Which county has the highest income inequality (gini)?

East Carroll Parish, Louisiana ranks #1 with 0.645 (2010 American Community Survey).

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

East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, Edwards County, Texas, New York County, New York, Mineral County, Colorado, Pitkin County, Colorado.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).

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Most income inequality (Gini), US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by Gini index of household income inequality, where 0 = perfect equality and 1 = maximum inequality (2023 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS 2000

3001Benewah County, IDID10,5080.374–

3002Oneida County, IDID5,0850.374–

3003St. Charles County, MOMO426,4990.373–

3004Johnson County, NENE5,2180.373–

3005Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.373–

3006Grand County, UTUT9,7900.373–

3007Clinton County, MOMO21,6610.373–

3008Grundy County, ILIL54,0520.373–

3009Hancock County, KYKY9,0500.373–

3010Roseau County, MNMN15,2460.372–

3011Shelby County, MOMO5,8700.372–

3012Hayes County, NENE8210.372–

3013Fulton County, OHOH41,8530.372–

3014Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.372–

3015Sublette County, WYWY8,9290.372–

3016Jasper County, ILIL9,0320.372–

3017Stevens County, KSKS4,9840.372–

3018Anoka County, MNMN381,6050.371–

3019Lincoln County, MOMO66,6760.371–

3020King George County, VAVA29,6460.371–

3021Scott County, MNMN159,0170.371–

3022Hamilton County, NENE9,6780.370–

3023Paulding County, OHOH18,7270.370–

3024Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.370–

3025Williamson County, TXTX752,8270.370–

3026Hendricks County, ININ193,5100.370–

3027Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4650.370–

3028Dodge County, WIWI89,0970.370–

3029Calvert County, MDMD94,4840.369–

3030Isanti County, MNMN44,3860.369–

3031Waseca County, MNMN18,6880.369–

3032Garfield County, NENE1,7100.369–

3033Van Wert County, OHOH29,0130.369–

3034Henry County, GAGA264,9220.369–

3035Marshall County, KSKS9,8520.369–

3036Skagway, AKAK1,1040.368–

3037Cass County, MOMO115,8590.368–

3038Surry County, VAVA6,6030.368–

3039Wright County, MNMN157,5590.368–

3040Lincoln County, NVNV4,3200.368–

3041Putnam County, OHOH34,3800.368–

3042Jefferson County, KSKS18,2960.368–

3043Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700.367–

3044Cass County, NENE27,6570.367–

3045Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.367–

3046Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.367–

3047Calumet County, WIWI53,9820.367–

3048Dolores County, COCO2,4660.367–

3049Jefferson County, IDID35,2970.367–

3050Schuyler County, ILIL6,6570.367–

3051Clay County, ININ26,4100.367–

3052Hancock County, IAIA10,5280.367–

3053Wayne County, UTUT2,5870.366–

3054Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.366–

3055Spencer County, KYKY20,9980.366–

3056Long County, GAGA21,5570.366–

3057Marion County, KSKS11,6340.366–

3058Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3120.365–

3059DeSoto County, MSMS197,9180.365–

3060Camden County, NCNC11,3150.365–

3061Ottawa County, KSKS5,7440.365–

3062Carbon County, WYWY14,0130.365–

3063Teller County, COCO24,7560.365–

3064Kingman County, KSKS7,0290.365–

3065Dodge County, MNMN21,3760.364–

3066Kanabec County, MNMN16,6280.364–

3067Benton County, ININ8,8830.364–

3068Jennings County, ININ27,6220.364–

3069Franklin County, KSKS26,2990.364–

3070Phillips County, KSKS4,7280.364–

3071Broadwater County, MTMT8,4930.363–

3072Worth County, MOMO1,9140.362–

3073Ransom County, NDND5,6170.362–

3074Tipton County, ININ15,3190.362–

3075Caribou County, IDID7,2520.362–

3076Pope County, ILIL3,6720.362–

3077Kearny County, KSKS3,8880.362–

3078Elko County, NVNV54,8150.361–

3079Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0180.361–

3080Petersburg, AKAK3,3940.360–

3081Sarpy County, NENE208,3030.360–

3082Juab County, UTUT13,5670.359–

3083Teton County, IDID13,2540.359–

3084Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.359–

3085Charles County, MDMD176,5930.359–

3086Grand County, COCO16,4960.358–

3087Jasper County, ININ33,8940.358–

3088Noble County, ININ47,9370.358–

3089Pawnee County, KSKS5,9910.358–

3090Butler County, NENE8,5070.357–

3091Perry County, PAPA46,8060.356–

3092Louisa County, IAIA10,4160.356–

3093Morrow County, OHOH36,3050.355–

3094Mitchell County, IAIA10,6500.355–

3095Union County, ININ6,8630.355–

3096Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.354–

3097Lincoln County, WYWY21,1800.354–

3098Sherburne County, MNMN104,1940.354–

3099Park County, COCO18,3140.353–

3100Pierce County, NENE7,3780.352–

3101Cedar County, IAIA18,3590.352–

3102Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.352–

3103Wichita County, KSKS2,0310.352–

3104Box Elder County, UTUT65,3200.352–

3105Perkins County, NENE2,8490.351–

3106Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4070.351–

3107Campbell County, WYWY48,1450.351–

3108Chisago County, MNMN59,1420.349–

3109Storey County, NVNV4,2600.349–

3110Reagan County, TXTX3,1660.349–

3111Crook County, WYWY7,8520.349–

3112Denali, AKAK1,6160.348–

3113Paulding County, GAGA190,9960.347–

3114Stanton County, KSKS1,9860.347–

3115Tooele County, UTUT87,4610.345–

3116King William County, VAVA19,6170.345–

3117Bristol Bay, AKAK8470.343–

3118Brule County, SDSD5,2780.342–

3119Arthur County, NENE3960.341–

3120Morgan County, UTUT13,3830.341–

3121Emery County, UTUT10,1770.341–

3122Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.339–

3123Blaine County, NENE4580.337–

3124Kendall County, ILIL145,4700.332–

3125Craig County, VAVA4,8000.327–

3126Bath County, VAVA4,0760.326–

3127Logan County, NENE6690.314–

3128San Juan County, COCO8130.313–

3129McPherson County, NENE3690.311–

3130Kalawao County, HIHI820.304–

3131Loving County, TXTX520.207–

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