Counties in Alabama by gini index

Lowndes County had the highest gini index of 67 counties in 2023, at 53.7 index. Perry County had the lowest, at 36.6 index. The median was 46.3 index and the figure for Alabama was 47.8 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.7Lowndes County
Lowest36.6Perry County
Median46.367 counties
Alabama47.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 53.7 index53.7Clarke CountyClarke County: 52.2 index52.2Marengo CountyMarengo County: 51.5 index51.5Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 51.1 index51.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 51 index51Barbour CountyBarbour County: 50.6 index50.6Lee CountyLee County: 50.6 index50.6Dallas CountyDallas County: 50.5 index50.5Bullock CountyBullock County: 49.8 index49.8Butler CountyButler County: 49.7 index49.7Hale CountyHale County: 49.7 index49.7Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 49.5 index49.5Pike CountyPike County: 49.5 index49.5Covington CountyCovington County: 49.3 index49.3Greene CountyGreene County: 48.8 index48.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 48.4 index48.4Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 48.3 index48.3Macon CountyMacon County: 47.9 index47.9Houston CountyHouston County: 47.9 index47.9Henry CountyHenry County: 47.9 index47.9Etowah CountyEtowah County: 47.7 index47.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 47.5 index47.5Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 47.5 index47.5Washington CountyWashington County: 47.1 index47.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 46.9 index46.9Escambia CountyEscambia County: 46.8 index46.8Russell CountyRussell County: 46.8 index46.8Talladega CountyTalladega County: 46.8 index46.8Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 46.7 index46.7Madison CountyMadison County: 46.6 index46.6Mobile CountyMobile County: 46.5 index46.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 46.5 index46.5Clay CountyClay County: 46.4 index46.4Pickens CountyPickens County: 46.3 index46.3Winston CountyWinston County: 46 index46Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 45.9 index45.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 45.9 index45.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 45.9 index45.9Marion CountyMarion County: 45.9 index45.9Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 45.8 index45.8
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Lowndes County53.7+1.7
2Clarke County52.2-0.7
3Marengo County51.5-0.2
4Crenshaw County51.1-4.7
5Jefferson County51+0.5
6Barbour County50.6-0.4
7Lee County50.6-0.7
8Dallas County50.5+1.5
9Bullock County49.8-0.8
10Butler County49.7+1.3
11Hale County49.7-1.5
12Wilcox County49.5+3.8
13Pike County49.5-2.4
14Covington County49.3+0.3
15Greene County48.8+1.8
16Montgomery County48.4-1.1
17Conecuh County48.3+1.9
18Macon County47.9-0.6
19Houston County47.9-0.4
20Henry County47.9+1.3
21Etowah County47.7+2.1
22Randolph County47.5+0.5
23Tallapoosa County47.5-1.4
24Washington County47.1-2.5
25Monroe County46.9-0.8
26Escambia County46.8+0.1
27Russell County46.8+0.2
28Talladega County46.8-1.2
29Tuscaloosa County46.7-0.4
30Madison County46.6-0.4
31Mobile County46.5-0.4
32Fayette County46.5-2.3
33Clay County46.4-1.6
34Pickens County46.3-1.9
35Winston County46+0.5
36Baldwin County45.9-0.6
37Marshall County45.9+0.2
38Calhoun County45.9+0.7
38Marion County45.9+1.4
40Lauderdale County45.8-0.4
41Choctaw County45.5-1.2
42Cherokee County45.4+0.6
43Cleburne County45.4-1.9
44Colbert County45.3+0.4
45Bibb County45.3-0.3
46Walker County45.2-0.3
47Autauga County45.2-0.3
48Dale County45+0.7
49Sumter County44.9-3.3
50Morgan County44.7-0.2
51Jackson County44.6-1.1
52Blount County44.6-0.1
53Shelby County44.5+0.1
54Coffee County44.5+1
55DeKalb County44.2-1.4
56Lawrence County43.8-1
57Franklin County43.7-0.7
58Cullman County43.7-0.5
59Chambers County43.7-0
60Elmore County43.6+1.7
61Lamar County42.7+0.1
62Limestone County42.6-0.1
63Chilton County42.6+0.5
64Geneva County42.2-1.4
65St. Clair County40-0.8
66Coosa County39.5-2.7
67Perry County36.6-2.9

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Lowndes County, with 53.7 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Perry County, with 36.6 index in 2023.

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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