Counties in Alabama by gini index, 2024

Wilcox County had the highest gini index of 67 counties in 2024, at 55.2 index. Perry County had the lowest, at 35.6 index. The median was 46.5 index and the figure for Alabama was 47.9 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.2Wilcox County
Lowest35.6Perry County
Median46.567 counties
Alabama47.9History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 55.2 index55.2Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 54.3 index54.3Marengo CountyMarengo County: 53.3 index53.3Clarke CountyClarke County: 53.2 index53.2Greene CountyGreene County: 51.8 index51.8Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 51.4 index51.4Hale CountyHale County: 51.1 index51.1Butler CountyButler County: 50.9 index50.9Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 50.9 index50.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 50.8 index50.8Bullock CountyBullock County: 50.7 index50.7Dallas CountyDallas County: 50.2 index50.2Macon CountyMacon County: 50.1 index50.1Sumter CountySumter County: 50 index50Barbour CountyBarbour County: 49.6 index49.6Lee CountyLee County: 49.4 index49.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 49.4 index49.4Pike CountyPike County: 49.4 index49.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 49.2 index49.2Covington CountyCovington County: 48.8 index48.8Henry CountyHenry County: 48.6 index48.6Washington CountyWashington County: 47.9 index47.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 47.8 index47.8Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 47.7 index47.7Houston CountyHouston County: 47.6 index47.6Autauga CountyAutauga County: 47.5 index47.5Pickens CountyPickens County: 47.5 index47.5Dale CountyDale County: 47.3 index47.3Marion CountyMarion County: 47.2 index47.2Mobile CountyMobile County: 47.1 index47.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 47 index47Russell CountyRussell County: 47 index47Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 46.6 index46.6Escambia CountyEscambia County: 46.5 index46.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 46.5 index46.5Madison CountyMadison County: 46.4 index46.4Etowah CountyEtowah County: 46.2 index46.2Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 46 index46DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 45.9 index45.9Talladega CountyTalladega County: 45.8 index45.8
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Wilcox County55.2+5.7
2Lowndes County54.3+0.7
3Marengo County53.3+1.8
4Clarke County53.2+1
5Greene County51.8+3.1
6Crenshaw County51.4+0.3
7Hale County51.1+1.4
8Butler County50.9+1.3
9Conecuh County50.9+2.6
10Jefferson County50.8-0.2
11Bullock County50.7+0.9
12Dallas County50.2-0.2
13Macon County50.1+2.1
14Sumter County50+5.1
15Barbour County49.6-1
16Lee County49.4-1.1
17Fayette County49.4+3
18Pike County49.4-0.1
19Montgomery County49.2+0.8
20Covington County48.8-0.6
21Henry County48.6+0.7
22Washington County47.9+0.8
23Randolph County47.8+0.3
24Tallapoosa County47.7+0.2
25Houston County47.6-0.3
26Autauga County47.5+2.4
27Pickens County47.5+1.3
28Dale County47.3+2.3
29Marion County47.2+1.4
30Mobile County47.1+0.6
31Cherokee County47+1.6
32Russell County47+0.1
33Tuscaloosa County46.6-0.1
34Escambia County46.5-0.4
35Marshall County46.5+0.6
36Madison County46.4-0.2
37Etowah County46.2-1.5
38Lauderdale County46+0.2
39DeKalb County45.9+1.7
40Talladega County45.8-1
41Monroe County45.8-1.1
42Calhoun County45.7-0.1
43Baldwin County45.6-0.3
44Choctaw County45.60
45Colbert County45.4+0.1
46Cullman County45.4+1.6
47Jackson County45.2+0.6
48Walker County44.9-0.2
49Morgan County44.9+0.2
50Winston County44.7-1.2
51Coffee County44.6+0.1
52Clay County44.5-1.9
52Limestone County44.5+1.8
54Cleburne County44.4-1
55Chambers County44+0.4
56Shelby County44-0.5
57Lamar County43.9+1.2
58Franklin County43.8+0.1
59Bibb County43.7-1.6
60Elmore County43.3-0.3
61Blount County43.1-1.5
62Lawrence County42.8-1.1
63Geneva County42.4+0.2
64Chilton County42.4-0.2
65Coosa County39.8+0.3
66St. Clair County39.2-0.8
67Perry County35.6-1

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About this ranking

Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.

Eurostat, equivalised disposable income after social transfers (EU-SILC), for the EU and its countries. For other countries use gini_index_world_bank, which is measured on a different basis. For the United States, ACS five-year estimate B19083 measures inequality in household money income before taxes. Census publishes a coefficient from 0 to 1; Invokely multiplies it by 100. The displayed year is the final year of the five-year period. Negative household incomes are treated as zero. This differs from the EU-SILC measure based on equivalised disposable income and should not be treated as directly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Wilcox County, with 55.2 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Perry County, with 35.6 index in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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