Counties in Arkansas by gini index

Lee County had the highest gini index of 75 counties in 2022, at 56.3 index. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 39.2 index. The median was 45.7 index and the figure for Arkansas was 48.2 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.3Lee County
Lowest39.2Calhoun County
Median45.775 counties
Arkansas48.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Lee CountyLee County: 56.3 index56.3Chicot CountyChicot County: 55.6 index55.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 52.2 index52.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 51.7 index51.7Ashley CountyAshley County: 51.3 index51.3Sebastian CountySebastian County: 50.4 index50.4Phillips CountyPhillips County: 49.9 index49.9St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 49.9 index49.9Polk CountyPolk County: 49.7 index49.7Drew CountyDrew County: 49.5 index49.5Craighead CountyCraighead County: 49.3 index49.3Izard CountyIzard County: 49.1 index49.1Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 49.1 index49.1Union CountyUnion County: 48.8 index48.8Pike CountyPike County: 48.7 index48.7Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 48.3 index48.3Washington CountyWashington County: 48.3 index48.3Miller CountyMiller County: 48.2 index48.2Sevier CountySevier County: 47.7 index47.7Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 47.7 index47.7Independence CountyIndependence County: 47.6 index47.6Cross CountyCross County: 47.5 index47.5Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 47.3 index47.3Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 47.2 index47.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 47.2 index47.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 47.2 index47.2Sharp CountySharp County: 47.2 index47.2Bradley CountyBradley County: 47.2 index47.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 47.1 index47.1Pope CountyPope County: 47 index47Conway CountyConway County: 47 index47Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 46.9 index46.9Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 46.4 index46.4White CountyWhite County: 46.2 index46.2Garland CountyGarland County: 46.1 index46.1Baxter CountyBaxter County: 45.9 index45.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 45.9 index45.9Benton CountyBenton County: 45.7 index45.7Grant CountyGrant County: 45.6 index45.6Madison CountyMadison County: 45.5 index45.5
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Lee County56.3-1.8
2Chicot County55.6-0.2
3Columbia County52.2-2.6
4Pulaski County51.7+0.7
5Ashley County51.3-0.2
6Sebastian County50.4+0.7
7Phillips County49.9-0.2
8St. Francis County49.9-1.4
9Polk County49.7+0.4
10Drew County49.5+1.8
11Craighead County49.3+0.9
12Izard County49.1+1.7
13Mississippi County49.1+1.3
14Union County48.8-0.3
15Pike County48.7+1.8
16Woodruff County48.3-1.1
17Washington County48.30
18Miller County48.2+0.5
19Sevier County47.7-0
20Crittenden County47.7+1.9
21Independence County47.6+2.1
22Cross County47.5+1.4
23Hempstead County47.3+2.7
24Poinsett County47.2+1.9
25Jackson County47.2+0.7
25Monroe County47.2-0
25Sharp County47.2+3.6
28Bradley County47.2+0.3
29Lincoln County47.1+1.6
30Pope County47-0.7
31Conway County47-1.2
32Jefferson County46.9-0
33Faulkner County46.4+0.4
34White County46.2-0.5
35Garland County46.1-0.1
36Baxter County45.9-1.5
37Lawrence County45.9+0.9
38Benton County45.7-0.4
39Grant County45.6-0.3
40Madison County45.50
41Desha County45.5-0.3
42Cleburne County45.4-0.2
43Clay County45.2+1.6
44Franklin County45.2+0.4
45Howard County45.1-0.6
46Cleveland County45.1-0.6
47Clark County45-0.7
47Lafayette County45+0.2
49Montgomery County45-0.2
50Carroll County45-0.8
51Logan County44.9+2.4
52Stone County44.8-0.7
53Marion County44.8+0.8
54Boone County44.8+1.3
55Dallas County44.6-1.4
55Johnson County44.6-2.2
57Prairie County44.5+1.2
58Crawford County44.5+0.3
59Arkansas County44.1-1.3
60Searcy County44.1+0.6
61Van Buren County44.1+1.7
62Hot Spring County43.8+1.3
63Randolph County43.7-2.4
64Ouachita County43.7+0.6
65Nevada County42.9+1.8
66Greene County42.8+1.1
67Fulton County42.2-1.1
68Lonoke County42.1-0.6
69Perry County42-0.6
70Newton County41.8+1.2
71Scott County41.2-0.8
72Little River County41-2
73Saline County40.70
74Yell County40.4-1.8
75Calhoun County39.2-0.1

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Lee County, with 56.3 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Calhoun County, with 39.2 index in 2022.

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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