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Income inequality (Gini index) by state Gini index of household income inequality, from 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (one household has all income).
Reference period 2025 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Income inequality (Gini index) by state: Gini index 51 areas ranked by Gini index. Highest: New York (0.519); lowest: Utah (0.435); national value 0.482. New York New York: 0.519 0.519 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 0.515 0.515 Connecticut Connecticut: 0.495 0.495 Louisiana Louisiana: 0.49 0.49 California California: 0.489 0.489 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 0.486 0.486 Florida Florida: 0.484 0.484 Arkansas Arkansas: 0.483 0.483 New Mexico New Mexico: 0.481 0.481 Alabama Alabama: 0.48 0.48 Illinois Illinois: 0.478 0.478 Mississippi Mississippi: 0.478 0.478 Kentucky Kentucky: 0.478 0.478 Texas Texas: 0.478 0.478 Tennessee Tennessee: 0.477 0.477 New Jersey New Jersey: 0.476 0.476 West Virginia West Virginia: 0.474 0.474 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 0.473 0.473 South Carolina South Carolina: 0.473 0.473 Washington Washington: 0.472 0.472 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 0.472 0.472 Georgia Georgia: 0.472 0.472 Michigan Michigan: 0.47 0.47 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 0.469 0.469 North Carolina North Carolina: 0.469 0.469 Virginia Virginia: 0.469 0.469 Nevada Nevada: 0.468 0.468 Missouri Missouri: 0.467 0.467 Arizona Arizona: 0.465 0.465 Wyoming Wyoming: 0.465 0.465 Ohio Ohio: 0.465 0.465 Oregon Oregon: 0.461 0.461 Colorado Colorado: 0.46 0.46 Maryland Maryland: 0.459 0.459 Maine Maine: 0.458 0.458 Montana Montana: 0.457 0.457 Vermont Vermont: 0.457 0.457 Kansas Kansas: 0.454 0.454 Nebraska Nebraska: 0.454 0.454 Iowa Iowa: 0.453 0.453 Hawaii Hawaii: 0.452 0.452 Indiana Indiana: 0.452 0.452 Minnesota Minnesota: 0.451 0.451 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 0.449 0.449 South Dakota South Dakota: 0.447 0.447 North Dakota North Dakota: 0.444 0.444 Idaho Idaho: 0.443 0.443 Delaware Delaware: 0.443 0.443 Alaska Alaska: 0.442 0.442 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 0.442 0.442 Utah Utah: 0.435 0.435 National 0.482
Income inequality (Gini index) by state: Gini index 51 areas ranked by Gini index. Highest: New York (0.519); lowest: Utah (0.435); national value 0.482. New York New York: 0.519 0.519 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 0.515 0.515 Connecticut Connecticut: 0.495 0.495 Louisiana Louisiana: 0.49 0.49 California California: 0.489 0.489 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 0.486 0.486 Florida Florida: 0.484 0.484 Arkansas Arkansas: 0.483 0.483 New Mexico New Mexico: 0.481 0.481 Alabama Alabama: 0.48 0.48 Illinois Illinois: 0.478 0.478 Mississippi Mississippi: 0.478 0.478 Kentucky Kentucky: 0.478 0.478 Texas Texas: 0.478 0.478 Tennessee Tennessee: 0.477 0.477 New Jersey New Jersey: 0.476 0.476 West Virginia West Virginia: 0.474 0.474 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 0.473 0.473 South Carolina South Carolina: 0.473 0.473 Washington Washington: 0.472 0.472 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 0.472 0.472 Georgia Georgia: 0.472 0.472 Michigan Michigan: 0.47 0.47 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 0.469 0.469 North Carolina North Carolina: 0.469 0.469 Virginia Virginia: 0.469 0.469 Nevada Nevada: 0.468 0.468 Missouri Missouri: 0.467 0.467 Arizona Arizona: 0.465 0.465 Wyoming Wyoming: 0.465 0.465 Ohio Ohio: 0.465 0.465 Oregon Oregon: 0.461 0.461 Colorado Colorado: 0.46 0.46 Maryland Maryland: 0.459 0.459 Maine Maine: 0.458 0.458 Montana Montana: 0.457 0.457 Vermont Vermont: 0.457 0.457 Kansas Kansas: 0.454 0.454 Nebraska Nebraska: 0.454 0.454 Iowa Iowa: 0.453 0.453 Hawaii Hawaii: 0.452 0.452 Indiana Indiana: 0.452 0.452 Minnesota Minnesota: 0.451 0.451 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 0.449 0.449 South Dakota South Dakota: 0.447 0.447 North Dakota North Dakota: 0.444 0.444 Idaho Idaho: 0.443 0.443 Delaware Delaware: 0.443 0.443 Alaska Alaska: 0.442 0.442 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 0.442 0.442 Utah Utah: 0.435 0.435 National 0.482
Gini index, 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Gini index. Highest: New York (0.519); lowest: Utah (0.435); national value 0.482. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Gini index United States 0.48 Alabama 0.48 Alaska 0.44 Arizona 0.47 Arkansas 0.48 California 0.49 Colorado 0.46 Connecticut 0.5 Delaware 0.44 District of Columbia 0.51 Florida 0.48 Georgia 0.47 Hawaii 0.45 Idaho 0.44 Illinois 0.48 Indiana 0.45 Iowa 0.45 Kansas 0.45 Kentucky 0.48 Louisiana 0.49 Maine 0.46 Maryland 0.46 Massachusetts 0.49 Michigan 0.47 Minnesota 0.45 Mississippi 0.48 Missouri 0.47 Montana 0.46 Nebraska 0.45 Nevada 0.47 New Hampshire 0.44 New Jersey 0.48 New Mexico 0.48 New York 0.52 North Carolina 0.47 North Dakota 0.44 Ohio 0.46 Oklahoma 0.47 Oregon 0.46 Pennsylvania 0.47 Rhode Island 0.47 South Carolina 0.47 South Dakota 0.45 Tennessee 0.48 Texas 0.48 Utah 0.44 Vermont 0.46 Virginia 0.47 Washington 0.47 West Virginia 0.47 Wisconsin 0.45 Wyoming 0.47
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table B19083: Gini Index of Income Inequality . Reference period: 2025.
Cite this table Source agency U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Dataset ACS 1-year estimates, Table B19083 Table Income inequality (Gini index) by state Data last updated 2026-10-29 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/us-income-inequality/ Income inequality (Gini index) by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table B19083. Retrieved 2026-10-29 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-income-inequality/
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