Which county has the lowest income inequality (gini)?

Kalawao County, Hawaii ranks #1 with 0.283 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by income inequality (gini)?

Kalawao County, Hawaii, Loving County, Texas, Dallam County, Texas, Thomas County, Nebraska, Kearny County, Kansas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is income inequality (gini) measured?

Gini index of household income inequality. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality. Source: ACS B19083. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most equal income distribution, US counties

US counties with the lowest income inequality, measured by the Gini index (2023 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS 2000

501Douglas County, WIWI43,9900.414–

502Jasper County, ININ33,8940.414–

503Mills County, IAIA14,7930.414–

504Marquette County, WIWI15,9270.414–

505Bates County, MOMO16,5120.414–

506Frederick County, VAVA99,9550.414–

507Union County, OHOH73,4460.414–

508Cherry County, NENE5,5610.414–

509Garden County, NENE1,8040.414–

510Dakota County, MNMN457,7100.414–

511Bland County, VAVA6,1510.414–

512Dawson County, GAGA35,3650.414–

513Mercer County, ILIL15,2290.414–

514Todd County, MNMN26,0600.414–

515San Benito County, CACA70,0820.414–

516Clark County, ININ130,4510.414–

517Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0470.414–

518LaGrange County, ININ41,3050.414–

519Major County, OKOK7,5360.414–

520Marion County, WVWV55,5840.414–

521Fountain County, ININ17,0130.414–

522Chariton County, MOMO7,3770.414–

523Steele County, MNMN37,4640.414–

524Venango County, PAPA49,3460.414–

525Robertson County, TNTN80,1750.414–

526Warren County, NJNJ112,9530.415–

527Bartow County, GAGA120,8000.415–

528Kittson County, MNMN4,0310.415–

529Miami County, OHOH112,6340.415–

530Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.415–

531Wyoming County, NYNY39,7410.415–

532Sioux County, NENE1,1880.415–

533Weston County, WYWY6,8400.415–

534Hemphill County, TXTX3,0830.415–

535Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.415–

536Mercer County, KYKY23,7330.415–

537Loup County, NENE5700.415–

538Allegan County, MIMI123,1880.415–

539Houston County, GAGA178,2140.415–

540Elko County, NVNV54,8150.415–

541Harding County, SDSD1,3310.415–

542Campbell County, VAVA55,6290.415–

543Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7200.415–

544Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.415–

545Lafayette County, WIWI17,4780.415–

546Callaway County, MOMO45,7650.415–

547Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.415–

548Franklin County, VTVT51,1770.415–

549Greene County, IAIA8,6580.415–

550Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4810.415–

551Williamson County, TXTX752,8270.415–

552Carroll County, ININ20,6550.415–

553Thayer County, NENE4,8420.416–

554Sussex County, NJNJ148,0630.416–

555Marion County, MOMO28,5250.416–

556Morrow County, OROR12,6020.416–

557Will County, ILIL712,2530.416–

558Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8990.416–

559Ionia County, MIMI66,5570.416–

560Choctaw County, MSMS8,0480.416–

561Wayne County, OHOH116,7580.416–

562Butte County, IDID2,7830.416–

563Warren County, PAPA37,0380.416–

564Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.416–

565Fairfield County, OHOH169,7520.416–

566Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.416–

567Madison County, GAGA32,9190.416–

568Fulton County, OHOH41,8530.416–

569Potter County, PAPA15,8970.416–

570Clark County, ILIL15,1140.416–

571DeKalb County, MOMO9,7950.416–

572McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.416–

573Phillips County, KSKS4,7280.416–

574Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7530.416–

575Mecosta County, MIMI42,3200.416–

576Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6260.416–

577Cass County, ILIL12,4630.416–

578Webster County, GAGA2,3690.416–

579Livingston County, MIMI197,3150.416–

580Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.416–

581Howard County, MOMO10,1800.417–

582Marathon County, WIWI139,4320.417–

583Hancock County, IAIA10,5280.417–

584Murray County, MNMN7,9420.417–

585Churchill County, NVNV25,8510.417–

586Franklin County, ININ23,2860.417–

587Stafford County, KSKS4,0050.417–

588Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.417–

589Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.417–

590Shackelford County, TXTX3,1970.417–

591King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.417–

592Union County, ININ6,8630.417–

593Clay County, IAIA16,2020.417–

594Lonoke County, ARAR76,6640.417–

595Runnels County, TXTX9,6930.417–

596Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1150.417–

597Warren County, VAVA42,7400.417–

598Custer County, NENE10,5000.417–

599Greeley County, NENE2,1540.417–

600Decatur County, KSKS2,7160.417–

601Wabasha County, MNMN21,5370.417–

602Crane County, TXTX4,5540.417–

603Brewster County, TXTX9,4580.417–

604Muscatine County, IAIA41,8530.417–

605Surry County, VAVA6,6030.418–

606Knox County, OHOH64,0020.418–

607Utah County, UTUT759,8590.418–

608Alfalfa County, OKOK5,6490.418–

609Marshall County, ININ46,5990.418–

610Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5900.418–

611Wise County, VAVA34,8240.418–

612Yell County, ARAR19,9560.418–

613Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.418–

614Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3800.418–

615Sherman County, NENE2,9240.418–

616Montgomery County, ININ38,9540.418–

617Cecil County, MDMD107,1310.418–

618Clay County, MOMO265,0320.418–

619Wilkes County, NCNC66,2330.418–

620Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.418–

621Oscoda County, MIMI8,7230.418–

622Stokes County, NCNC46,1260.418–

623Pine County, MNMN30,4720.418–

624Audrain County, MOMO24,5280.418–

625Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.418–

626Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.418–

627Wheeler County, TXTX4,7730.418–

628Wolfe County, KYKY6,2980.418–

629Maries County, MOMO8,3970.418–

630Hocking County, OHOH27,5120.419–

631Pickaway County, OHOH62,9780.419–

632Chaffee County, COCO20,8310.419–

633Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6810.419–

634Brazoria County, TXTX419,0800.419–

635Parke County, ININ16,6420.419–

636Platte County, NENE35,6490.419–

637Shelby County, OHOH48,0650.419–

638Boone County, KYKY145,3160.419–

639Cameron County, PAPA4,2110.419–

640Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6330.419–

641Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.419–

642Delaware County, OHOH242,0320.419–

643Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0010.419–

644Fentress County, TNTN20,3220.419–

645Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6380.419–

646Caddo County, OKOK26,1300.419–

647Pershing County, NVNV6,4210.419–

648Monroe County, WIWI46,5720.419–

649Scott County, ARAR9,9650.419–

650Teton County, MTMT6,4960.419–

651Union County, IAIA11,8290.419–

652Wabash County, ININ30,7130.419–

653Iron County, WIWI6,1270.419–

654Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.419–

655Morgan County, COCO30,3060.419–

656Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.419–

657Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.420–

658Grady County, OKOK59,1280.420–

659Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.420–

660Martin County, ININ9,8560.420–

661St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5860.420–

662Hot Springs County, WYWY4,6000.420–

663Pinal County, AZAZ539,3800.420–

664Mower County, MNMN40,9710.420–

665Island County, WAWA85,6570.420–

666Franklin County, MOMO108,0900.420–

667Washington County, COCO4,7320.420–

668Douglas County, GAGA154,2930.420–

669Renville County, MNMN14,3560.420–

670Appomattox County, VAVA17,1720.420–

671Hardin County, TXTX58,7230.420–

672Smith County, TNTN20,9810.420–

673Kings County, CACA154,3270.420–

674Jones County, SDSD9130.420–

675Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.420–

676Stephenson County, ILIL43,2200.420–

677Nance County, NENE3,2900.420–

678Carlton County, MNMN36,7110.420–

679Wadena County, MNMN14,3880.420–

680Arthur County, NENE3960.420–

681Kingman County, KSKS7,0290.420–

682Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.420–

683Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.420–

684Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.420–

685Rankin County, MSMS162,1810.420–

686Bingham County, IDID51,1530.420–

687Taylor County, IAIA5,8350.421–

688Montgomery County, MOMO11,5900.421–

689Butler County, KYKY12,5200.421–

690Ascension Parish, LALA135,1050.421–

691Adams County, WIWI21,7520.421–

692Ottawa County, KSKS5,7440.421–

693Dunn County, WIWI46,2230.421–

694Laramie County, WYWY102,9380.421–

695Frio County, TXTX18,8230.421–

696Webster County, NENE3,3360.421–

697Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.421–

698Washita County, OKOK10,8840.421–

699Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8230.421–

700Keith County, NENE8,1000.421–

701Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.421–

702Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7380.421–

703Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.421–

704Carbon County, WYWY14,0130.421–

705Branch County, MIMI45,9930.421–

706Garfield County, COCO63,4740.421–

707Hamilton County, FLFL14,1800.421–

708Duchesne County, UTUT20,8560.421–

709Dakota County, NENE21,6870.421–

710Elk County, PAPA29,9260.421–

711Chambers County, TXTX57,5940.421–

712Rockwall County, TXTX140,7380.421–

713Pike County, GAGA20,9320.421–

714Massac County, ILIL13,5020.421–

715Lamb County, TXTX12,5790.421–

716Weld County, COCO378,4260.421–

717Pulaski County, ININ12,4630.421–

718Lee County, NCNC70,2580.421–

719Bureau County, ILIL32,5100.422–

720Medina County, OHOH185,0250.422–

721Noble County, OKOK10,8990.422–

722Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.422–

723James City County, VAVA83,3260.422–

724Boone County, ILIL53,5680.422–

725Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4490.422–

726Clay County, ARAR14,0520.422–

727Lapeer County, MIMI89,5160.422–

728Thurston County, NENE6,7520.422–

729Clark County, KSKS1,9000.422–

730Wayne County, MOMO10,7820.422–

731Tioga County, PAPA40,5020.422–

732Graham County, AZAZ40,1570.422–

733Edgar County, ILIL16,3230.422–

734Spink County, SDSD6,1550.422–

735Blanco County, TXTX13,5810.422–

736San Saba County, TXTX5,7870.422–

737Logan County, ILIL27,1820.422–

738Texas County, MOMO25,9940.422–

739Hartley County, TXTX4,9040.422–

740Jefferson County, ININ33,2790.422–

741McDowell County, NCNC45,1980.422–

742Custer County, IDID4,6360.422–

743Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.422–

744Sandoval County, NMNM159,5650.422–

745Carver County, MNMN114,3790.422–

746Montgomery County, KSKS30,1770.422–

747Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.422–

748Delta County, TXTX5,5490.422–

749Idaho County, IDID17,8740.422–

750Wells County, ININ28,8830.422–

751West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7560.423–

752Howard County, NENE6,5380.423–

753Schleicher County, TXTX2,2450.423–

754Miami County, ININ34,4870.423–

755Florence County, WIWI4,7480.423–

756Richland County, ILIL15,2190.423–

757Butler County, KSKS69,4840.423–

758Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5490.423–

759Madison County, VAVA14,2370.423–

760Gilmer County, GAGA33,8940.423–

761Teton County, IDID13,2540.423–

762Cherokee County, KSKS19,1050.423–

763Chippewa County, MIMI36,0810.423–

764Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.423–

765Effingham County, ILIL34,5190.423–

766Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7090.423–

767Monroe County, MIMI156,0040.423–

768Otsego County, MIMI26,0800.423–

769Perry County, MSMS11,5770.423–

770Stark County, NDND34,0130.423–

771Rogers County, OKOK102,1970.423–

772Umatilla County, OROR81,1190.423–

773Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.423–

774Knox County, NENE8,3350.423–

775Sierra County, NMNM11,3950.423–

776Humphreys County, TNTN19,6460.423–

777Hunt County, TXTX123,3360.423–

778Maury County, TNTN118,1310.423–

779Camas County, IDID1,3160.423–

780Chilton County, ALAL47,7080.424–

781Livingston County, NYNY61,4380.424–

782Juneau, AKAK31,6090.424–

783Grant County, SDSD7,5340.424–

784Henry County, IAIA19,3490.424–

785Cole County, MOMO77,9080.424–

786Seneca County, OHOH54,5220.424–

787Winnebago County, WIWI174,2180.424–

788Somerset County, PAPA72,0040.424–

789Bedford County, TNTN55,2730.424–

790Otero County, COCO17,6830.424–

791Mahaska County, IAIA21,8800.424–

792Geneva County, ALAL27,5540.424–

793Gage County, NENE21,7110.424–

794Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3730.424–

795Washakie County, WYWY7,5970.424–

796Cuming County, NENE8,8230.424–

797Kenedy County, TXTX3190.424–

798Franklin County, WAWA102,6120.424–

799Sumner County, KSKS22,3120.424–

800Livingston County, KYKY8,8630.424–

801Mason County, ILIL12,4110.424–

802Lewis County, WAWA88,0620.424–

803Dickinson County, MIMI25,8270.424–

804Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4770.424–

805Hancock County, OHOH75,0340.424–

806Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.424–

807Coffee County, TNTN62,4190.424–

808Hardin County, IAIA16,4550.424–

809Pontotoc County, OKOK38,5280.424–

810Newton County, ARAR7,0260.425–

811Yakima County, WAWA259,1850.425–

812Custer County, MTMT12,0340.425–

813Crawford County, OHOH41,8960.425–

814Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.425–

815Boone County, WVWV20,2510.425–

816Lincoln County, WIWI28,4030.425–

817Union County, TNTN21,4500.425–

818Johnson County, ININ174,2620.425–

819Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.425–

820Cumberland County, PAPA277,2700.425–

821Terrell County, TXTX7020.425–

822Vernon County, WIWI31,4430.425–

823Jersey County, ILIL21,1600.425–

824Graham County, KSKS2,3710.425–

825Smith County, KSKS3,5660.425–

826Stephens County, TXTX9,3800.425–

827Price County, WIWI13,9880.425–

828Fayette County, ININ23,5330.425–

829Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950.425–

830Racine County, WIWI198,9190.425–

831Elbert County, GAGA20,0720.425–

832Bonneville County, IDID135,7710.425–

833Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5970.425–

834Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8850.425–

835Donley County, TXTX3,2130.425–

836Moultrie County, ILIL14,3710.425–

837Henry County, ININ49,1370.425–

838Republic County, KSKS4,6400.425–

839Mono County, CACA12,5050.425–

840Franklin County, NYNY46,5000.425–

841Gem County, IDID21,7730.425–

842Caroline County, MDMD34,1160.425–

843Putnam County, NYNY99,0280.425–

844Howard County, IAIA9,4150.425–

845Oneida County, IDID5,0850.425–

846Menominee County, WIWI4,1990.425–

847Carson County, TXTX5,8050.426–

848Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0430.426–

849Jefferson County, OROR25,7400.426–

850Lawrence County, ININ45,5680.426–

851Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6660.426–

852Bayfield County, WIWI16,7870.426–

853Crawford County, WIWI15,9100.426–

854Cedar County, NENE8,3730.426–

855Franklin, VAVA8,4780.426–

856St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8750.426–

857Washington County, MNMN286,8950.426–

858Tazewell County, ILIL130,0490.426–

859Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570.426–

860Dewey County, OKOK4,2070.426–

861Clark County, WIWI35,0520.426–

862Walton County, GAGA112,6960.426–

863Cheyenne County, COCO1,7130.426–

864Henry County, ILIL48,0950.426–

865Stoddard County, MOMO28,2840.426–

866McKean County, PAPA38,9840.426–

867Hernando County, FLFL221,7010.426–

868Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.426–

869McLeod County, MNMN36,6310.426–

870Cheshire County, NHNH78,2690.426–

871Teller County, COCO24,7560.426–

872Hughes County, OKOK13,4550.426–

873Wallowa County, OROR7,5950.426–

874Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.426–

875Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.426–

876Catoosa County, GAGA69,6280.426–

877Refugio County, TXTX6,6570.427–

878Phillips County, MTMT4,2030.427–

879Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.427–

880Morgan County, ININ74,9670.427–

881Reno County, KSKS61,5390.427–

882Wilson County, TXTX56,1390.427–

883Van Buren County, ARAR16,2380.427–

884Washington County, NENE21,3020.427–

885Ohio County, KYKY23,9340.427–

886Sherman County, OROR2,0510.427–

887Addison County, VTVT38,0480.427–

888Ashland County, WIWI16,2030.427–

889Bremer County, IAIA25,2960.427–

890Petroleum County, MTMT5480.427–

891Shelby County, ININ45,8820.427–

892Pettis County, MOMO44,2540.427–

893Kiowa County, COCO1,4120.427–

894York County, MEME222,4340.427–

895Hardeman County, TXTX3,2920.427–

896Strafford County, NHNH135,0430.427–

897Greene County, OHOH174,3220.427–

898Benton County, TNTN16,1830.427–

899Owen County, ININ21,8860.427–

900Tipton County, TNTN62,2870.427–

901Orleans County, NYNY39,8250.427–

902Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4480.427–

903Schuyler County, ILIL6,6570.427–

904Lawrence County, ALAL33,8430.427–

905Perry County, ARAR10,3090.427–

906Rice County, MNMN69,9390.428–

907Codington County, SDSD29,5620.428–

908Monroe County, PAPA167,1790.428–

909Northumberland County, PAPA89,9200.428–

910Platte County, WYWY8,6340.428–

911Jackson County, FLFL49,6290.428–

912Clinton County, KYKY9,1390.428–

913Ottawa County, MIMI308,4590.428–

914Paulding County, OHOH18,7270.428–

915Caldwell County, KYKY12,6090.428–

916Kenosha County, WIWI168,4480.428–

917El Paso County, COCO757,0400.428–

918Clayton County, IAIA16,8450.428–

919Marquette County, MIMI68,0640.428–

920Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.428–

921Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9960.428–

922Rice County, KSKS9,2660.428–

923Jackson County, WIWI20,9990.428–

924Dickson County, TNTN58,6620.428–

925Ferry County, WAWA7,5170.428–

926Wrangell, AKAK2,0070.428–

927Greene County, VAVA21,9580.428–

928Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5940.428–

929Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.428–

930Taylor County, KYKY26,7630.428–

931Jones County, GAGA29,1710.428–

932Clinton County, ILIL37,1280.428–

933Cache County, UTUT145,0000.428–

934St. Clair County, MIMI160,4860.428–

935Clay County, NENE6,1700.428–

936Washington County, OROR611,7080.428–

937Gaines County, TXTX23,9560.428–

938Madison County, MTMT10,0260.428–

939De Baca County, NMNM1,6470.428–

940Fulton County, ARAR12,4920.429–

941Rockdale County, GAGA98,4160.429–

942Carbon County, PAPA65,8680.429–

943Lawrence County, ILIL13,7900.429–

944Randolph County, MOMO24,5130.429–

945Hickman County, TNTN26,2190.429–

946Garrard County, KYKY18,2070.429–

947Clarion County, PAPA36,6800.429–

948Washington County, IAIA22,6670.429–

949Pratt County, KSKS9,1170.429–

950Burt County, NENE6,6780.429–

951Caldwell County, MOMO9,0120.429–

952Gentry County, MOMO6,3840.429–

953Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.429–

954Decatur County, IAIA7,6550.429–

955Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.429–

956LaMoure County, NDND4,1350.429–

957Marshall County, KYKY31,6590.429–

958Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.429–

959McDonald County, MOMO23,9920.429–

960Christian County, MOMO96,7250.429–

961Lake County, MIMI13,1820.429–

962Nobles County, MNMN22,3380.429–

963Webster County, MSMS10,1670.429–

964Burlington County, NJNJ481,4390.429–

965Solano County, CACA455,3760.429–

966Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7770.429–

967Armstrong County, PAPA63,6980.429–

968Pike County, PAPA62,8080.429–

969Lake County, OHOH232,2170.429–

970Fremont County, IDID14,2080.429–

971Roseau County, MNMN15,2460.429–

972Big Horn County, WYWY12,0240.429–

973Lincoln County, ARAR12,7640.429–

974McIntosh County, NDND2,4510.429–

975Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6730.429–

976Letcher County, KYKY19,9520.429–

977Crawford County, ARAR62,6570.430–

978Clinton County, MIMI80,4320.430–

979Denali, AKAK1,6160.430–

980Rockingham County, NHNH324,0770.430–

981Holmes County, OHOH44,9700.430–

982Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4510.430–

983Gilpin County, COCO6,0730.430–

984Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3310.430–

985Richland County, OHOH124,8930.430–

986Shawano County, WIWI41,5600.430–

987Grant Parish, LALA22,0750.430–

988Stanton County, NENE5,7440.430–

989Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.430–

990Warren County, ILIL16,2220.430–

991McClain County, OKOK49,6470.430–

992Macomb County, MIMI886,2210.430–

993Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0850.430–

994McLean County, KYKY9,0640.430–

995Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2710.430–

996Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4050.430–

997Lancaster County, PAPA563,1590.430–

998Gooding County, IDID16,4460.430–

999Pickens County, GAGA37,1670.430–

1000Wilson County, KSKS8,2990.430–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES