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Counties in Virginia by gini index

Charlottesville city had the highest gini index of 133 counties in 2023, at 53.8 index. Prince George County had the lowest, at 36.5 index. The median was 44.3 index and the figure for Virginia was 47.2 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.8Charlottesville city
Lowest36.5Prince George County
Median44.3133 counties
Virginia47.2History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 53.8 index53.8Buena Vista cityBuena Vista city: 53.6 index53.6Galax cityGalax city: 53.2 index53.2Williamsburg cityWilliamsburg city: 53.1 index53.1Richmond cityRichmond city: 52.1 index52.1Radford cityRadford city: 51.6 index51.6Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 51 index51Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 50.6 index50.6Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 50.4 index50.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 49.9 index49.9Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 49.8 index49.8Washington CountyWashington County: 49.6 index49.6Nelson CountyNelson County: 49.4 index49.4Danville cityDanville city: 49.1 index49.1Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 48.9 index48.9Lee CountyLee County: 48.9 index48.9Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 48.8 index48.8Norton cityNorton city: 48.7 index48.7Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 48.5 index48.5Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 48.5 index48.5Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 48.5 index48.5Scott CountyScott County: 48.1 index48.1Prince Edward CountyPrince Edward County: 48 index48Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 47.7 index47.7Dickenson CountyDickenson County: 47.7 index47.7Goochland CountyGoochland County: 47.6 index47.6Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 47.4 index47.4Wythe CountyWythe County: 47.4 index47.4Grayson CountyGrayson County: 47.2 index47.2Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 47.2 index47.2Smyth CountySmyth County: 47 index47Henrico CountyHenrico County: 46.9 index46.9Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 46.8 index46.8Charles City CountyCharles City County: 46.6 index46.6Bath CountyBath County: 46.6 index46.6Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 46.5 index46.5Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 46.4 index46.4Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 46.3 index46.3Bristol cityBristol city: 46.2 index46.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 46.2 index46.2
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index		Change on 2022
1Charlottesville city53.8-0.1
2Buena Vista city53.6-2.6
3Galax city53.2+1.6
4Williamsburg city53.1+0.3
5Richmond city52.1-0.1
6Radford city51.6-0.2
7Martinsville city51-0.3
8Northampton County50.6+0.5
9Roanoke city50.4+0.6
10Montgomery County49.9+0.7
11Northumberland County49.8-1.4
12Washington County49.6+3.6
13Nelson County49.4-0.9
14Danville city49.1-0.3
15Lancaster County48.9-2
16Lee County48.9+0.3
17Mecklenburg County48.8+1.1
18Norton city48.7-3.8
19Buchanan County48.5+1.4
20Tazewell County48.5+1.8
21Rappahannock County48.5+0.7
22Scott County48.1+0.6
23Prince Edward County48+2.6
24Charlotte County47.7+1.9
25Dickenson County47.7-0.8
26Goochland County47.6-1.7
27Albemarle County47.4-0.5
28Wythe County47.4+0.6
29Grayson County47.2+0.2
30Norfolk city47.2-0.6
31Smyth County47+1.5
32Henrico County46.9+0.3
33Westmoreland County46.8-2
34Charles City County46.6+1.3
35Bath County46.6-0.8
36Cumberland County46.5-3.1
37Alexandria city46.4+0.5
38Fredericksburg city46.3+0.5
39Bristol city46.2-2
40Pulaski County46.2-0.7
41Portsmouth city46.1-0.5
42Salem city46+0.2
43Harrisonburg city46-2
43Patrick County46-1.7
45Lynchburg city45.6+0.8
46Amherst County45.6+0.4
46Hopewell city45.6+1.5
48Halifax County45.6+0.7
49Winchester city45.6+0.7
50Arlington County45.6+0.3
51Franklin County45.5-1.4
51Newport News city45.5-0.1
53Fairfax city45.5+2.6
54Shenandoah County45.3+0.6
55Floyd County45.3+3.2
56Russell County45.2-0.3
57Pittsylvania County44.9+0.7
58Accomack County44.9-0.3
59Brunswick County44.9+2
60Suffolk city44.9+0.1
61Alleghany County44.8-1.4
62Petersburg city44.6-0.5
63Roanoke County44.5+0.4
64Louisa County44.4-0.3
65Carroll County44.4+0.7
66Henry County44.4+0.2
67Essex County44.30
68Falls Church city44.2+0.3
69Bedford County44-0.1
70Staunton city43.8-2.4
71Greensville County43.8-2.4
72Rockbridge County43.7-1.3
73Lexington city43.7+2.6
74Hampton city43.6-0.1
75Dinwiddie County43.5+1.2
76Virginia Beach city43.5+0.5
77Rockingham County43.4+0.5
78Isle of Wight County43.3-0.3
79Fairfax County43-0.2
80Surry County43+0.9
81King and Queen County42.8-1.9
82Mathews County42.7-1
83Waynesboro city42.6-2
84Clarke County42.3+1
85Greene County42.3+2
86Craig County42.2+3.1
87Buckingham County42.1-0.8
87Colonial Heights city42.1+0.9
89Hanover County42.1+0.2
90Chesterfield County42.1-0
91Lunenburg County42+1.1
92Appomattox County41.9-0.2
93Sussex County41.8-1.2
94Southampton County41.8+1.1
95James City County41.7+0.1
96Middlesex County41.7+0.6
97Madison County41.7-0.3
97Wise County41.7-1.3
99Fluvanna County41.7-6.7
100Chesapeake city41.6+0.1
101Campbell County41.6-0.3
102Botetourt County41.5-1.4
103Culpeper County41.5+0.2
104Fauquier County41.5-0.2
105Orange County41.3+0.4
106Covington city41.3+1.6
107Warren County41.3-0.4
108Franklin city41.2-2.1
109Frederick County41+0.6
110Emporia city41-4.2
110Nottoway County41-4.3
112Amelia County41-2
113York County40.5+2
114Page County40.4-0.1
115Spotsylvania County40.3-0.2
116Giles County40.2+0.9
117Augusta County40.1+0.3
118Caroline County39.8-1.4
119Gloucester County39.6+0.8
120Prince William County39.1-0.1
121Loudoun County38.9-0.3
122Bland County38.8+1.1
122Manassas city38.8+1
124Richmond County38.5-1.2
125King William County38.3+0.7
126Powhatan County38.2+1
127Poquoson city38.1+2.9
128Stafford County37.8+0.3
129New Kent County37.8-0.4
130King George County37.4-1.2
131Highland County36.9-0.9
132Manassas Park city36.6-1.3
133Prince George County36.5-0.4

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Charlottesville city, with 53.8 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Prince George County, with 36.5 index in 2023.

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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