Counties in Illinois by gini index

Gallatin County had the highest gini index of 102 counties in 2022, at 56.1 index. Kendall County had the lowest, at 34.8 index. The median was 43.5 index and the figure for Illinois was 48.1 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.1Gallatin County
Lowest34.8Kendall County
Median43.5102 counties
Illinois48.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 56.1 index56.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 51.4 index51.4Saline CountySaline County: 51.1 index51.1Cook CountyCook County: 50.5 index50.5Champaign CountyChampaign County: 49.8 index49.8Peoria CountyPeoria County: 49.2 index49.2McDonough CountyMcDonough County: 48.8 index48.8McLean CountyMcLean County: 48 index48Lake CountyLake County: 47.9 index47.9Coles CountyColes County: 47.5 index47.5Hardin CountyHardin County: 46.7 index46.7Macon CountyMacon County: 46.6 index46.6Knox CountyKnox County: 46.2 index46.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 46 index46Sangamon CountySangamon County: 46 index46DuPage CountyDuPage County: 45.8 index45.8Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 45.7 index45.7Wabash CountyWabash County: 45.5 index45.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 45.5 index45.5Union CountyUnion County: 45.2 index45.2Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 45.2 index45.2Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 45.2 index45.2Clay CountyClay County: 45.1 index45.1Hancock CountyHancock County: 45.1 index45.1Alexander CountyAlexander County: 45.1 index45.1St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 45 index45Stark CountyStark County: 44.9 index44.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 44.8 index44.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 44.7 index44.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 44.5 index44.5Madison CountyMadison County: 44.4 index44.4Whiteside CountyWhiteside County: 44.4 index44.4Fulton CountyFulton County: 44.4 index44.4Greene CountyGreene County: 44.3 index44.3White CountyWhite County: 44.3 index44.3DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 44.2 index44.2Pope CountyPope County: 44.1 index44.1Logan CountyLogan County: 44.1 index44.1Crawford CountyCrawford County: 44 index44Kane CountyKane County: 43.9 index43.9
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Gallatin County56.1+3.3
2Jackson County51.4-1.2
3Saline County51.1+1.5
4Cook County50.5-0
5Champaign County49.8-0.2
6Peoria County49.2-0.1
7McDonough County48.8+0.8
8McLean County48-0.7
9Lake County47.9-0.1
10Coles County47.5-2.7
11Hardin County46.7-1.4
12Macon County46.6-0.6
13Knox County46.2+0.7
14Lawrence County46+0.6
15Sangamon County46+0.1
16DuPage County45.8+0.7
17Pulaski County45.7-0.6
18Wabash County45.5+0.4
19Fayette County45.5+0.4
20Union County45.2-0.3
20Williamson County45.2-0.2
22Winnebago County45.2+0.2
23Clay County45.1-0
23Hancock County45.1+0.4
25Alexander County45.1-1.8
26St. Clair County45-0.4
27Stark County44.9+0.1
28Franklin County44.80
29Montgomery County44.7+0.8
30Morgan County44.5+0.7
31Madison County44.4+0.3
32Whiteside County44.4+1
33Fulton County44.4-0.9
34Greene County44.3-2
34White County44.3+0.8
36DeKalb County44.2+0.1
37Pope County44.1+0.3
38Logan County44.1+0.8
39Crawford County44-1.8
40Kane County43.90
41Lee County43.8+1.8
42Mason County43.8+1
43Jersey County43.80
44Kankakee County43.7+0.1
45Adams County43.7+0.1
46Effingham County43.6-0.6
46Stephenson County43.6-0.3
48Henry County43.6+0.3
49LaSalle County43.5+0.1
50Ford County43.5-0.7
50Vermilion County43.5-0.5
52Jefferson County43.4-0.7
53Christian County43.30
54Rock Island County43.2-0.4
55Iroquois County43.2+0.8
56Marion County43.1-0.4
57Bond County43.1-2.1
58Clinton County43+0.6
59Bureau County42.9+0.7
60Macoupin County42.8+0.4
61Pike County42.8-1.2
62Woodford County42.7+0.5
63Johnson County42.6-1
64De Witt County42.4+0.9
65Boone County42.4+0.2
66Marshall County42.3+1.1
67Wayne County42.2+0.7
68Moultrie County42.1+1.3
69Warren County41.8+0.6
70Piatt County41.7+2.1
70Tazewell County41.7-0.4
72Jo Daviess County41.7-0.2
73Livingston County41.6-0.5
74Carroll County41.50
75Perry County41.5-1.5
76Schuyler County41.4+1.6
77Edgar County41.3+0.5
78McHenry County41.1-0.2
79Mercer County41.1+0.6
80Edwards County41+2.4
81Will County410
82Calhoun County40.9+0.6
82Douglas County40.9-0
84Brown County40.7+1.2
85Washington County40.4+0.8
86Massac County40.4+1.7
87Cass County40.4+0.5
88Ogle County40.4-0.2
89Randolph County40.3-0.5
90Richland County40.3-0.6
91Hamilton County40.1-1
92Cumberland County40+0.5
93Monroe County39.90
94Menard County39.9+0.6
95Scott County39.9+0.3
96Jasper County39.60
97Grundy County39.6-0.1
98Clark County39.5+0.4
99Henderson County39.4-0.2
100Shelby County38.6+0.9
101Putnam County38-0.2
102Kendall County34.8+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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Gallatin County, with 56.1 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Kendall County, with 34.8 index in 2022.

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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