Counties in Kansas by gini index

Meade County had the highest gini index of 105 counties in 2022, at 52.1 index. Stevens County had the lowest, at 34.8 index. The median was 42.7 index and the figure for Kansas was 45.8 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.1Meade County
Lowest34.8Stevens County
Median42.7105 counties
Kansas45.8History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Meade CountyMeade County: 52.1 index52.1Sherman CountySherman County: 50.1 index50.1Ellis CountyEllis County: 49.8 index49.8Jewell CountyJewell County: 49.7 index49.7Sheridan CountySheridan County: 49.4 index49.4Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 49.3 index49.3Riley CountyRiley County: 48.4 index48.4Rush CountyRush County: 48.3 index48.3Wilson CountyWilson County: 47.9 index47.9Chase CountyChase County: 47.3 index47.3Russell CountyRussell County: 47.3 index47.3Crawford CountyCrawford County: 46.6 index46.6Linn CountyLinn County: 46.5 index46.5Thomas CountyThomas County: 46.4 index46.4Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 46.1 index46.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 45.9 index45.9Norton CountyNorton County: 45.8 index45.8Cowley CountyCowley County: 45.8 index45.8Wichita CountyWichita County: 45.5 index45.5Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 45.4 index45.4Lane CountyLane County: 45.3 index45.3Morris CountyMorris County: 45.1 index45.1Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 45.1 index45.1Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 45 index45Logan CountyLogan County: 44.8 index44.8Barber CountyBarber County: 44.7 index44.7Johnson CountyJohnson County: 44.6 index44.6Stanton CountyStanton County: 44.4 index44.4Phillips CountyPhillips County: 44.3 index44.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 44.3 index44.3Neosho CountyNeosho County: 44.2 index44.2Ness CountyNess County: 44.2 index44.2Elk CountyElk County: 44.1 index44.1Smith CountySmith County: 44.1 index44.1Stafford CountyStafford County: 44.1 index44.1Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 44 index44Harper CountyHarper County: 43.9 index43.9Marion CountyMarion County: 43.9 index43.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 43.8 index43.8Saline CountySaline County: 43.7 index43.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Meade County52.1-2.2
2Sherman County50.1+4.6
3Ellis County49.8-1.7
4Jewell County49.7+2.2
5Sheridan County49.4+1.6
6Greenwood County49.3+3.6
7Riley County48.4+0.5
8Rush County48.3-0.2
9Wilson County47.9+1.2
10Chase County47.3+3.9
10Russell County47.3+3.1
12Crawford County46.6-0.2
13Linn County46.5+0.9
14Thomas County46.4+1.1
15Sedgwick County46.1+0.4
16Douglas County45.90
17Norton County45.8-1.7
18Cowley County45.8-1
19Wichita County45.5+4.6
20Cheyenne County45.4-2.1
21Lane County45.3+0.9
22Morris County45.1+0.9
23Shawnee County45.1+1
24Nemaha County45+0.2
25Logan County44.8+0.3
26Barber County44.7-3.3
27Johnson County44.6+0.3
28Stanton County44.4-0.9
29Phillips County44.3+1.8
30Marshall County44.3+0.5
31Neosho County44.2+2.4
32Ness County44.2+5.1
33Elk County44.1+1.2
33Smith County44.1+0.8
33Stafford County44.1+1.1
36Chautauqua County44+1
37Harper County43.9+1.6
37Marion County43.9+1.3
39Lincoln County43.8+2.6
40Saline County43.7-0.2
41Reno County43.7+0.2
42Osborne County43.6-0.4
43Pratt County43.5-0.4
44Kiowa County43.5+6.8
45Labette County43.5+0.9
46Pawnee County43.4+0.9
47Lyon County43.4+0.3
48Woodson County43.2+0.3
49Montgomery County43.1-0.3
50Barton County43.1+0.4
51Atchison County42.9+1.7
52Dickinson County42.9-1.5
53Wyandotte County42.7-0.1
54Decatur County42.5-0.3
55Trego County42.3+1.1
56Cloud County42.3+1.5
57Doniphan County42.3-1.4
58Bourbon County42.3-0.2
59Edwards County42.1+2.3
59Mitchell County42.1+0.3
61Rice County42-0.1
62Gove County41.9+1.2
63Brown County41.9+0.8
64Anderson County41.9-3.1
65Republic County41.7+0.3
66Clay County41.7+1.6
67Leavenworth County41.6+0.4
68Rawlins County41.4-0.9
68Washington County41.4-0.1
70Cherokee County41.1+0.9
71Kingman County41-0.5
72Wallace County40.8+0.7
73Sumner County40.8+0.1
74Jefferson County40.5+1.1
75Butler County40.4-0.3
76Scott County40.3-4.8
77Comanche County40.3+1.8
78Finney County40.3-0.6
79Gray County40.3+1.4
79Haskell County40.3-4.9
81Miami County40.2-0.8
82Ellsworth County40.1+1.2
83Ford County39.7-1.8
84Geary County39.5+0.3
84Seward County39.5+0.1
86McPherson County39.4-1.8
87Morton County39.4+0.6
88Coffey County39.4-1.8
88Harvey County39.4+0.1
90Wabaunsee County39.3+1.1
91Ottawa County39.2-4.9
92Franklin County39+0.2
93Grant County38.9-5.2
94Hamilton County38.8+0.4
95Allen County38.8-1.3
96Clark County38.8-2
97Pottawatomie County38.6-0.8
98Greeley County38.4-1.9
98Osage County38.4-0.5
100Graham County38-3
101Kearny County37.9+0.4
102Jackson County37.2-0.6
103Rooks County36.9-0.7
104Hodgeman County36.7+2.9
105Stevens County34.8-1.9

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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/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?

Meade County, with 52.1 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Stevens 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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