Counties in Kansas by gini index

Sherman County had the highest gini index of 105 counties in 2023, at 55.3 index. Kearny County had the lowest, at 34.9 index. The median was 42.4 index and the figure for Kansas was 45.6 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.3Sherman County
Lowest34.9Kearny County
Median42.4105 counties
Kansas45.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Sherman CountySherman County: 55.3 index55.3Rush CountyRush County: 53.5 index53.5Meade CountyMeade County: 50.6 index50.6Sheridan CountySheridan County: 49.5 index49.5Ellis CountyEllis County: 49.3 index49.3Riley CountyRiley County: 48.4 index48.4Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 47.9 index47.9Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 47.5 index47.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 46.7 index46.7Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 46.7 index46.7Ness CountyNess County: 46.6 index46.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 46.2 index46.2Wichita CountyWichita County: 46.2 index46.2Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 46 index46Morris CountyMorris County: 45.8 index45.8Thomas CountyThomas County: 45.5 index45.5Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 45.5 index45.5Stevens CountyStevens County: 45.4 index45.4Lane CountyLane County: 45.4 index45.4Cowley CountyCowley County: 45.2 index45.2Barber CountyBarber County: 44.6 index44.6Logan CountyLogan County: 44.6 index44.6Wilson CountyWilson County: 44.6 index44.6Jewell CountyJewell County: 44.5 index44.5Linn CountyLinn County: 44.4 index44.4Marion CountyMarion County: 44.4 index44.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 44.4 index44.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 44.3 index44.3Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 44.2 index44.2Chase CountyChase County: 44.2 index44.2Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 44.1 index44.1Edwards CountyEdwards County: 44 index44Saline CountySaline County: 44 index44Harper CountyHarper County: 44 index44Russell CountyRussell County: 43.8 index43.8Stafford CountyStafford County: 43.8 index43.8Smith CountySmith County: 43.8 index43.8Neosho CountyNeosho County: 43.8 index43.8Pratt CountyPratt County: 43.6 index43.6Phillips CountyPhillips County: 43.5 index43.5
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Sherman County55.3+5.2
2Rush County53.5+5.2
3Meade County50.6-1.4
4Sheridan County49.5+0.1
5Ellis County49.3-0.5
6Riley County48.4-0
7Greenwood County47.9-1.4
8Pawnee County47.5+4
9Crawford County46.7+0.2
10Kiowa County46.7+3.2
11Ness County46.6+2.5
12Douglas County46.2+0.3
12Wichita County46.2+0.7
14Sedgwick County46-0.1
15Morris County45.8+0.7
16Thomas County45.5-1
17Mitchell County45.5+3.4
18Stevens County45.4+10.6
19Lane County45.4+0.1
20Cowley County45.2-0.6
21Barber County44.6-0.1
21Logan County44.6-0.2
23Wilson County44.6-3.3
24Jewell County44.5-5.2
25Linn County44.4-2
26Marion County44.4+0.5
27Johnson County44.4-0.2
28Lincoln County44.3+0.4
29Shawnee County44.2-0.9
30Chase County44.2-3.2
31Chautauqua County44.10
32Edwards County44+1.9
33Saline County44+0.3
34Harper County44+0.1
35Russell County43.8-3.5
36Stafford County43.8-0.3
37Smith County43.8-0.3
38Neosho County43.8-0.5
39Pratt County43.6+0.1
40Phillips County43.5-0.8
41Stanton County43.2-1.1
42Wallace County43.2+2.4
43Atchison County43.1+0.2
44Cheyenne County43.1-2.3
45Nemaha County42.9-2.1
46Woodson County42.9-0.3
47Labette County42.8-0.7
48Osborne County42.8-0.9
49Reno County42.7-0.9
50Barton County42.6-0.5
50Brown County42.6+0.7
52Wyandotte County42.6-0.2
53Washington County42.4+1.1
54Butler County42.3+1.9
55Gove County42.3+0.4
56Montgomery County42.2-0.9
57Marshall County42.2-2.1
58Republic County42.2+0.5
59Clay County42.2+0.5
60Cherokee County42.1+1
61Elk County41.8-2.2
62Grant County41.8+2.9
63Trego County41.7-0.6
64Morton County41.6+2.3
65Norton County41.5-4.3
65Rice County41.5-0.5
67Ottawa County41.5+2.2
68Seward County41.1+1.6
69Kingman County41.1+0.1
70Clark County41+2.2
71Decatur County41-1.6
72Lyon County40.9-2.5
73Sumner County40.9+0.1
74Cloud County40.5-1.8
74Doniphan County40.5-1.8
76Miami County40.5+0.3
77Comanche County40.4+0.1
78Leavenworth County40.3-1.4
79Coffey County40.3+0.9
79Dickinson County40.3-2.6
81Bourbon County40.2-2.1
82Allen County40.1+1.3
83Finney County39.9-0.4
84Gray County39.9-0.4
85Anderson County39.8-2.1
85Rawlins County39.8-1.6
87Ford County39.8+0.1
88Franklin County39.5+0.6
89Harvey County39.5+0.1
90Hodgeman County39.4+2.6
91Geary County39.3-0.2
91Graham County39.3+1.4
93Scott County39.2-1.1
94Pottawatomie County39.2+0.6
95Ellsworth County39.2-0.9
96Jefferson County39.1-1.5
97McPherson County38.9-0.5
98Osage County38.6+0.2
99Hamilton County38.6-0.3
100Greeley County38.5+0.1
101Haskell County38.3-2
102Wabaunsee County37.8-1.4
103Jackson County37.7+0.5
104Rooks County37.4+0.6
105Kearny County34.9-3.1

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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?

Sherman County, with 55.3 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Kearny County, with 34.9 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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