Counties in Virginia by gini index

Buena Vista city had the highest gini index of 133 counties in 2021, at 61.3 index. Poquoson city had the lowest, at 34.2 index. The median was 44 index and the figure for Virginia was 47 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest61.3Buena Vista city
Lowest34.2Poquoson city
Median44133 counties
Virginia47History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Buena Vista cityBuena Vista city: 61.3 index61.3Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 53.5 index53.5Radford cityRadford city: 53 index53Richmond cityRichmond city: 52.4 index52.4Charles City CountyCharles City County: 51.9 index51.9Galax cityGalax city: 51.1 index51.1Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 50.6 index50.6Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 50.6 index50.6Williamsburg cityWilliamsburg city: 50.2 index50.2Norton cityNorton city: 50.1 index50.1Nelson CountyNelson County: 49.8 index49.8Dickenson CountyDickenson County: 49.7 index49.7Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 49.6 index49.6Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 49.3 index49.3Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 49 index49Danville cityDanville city: 49 index49Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 48.9 index48.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 48.9 index48.9Nottoway CountyNottoway County: 48.7 index48.7Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 48.3 index48.3Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 48 index48Waynesboro cityWaynesboro city: 47.7 index47.7Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 47.6 index47.6Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 47.5 index47.5Harrisonburg cityHarrisonburg city: 47.5 index47.5Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 47.4 index47.4Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 47.4 index47.4Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 47.3 index47.3Goochland CountyGoochland County: 47.3 index47.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 46.9 index46.9Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 46.8 index46.8Bristol cityBristol city: 46.8 index46.8Rockbridge CountyRockbridge County: 46.3 index46.3Prince Edward CountyPrince Edward County: 46.2 index46.2Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 46.1 index46.1Scott CountyScott County: 46.1 index46.1Henrico CountyHenrico County: 46.1 index46.1Staunton cityStaunton city: 45.8 index45.8Newport News cityNewport News city: 45.7 index45.7Russell CountyRussell County: 45.7 index45.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index
1Buena Vista city61.3
2Charlottesville city53.5
3Radford city53
4Richmond city52.4
5Charles City County51.9
6Galax city51.1
7Northumberland County50.6
8Lancaster County50.6
9Williamsburg city50.2
10Norton city50.1
11Nelson County49.8
12Dickenson County49.7
13Northampton County49.6
14Mecklenburg County49.3
15Roanoke city49
16Danville city49
17Westmoreland County48.9
18Montgomery County48.9
19Nottoway County48.7
20Fluvanna County48.3
21Martinsville city48
22Waynesboro city47.7
23Norfolk city47.6
24Charlotte County47.5
24Harrisonburg city47.5
26Tazewell County47.4
27Albemarle County47.4
28Rappahannock County47.3
29Goochland County47.3
30Franklin County46.9
31Alleghany County46.8
32Bristol city46.8
33Rockbridge County46.3
34Prince Edward County46.2
35Fredericksburg city46.1
36Scott County46.1
37Henrico County46.1
38Staunton city45.8
39Newport News city45.7
39Russell County45.7
41Salem city45.7
42Grayson County45.7
43Lee County45.6
44Portsmouth city45.5
45Suffolk city45.4
46Halifax County45.4
47Accomack County45.3
48Patrick County45.3
49Alexandria city45.2
50Louisa County45.2
51Carroll County44.9
52Washington County44.9
53Greensville County44.9
54Petersburg city44.8
55Arlington County44.6
56Pulaski County44.6
57Smyth County44.6
58Buchanan County44.5
59Pittsylvania County44.5
60Lynchburg city44.5
61Hampton city44.4
62Hopewell city44.4
63Madison County44.3
64Mathews County44.2
65Bath County44.1
66Roanoke County44
67Amherst County44
68Isle of Wight County44
69Wythe County43.9
70Buckingham County43.9
70Henry County43.9
72Emporia city43.8
73Winchester city43.6
74Cumberland County43.5
75Brunswick County43.5
76King and Queen County43.4
77Dinwiddie County43.4
78Fairfax city43.4
79Wise County43.3
80Amelia County43.2
81Fairfax County43.1
82Shenandoah County43
83Appomattox County43
83Surry County43
85Rockingham County42.8
86Virginia Beach city42.8
87Lexington city42.7
88Falls Church city42.6
89Essex County42.5
90Bedford County42.5
91Clarke County42.4
92Middlesex County42.4
93Caroline County42.4
94Richmond County42.3
95Botetourt County42.3
96James City County42.1
97Campbell County42
98Chesterfield County41.8
98Hanover County41.8
100Franklin city41.6
101Warren County41.4
102Colonial Heights city41.4
103Fauquier County41.3
104Floyd County41.1
105Chesapeake city40.9
106Frederick County40.7
107Lunenburg County40.6
108Augusta County40.5
109Page County40.5
110Culpeper County40.3
111Greene County40.1
112Sussex County39.8
113Covington city39.8
114Spotsylvania County39.8
115Southampton County39.8
116Orange County39.2
117Giles County39
118Manassas city38.9
118Prince William County38.9
120Gloucester County38.9
121Loudoun County38.8
122Craig County38.8
123New Kent County38.5
124Bland County38.2
125Prince George County38.2
126York County37.9
127King William County37.6
128King George County37.5
129Stafford County37.4
130Highland County36.9
131Powhatan County36.5
132Manassas Park city36.1
133Poquoson city34.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Buena Vista city, with 61.3 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Poquoson city, with 34.2 index in 2021.

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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