Cities in California by Gini index

Red Bluff, CA had the highest Gini index of 376 cities in 2021, at 64.7. Mountain House, CA had the lowest, at 28.5. The median was 43.5 and the figure for California was 48.7. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest64.7Red Bluff, CA

Lowest28.5Mountain House, CA

Median43.5376 cities

California48.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 index
1	Red Bluff, CA	64.7
2	Beverly Hills, CA	60.6
3	Calabasas, CA	55.9
4	Santa Monica, CA	55.4
5	Palm Springs, CA	55.1
6	Newport Beach, CA	53.5
7	Palm Desert, CA	53.3
8	Laguna Beach, CA	53.3
9	Larkspur, CA	52.9
10	Rancho Mirage, CA	52.7
11	Los Angeles, CA	52.5
12	La Quinta, CA	52.3
13	San Luis Obispo, CA	52.2
14	South Lake Tahoe, CA	52.1
15	Berkeley, CA	51.6
16	Davis, CA	51.6
17	Los Gatos, CA	51.5
18	California City, CA	51.2
19	San Francisco, CA	51.2
20	Santa Cruz, CA	50.9
21	Glendale, CA	50.8
22	West Hollywood, CA	50.8
23	Menlo Park, CA	50.6
24	Auburn, CA	50.4
24	Pasadena, CA	50.4
26	Oakland, CA	50.4
27	Arcata, CA	50.3
28	Mill Valley, CA	50.1
29	Sierra Madre, CA	50
30	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	49.9
31	San Rafael, CA	49.8
32	Seal Beach, CA	49.8
33	Truckee, CA	49.7
34	Westminster, CA	49.7
35	Coronado, CA	49.6
36	Laguna Hills, CA	49.6
37	Burbank, CA	49.5
38	Palo Alto, CA	49.3
39	Hillsborough, CA	49.2
40	Grass Valley, CA	49.2
41	Kingsburg, CA	49
42	Paradise, CA	49
43	Tehachapi, CA	48.8
44	Cathedral City, CA	48.7
44	Healdsburg, CA	48.7
46	Manhattan Beach, CA	48.6
47	Stanton, CA	48.5
48	Chico, CA	48.5
48	Santa Barbara, CA	48.5
50	Encinitas, CA	48.5
51	Sonoma, CA	48.3
52	Redwood City, CA	48.2
53	Fortuna, CA	48.1
54	Moraga, CA	48
55	Exeter, CA	48
56	Fresno, CA	47.9
57	San Juan Capistrano, CA	47.8
58	San Anselmo, CA	47.8
59	Hermosa Beach, CA	47.7
60	San Clemente, CA	47.6
61	Orinda, CA	47.6
62	South Pasadena, CA	47.5
63	Redlands, CA	47.5
64	Calexico, CA	47.4
65	Eureka, CA	47.4
66	Solana Beach, CA	47.4
67	Lafayette, CA	47.4
68	Culver City, CA	47.4
69	Arcadia, CA	47.3
70	Anderson, CA	47.2
71	Half Moon Bay, CA	47.2
72	Fullerton, CA	47.2
73	Desert Hot Springs, CA	47.2
74	Los Altos, CA	47.2
75	Burlingame, CA	47.2
76	Mountain View, CA	47.1
77	San Mateo, CA	47
78	Dana Point, CA	47
79	Lindsay, CA	46.9
80	Oroville, CA	46.9
81	Irvine, CA	46.8
82	West Sacramento, CA	46.8
83	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	46.8
84	San Gabriel, CA	46.7
85	Yuba City, CA	46.6
86	Laguna Niguel, CA	46.6
87	Alameda, CA	46.5
88	San Diego, CA	46.5
89	El Centro, CA	46.4
90	Thousand Oaks, CA	46.4
91	Merced, CA	46.3
92	Victorville, CA	46.3
93	Blythe, CA	46.2
94	Loma Linda, CA	46.2
95	El Cerrito, CA	46.1
96	Long Beach, CA	46
97	Millbrae, CA	46
98	Carlsbad, CA	45.9
98	Highland, CA	45.9
100	Lancaster, CA	45.9
100	Parlier, CA	45.9
100	Stockton, CA	45.9
103	Campbell, CA	45.8
103	Los Alamitos, CA	45.8
105	San Carlos, CA	45.8
106	Laguna Woods, CA	45.7
107	Indio, CA	45.7
107	Redding, CA	45.7
109	Brawley, CA	45.7
110	Carpinteria, CA	45.6
111	Sacramento, CA	45.5
112	Dinuba, CA	45.5
113	Tustin, CA	45.5
114	Yucca Valley, CA	45.5
115	Danville, CA	45.4
116	Walnut Creek, CA	45.3
117	Coachella, CA	45.3
117	Madera, CA	45.3
117	Marysville, CA	45.3
117	Saratoga, CA	45.3
121	Escondido, CA	45.3
122	Banning, CA	45.3
123	Belmont, CA	45.2
124	East Palo Alto, CA	45.2
125	Hemet, CA	45.2
126	San Jose, CA	45.2
127	La Verne, CA	45.2
128	Orange, CA	45.1
129	El Cajon, CA	45.1
130	San Fernando, CA	45.1
131	Ukiah, CA	45.1
132	Lomita, CA	45
133	Alhambra, CA	45
134	Wasco, CA	44.9
135	San Marcos, CA	44.9
136	Cupertino, CA	44.9
137	San Marino, CA	44.9
138	Corcoran, CA	44.8
139	Monterey Park, CA	44.8
140	Yorba Linda, CA	44.7
141	Huntington Beach, CA	44.7
142	Porterville, CA	44.6
143	Lompoc, CA	44.6
144	Oakdale, CA	44.6
145	Barstow, CA	44.6
146	Novato, CA	44.6
146	Selma, CA	44.6
148	Diamond Bar, CA	44.5
149	Bakersfield, CA	44.5
150	National City, CA	44.4
151	Emeryville, CA	44.4
152	Commerce, CA	44.3
153	Hawthorne, CA	44.3
154	Monterey, CA	44.3
155	Piedmont, CA	44.3
156	Apple Valley, CA	44.3
157	Sunnyvale, CA	44.2
157	Visalia, CA	44.2
159	Fountain Valley, CA	44.2
160	Costa Mesa, CA	44.2
160	Modesto, CA	44.2
162	Pleasanton, CA	44.2
163	Torrance, CA	44.1
164	Monrovia, CA	44.1
164	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	44.1
166	Albany, CA	44.1
166	Vallejo, CA	44.1
168	La Mesa, CA	44.1
169	Turlock, CA	44.1
170	Richmond, CA	44.1
171	Lodi, CA	44
172	Clearlake, CA	44
173	South San Francisco, CA	44
174	Claremont, CA	44
175	Upland, CA	44
176	Agoura Hills, CA	44
176	Camarillo, CA	44
176	Walnut, CA	44
179	Los Banos, CA	43.9
180	Whittier, CA	43.8
181	Poway, CA	43.8
182	Inglewood, CA	43.7
183	Shasta Lake, CA	43.7
183	Yucaipa, CA	43.7
185	Santa Clara, CA	43.6
186	Scotts Valley, CA	43.6
187	Delano, CA	43.5
188	Watsonville, CA	43.5
189	Santa Rosa, CA	43.5
190	Anaheim, CA	43.4
191	Bell, CA	43.3
192	Glendora, CA	43.3
192	San Bernardino, CA	43.3
194	Napa, CA	43.3
194	San Leandro, CA	43.3
194	Temple City, CA	43.3
197	Gardena, CA	43.3
197	Marina, CA	43.3
197	Petaluma, CA	43.3
200	Vista, CA	43.1
201	Duarte, CA	43.1
202	Redondo Beach, CA	43.1
203	El Segundo, CA	43
204	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	43
204	Susanville, CA	43
206	Calimesa, CA	43
207	Coalinga, CA	42.9
207	Morro Bay, CA	42.9
209	Pico Rivera, CA	42.9
210	Pacific Grove, CA	42.7
211	Downey, CA	42.7
211	Kerman, CA	42.7
213	West Covina, CA	42.7
214	Rosemead, CA	42.7
215	Atascadero, CA	42.6
215	Riverside, CA	42.6
217	Clayton, CA	42.5
218	Oceanside, CA	42.5
219	South El Monte, CA	42.4
220	El Monte, CA	42.4
220	Santa Fe Springs, CA	42.4
220	Simi Valley, CA	42.4
223	Chula Vista, CA	42.4
224	Clovis, CA	42.4
225	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	42.3
226	La Palma, CA	42.3
227	Daly City, CA	42.2
228	Palmdale, CA	42.2
229	Garden Grove, CA	42.1
229	Martinez, CA	42.1
231	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	42.1
232	Pleasant Hill, CA	42
233	Mendota, CA	42
234	Ridgecrest, CA	41.9
235	Rohnert Park, CA	41.9
236	Hesperia, CA	41.9
236	Wildomar, CA	41.9
238	Grover Beach, CA	41.9
238	San Dimas, CA	41.9
240	San Jacinto, CA	41.9
241	Livermore, CA	41.8
242	Cerritos, CA	41.8
242	Huntington Park, CA	41.8
242	Pomona, CA	41.8
245	Foster City, CA	41.7
246	Woodland, CA	41.7
247	Covina, CA	41.7
248	Roseville, CA	41.6
249	Concord, CA	41.6
250	Imperial Beach, CA	41.6

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

Covers Spain, the EU and its countries, and the United States. For other countries use gini_index_world_bank, which is measured on a different basis. US values measure household money income before taxes and are not directly comparable with the EU-SILC measure based on equivalised disposable income.

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California by Gini index, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by Gini index, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/california-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in California by Gini index, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/california-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by Gini index, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/california-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_california_by_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in California by Gini index, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/california-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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