Counties in Arkansas by gini index

Lee County had the highest gini index of 75 counties in 2023, at 57.1 index. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 39.5 index. The median was 45.9 index and the figure for Arkansas was 48.1 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.1Lee County
Lowest39.5Calhoun County
Median45.975 counties
Arkansas48.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Lee CountyLee County: 57.1 index57.1Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 51.2 index51.2Chicot CountyChicot County: 51.1 index51.1Bradley CountyBradley County: 51.1 index51.1Drew CountyDrew County: 51.1 index51.1Polk CountyPolk County: 50.8 index50.8Sebastian CountySebastian County: 50.6 index50.6Sharp CountySharp County: 50.5 index50.5Phillips CountyPhillips County: 50.4 index50.4Union CountyUnion County: 50.4 index50.4St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 50.2 index50.2Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 50 index50Jackson CountyJackson County: 49.9 index49.9Pike CountyPike County: 49.2 index49.2Miller CountyMiller County: 48.9 index48.9Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 48.8 index48.8Columbia CountyColumbia County: 48.5 index48.5Craighead CountyCraighead County: 48.4 index48.4Ashley CountyAshley County: 48.4 index48.4Desha CountyDesha County: 48.3 index48.3Washington CountyWashington County: 48.3 index48.3Cross CountyCross County: 48.2 index48.2Independence CountyIndependence County: 48.1 index48.1Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 47.7 index47.7Sevier CountySevier County: 47.6 index47.6Conway CountyConway County: 47.3 index47.3Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 47.2 index47.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 47 index47Pope CountyPope County: 46.8 index46.8Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 46.5 index46.5Izard CountyIzard County: 46.2 index46.2Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 46.2 index46.2Prairie CountyPrairie County: 46.1 index46.1Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 46.1 index46.1Garland CountyGarland County: 46 index46Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 46 index46Baxter CountyBaxter County: 46 index46Nevada CountyNevada County: 45.9 index45.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 45.8 index45.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 45.7 index45.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Lee County57.1+0.8
2Pulaski County51.2-0.5
3Chicot County51.1-4.5
4Bradley County51.1+3.9
5Drew County51.1+1.5
6Polk County50.8+1
7Sebastian County50.6+0.3
8Sharp County50.5+3.3
9Phillips County50.4+0.5
10Union County50.4+1.5
11St. Francis County50.2+0.3
12Mississippi County50+1
13Jackson County49.9+2.7
14Pike County49.2+0.5
15Miller County48.9+0.7
16Woodruff County48.8+0.5
17Columbia County48.5-3.7
18Craighead County48.4-0.9
19Ashley County48.4-2.9
20Desha County48.3+2.8
21Washington County48.3-0
22Cross County48.2+0.7
23Independence County48.1+0.5
24Hempstead County47.7+0.4
25Sevier County47.6-0.1
26Conway County47.3+0.4
27Crittenden County47.2-0.5
28Jefferson County47+0.1
29Pope County46.8-0.2
30Poinsett County46.5-0.7
31Izard County46.2-2.9
32Cleveland County46.2+1
33Prairie County46.1+1.7
34Lafayette County46.1+1.1
35Garland County46-0.1
36Faulkner County46-0.4
37Baxter County460
38Nevada County45.9+3.1
39Montgomery County45.8+0.8
40Monroe County45.7-1.5
41White County45.7-0.5
42Lawrence County45.6-0.3
43Cleburne County45.5+0.1
44Clark County45.4+0.4
45Johnson County45.4+0.9
46Benton County45.4-0.2
47Stone County45.3+0.5
48Carroll County44.9-0.1
49Lincoln County44.8-2.3
50Randolph County44.8+1.1
51Howard County44.7-0.5
52Grant County44.5-1
53Logan County44.4-0.4
54Dallas County44.2-0.3
55Franklin County44.2-1.1
56Van Buren County44.10
57Little River County43.9+2.9
58Boone County43.9-0.9
59Ouachita County43.8+0.1
60Clay County43.7-1.5
61Searcy County43.5-0.6
62Madison County43.2-2.4
63Hot Spring County43.1-0.7
64Marion County43.1-1.7
65Arkansas County42.8-1.3
66Perry County42.6+0.5
67Greene County42.4-0.4
68Crawford County42-2.5
69Saline County41.5+0.9
70Lonoke County41.5-0.6
71Fulton County41.5-0.7
72Scott County41-0.2
73Newton County40.9-0.9
74Yell County39.6-0.8
75Calhoun County39.5+0.3

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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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Which county has the highest gini index?

Lee County, with 57.1 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Calhoun County, with 39.5 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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