Counties in Arkansas by gini index, 2024

Lee County had the highest gini index of 75 counties in 2024, at 61.4 index. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 39.7 index. The median was 46 index and the figure for Arkansas was 47.9 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest61.4Lee County
Lowest39.7Calhoun County
Median4675 counties
Arkansas47.9History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Lee CountyLee County: 61.4 index61.4Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 53 index53Drew CountyDrew County: 53 index53Bradley CountyBradley County: 51.5 index51.5Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 51.2 index51.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 50.6 index50.6Sharp CountySharp County: 50.6 index50.6Sebastian CountySebastian County: 50.6 index50.6Pike CountyPike County: 50.6 index50.6Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 50.4 index50.4Chicot CountyChicot County: 50.3 index50.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 49.7 index49.7Miller CountyMiller County: 49.3 index49.3Phillips CountyPhillips County: 49.2 index49.2Craighead CountyCraighead County: 49.1 index49.1St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 48.9 index48.9Desha CountyDesha County: 48.6 index48.6Independence CountyIndependence County: 48.5 index48.5Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 48.3 index48.3Cross CountyCross County: 48 index48Monroe CountyMonroe County: 48 index48Union CountyUnion County: 48 index48Clark CountyClark County: 48 index48Searcy CountySearcy County: 47.9 index47.9Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 47.6 index47.6Baxter CountyBaxter County: 47.6 index47.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 47.6 index47.6Washington CountyWashington County: 47.6 index47.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 47.2 index47.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 47.1 index47.1Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 47.1 index47.1Pope CountyPope County: 46.9 index46.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 46.8 index46.8Ashley CountyAshley County: 46.5 index46.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 46.3 index46.3Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 46.2 index46.2Logan CountyLogan County: 46.2 index46.2Garland CountyGarland County: 46 index46Carroll CountyCarroll County: 45.9 index45.9Howard CountyHoward County: 45.8 index45.8
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Lee County61.4+4.3
2Hempstead County53+5.4
3Drew County53+1.9
4Bradley County51.5+0.4
5Mississippi County51.2+1.2
6Pulaski County50.6-0.5
7Sharp County50.6+0.1
8Sebastian County50.6-0
9Pike County50.6+1.3
10Woodruff County50.4+1.6
11Chicot County50.3-0.9
12Jackson County49.7-0.2
13Miller County49.3+0.4
14Phillips County49.2-1.2
15Craighead County49.1+0.6
16St. Francis County48.9-1.3
17Desha County48.6+0.3
18Independence County48.5+0.4
19Cleveland County48.3+2.2
20Cross County48-0.1
20Monroe County48+2.3
22Union County48-2.4
23Clark County48+2.5
24Searcy County47.9+4.4
25Lafayette County47.6+1.5
26Baxter County47.6+1.6
27Columbia County47.6-1
27Washington County47.6-0.7
29Lawrence County47.2+1.6
30Franklin County47.1+3
30Poinsett County47.1+0.6
32Pope County46.9+0.1
33Jefferson County46.8-0.2
34Ashley County46.5-1.8
35Montgomery County46.3+0.5
36Ouachita County46.2+2.4
37Logan County46.2+1.8
38Garland County460
39Carroll County45.9+1
40Howard County45.8+1.2
41Dallas County45.8+1.5
42Cleburne County45.7+0.2
43Crittenden County45.5-1.7
44Stone County45.5+0.1
45Johnson County45.3-0.2
46White County45.2-0.5
47Faulkner County45.2-0.8
48Arkansas County45.1+2.3
48Prairie County45.1-1
50Grant County45+0.5
51Benton County45-0.4
52Randolph County44.80
53Polk County44.6-6.2
54Izard County44.2-2
55Madison County44.1+0.9
56Little River County44+0.1
57Sevier County44-3.6
58Conway County44-3.3
59Marion County43.9+0.8
60Boone County43.2-0.7
61Greene County43.1+0.7
62Hot Spring County43-0.2
63Crawford County43+1
64Lincoln County43-1.9
65Fulton County42.9+1.4
66Perry County42.8+0.2
67Van Buren County42.7-1.4
68Newton County42.5+1.5
69Clay County42.2-1.5
70Scott County41.9+1
71Yell County41.8+2.2
72Lonoke County41.7+0.2
73Saline County40.7-0.9
74Nevada County39.7-6.2
75Calhoun County39.7+0.2

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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?

Lee County, with 61.4 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Calhoun County, with 39.7 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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