155 High Segregation
14 Baltimore-Towson, MD 0.312 High Segregation
15 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 0.3118 High Segregation
16 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 0.2995 High Segregation
17 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 0.2954 High Segregation
18 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 0.2864 High Segregation
19 St. Louis, MO-IL 0.2822 High Segregation
20 Salinas, CA 0.2755 High Segregation
21 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 0.27 High Segregation
22 Baton Rouge, LA 0.2689 High Segregation
23 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 0.268 High Segregation
24 Mobile, AL 0.2671 High Segregation
25 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 0.2648 High Segregation
26 Flint, MI 0.2642 High Segregation
27 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 0.2635 High Segregation
28 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 0.2556 High Segregation
29 Jackson, MS 0.2532 High Segregation
30 Tuscaloosa, AL 0.2531 High Segregation
31 Montgomery, AL 0.2494 High Segregation
32 Springfield, MA 0.2461 High Segregation
33 Lake Charles, LA 0.2451 High Segregation
34 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 0.2424 High Segregation
35 Reading, PA 0.2385 High Segregation
36 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 0.2375 High Segregation
37 Bakersfield-Delano, CA 0.2368 High Segregation
38 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 0.2364 High Segregation
39 Richmond, VA 0.2335 High Segregation
40 New Haven-Milford, CT 0.2333 High Segregation
41 Yakima, WA 0.2324 High Segregation
42 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 0.2322 High Segregation
43 Columbus, GA-AL 0.229 High Segregation
44 Greensboro-High Point, NC 0.2287 High Segregation
45 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 0.2258 High Segregation
46 Winston-Salem, NC 0.2257 High Segregation
47 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 0.2243 High Segregation
48 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 0.2236 High Segregation
49 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 0.2199 High Segregation
50 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 0.2183 High Segregation
51 Dayton, OH 0.2178 High Segregation
52 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 0.2166 High Segregation
53 Tucson, AZ 0.2158 High Segregation
54 Columbus, OH 0.2145 High Segregation
55 Amarillo, TX 0.2144 High Segregation
56 Yuma, AZ 0.2143 High Segregation
57 Rochester, NY 0.2131 High Segregation
58 Naples-Marco Island, FL 0.2127 High Segregation
59 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 0.2111 High Segregation
60 Macon, GA 0.2105 High Segregation
61 Honolulu, HI 0.209 High Segregation
62 Kansas City, MO-KS 0.2085 High Segregation
63 Columbia, SC 0.2071 High Segregation
64 Hilton Head Island-Beaufort, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area 0.2056 High Segregation
65 Savannah, GA 0.2054 High Segregation
66 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 0.2051 High Segregation
67 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 0.2039 High Segregation
68 Jacksonville, FL 0.2035 High Segregation
69 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 0.2007 High Segregation
70 Oklahoma City, OK 0.1969 High Segregation
71 Chattanooga, TN-GA 0.1959 High Segregation
72 Fresno, CA 0.195 High Segregation
73 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 0.193 High Segregation
74 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 0.1926 High Segregation
75 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 0.1925 High Segregation
76 Tyler, TX 0.1905 High Segregation
77 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 0.1896 High Segregation
78 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 0.1881 High Segregation
79 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 0.1879 High Segregation
80 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 0.1877 High Segregation
81 Fort Wayne, IN 0.1871 High Segregation
82 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 0.1869 High Segregation
83 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 0.1857 High Segregation
84 Peoria, IL 0.1853 High Segregation
85 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 0.185 High Segregation
86 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 0.184 High Segregation
87 Toledo, OH 0.1818 High Segregation
88 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 0.1813 High Segregation
89 Champaign-Urbana, IL 0.181 High Segregation
90 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 0.1806 High Segregation
91 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 0.1788 High Segregation
92 Ann Arbor, MI 0.1781 High Segregation
93 Raleigh-Cary, NC 0.1775 High Segregation
94 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 0.1774 High Segregation
95 Wichita, KS 0.1771 High Segregation
96 Waco, TX 0.1759 High Segregation
97 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 0.1754 High Segregation
98 Rockford, IL 0.1751 High Segregation
99 Albuquerque, NM 0.1744 High Segregation
100 Syracuse, NY 0.1731 High Segregation
101 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 0.1723 High Segregation
160 Seaford, DE Micropolitan Statistical Area 0.1176 High Segregation
184 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area 0.0897 High Segregation
102 Tulsa, OK 0.1709 Low-Medium Segregation
103 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 0.1695 Low-Medium Segregation
104 Fort Smith, AR-OK 0.1691 Low-Medium Segregation
105 Huntsville, AL 0.1685 Low-Medium Segregation
106 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 0.1682 Low-Medium Segregation
107 College Station-Bryan, TX 0.1677 Low-Medium Segregation
108 Stockton, CA 0.1671 Low-Medium Segregation
109 Tallahassee, FL 0.1659 Low-Medium Segregation
110 Port St. Lucie, FL 0.1651 Low-Medium Segregation
111 Akron, OH 0.165 Low-Medium Segregation
112 Roanoke, VA 0.1648 Low-Medium Segregation
113 Athens-Clarke County, GA 0.1628 Low-Medium Segregation
114 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 0.161 Low-Medium Segregation
115 Corpus Christi, TX 0.1594 Low-Medium Segregation
116 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 0.1594 Low-Medium Segregation
117 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 0.1592 Low-Medium Segregation
118 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 0.1589 Low-Medium Segregation
119 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 0.157 Low-Medium Segregation
120 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 0.1553 Low-Medium Segregation
121 Utica-Rome, NY 0.1548 Low-Medium Segregation
122 Lafayette, LA 0.1538 Low-Medium Segregation
123 Pittsburgh, PA 0.1529 Low-Medium Segregation
124 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 0.1507 Low-Medium Segregation
125 Lubbock, TX 0.1495 Low-Medium Segregation
126 Worcester, MA 0.149 Low-Medium Segregation
127 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC 0.1468 Low-Medium Segregation
128 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 0.1468 Low-Medium Segregation
129 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 0.1451 Low-Medium Segregation
130 Florence, SC 0.1437 Low-Medium Segregation
131 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 0.1437 Low-Medium Segregation
132 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 0.1432 Low-Medium Segregation
133 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 0.1421 Low-Medium Segregation
134 Springfield, IL 0.1411 Low-Medium Segregation
135 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC 0.1396 Low-Medium Segregation
136 Gainesville, FL 0.1392 Low-Medium Segregation
137 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 0.1369 Low-Medium Segregation
138 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 0.136 Low-Medium Segregation
139 Topeka, KS 0.1351 Low-Medium Segregation
140 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 0.1331 Low-Medium Segregation
141 Reno-Sparks, NV 0.1322 Low-Medium Segregation
142 Lexington-Fayette, KY 0.1306 Low-Medium Segregation
143 Spartanburg, SC 0.1298 Low-Medium Segregation
144 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 0.1294 Low-Medium Segregation
145 Lancaster, PA 0.1288 Low-Medium Segregation
146 Erie, PA 0.1284 Low-Medium Segregation
147 Visalia-Porterville, CA 0.1264 Low-Medium Segregation
148 Ocala, FL 0.1257 Low-Medium Segregation
149 Lafayette, IN 0.1255 Low-Medium Segregation
150 Salt Lake City, UT 0.1253 Low-Medium Segregation
151 Norwich-New London, CT 0.1242 Low-Medium Segregation
152 Salem, OR 0.1235 Low-Medium Segregation
153 Anchorage, AK 0.1229 Low-Medium Segregation
154 Green Bay, WI 0.1225 Low-Medium Segregation
155 Clarksville, TN-KY 0.1218 Low-Medium Segregation
156 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 0.121 Low-Medium Segregation
157 Modesto, CA 0.1209 Low-Medium Segregation
158 York-Hanover, PA 0.12 Low-Medium Segregation
159 Wilmington, NC 0.1192 Low-Medium Segregation
161 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 0.1158 Low-Medium Segregation
162 Longview, TX 0.1147 Low-Medium Segregation
163 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 0.114 Low-Medium Segregation
164 Las Cruces, NM 0.114 Low-Medium Segregation
165 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 0.1132 Low-Medium Segregation
166 Greeley, CO 0.1108 Low-Medium Segregation
167 Merced, CA 0.1108 Low-Medium Segregation
168 Knoxville, TN 0.1088 Low-Medium Segregation
169 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 0.107 Low-Medium Segregation
170 Fayetteville, NC 0.1068 Low-Medium Segregation
171 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 0.106 Low-Medium Segregation
172 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 0.1051 Low-Medium Segregation
173 Canton-Massillon, OH 0.1028 Low-Medium Segregation
174 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 0.1024 Low-Medium Segregation
175 Lynchburg, VA 0.1009 Low-Medium Segregation
176 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 0.1007 Low-Medium Segregation
177 Sioux Falls, SD 0.0995 Low-Medium Segregation
178 El Paso, TX 0.0986 Low-Medium Segregation
179 Madison, WI 0.0944 Low-Medium Segregation
180 Binghamton, NY 0.0928 Low-Medium Segregation
181 Charlottesville, VA 0.0924 Low-Medium Segregation
182 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 0.0917 Low-Medium Segregation
183 Manchester-Nashua, NH 0.09 Low-Medium Segregation
185 Evansville, IN-KY 0.0894 Low-Medium Segregation
186 St. Cloud, MN 0.0877 Low-Medium Segregation
187 Lincoln, NE 0.0873 Low-Medium Segregation
189 Charleston, WV 0.084 Low-Medium Segregation
190 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 0.084 Low-Medium Segregation
191 Asheville, NC 0.0835 Low-Medium Segregation
192 Boulder, CO 0.0808 Low-Medium Segregation
194 Chico, CA 0.0789 Low-Medium Segregation
195 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 0.0789 Low-Medium Segregation
196 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 0.0789 Low-Medium Segregation
197 Appleton, WI 0.078 Low-Medium Segregation
198 Cedar Rapids, IA 0.0717 Low-Medium Segregation
199 Boise City-Nampa, ID 0.0709 Low-Medium Segregation
200 Bellingham, WA 0.0696 Low-Medium Segregation
201 Barnstable Town, MA 0.0692 Low-Medium Segregation
202 Fargo, ND-MN 0.0685 Low-Medium Segregation
203 Olympia, WA 0.0671 Low-Medium Segregation
204 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 0.0648 Low-Medium Segregation
205 Medford, OR 0.0615 Low-Medium Segregation
206 Johnson City, TN 0.0604 Low-Medium Segregation
207 Provo-Orem, UT 0.0586 Low-Medium Segregation
208 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 0.0582 Low-Medium Segregation
209 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 0.0575 Low-Medium Segregation
210 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 0.0559 Low-Medium Segregation
211 Duluth, MN-WI 0.0558 Low-Medium Segregation
212 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 0.0537 Low-Medium Segregation
213 Prescott, AZ 0.0531 Low-Medium Segregation
214 Eugene-Springfield, OR 0.053 Low-Medium Segregation
215 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 0.0527 Low-Medium Segregation
216 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 0.0526 Low-Medium Segregation
217 Spokane, WA 0.0507 Low-Medium Segregation
218 Springfield, MO 0.0487 Low-Medium Segregation
219 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 0.0457 Low-Medium Segregation
220 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 0.0377 Low-Medium Segregation
221 Laredo, TX 0.0258 Low-Medium Segregation
188 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 0.0873 Integrated
193 Colorado Springs, CO 0.0791 Integrated