Counties in Kansas by gini index

Meade County had the highest gini index of 105 counties in 2021, at 54.3 index. Hodgeman County had the lowest, at 33.9 index. The median was 42.5 index and the figure for Kansas was 45.6 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.3Meade County
Lowest33.9Hodgeman County
Median42.5105 counties
Kansas45.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Meade CountyMeade County: 54.3 index54.3Ellis CountyEllis County: 51.5 index51.5Rush CountyRush County: 48.5 index48.5Barber CountyBarber County: 48.1 index48.1Riley CountyRiley County: 48 index48Sheridan CountySheridan County: 47.8 index47.8Norton CountyNorton County: 47.5 index47.5Jewell CountyJewell County: 47.5 index47.5Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 47.5 index47.5Cowley CountyCowley County: 46.8 index46.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 46.8 index46.8Wilson CountyWilson County: 46.6 index46.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 45.9 index45.9Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 45.8 index45.8Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 45.7 index45.7Linn CountyLinn County: 45.6 index45.6Sherman CountySherman County: 45.5 index45.5Thomas CountyThomas County: 45.4 index45.4Stanton CountyStanton County: 45.3 index45.3Haskell CountyHaskell County: 45.2 index45.2Scott CountyScott County: 45.1 index45.1Anderson CountyAnderson County: 44.9 index44.9Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 44.8 index44.8Logan CountyLogan County: 44.6 index44.6Lane CountyLane County: 44.4 index44.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 44.3 index44.3Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 44.3 index44.3Russell CountyRussell County: 44.2 index44.2Morris CountyMorris County: 44.2 index44.2Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 44.1 index44.1Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 44.1 index44.1Osborne CountyOsborne County: 44.1 index44.1Grant CountyGrant County: 44 index44Pratt CountyPratt County: 43.9 index43.9Saline CountySaline County: 43.8 index43.8Marshall CountyMarshall County: 43.8 index43.8Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 43.7 index43.7Reno CountyReno County: 43.4 index43.4Chase CountyChase County: 43.4 index43.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 43.4 index43.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index
1Meade County54.3
2Ellis County51.5
3Rush County48.5
4Barber County48.1
5Riley County48
6Sheridan County47.8
7Norton County47.5
8Jewell County47.5
9Cheyenne County47.5
10Cowley County46.8
11Crawford County46.8
12Wilson County46.6
13Douglas County45.9
14Sedgwick County45.8
15Greenwood County45.7
16Linn County45.6
17Sherman County45.5
18Thomas County45.4
19Stanton County45.3
20Haskell County45.2
21Scott County45.1
22Anderson County44.9
23Nemaha County44.8
24Logan County44.6
25Lane County44.4
26Johnson County44.3
27Dickinson County44.3
28Russell County44.2
29Morris County44.2
30Ottawa County44.1
31Shawnee County44.1
32Osborne County44.1
33Grant County44
34Pratt County43.9
35Saline County43.8
36Marshall County43.8
37Doniphan County43.7
38Reno County43.4
39Chase County43.4
40Montgomery County43.4
41Smith County43.2
42Lyon County43.1
43Chautauqua County43.1
44Woodson County42.9
45Stafford County42.9
46Decatur County42.9
47Wyandotte County42.9
48Elk County42.8
49Barton County42.7
50Marion County42.6
51Labette County42.6
52Phillips County42.6
53Pawnee County42.5
54Bourbon County42.4
55Harper County42.2
56Rawlins County42.2
57Rice County42.2
58Neosho County41.8
59Mitchell County41.8
60Kingman County41.5
61Ford County41.5
62Republic County41.4
63Washington County41.4
64Atchison County41.3
64McPherson County41.3
66Leavenworth County41.3
67Lincoln County41.2
68Trego County41.2
69Coffey County41.1
70Brown County41.1
71Graham County41
72Miami County41
73Wichita County40.9
74Finney County40.9
75Clark County40.8
76Cloud County40.8
77Butler County40.8
78Gove County40.7
78Sumner County40.7
80Cherokee County40.3
81Greeley County40.3
82Allen County40.1
83Wallace County40.1
84Clay County40.1
85Edwards County39.8
86Jefferson County39.5
87Seward County39.4
88Pottawatomie County39.4
89Harvey County39.3
90Geary County39.2
91Ness County39.1
92Osage County38.9
93Ellsworth County38.9
94Gray County38.9
95Franklin County38.8
95Morton County38.8
97Comanche County38.6
98Hamilton County38.5
99Wabaunsee County38.2
100Jackson County37.8
101Rooks County37.6
102Kearny County37.5
103Stevens County36.8
104Kiowa County36.7
105Hodgeman County33.9

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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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Which county has the highest gini index?

Meade County, with 54.3 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Hodgeman County, with 33.9 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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