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Highest Level of Overall Economic Segregation (all metros)

February 23, 2015
Richard Florida
Inequality

Highest Levels of Overall Economic Segregation (All Metros)

RankMetroIndex
1Tallahassee, FL0.947
2Trenton-Ewing, NJ0.933
3Austin-Round Rock, TX0.925
4Columbus, OH0.912
5Tucson, AZ0.906
6San Antonio, TX0.903
7Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX0.903
8Ann Arbor, MI0.902
9Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT0.898
10Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA0.893
11New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA0.889
12Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX0.875
13Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD0.873
14Gainesville, FL0.870
15Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI0.868
16Memphis, TN-MS-AR0.867
17Reno-Sparks, NV0.856
18Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI0.854
19Fresno, CA0.854
20Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ0.842
21Denver-Aurora, CO0.841
22Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH0.837
23Durham, NC0.835
24San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA0.831
26Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV0.830
26Birmingham-Hoover, AL0.830
27Baltimore-Towson, MD0.823
28Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN0.821
29San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA0.817
30Richmond, VA0.812
31Indianapolis-Carmel, IN0.812
32Columbus, GA-AL0.807
33Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC0.805
34Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH0.799
35Muncie, IN0.795
36College Station-Bryan, TX0.788
37Raleigh-Cary, NC0.787
38Salinas, CA0.787
39Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL0.786
40Kansas City, MO-KS0.785
41Jackson, MS0.784
42Amarillo, TX0.783
43Macon, GA0.780
44Springfield, IL0.775
46Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA0.774
46Greensboro-High Point, NC0.774
47Athens-Clarke County, GA0.773
48Champaign-Urbana, IL0.769
49San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA0.766
50Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN0.762
51State College, PA0.762
52Lexington-Fayette, KY0.762
53Laredo, TX0.752
54Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI0.749
55Oklahoma City, OK0.743
57El Paso, TX0.742
57Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA0.742
59New Haven-Milford, CT0.741
59Akron, OH0.741
60Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA0.738
61Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC0.737
62Columbia, SC0.733
63Bakersfield, CA0.732
64Tuscaloosa, AL0.731
65Bloomington, IN0.731
66Colorado Springs, CO0.729
67Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA0.727
68Ithaca, NY0.723
69Abilene, TX0.723
70Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR0.723
71Toledo, OH0.721
73Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA0.719
73Huntsville, AL0.719
74Lansing-East Lansing, MI0.719
75Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC0.718
77Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA0.717
77St. Louis, MO-IL0.717
78Las Vegas-Paradise, NV0.717
79Fort Wayne, IN0.716
80Albuquerque, NM0.715
82Montgomery, AL0.713
82Baton Rouge, LA0.713
83Iowa City, IA0.711
84Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC0.710
85New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA0.705
86Dayton, OH0.702
87Lubbock, TX0.702
88Bloomington-Normal, IL0.699
89Boulder, CO0.689
90Winston-Salem, NC0.689
91Albany, GA0.687
92Pittsburgh, PA0.686
93Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY0.682
94Salt Lake City, UT0.682
95Santa Fe, NM0.681
96Rochester, NY0.681
97Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA0.679
98Charlottesville, VA0.677
99Las Cruces, NM0.675
100Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT0.674
101Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN0.673
103Corpus Christi, TX0.672
103Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA0.672
103Wichita, KS0.672
105Knoxville, TN0.669
106Hanford-Corcoran, CA0.668
107Shreveport-Bossier City, LA0.667
109Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA0.665
109Morgantown, WV0.665
110Brunswick, GA0.661
111Tulsa, OK0.658
112Naples-Marco Island, FL0.657
113Greeley, CO0.655
114Jacksonville, FL0.649
115Waco, TX0.647
116Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL0.646
117Savannah, GA0.644
118Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA0.642
119Syracuse, NY0.638
120Midland, TX0.636
121Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC0.634
122McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX0.624
123Pueblo, CO0.622
124Lafayette, IN0.616
125Honolulu, HI0.612
127Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI0.611
127Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA0.611
128Brownsville-Harlingen, TX0.610
130Greenville, NC0.609
130Madison, WI0.609
131Charleston, WV0.608
132Mobile, AL0.606
133Tyler, TX0.602
134Monroe, LA0.600
135Roanoke, VA0.597
137Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI0.596
137Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL0.596
138Visalia-Porterville, CA0.593
139Springfield, MA0.593
140Jackson, TN0.587
141Niles-Benton Harbor, MI0.586
142Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY0.584
143Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA0.581
144Lincoln, NE0.579
145Wilmington, NC0.579
146Ames, IA0.577
147Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX0.575
148Elmira, NY0.573
149Flint, MI0.570
150Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL0.569
151Decatur, IL0.568
152South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI0.567
153San Angelo, TX0.566
154Rockford, IL0.559
155Stockton, CA0.557
156Worcester, MA0.553
157Orlando-Kissimmee, FL0.548
159Sioux City, IA-NE-SD0.547
159Norwich-New London, CT0.547
160Jonesboro, AR0.545
161Auburn-Opelika, AL0.540
162Flagstaff, AZ0.536
163Canton-Massillon, OH0.532
165Kalamazoo-Portage, MI0.531
165Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ0.531
165Spokane, WA0.531
167Columbia, MO0.528
168Valdosta, GA0.528
169Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA0.524
171Yakima, WA0.523
171Bowling Green, KY0.523
172Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL0.521
173Mansfield, OH0.517
174Spartanburg, SC0.517
175Dalton, GA0.507
176Clarksville, TN-KY0.506
177Rochester, MN0.506
178Peoria, IL0.504
179Madera, CA0.503
180Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA0.501
181Provo-Orem, UT0.500
182Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL0.499
183Evansville, IN-KY0.498
184Gainesville, GA0.497
186Hattiesburg, MS0.496
186Lima, OH0.496
187Eugene-Springfield, OR0.495
188Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI0.494
189Lawrence, KS0.493
190Gadsden, AL0.491
191Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA0.490
192Lynchburg, VA0.489
193Carson City, NV0.489
194Anderson, IN0.486
195Springfield, OH0.482
196Yuma, AZ0.482
197Wichita Falls, TX0.480
198Utica-Rome, NY0.476
199Chattanooga, TN-GA0.472
200Sioux Falls, SD0.469
201Lake Charles, LA0.467
202Chico, CA0.466
203Odessa, TX0.465
204Jackson, MI0.454
205Corvallis, OR0.453
206Boise City-Nampa, ID0.449
207Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY0.448
209Springfield, MO0.448
209Dubuque, IA0.448
210Topeka, KS0.444
211Lafayette, LA0.444
212Napa, CA0.442
214Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA0.441
214Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO0.441
215Reading, PA0.438
216Anchorage, AK0.425
217Fort Collins-Loveland, CO0.424
218Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ0.423
219Ogden-Clearfield, UT0.423
221Binghamton, NY0.422
221Terre Haute, IN0.422
222Erie, PA0.419
223Rapid City, SD0.416
224Danville, IL0.416
225Burlington, NC0.412
226Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX0.411
227Logan, UT-ID0.405
228Pascagoula, MS0.401
229Johnstown, PA0.399
230Columbus, IN0.396
231Burlington-South Burlington, VT0.394
232Fayetteville, NC0.391
233Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI0.388
234Modesto, CA0.387
235Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL0.384
236Florence, SC0.382
237Ocean City, NJ0.380
238Manchester-Nashua, NH0.378
239Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL0.377
240Kankakee-Bradley, IL0.374
241Alexandria, LA0.364
242Kokomo, IN0.363
243Merced, CA0.362
244Rocky Mount, NC0.361
245Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC0.359
246Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL0.359
247Johnson City, TN0.357
248Port St. Lucie, FL0.347
249Anderson, SC0.343
250Sumter, SC0.337
251Salem, OR0.337
252Cheyenne, WY0.334
253Cedar Rapids, IA0.333
254Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL0.332
255Great Falls, MT0.331
256Oshkosh-Neenah, WI0.330
257Battle Creek, MI0.329
258Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA0.328
259Duluth, MN-WI0.325
260San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA0.324
261Longview, WA0.323
263Victoria, TX0.322
263Jacksonville, NC0.322
264Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA0.320
265Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA0.319
266Medford, OR0.317
267Dothan, AL0.315
268Vallejo-Fairfield, CA0.314
269Green Bay, WI0.314
270Lancaster, PA0.314
271Wheeling, WV-OH0.311
272Pine Bluff, AR0.309
273Pocatello, ID0.307
274Asheville, NC0.302
276Janesville, WI0.299
276York-Hanover, PA0.299
278Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME0.298
278Salisbury, MD0.298
279Lawton, OK0.296
280Yuba City, CA0.296
281Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA0.294
282Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR0.292
283Olympia, WA0.288
284Warner Robins, GA0.287
285Lebanon, PA0.286
286Billings, MT0.285
287Bangor, ME0.285
288Anniston-Oxford, AL0.285
289Altoona, PA0.280
290Holland-Grand Haven, MI0.279
291Fairbanks, AK0.277
292Pittsfield, MA0.273
293Bremerton-Silverdale, WA0.271
294Owensboro, KY0.269
295Redding, CA0.268
296Gulfport-Biloxi, MS0.268
298Winchester, VA-WV0.267
298Harrisonburg, VA0.267
299Fort Smith, AR-OK0.266
300Farmington, NM0.265
301St. Cloud, MN0.264
303Racine, WI0.263
303Decatur, AL0.263
304Palm Coast, FL0.259
305Prescott, AZ0.254
306Grand Junction, CO0.251
307Kingston, NY0.248
308Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ0.243
309Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH0.243
310St. Joseph, MO-KS0.240
311Bellingham, WA0.234
312La Crosse, WI-MN0.233
313Danville, VA0.232
314El Centro, CA0.228
315Elizabethtown, KY0.224
316Appleton, WI0.224
317Sandusky, OH0.218
318Ocala, FL0.214
319Fargo, ND-MN0.213
320Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC0.210
321Bend, OR0.208
322Michigan City-La Porte, IN0.203
323Grand Forks, ND-MN0.201
324Missoula, MT0.199
325Joplin, MO0.195
326Jefferson City, MO0.189
327Eau Claire, WI0.188
328Glens Falls, NY0.188
329Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA0.187
330Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH0.183
331Idaho Falls, ID0.169
333Barnstable Town, MA0.164
333Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ0.164
334Lewiston-Auburn, ME0.158
335Longview, TX0.158
336Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL0.155
337Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA0.153
338Sheboygan, WI0.150
339Cumberland, MD-WV0.147
340Punta Gorda, FL0.143
341Goldsboro, NC0.141
342Rome, GA0.140
344Elkhart-Goshen, IN0.136
344Hot Springs, AR0.136
345Casper, WY0.133
346Williamsport, PA0.132
347Wenatchee, WA0.120
348Bismarck, ND0.118
349Wausau, WI0.117
350Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV0.116
351Sherman-Denison, TX0.115
352Bay City, MI0.113
353Morristown, TN0.099
354Coeur d'Alene, ID0.097
355Dover, DE0.089
356Lewiston, ID-WA0.075
357St. George, UT0.074
358Monroe, MI0.049
359Fond du Lac, WI0.029