Which county has the highest income inequality (gini)?

Harding County, New Mexico ranks #1 with 0.727 (2024 American Community Survey).

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

Harding County, New Mexico, Union County, New Mexico, Lee County, Arkansas, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, New York County, New York.

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 · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most income inequality (Gini), US counties

US counties ranked by Gini index of household income inequality, where 0 = perfect equality and 1 = maximum inequality (2024 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS 2010

3001Jackson County, GAGA99,2650.392−4%

3002O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.392−12%

3003Finney County, KSKS37,5050.392−4%

3004Cameron Parish, LALA4,7180.392−5%

3005Forsyth County, GAGA282,8050.392−1%

3006Dodge County, WIWI89,0970.392+6%

3007Shoshone County, IDID14,1300.392+1%

3008Greene County, NCNC20,7000.392−2%

3009Winkler County, TXTX7,5400.392−9%

3010Henderson County, ILIL5,9840.392−4%

3011Saline County, NENE14,9960.391+0%

3012Humboldt County, NVNV17,2670.391−2%

3013Moffat County, COCO13,1220.391+2%

3014Davis County, UTUT381,2270.391+2%

3015Meade County, SDSD30,7110.391+4%

3016Madison County, IAIA17,2700.391−5%

3017Payette County, IDID27,8240.391−1%

3018Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.391+6%

3019Renville County, NDND2,3310.391+2%

3020Seward County, NENE18,0320.391−7%

3021Jones County, IAIA21,2530.391+2%

3022Whitley County, ININ35,0460.391+1%

3023Fisher County, TXTX3,6920.390−5%

3024Wright County, MNMN157,5590.390+6%

3025Henry County, GAGA264,9220.390+6%

3026McCook County, SDSD5,9640.390−19%

3027Butts County, GAGA27,2180.389−0%

3028Butler County, IAIA14,0490.389−2%

3029Emery County, UTUT10,1770.389+14%

3030Switzerland County, ININ10,0370.389+1%

3031Sutton County, TXTX3,2030.389−10%

3032Chisago County, MNMN59,1420.388+11%

3033Geary County, KSKS36,3380.388−1%

3034Sherburne County, MNMN104,1940.388+10%

3035Jackson County, KSKS13,4380.388+3%

3036Charles County, MDMD176,5930.388+8%

3037Parmer County, TXTX9,6780.388−7%

3038Baker County, FLFL29,7370.388−10%

3039Haskell County, KSKS3,5990.388−5%

3040Auglaize County, OHOH45,9090.388−4%

3041Anoka County, MNMN381,6050.388+5%

3042Wayne County, UTUT2,5870.388+6%

3043Haines, AKAK2,0680.388−5%

3044Marshall County, MNMN8,7980.388+1%

3045Mercer County, MOMO3,4040.388−7%

3046Mineral County, NVNV4,4070.388−20%

3047Catron County, NMNM3,8270.388−7%

3048Rush County, ININ16,7670.388+1%

3049Ohio County, ININ5,9940.387−3%

3050Sanpete County, UTUT31,4530.387−4%

3051Columbia County, OROR54,0910.386+2%

3052Lander County, NVNV5,8720.386−3%

3053Amelia County, VAVA13,6320.386−4%

3054Callahan County, TXTX14,4910.386−9%

3055Box Elder County, UTUT65,3200.386+10%

3056Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.386+5%

3057Isanti County, MNMN44,3860.386+4%

3058Newton County, ININ14,1880.386−4%

3059Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.386−9%

3060Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1860.386−8%

3061King George County, VAVA29,6460.385+4%

3062Buchanan County, IAIA20,8830.385+2%

3063Barrow County, GAGA99,7730.385−3%

3064Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0180.385+7%

3065Marshall County, IAIA39,8900.385−5%

3066Red Lake County, MNMN3,9400.384+2%

3067Gates County, NCNC10,2340.383−9%

3068Power County, IDID8,2460.383−0%

3069Van Wert County, OHOH29,0130.383+4%

3070Petersburg, AKAK3,3940.383+6%

3071Dodge County, MNMN21,3760.383+5%

3072Glascock County, GAGA3,1410.383−7%

3073Calvert County, MDMD94,4840.383+4%

3074Monroe County, IAIA7,4060.383−5%

3075Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5530.382–

3076Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4070.382+9%

3077Sevier County, UTUT22,8270.382−1%

3078Frontier County, NENE2,6550.382−5%

3079King William County, VAVA19,6170.382+11%

3080Tipton County, ININ15,3190.381+5%

3081Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.381−14%

3082Colfax County, NENE10,9340.381−7%

3083Osage County, KSKS15,6930.381−3%

3084Shelby County, ILIL20,5760.381−6%

3085Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.380−10%

3086Clinton County, ININ33,3220.380−1%

3087Calhoun County, ILIL4,3000.379−10%

3088White Pine County, NVNV8,6610.379−4%

3089Houston County, TNTN8,4790.379−16%

3090Norton County, KSKS5,2880.379−6%

3091Roberts County, TXTX8670.379−19%

3092Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.379+3%

3093Lee County, GAGA34,1790.379−3%

3094McCone County, MTMT1,7200.378−3%

3095Hinsdale County, COCO7530.377−4%

3096New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.377−4%

3097Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.377−10%

3098Warren County, ININ8,4740.377−7%

3099Harvey County, KSKS33,5800.377−6%

3100Valley County, MTMT7,3850.376−10%

3101Schuyler County, MOMO4,1400.376−8%

3102Franklin County, KSKS26,2990.376+3%

3103Jefferson County, IDID35,2970.375+2%

3104Jennings County, ININ27,6220.374+3%

3105Crockett County, TXTX2,7690.374−20%

3106Bowman County, NDND2,7620.374−16%

3107Rawlins County, KSKS2,4310.374−9%

3108Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.373+6%

3109Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.373−7%

3110Tooele County, UTUT87,4610.373+8%

3111Long County, GAGA21,5570.372+2%

3112Hooker County, NENE6860.371−6%

3113Concho County, TXTX3,6070.371−11%

3114Lincoln County, IDID5,6030.371−1%

3115Highland County, VAVA2,3180.371−10%

3116Morgan County, UTUT13,3830.369+8%

3117Lincoln County, NVNV4,3200.368+0%

3118Rooks County, KSKS4,6460.368−19%

3119Hamilton County, NENE9,6780.366−1%

3120Boise County, IDID8,5450.365−9%

3121Crook County, WYWY7,8520.365+5%

3122Sitka, AKAK8,3190.365−6%

3123Millard County, UTUT14,0570.365−9%

3124Kinney County, TXTX3,1280.362−20%

3125Kendall County, ILIL145,4700.361+9%

3126Paulding County, GAGA190,9960.359+3%

3127Yakutat, AKAK6720.358−5%

3128Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2400.357−6%

3129Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.357+5%

3130Perry County, ALAL7,4250.356−24%

3131Rich County, UTUT2,6870.356−15%

3132Greeley County, KSKS1,1820.355−25%

3133Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6830.354−7%

3134Banner County, NENE6860.353−29%

3135Juab County, UTUT13,5670.353−2%

3136Anderson County, KSKS8,0180.349−13%

3137Beaver County, UTUT7,3010.343−14%

3138Armstrong County, TXTX1,8430.340−9%

3139Clark County, IDID7830.332−13%

3140Kearny County, KSKS3,8880.321−11%

3141Thomas County, NENE6390.320−38%

3142Dallam County, TXTX7,5080.315−20%

3143Loving County, TXTX520.308+49%

3144Kalawao County, HIHI820.283−7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES