Counties in Georgia by gini index

Macon County had the highest gini index of 159 counties in 2023, at 61.1 index. Paulding County had the lowest, at 35.4 index. The median was 46.2 index and the figure for Georgia was 47.8 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest61.1Macon County
Lowest35.4Paulding County
Median46.2159 counties
Georgia47.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Macon CountyMacon County: 61.1 index61.1Greene CountyGreene County: 55.9 index55.9Spalding CountySpalding County: 55 index55Burke CountyBurke County: 53.9 index53.9Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 53.8 index53.8Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 53.2 index53.2Fulton CountyFulton County: 53 index53Laurens CountyLaurens County: 51.9 index51.9Bibb CountyBibb County: 51.9 index51.9Towns CountyTowns County: 51.9 index51.9Taylor CountyTaylor County: 51.1 index51.1Hancock CountyHancock County: 50.9 index50.9Brooks CountyBrooks County: 50.7 index50.7Clarke CountyClarke County: 50.6 index50.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 50.3 index50.3Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County: 50.3 index50.3Glynn CountyGlynn County: 50 index50Randolph CountyRandolph County: 50 index50Troup CountyTroup County: 50 index50Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 49.9 index49.9Crisp CountyCrisp County: 49.9 index49.9Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 49.6 index49.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 49.6 index49.6DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 49.5 index49.5Upson CountyUpson County: 49.5 index49.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 49.5 index49.5Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 49.5 index49.5Baker CountyBaker County: 49.4 index49.4Telfair CountyTelfair County: 49.3 index49.3Rabun CountyRabun County: 49.3 index49.3Talbot CountyTalbot County: 49 index49Fannin CountyFannin County: 48.9 index48.9Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 48.9 index48.9Screven CountyScreven County: 48.9 index48.9Quitman CountyQuitman County: 48.8 index48.8Terrell CountyTerrell County: 48.8 index48.8Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 48.8 index48.8Miller CountyMiller County: 48.8 index48.8Bleckley CountyBleckley County: 48.7 index48.7Schley CountySchley County: 48.7 index48.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Macon County61.1+0.7
2Greene County55.9+0.3
3Spalding County55-0.4
4Burke County53.9+2
5Baldwin County53.8-0.8
6Twiggs County53.2-1.1
7Fulton County530
8Laurens County51.9-0.3
9Bibb County51.9-0.1
9Towns County51.9+4
11Taylor County51.1-0.9
12Hancock County50.9+0.7
13Brooks County50.7-3.6
14Clarke County50.6-0.1
15Putnam County50.3-0.6
16Lumpkin County50.3+0.1
17Glynn County50+0.5
18Randolph County50+4.2
19Troup County50+0.9
20Wilkes County49.9+3.3
21Crisp County49.9+1.5
22Jeff Davis County49.6+3.9
23Franklin County49.6+1.1
24DeKalb County49.5+0.4
25Upson County49.5+0.1
26Calhoun County49.5+0.8
27Muscogee County49.5+1
28Baker County49.4+3
29Telfair County49.3-1
30Rabun County49.3-0.2
31Talbot County49+0.7
32Fannin County48.9-0.1
33Dougherty County48.9-0.5
34Screven County48.9+0.5
35Quitman County48.8+1.4
36Terrell County48.8+2.7
37Lowndes County48.8+0.2
38Miller County48.8-0.7
39Bleckley County48.7+1.4
40Schley County48.7+2.4
41Richmond County48.7+0.1
42Bulloch County48.5+0.3
43Jenkins County48.4+0.4
44Heard County48.3+0.6
45Clinch County48.3+2.2
46Stewart County48.2+5
47Ben Hill County48.1-1.8
48Peach County48+0.8
49Decatur County48+0.8
49Union County48-0
51Lanier County47.8-1.7
52Cook County47.7-1.1
53Colquitt County47.7-0.8
53Monroe County47.70
55Bacon County47.6-1.4
56Tift County47.4+0.9
57Ware County47.3-0.1
58Chatham County47.3-0.3
59Seminole County47-8
60McIntosh County47+2.3
61Dodge County46.9+0.1
62Floyd County46.80
62Treutlen County46.8-4.5
64Mitchell County46.7-2.3
65Wilcox County46.6+0.8
66Montgomery County46.5-4.3
67Berrien County46.5+0.5
68Turner County46.5+2.6
69Crawford County46.5-2.2
69Webster County46.5-0.9
71Washington County46.4+1.6
72Thomas County46.4-0.7
73Dooly County46.3-3.1
74Sumter County46.3-2.9
75Coffee County46.3-0.3
76Wheeler County46.3-0.6
76Wilkinson County46.3-3
78Oconee County46.2+0.4
79Appling County46.2-1.1
80Charlton County46.2+1.3
81Pulaski County46+0.9
82Toombs County45.9-4.6
83Early County45.8-2
84Polk County45.8+1
85Candler County45.7-0.4
86Emanuel County45.3-0.2
86Jefferson County45.3-0.8
88Walker County45.2+0.1
89Whitfield County45.2+0.9
90Habersham County45.2-0.6
91McDuffie County45.2-0.1
92Pierce County45.1+1.5
93Grady County45-1.5
94Brantley County45-0.4
94Jasper County45-1.1
96Hall County44.9-0.4
97Dade County44.9+2.1
98Tattnall County44.9-0.5
99Hart County44.7+0.3
100Haralson County44.7+1.7
101Cobb County44.7+0.2
102Gordon County44.6-0.4
103Lincoln County44.6+0.2
104Meriwether County44.5+0.4
105Warren County44.3-1.3
106Wayne County44.1-1.5
107Clay County44.1+4.1
108Stephens County44.1+1.1
109Jones County44-0.7
110Marion County43.8+1.6
110White County43.8+0.8
112Echols County43.6+0.3
113Worth County43.5-1.3
114Johnson County43.4-0.7
115Murray County43.4+0.2
116Carroll County43.3-1.1
116Evans County43.3-1.2
118Catoosa County43.1+1.1
119Oglethorpe County43.1+0.5
120Fayette County43.1+0.2
121Gwinnett County43-0.5
122Elbert County42.9-0.9
123Pickens County42.9-1.2
124Bryan County42.70
125Gilmer County42.7-1.2
126Walton County42.6+0.5
127Chattooga County42.60
128Madison County42.5-1.8
128Pike County42.5+0.8
130Atkinson County42.3-1.8
131Rockdale County42.20
132Harris County42.2+0.8
133Clayton County42.1+0.1
134Irwin County42-1.3
135Douglas County41.9-0.6
136Butts County41.8+1.3
137Banks County41.7+0.5
138Lamar County41.6-0.7
139Morgan County41.6-0.3
140Glascock County41.5-2.9
141Coweta County41.3-0.4
142Dawson County41.1-0.2
143Jackson County41-0
144Liberty County40.90
145Bartow County40.8-0.4
145Cherokee County40.80
147Newton County40.7-0.3
148Houston County40.7-0.8
149Columbia County40.4-0.7
150Camden County40.4-1.3
151Effingham County40.3-1
152Lee County39.3+2.7
153Forsyth County39-0.4
154Taliaferro County38.9+0.8
155Barrow County38.9-0.2
156Henry County38.7+0.5
157Long County38.4-2.7
158Chattahoochee County37-3.4
159Paulding County35.4-0.1

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

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Macon County, with 61.1 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Paulding County, with 35.4 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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