Counties in Georgia by gini index

Macon County had the highest gini index of 159 counties in 2021, at 58 index. Paulding County had the lowest, at 35.9 index. The median was 45.9 index and the figure for Georgia was 48.1 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58Macon County
Lowest35.9Paulding County
Median45.9159 counties
Georgia48.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Macon CountyMacon County: 58 index58Brooks CountyBrooks County: 56.6 index56.6Warren CountyWarren County: 56.1 index56.1Spalding CountySpalding County: 55 index55Greene CountyGreene County: 54.5 index54.5Seminole CountySeminole County: 54.2 index54.2Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 53.6 index53.6Fulton CountyFulton County: 53.4 index53.4Treutlen CountyTreutlen County: 53 index53Bibb CountyBibb County: 52.7 index52.7Laurens CountyLaurens County: 52.4 index52.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 52.2 index52.2Toombs CountyToombs County: 52.1 index52.1Dooly CountyDooly County: 51.5 index51.5Taylor CountyTaylor County: 51.5 index51.5Crisp CountyCrisp County: 51.2 index51.2Clarke CountyClarke County: 51.1 index51.1Union CountyUnion County: 51 index51Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 50.8 index50.8Putnam CountyPutnam County: 50.6 index50.6Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 50.2 index50.2Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 50.2 index50.2Bacon CountyBacon County: 50 index50Hancock CountyHancock County: 49.9 index49.9Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 49.7 index49.7Burke CountyBurke County: 49.7 index49.7Quitman CountyQuitman County: 49.5 index49.5Telfair CountyTelfair County: 49.5 index49.5Colquitt CountyColquitt County: 49.4 index49.4Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County: 49.4 index49.4Echols CountyEchols County: 49.4 index49.4Rabun CountyRabun County: 49.4 index49.4Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 49.2 index49.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 49.1 index49.1Baker CountyBaker County: 49 index49Tift CountyTift County: 48.8 index48.8Candler CountyCandler County: 48.8 index48.8Emanuel CountyEmanuel County: 48.8 index48.8Glynn CountyGlynn County: 48.8 index48.8Cook CountyCook County: 48.8 index48.8
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index
1Macon County58
2Brooks County56.6
3Warren County56.1
4Spalding County55
5Greene County54.5
6Seminole County54.2
7Baldwin County53.6
8Fulton County53.4
9Treutlen County53
10Bibb County52.7
11Laurens County52.4
12Montgomery County52.2
13Toombs County52.1
14Dooly County51.5
14Taylor County51.5
16Crisp County51.2
17Clarke County51.1
18Union County51
19Wilkinson County50.8
20Putnam County50.6
21Wilkes County50.2
22Lowndes County50.2
23Bacon County50
24Hancock County49.9
25Dougherty County49.7
26Burke County49.7
27Quitman County49.5
28Telfair County49.5
29Colquitt County49.4
30Ben Hill County49.4
31Echols County49.4
32Rabun County49.4
33Lumpkin County49.2
34Calhoun County49.1
35Baker County49
36Tift County48.8
37Candler County48.8
38Emanuel County48.8
38Glynn County48.8
40Cook County48.8
40Wheeler County48.8
42Monroe County48.7
43DeKalb County48.7
44Lanier County48.6
45Fannin County48.6
46Clinch County48.5
47Decatur County48.5
48Muscogee County48.4
49Bulloch County48.4
50Washington County48.4
51Peach County48.3
52Richmond County48.3
53Sumter County48.2
54Chattahoochee County48.1
55Upson County48
56Talbot County48
57Chatham County47.9
58Twiggs County47.9
59Troup County47.9
60Webster County47.8
61Bleckley County47.5
61Miller County47.5
63Stewart County47.5
64Appling County47.3
65Jeff Davis County47.3
66Ware County47.2
67Early County47.2
68Wilcox County47.2
69Mitchell County47.2
70Floyd County47
71Oconee County47
72Coffee County46.9
73Heard County46.8
74Dodge County46.5
75Grady County46.5
76Wayne County46.4
77Gordon County46.4
78Jefferson County46.2
79Franklin County46.2
80Charlton County45.9
81Hall County45.9
82Thomas County45.8
83Schley County45.6
84Screven County45.4
85Terrell County45.3
86Lincoln County45.1
87Evans County45.1
88Gilmer County45.1
89Jenkins County45.1
90Walker County45
91Towns County44.9
92Meriwether County44.9
92Tattnall County44.9
94Cobb County44.9
95Irwin County44.8
96Pierce County44.8
97Berrien County44.6
97McIntosh County44.6
99Whitfield County44.4
100Madison County44.4
101Effingham County44.4
102Clay County44.3
103Lamar County44.3
104Jasper County44.2
105Marion County44.1
106Randolph County44.1
107Dade County44.1
108Pulaski County44
109Hart County43.9
110Carroll County43.9
111Camden County43.9
111Elbert County43.9
113Habersham County43.7
114Taliaferro County43.7
115Gwinnett County43.6
115Pickens County43.6
117Chattooga County43.5
118Brantley County43.4
119Glascock County43.3
120Fayette County43.2
121Atkinson County43.1
122Haralson County42.9
123Johnson County42.8
124Crawford County42.8
125Morgan County42.8
126Murray County42.6
127Oglethorpe County42.6
128Polk County42.6
129Worth County42.5
130Pike County42.5
131Bartow County42.4
132McDuffie County42.4
133Harris County42.4
134Rockdale County42.3
135Catoosa County42.3
136Coweta County42.3
137Banks County42.2
138Butts County42.2
139Douglas County42.2
140Bryan County42.2
140Jackson County42.2
142Turner County42
143Clayton County41.9
144Dawson County41.9
145Houston County41.8
146Jones County41.7
147Stephens County41.6
148Walton County41.5
149Cherokee County41.3
150White County41.2
151Long County41.1
152Liberty County41
153Newton County40.9
154Columbia County40.1
155Forsyth County39.7
156Barrow County39.4
157Henry County38.9
158Lee County36.8
159Paulding County35.9

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Macon County, with 58 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Paulding County, with 35.9 index in 2021.

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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