Cities in Indiana by Gini index, 2024

West Lafayette, IN had the highest Gini index of 88 cities in 2024, at 60.4. Whitestown, IN had the lowest, at 33.8. The median was 42 and the figure for Indiana was 45.2. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest33.8Whitestown, IN
Median4288 cities
Indiana45.2History

Top 40 cities, 2024

West Lafayette, IN: 60.4 indexWest Lafayette, IN60.4Bloomington, IN: 56.5 indexBloomington, IN56.5Richmond, IN: 51.3 indexRichmond, IN51.3Gary, IN: 51.2 indexGary, IN51.2Bargersville, IN: 51 indexBargersville, IN51East Chicago, IN: 49.7 indexEast Chicago, IN49.7Terre Haute, IN: 48.5 indexTerre Haute, IN48.5South Bend, IN: 47.8 indexSouth Bend, IN47.8Wabash, IN: 46.8 indexWabash, IN46.8Indianapolis, IN: 46.7 indexIndianapolis, IN46.7Mishawaka, IN: 46.6 indexMishawaka, IN46.6Munster, IN: 46.1 indexMunster, IN46.1Muncie, IN: 46.1 indexMuncie, IN46.1Michigan City, IN: 46 indexMichigan City, IN46Columbus, IN: 45.9 indexColumbus, IN45.9Vincennes, IN: 45.8 indexVincennes, IN45.8Elkhart, IN: 45.8 indexElkhart, IN45.8Anderson, IN: 45.6 indexAnderson, IN45.6Evansville, IN: 45.6 indexEvansville, IN45.6Madison, IN: 45.4 indexMadison, IN45.4Bedford, IN: 45.3 indexBedford, IN45.3Washington, IN: 45 indexWashington, IN45Carmel, IN: 44.9 indexCarmel, IN44.9Chesterton, IN: 44.9 indexChesterton, IN44.9Zionsville, IN: 44.9 indexZionsville, IN44.9Merrillville, IN: 44.8 indexMerrillville, IN44.8Kokomo, IN: 44.5 indexKokomo, IN44.5Marion, IN: 44.5 indexMarion, IN44.5Kendallville, IN: 44.5 indexKendallville, IN44.5La Porte, IN: 44.4 indexLa Porte, IN44.4Dyer, IN: 44.4 indexDyer, IN44.4Fort Wayne, IN: 44.4 indexFort Wayne, IN44.4Hammond, IN: 44.4 indexHammond, IN44.4Valparaiso, IN: 44.1 indexValparaiso, IN44.1Franklin, IN: 43.8 indexFranklin, IN43.8Shelbyville, IN: 43.7 indexShelbyville, IN43.7Connersville, IN: 43.2 indexConnersville, IN43.2New Castle, IN: 43 indexNew Castle, IN43Westfield, IN: 42.9 indexWestfield, IN42.9Bluffton, IN: 42.5 indexBluffton, IN42.5West Lafayette, IN: 60.4 indexWest Lafayette, IN60.4Bloomington, IN: 56.5 indexBloomington, IN56.5Richmond, IN: 51.3 indexRichmond, IN51.3Gary, IN: 51.2 indexGary, IN51.2Bargersville, IN: 51 indexBargersville, IN51East Chicago, IN: 49.7 indexEast Chicago, IN49.7Terre Haute, IN: 48.5 indexTerre Haute, IN48.5South Bend, IN: 47.8 indexSouth Bend, IN47.8Wabash, IN: 46.8 indexWabash, IN46.8Indianapolis, IN: 46.7 indexIndianapolis, IN46.7Mishawaka, IN: 46.6 indexMishawaka, IN46.6Munster, IN: 46.1 indexMunster, IN46.1Muncie, IN: 46.1 indexMuncie, IN46.1Michigan City, IN: 46 indexMichigan City, IN46Columbus, IN: 45.9 indexColumbus, IN45.9Vincennes, IN: 45.8 indexVincennes, IN45.8Elkhart, IN: 45.8 indexElkhart, IN45.8Anderson, IN: 45.6 indexAnderson, IN45.6Evansville, IN: 45.6 indexEvansville, IN45.6Madison, IN: 45.4 indexMadison, IN45.4Bedford, IN: 45.3 indexBedford, IN45.3Washington, IN: 45 indexWashington, IN45Carmel, IN: 44.9 indexCarmel, IN44.9Chesterton, IN: 44.9 indexChesterton, IN44.9Zionsville, IN: 44.9 indexZionsville, IN44.9Merrillville, IN: 44.8 indexMerrillville, IN44.8Kokomo, IN: 44.5 indexKokomo, IN44.5Marion, IN: 44.5 indexMarion, IN44.5Kendallville, IN: 44.5 indexKendallville, IN44.5La Porte, IN: 44.4 indexLa Porte, IN44.4Dyer, IN: 44.4 indexDyer, IN44.4Fort Wayne, IN: 44.4 indexFort Wayne, IN44.4Hammond, IN: 44.4 indexHammond, IN44.4Valparaiso, IN: 44.1 indexValparaiso, IN44.1Franklin, IN: 43.8 indexFranklin, IN43.8Shelbyville, IN: 43.7 indexShelbyville, IN43.7Connersville, IN: 43.2 indexConnersville, IN43.2New Castle, IN: 43 indexNew Castle, IN43Westfield, IN: 42.9 indexWestfield, IN42.9Bluffton, IN: 42.5 indexBluffton, IN42.5
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

RankCities2024
index
Change on 2023
1West Lafayette, IN60.4-0.1
2Bloomington, IN56.5+2.2
3Richmond, IN51.3+2.5
4Gary, IN51.2+0.8
5Bargersville, IN51-3.8
6East Chicago, IN49.7-0.3
7Terre Haute, IN48.5-0.6
8South Bend, IN47.8-0.3
9Wabash, IN46.8+3.1
10Indianapolis, IN46.7-0.5
11Mishawaka, IN46.6+0.7
12Munster, IN46.1-0.4
13Muncie, IN46.1+0.3
14Michigan City, IN46+0.6
15Columbus, IN45.9+0.3
16Vincennes, IN45.8-1
17Elkhart, IN45.8-0.4
18Anderson, IN45.6-0.2
19Evansville, IN45.6+0.5
20Madison, IN45.4-2.5
21Bedford, IN45.3+0.1
22Washington, IN45+1.8
23Carmel, IN44.9-1.1
24Chesterton, IN44.9+1.1
24Zionsville, IN44.9-2.1
26Merrillville, IN44.8-0.5
27Kokomo, IN44.5+1
28Marion, IN44.5-0.1
29Kendallville, IN44.5+2.1
30La Porte, IN44.4+2.4
31Dyer, IN44.4-0.9
32Fort Wayne, IN44.4+0.3
33Hammond, IN44.4+0.5
34Valparaiso, IN44.1-1.9
35Franklin, IN43.8+0.7
36Shelbyville, IN43.70
37Connersville, IN43.2-0.1
38New Castle, IN43-0.5
39Westfield, IN42.9-0.3
40Bluffton, IN42.5+2.6
41Auburn, IN42.3+1.4
42Speedway, IN42.2+0.9
43Jasper, IN42.1-1
44Jeffersonville, IN42+1.5
45Crawfordsville, IN42-2
46Schererville, IN41.7+0.1
47New Albany, IN41.5+0.4
48Seymour, IN41.4-0.1
49Beech Grove, IN41.3-0.3
49Portage, IN41.3+0.6
51Sellersburg, IN41.2+1.6
52Lake Station, IN41.1+0.3
53Avon, IN41.1+2.5
54Lafayette, IN410
55Highland, IN40.9+0.3
56Noblesville, IN40.9-0.4
57Goshen, IN40.8-2.3
58Greensburg, IN40.5+0.6
59Peru, IN40.40
60Lawrence, IN40.3-1
61Cedar Lake, IN40.3+1.3
62Martinsville, IN40-4.9
63Brownsburg, IN40+1
63Plainfield, IN40-2.6
65Fishers, IN39.9-0.3
65Greenfield, IN39.9+0.9
67Clarksville, IN39.9-1.1
68Warsaw, IN39.6-0.3
69Mooresville, IN39.5-2.1
70Crown Point, IN39.20
71Huntington, IN39.2-1.5
72Lebanon, IN39.2+1.1
73Yorktown, IN39.2+0.5
74Griffith, IN38.9+1.1
75St. John, IN38.6-0.5
76Greenwood, IN38.2-0.5
77Frankfort, IN38.1-1.3
78Columbia City, IN38.1-1.1
79Hobart, IN38-1.6
80Logansport, IN37.7+0.2
81Plymouth, IN37.7-3.8
82McCordsville, IN37.6-1.5
83Decatur, IN37.4+2.8
84New Haven, IN36.8+0.6
85Danville, IN35.5+1.9
86Huntertown, IN35+1
87Lowell, IN35+2.6
88Whitestown, IN33.8-3

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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.

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Indiana by Gini index, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/indiana-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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