Counties in Virginia by gini index

Buena Vista city had the highest gini index of 133 counties in 2022, at 56.2 index. Poquoson city had the lowest, at 35.2 index. The median was 44.3 index and the figure for Virginia was 47.2 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.2Buena Vista city
Lowest35.2Poquoson city
Median44.3133 counties
Virginia47.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Buena Vista cityBuena Vista city: 56.2 index56.2Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 53.9 index53.9Williamsburg cityWilliamsburg city: 52.8 index52.8Norton cityNorton city: 52.4 index52.4Richmond cityRichmond city: 52.2 index52.2Radford cityRadford city: 51.7 index51.7Galax cityGalax city: 51.6 index51.6Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 51.4 index51.4Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 51.2 index51.2Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 50.9 index50.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 50.3 index50.3Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 50 index50Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 49.8 index49.8Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 49.7 index49.7Danville cityDanville city: 49.4 index49.4Goochland CountyGoochland County: 49.3 index49.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 49.2 index49.2Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 48.8 index48.8Lee CountyLee County: 48.6 index48.6Dickenson CountyDickenson County: 48.4 index48.4Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 48.4 index48.4Bristol cityBristol city: 48.2 index48.2Harrisonburg cityHarrisonburg city: 48 index48Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 47.9 index47.9Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 47.8 index47.8Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 47.8 index47.8Patrick CountyPatrick County: 47.7 index47.7Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 47.7 index47.7Scott CountyScott County: 47.5 index47.5Bath CountyBath County: 47.4 index47.4Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 47.2 index47.2Grayson CountyGrayson County: 47.1 index47.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 46.9 index46.9Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 46.8 index46.8Wythe CountyWythe County: 46.7 index46.7Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 46.7 index46.7Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 46.6 index46.6Henrico CountyHenrico County: 46.6 index46.6Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 46.2 index46.2Staunton cityStaunton city: 46.2 index46.2
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Buena Vista city56.2-5.1
2Charlottesville city53.9+0.4
3Williamsburg city52.8+2.5
4Norton city52.4+2.3
5Richmond city52.2-0.2
6Radford city51.7-1.3
7Galax city51.6+0.5
8Martinsville city51.4+3.4
9Northumberland County51.2+0.5
10Lancaster County50.9+0.4
11Nelson County50.3+0.4
12Northampton County50+0.5
13Roanoke city49.8+0.8
14Cumberland County49.7+6.1
15Danville city49.4+0.4
16Goochland County49.3+2
17Montgomery County49.2+0.4
18Westmoreland County48.8-0.2
19Lee County48.6+3
20Dickenson County48.4-1.3
21Fluvanna County48.4+0.1
22Bristol city48.2+1.4
23Harrisonburg city48+0.6
24Albemarle County47.9+0.5
25Norfolk city47.8+0.2
26Rappahannock County47.8+0.5
27Patrick County47.7+2.4
28Mecklenburg County47.7-1.6
29Scott County47.5+1.4
30Bath County47.4+3.4
31Buchanan County47.2+2.7
32Grayson County47.1+1.4
33Franklin County46.90
34Pulaski County46.8+2.2
35Wythe County46.7+2.8
36Tazewell County46.7-0.7
37Portsmouth city46.6+1.1
38Henrico County46.6+0.5
39Alleghany County46.2-0.6
40Staunton city46.2+0.4
41Greensville County46.2+1.3
42Washington County46+1
43Alexandria city45.9+0.7
44Charlotte County45.9-1.6
45Salem city45.8+0.1
46Fredericksburg city45.8-0.4
47Newport News city45.6-0.1
48Smyth County45.6+1
49Russell County45.5-0.2
50Charles City County45.4-6.6
50Prince Edward County45.4-0.8
52Nottoway County45.3-3.4
53Amherst County45.3+1.3
54Arlington County45.3+0.6
55Accomack County45.2-0.1
56Petersburg city45.2+0.4
57Emporia city45.1+1.4
58Rockbridge County45-1.3
59Halifax County44.9-0.5
60Winchester city44.9+1.4
61Lynchburg city44.8+0.4
62Louisa County44.8-0.4
62Suffolk city44.8-0.7
64Shenandoah County44.7+1.7
65King and Queen County44.7+1.2
66Waynesboro city44.6-3.1
67Pittsylvania County44.3-0.3
68Essex County44.2+1.7
69Henry County44.2+0.3
70Hopewell city44.2-0.2
71Bedford County44.1+1.6
72Roanoke County440
73Falls Church city43.9+1.3
74Carroll County43.7-1.2
75Mathews County43.7-0.5
76Hampton city43.7-0.8
77Isle of Wight County43.6-0.4
78Franklin city43.4+1.8
79Fairfax County43.2+0.1
80Wise County43-0.3
81Sussex County43+3.1
82Botetourt County43+0.7
82Virginia Beach city43+0.2
84Amelia County42.9-0.3
84Rockingham County42.9+0.2
86Brunswick County42.9-0.6
87Buckingham County42.9-1
88Fairfax city42.9-0.5
89Dinwiddie County42.3-1.1
90Appomattox County42.2-0.8
91Floyd County42.1+1
92Chesterfield County42.1+0.3
93Surry County42.1-0.9
94Madison County42-2.3
95Hanover County41.9+0.1
96Campbell County41.9-0.1
97Warren County41.7+0.3
98Fauquier County41.7+0.4
99James City County41.6-0.5
100Chesapeake city41.6+0.6
101Clarke County41.4-1.1
102Culpeper County41.3+0.9
103Colonial Heights city41.3-0.1
104Caroline County41.1-1.2
105Middlesex County41.1-1.3
106Lexington city41.1-1.6
107Orange County40.9+1.7
108Lunenburg County40.9+0.3
109Southampton County40.7+1
110Page County40.5+0.1
111Spotsylvania County40.5+0.7
112Frederick County40.4-0.3
113Greene County40.3+0.2
114Augusta County39.8-0.7
115Covington city39.7-0.2
116Richmond County39.7-2.6
117Giles County39.3+0.3
118Prince William County39.2+0.3
119Loudoun County39.2+0.4
120Craig County39.2+0.4
121Gloucester County38.9-0
122King George County38.6+1.1
123York County38.5+0.6
124New Kent County38.2-0.3
125Manassas city37.9-1
126Manassas Park city37.8+1.8
127Highland County37.8+0.9
128Bland County37.7-0.5
129King William County37.60
130Stafford County37.5+0.1
131Powhatan County37.2+0.7
132Prince George County36.9-1.2
133Poquoson city35.2+1

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Buena Vista city, with 56.2 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Poquoson city, with 35.2 index in 2022.

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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