Cities in California by Gini index

Red Bluff, CA had the highest Gini index of 376 cities in 2023, at 63. Mountain House, CA had the lowest, at 31.5. The median was 43.5 and the figure for California was 48.9. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest63Red Bluff, CA

Lowest31.5Mountain House, CA

Median43.5376 cities

California48.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 index	Change on 2022
1	Red Bluff, CA	63	-0.5
2	Beverly Hills, CA	59.5	-1.1
3	Calabasas, CA	55.3	-0.3
4	Atascadero, CA	55.1	-0.3
5	Santa Monica, CA	55.1	-0.5
6	Palm Springs, CA	54.7	-0.9
7	Laguna Beach, CA	54.3	+1.4
8	Exeter, CA	53.7	+8.7
9	Rancho Mirage, CA	53.7	-0
10	San Luis Obispo, CA	53.4	+0.6
11	Berkeley, CA	52.8	-0.1
12	Newport Beach, CA	52.7	-0.6
13	Los Angeles, CA	52.6	-0.1
14	Palm Desert, CA	52.5	-0.2
15	South Lake Tahoe, CA	52.4	-1
16	Larkspur, CA	52.3	+0.8
17	West Hollywood, CA	52.2	+1.2
18	Menlo Park, CA	51.8	+0.2
19	San Francisco, CA	51.8	+0.1
20	Davis, CA	51.7	+0.1
21	San Rafael, CA	51.4	+1.4
22	Oakland, CA	51.3	+0.4
23	Healdsburg, CA	51.2	+3.4
24	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	50.9	-1
25	Santa Cruz, CA	50.7	-0.3
26	Los Gatos, CA	50.6	-0.9
27	La Quinta, CA	50.4	+0.6
28	Glendale, CA	50.2	+0.4
29	Arcata, CA	50.2	+0.5
30	San Anselmo, CA	50.1	+1.6
31	Seal Beach, CA	49.9	-1.2
32	Auburn, CA	49.9	-1.2
33	Santa Barbara, CA	49.9	+1.2
34	Pasadena, CA	49.8	-1.2
35	Culver City, CA	49.7	+0.9
36	Coronado, CA	49.7	-0.2
37	Redwood City, CA	49.7	+0.5
38	Burbank, CA	49.6	+0.4
39	Palo Alto, CA	49.5	-0.1
40	Madera, CA	49.4	+2
41	Solana Beach, CA	49.4	+0.5
42	Truckee, CA	49.4	+0.1
43	Stanton, CA	49.3	+0.4
44	Paradise, CA	49.2	-0.2
45	Ukiah, CA	49.1	-1.4
46	Santa Fe Springs, CA	49.1	+7
47	Burlingame, CA	49	+1.6
48	San Marino, CA	48.9	-2.5
49	Hermosa Beach, CA	48.9	-0.5
50	Mill Valley, CA	48.9	-0.9
51	Orinda, CA	48.8	-0
52	Lindsay, CA	48.6	-3.6
53	Half Moon Bay, CA	48.5	+0.8
54	Eureka, CA	48.5	+0.7
54	La Palma, CA	48.5	+1.1
56	Marysville, CA	48.5	+4.4
57	Arcadia, CA	48.4	-0.1
58	Chico, CA	48.3	0
58	Laguna Hills, CA	48.3	-0.4
60	Kerman, CA	48.3	+2.7
61	Fresno, CA	48.2	-0
62	Manhattan Beach, CA	48.1	+0.7
63	Los Altos, CA	48	+0.3
64	Sonoma, CA	48	-1.5
65	Victorville, CA	48	+1.7
66	Grass Valley, CA	47.9	+2.6
67	Hillsborough, CA	47.9	-1.2
68	Monterey Park, CA	47.8	+1
69	Sierra Madre, CA	47.7	-1.2
70	San Clemente, CA	47.6	-0.3
71	Fortuna, CA	47.6	+1.5
71	Westminster, CA	47.6	-0.3
73	San Carlos, CA	47.6	+1.1
74	Anderson, CA	47.6	+0.3
75	Loma Linda, CA	47.5	-0.1
76	Dana Point, CA	47.5	+0.3
77	Lafayette, CA	47.4	-0.2
78	Chowchilla, CA	47.4	+4.3
79	Saratoga, CA	47.4	+0.2
80	Mountain View, CA	47.4	0
81	Alameda, CA	47.2	+0.8
82	South Pasadena, CA	47.2	+0.6
83	Oroville, CA	47.2	-0.9
84	Millbrae, CA	47.1	-1.3
85	Hemet, CA	47	+0.7
86	San Mateo, CA	47	+0.1
87	Barstow, CA	47	+1.1
88	Encinitas, CA	47	-0.6
89	Fullerton, CA	47	-0.8
90	Banning, CA	46.9	+0.6
90	Cathedral City, CA	46.9	-3.3
92	Novato, CA	46.9	+0.6
93	Scotts Valley, CA	46.8	-3.1
94	Los Alamitos, CA	46.8	+1.1
95	Brawley, CA	46.7	-1.3
96	Dinuba, CA	46.7	+1.2
96	Irvine, CA	46.7	-1
98	Highland, CA	46.6	+0.2
99	California City, CA	46.5	-2.8
100	Morro Bay, CA	46.4	+2.9
101	Laguna Niguel, CA	46.4	-0.6
101	Parlier, CA	46.4	+0.9
103	Campbell, CA	46.4	+0.1
104	San Diego, CA	46.3	-0.2
105	Redlands, CA	46.2	-1
106	Selma, CA	46.2	+0.7
107	Moraga, CA	46.1	-0.3
108	El Centro, CA	46.1	+1
109	Calexico, CA	46.1	+0.3
109	Long Beach, CA	46.1	+0.1
111	Clearlake, CA	46	+2.7
112	Carlsbad, CA	46	+0.8
113	El Cerrito, CA	46	-0.9
114	San Jose, CA	46	+0.1
115	Walnut Creek, CA	45.8	-0.4
116	Merced, CA	45.8	0
117	Desert Hot Springs, CA	45.7	+0.2
118	Alhambra, CA	45.7	+1
119	Monterey, CA	45.7	+2.1
120	Richmond, CA	45.7	+1.4
121	Atwater, CA	45.6	+2.8
122	Bakersfield, CA	45.6	-0.4
123	Sacramento, CA	45.5	+0.2
124	El Cajon, CA	45.4	+0.1
125	Escondido, CA	45.4	0
126	Sunnyvale, CA	45.4	+0.2
127	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	45.3	-2.1
127	Tustin, CA	45.3	-0
129	Camarillo, CA	45.3	+0.6
129	Pacific Grove, CA	45.3	+0.1
131	Albany, CA	45.3	+0.6
132	Belmont, CA	45.3	+0.2
133	San Juan Capistrano, CA	45.3	-0.1
134	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	45.2	-1.6
135	San Dimas, CA	45.2	+0.9
136	Stockton, CA	45.2	-0.1
137	Thousand Oaks, CA	45.1	-0.7
138	Cupertino, CA	45.1	-0.2
138	West Sacramento, CA	45.1	-1.5
140	Diamond Bar, CA	45.1	+0.3
141	Yuba City, CA	45	-1.9
142	Hawthorne, CA	45	+0.6
143	San Gabriel, CA	44.9	-0.7
144	Santa Rosa, CA	44.8	+0.5
145	Redding, CA	44.8	+0.4
146	Corcoran, CA	44.8	+0.6
147	Costa Mesa, CA	44.8	-0.4
148	San Leandro, CA	44.8	+0.7
149	Santa Clara, CA	44.8	+0.1
149	South San Francisco, CA	44.8	-0.1
151	Pleasanton, CA	44.8	+0.8
152	East Palo Alto, CA	44.7	+0.3
153	Orange, CA	44.5	-0.4
154	Watsonville, CA	44.5	-0.7
155	Napa, CA	44.4	+0.9
156	Kingsburg, CA	44.4	0
157	Monrovia, CA	44.3	+0.3
158	Emeryville, CA	44.3	+0.7
159	Blythe, CA	44.3	-1.3
159	Yorba Linda, CA	44.3	-0.1
161	Apple Valley, CA	44.2	-0.1
161	El Segundo, CA	44.2	+1
163	Laguna Woods, CA	44.2	-1.4
163	Modesto, CA	44.2	-0.1
165	Anaheim, CA	44.2	+0.5
165	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	44.2	-0.2
167	Yucaipa, CA	44.1	+1.2
168	Susanville, CA	44.1	+0.7
169	Claremont, CA	44.1	-0.9
170	La Verne, CA	44.1	+0.2
170	Lancaster, CA	44.1	-1
172	Imperial Beach, CA	44.1	+1.8
172	Temple City, CA	44.1	-0.6
174	Grover Beach, CA	44	+1.5
175	Torrance, CA	44	+0.3
176	La Mesa, CA	43.9	-0.1
177	Vista, CA	43.9	+0.7
178	Agoura Hills, CA	43.8	-1.1
179	San Marcos, CA	43.8	-0.7
180	Oakdale, CA	43.8	-0.9
181	Lomita, CA	43.7	-3.5
182	Glendora, CA	43.7	+0.3
183	Redondo Beach, CA	43.7	+0.5
184	Inglewood, CA	43.7	-0.5
185	Huntington Beach, CA	43.6	-0.6
186	Simi Valley, CA	43.6	-0.3
187	Montebello, CA	43.6	+0.2
188	El Monte, CA	43.5	-0.1
189	San Fernando, CA	43.5	-2
190	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	43.5	+0.5
190	Vallejo, CA	43.5	-0.1
192	Mendota, CA	43.4	+2.9
193	Danville, CA	43.4	0
194	Yucca Valley, CA	43.4	-2.7
195	Turlock, CA	43.4	-0.3
196	Carpinteria, CA	43.4	-1.3
197	Placerville, CA	43.3	+0.9
198	Walnut, CA	43.3	-0.4
199	Rosemead, CA	43.3	+0.9
200	Fountain Valley, CA	43.2	-0.1
201	Shasta Lake, CA	43.2	-0.6
202	Pico Rivera, CA	43.2	0
202	Upland, CA	43.2	-0.4
204	Wasco, CA	43.1	-1.2
205	Indio, CA	43.1	-0.9
205	Seaside, CA	43.1	+0.7
207	Foster City, CA	43.1	+0.6
208	Downey, CA	43.1	0
209	Petaluma, CA	43.1	0
210	Antioch, CA	43	+1
211	Whittier, CA	43	-0.1
212	National City, CA	43	-0.7
212	Poway, CA	43	-0.3
214	Lompoc, CA	43	-1.5
214	Riverbank, CA	43	+1.3
216	Livermore, CA	42.8	+0.9
217	Marina, CA	42.8	-0.8
218	Clovis, CA	42.8	+0.5
219	Gardena, CA	42.8	-0.4
220	San Bernardino, CA	42.7	-0.3
221	Fairfield, CA	42.7	+0.5
222	West Covina, CA	42.7	+0.3
223	American Canyon, CA	42.7	+1.1
224	Commerce, CA	42.6	-0.1
224	Lodi, CA	42.6	-0.2
226	Daly City, CA	42.6	-0.5
226	Reedley, CA	42.6	+2.7
228	Tehachapi, CA	42.5	-4.2
229	Canyon Lake, CA	42.5	-4
230	Piedmont, CA	42.4	-0.4
231	Pittsburg, CA	42.4	+1.9
232	Rohnert Park, CA	42.4	-0.6
233	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	42.4	-0.2
234	Duarte, CA	42.4	+1.3
234	Hanford, CA	42.4	+2.2
236	Placentia, CA	42.3	-0.6
236	Tulare, CA	42.3	-0.9
238	Delano, CA	42.2	-1.8
239	Garden Grove, CA	42.2	0
240	Concord, CA	42.2	-0.4
241	Riverside, CA	42.1	-0.2
242	Twentynine Palms, CA	42.1	-0
243	Benicia, CA	42.1	-0.4
244	Rocklin, CA	42	+1
245	Oceanside, CA	42	+0.2
245	South El Monte, CA	42	+0.6
247	Chula Vista, CA	42	+0.8
247	Cudahy, CA	42	+0.8
249	Folsom, CA	41.9	+0.9
249	San Bruno, CA	41.9	+0.3

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/california-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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