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Note: Only cities with populations of 200,000 or above are included on this list.
Most to Least Segregated Cities in the US, 2019:
| Rank | City | Divergence | Segregation Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit city, MI | 0.8412 | High Segregation |
| 2 | Hialeah city, FL | 0.7229 | High Segregation |
| 3 | Newark city, NJ | 0.6791 | High Segregation |
| 4 | Chicago city, IL | 0.6572 | High Segregation |
| 5 | Milwaukee city, WI | 0.6176 | High Segregation |
| 6 | Cleveland city, OH | 0.5869 | High Segregation |
| 7 | Miami city, FL | 0.4987 | High Segregation |
| 8 | Birmingham city, AL | 0.4953 | High Segregation |
| 9 | New York city, NY | 0.4881 | High Segregation |
| 10 | St. Louis city, MO | 0.4728 | High Segregation |
| 11 | Atlanta city, GA | 0.445 | High Segregation |
| 12 | Philadelphia city, PA | 0.4421 | High Segregation |
| 13 | Irving city, TX | 0.4355 | High Segregation |
| 14 | Oakland city, CA | 0.4289 | High Segregation |
| 15 | Dallas city, TX | 0.4247 | High Segregation |
| 16 | Irvine city, CA | 0.4153 | High Segregation |
| 17 | Buffalo city, NY | 0.4047 | High Segregation |
| 18 | Boston city, MA | 0.3962 | High Segregation |
| 19 | Santa Ana city, CA | 0.395 | High Segregation |
| 20 | Memphis city, TN | 0.3717 | High Segregation |
| 21 | Houston city, TX | 0.3679 | High Segregation |
| 22 | Washington city, DC | 0.3659 | High Segregation |
| 23 | Aurora city, IL | 0.3591 | High Segregation |
| 24 | Los Angeles city, CA | 0.3557 | High Segregation |
| 25 | Oxnard city, CA | 0.3536 | High Segregation |
| 26 | Cincinnati city, OH | 0.3532 | High Segregation |
| 27 | New Orleans city, LA | 0.3458 | High Segregation |
| 28 | St. Paul city, MN | 0.3434 | High Segregation |
| 29 | Baltimore city, MD | 0.3351 | High Segregation |
| 30 | Kansas City city, MO | 0.3324 | High Segregation |
| 31 | Baton Rouge city, LA | 0.3263 | High Segregation |
| 32 | Tampa city, FL | 0.3219 | High Segregation |
| 33 | Glendale city, CA | 0.319 | High Segregation |
| 34 | Fremont city, CA | 0.3157 | High Segregation |
| 35 | Plano city, TX | 0.3087 | High Segregation |
| 36 | Jersey City city, NJ | 0.3076 | High Segregation |
| 37 | Orlando city, FL | 0.2974 | High Segregation |
| 38 | Richmond city, VA | 0.2959 | High Segregation |
| 39 | Phoenix city, AZ | 0.2842 | High Segregation |
| 40 | San Diego city, CA | 0.2811 | High Segregation |
| 41 | Indianapolis city (balance), IN | 0.2776 | High Segregation |
| 42 | Chula Vista city, CA | 0.2767 | High Segregation |
| 43 | Charlotte city, NC | 0.276 | High Segregation |
| 44 | St. Petersburg city, FL | 0.2674 | High Segregation |
| 45 | Fort Worth city, TX | 0.2646 | High Segregation |
| 46 | Oklahoma City city, OK | 0.2631 | High Segregation |
| 47 | Omaha city, NE | 0.2614 | High Segregation |
| 48 | Rochester city, NY | 0.2608 | High Segregation |
| 49 | Minneapolis city, MN | 0.2583 | High Segregation |
| 50 | Pittsburgh city, PA | 0.2568 | High Segregation |
| 51 | Scottsdale city, AZ | 0.2513 | High Segregation |
| 52 | Montgomery city, AL | 0.249 | High Segregation |
| 53 | Greensboro city, NC | 0.2463 | High Segregation |
| 54 | Long Beach city, CA | 0.2454 | High Segregation |
| 55 | Columbus city, OH | 0.2432 | High Segregation |
| 56 | Denver city, CO | 0.242 | High Segregation |
| 57 | Tulsa city, OK | 0.2361 | High Segregation |
| 58 | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 0.2354 | High Segregation |
| 59 | North Las Vegas city, NV | 0.2332 | High Segregation |
| 60 | Norfolk city, VA | 0.2325 | High Segregation |
| 61 | San Jose city, CA | 0.2231 | High Segregation |
| 62 | Raleigh city, NC | 0.2226 | High Segregation |
| 63 | Winston-Salem city, NC | 0.2168 | High Segregation |
| 64 | Aurora city, CO | 0.2153 | High Segregation |
| 65 | San Francisco city, CA | 0.2142 | High Segregation |
| 66 | Garland city, TX | 0.2139 | High Segregation |
| 67 | Sacramento city, CA | 0.2132 | High Segregation |
| 68 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 0.213 | High Segregation |
| 69 | Durham city, NC | 0.2027 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 70 | Toledo city, OH | 0.2024 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 71 | Jacksonville city, FL | 0.1999 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 72 | Wichita city, KS | 0.1969 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 73 | Austin city, TX | 0.1948 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 74 | Fort Wayne city, IN | 0.1945 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 75 | Arlington city, TX | 0.1903 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 76 | San Bernardino city, CA | 0.1895 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 77 | Tucson city, AZ | 0.1821 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 78 | Fontana city, CA | 0.1802 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 79 | Las Vegas city, NV | 0.1787 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 80 | Glendale city, AZ | 0.1781 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 81 | San Antonio city, TX | 0.1732 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 82 | Anaheim city, CA | 0.1688 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 83 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 0.166 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 84 | Des Moines city, IA | 0.1659 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 85 | Lubbock city, TX | 0.1659 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 86 | Stockton city, CA | 0.1645 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 87 | Mesa city, AZ | 0.161 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 88 | Moreno Valley city, CA | 0.1582 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 89 | Fresno city, CA | 0.1558 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 90 | Chandler city, AZ | 0.152 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 91 | Bakersfield city, CA | 0.1506 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 92 | Chesapeake city, VA | 0.1492 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 93 | Henderson city, NV | 0.149 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 94 | Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY | 0.1423 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 95 | Corpus Christi city, TX | 0.142 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 96 | Seattle city, WA | 0.1411 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 97 | Tacoma city, WA | 0.1381 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 98 | Albuquerque city, NM | 0.1338 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 99 | Riverside city, CA | 0.1301 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 100 | Reno city, NV | 0.1251 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 101 | Anchorage municipality, AK | 0.1188 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 102 | Gilbert town, AZ | 0.1132 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 103 | Modesto city, CA | 0.1086 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 104 | Portland city, OR | 0.0986 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 105 | Fayetteville city, NC | 0.098 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 106 | El Paso city, TX | 0.0888 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 107 | Madison city, WI | 0.0883 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 108 | Lincoln city, NE | 0.0827 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 110 | Boise City city, ID | 0.0568 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 111 | Spokane city, WA | 0.0525 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 113 | Laredo city, TX | 0.0262 | Low-Medium Segregation |
| 109 | Colorado Springs city, CO | 0.079 | Integrated |
| 112 | Port St. Lucie city, FL | 0.0423 | Integrated |