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Counties in Virginia by gini index, 2024

Galax city had the highest gini index of 133 counties in 2024, at 54.2 index. Manassas Park city had the lowest, at 35.7 index. The median was 44 index and the figure for Virginia was 47.2 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.2Galax city
Lowest35.7Manassas Park city
Median44133 counties
Virginia47.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Galax cityGalax city: 54.2 index54.2Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 53.6 index53.6Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 53.2 index53.2Williamsburg cityWilliamsburg city: 52.7 index52.7Richmond cityRichmond city: 51.3 index51.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 51 index51Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 50.8 index50.8Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 50.7 index50.7Radford cityRadford city: 50.5 index50.5Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 50.2 index50.2Grayson CountyGrayson County: 50.1 index50.1Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 50.1 index50.1Norton cityNorton city: 49.5 index49.5Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 49.4 index49.4Essex CountyEssex County: 49.3 index49.3Prince Edward CountyPrince Edward County: 49.2 index49.2Washington CountyWashington County: 49.1 index49.1Bath CountyBath County: 49.1 index49.1Danville cityDanville city: 48.8 index48.8Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 48.4 index48.4Wythe CountyWythe County: 48 index48Nelson CountyNelson County: 47.9 index47.9Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 47.6 index47.6Scott CountyScott County: 47.6 index47.6Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 47.6 index47.6Lee CountyLee County: 47.5 index47.5Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 47.4 index47.4Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 47.3 index47.3Smyth CountySmyth County: 47.2 index47.2Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 47.2 index47.2Henrico CountyHenrico County: 47.1 index47.1Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 47.1 index47.1Winchester cityWinchester city: 47 index47Floyd CountyFloyd County: 46.9 index46.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 46.9 index46.9Lynchburg cityLynchburg city: 46.6 index46.6Goochland CountyGoochland County: 46.5 index46.5Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 46.5 index46.5Bristol cityBristol city: 46.5 index46.5Charles City CountyCharles City County: 46.5 index46.5
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index		Change on 2023
1Galax city54.2+1
2Northampton County53.6+3
3Charlottesville city53.2-0.6
4Williamsburg city52.7-0.4
5Richmond city51.3-0.8
6Montgomery County51+1.1
7Roanoke city50.8+0.4
8Mecklenburg County50.7+1.9
9Radford city50.5-1
10Martinsville city50.2-0.8
11Grayson County50.1+2.9
12Rappahannock County50.1+1.6
13Norton city49.5+0.8
14Lancaster County49.4+0.4
15Essex County49.3+5
16Prince Edward County49.2+1.2
17Washington County49.1-0.5
18Bath County49.1+2.5
19Danville city48.8-0.3
20Cumberland County48.4+1.8
21Wythe County48+0.6
22Nelson County47.9-1.5
23Charlotte County47.6-0.1
23Scott County47.6-0.5
25Albemarle County47.6+0.2
26Lee County47.5-1.4
27Norfolk city47.4+0.1
28Tazewell County47.3-1.2
29Smyth County47.2+0.2
30Northumberland County47.2-2.5
31Henrico County47.1+0.2
32Alleghany County47.1+2.3
33Winchester city47+1.4
34Floyd County46.9+1.7
35Franklin County46.9+1.4
36Lynchburg city46.6+1
37Goochland County46.5-1
38Buchanan County46.5-2
39Bristol city46.5+0.3
40Charles City County46.5-0.2
41Pulaski County46.4+0.3
42Hopewell city46.4+0.8
43Westmoreland County46.3-0.4
44Salem city46.3+0.3
45Fairfax city46.2+0.7
46Arlington County46+0.5
47Russell County46+0.8
48Halifax County45.8+0.2
49Fredericksburg city45.7-0.6
50Falls Church city45.6+1.5
51Alexandria city45.6-0.8
51Patrick County45.6-0.4
53Brunswick County45.5+0.6
54Harrisonburg city45.4-0.6
55Henry County45.2+0.9
56Newport News city45.2-0.3
57Accomack County45+0.1
57Rockingham County45+1.6
59Portsmouth city44.9-1.2
60Lexington city44.9+1.2
61Rockbridge County44.8+1.1
62Shenandoah County44.8-0.6
63Roanoke County44.50
64Carroll County44.1-0.3
64Louisa County44.1-0.3
66Mathews County44.1+1.3
67Amherst County44-1.6
68Clarke County44+1.6
69Pittsylvania County43.9-1.1
70Emporia city43.9+2.9
71Petersburg city43.6-1
71Virginia Beach city43.6+0.1
73Staunton city43.4-0.4
74Dickenson County43.4-4.3
74Suffolk city43.4-1.5
76Hampton city43.4-0.2
77Bedford County43.3-0.6
78Dinwiddie County43.2-0.3
79Page County43.2+2.8
80Fairfax County430
81Isle of Wight County43-0.3
82Greene County42.8+0.5
83Lunenburg County42.7+0.6
84Franklin city42.6+1.4
85Hanover County42.5+0.3
86Madison County42.3+0.6
87Chesterfield County42.2+0.2
88James City County42.2+0.4
89Colonial Heights city42.1-0
90Chesapeake city42+0.4
91Appomattox County42+0.1
92Waynesboro city42-0.6
93Nottoway County41.8+0.9
94Wise County41.8+0.1
95Surry County41.8-1.2
96Warren County41.7+0.5
97King and Queen County41.7-1.1
98Sussex County41.7-0.1
99Augusta County41.6+1.5
100Fauquier County41.6+0.1
101Greensville County41.5-2.3
102Campbell County41.5-0.1
103Buckingham County41.5-0.7
104Bland County41.4+2.6
105Frederick County41.4+0.4
106Middlesex County41-0.7
107Culpeper County41-0.5
108Fluvanna County40.8-0.8
109Giles County40.7+0.5
109York County40.7+0.2
111Powhatan County40.6+2.4
112Manassas city40.6+1.7
113Botetourt County40.4-1.1
114Orange County40.4-1
115Southampton County40.3-1.5
116Covington city40.2-1.1
117Caroline County40.1+0.3
118Craig County40.1-2.2
119Buena Vista city39.8-13.8
120Gloucester County39.7+0.1
121Spotsylvania County39.6-0.7
122Loudoun County39.1+0.2
123Amelia County38.6-2.4
124Prince William County38.6-0.5
125King George County38.5+1.1
126King William County38.2-0.1
127Richmond County38.1-0.4
128Prince George County37.9+1.3
129New Kent County37.7-0.1
130Stafford County37.4-0.4
131Poquoson city37.3-0.8
132Highland County37.1+0.2
133Manassas Park city35.7-0.9

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About this ranking

Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.

Eurostat, equivalised disposable income after social transfers (EU-SILC), for the EU and its countries. For other countries use gini_index_world_bank, which is measured on a different basis. For the United States, ACS five-year estimate B19083 measures inequality in household money income before taxes. Census publishes a coefficient from 0 to 1; Invokely multiplies it by 100. The displayed year is the final year of the five-year period. Negative household incomes are treated as zero. This differs from the EU-SILC measure based on equivalised disposable income and should not be treated as directly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Galax city, with 54.2 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Manassas Park city, with 35.7 index in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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