Counties in Kentucky by gini index, 2024

Martin County had the highest gini index of 120 counties in 2024, at 57.2 index. Spencer County had the lowest, at 39.5 index. The median was 45.2 index and the figure for Kentucky was 47.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.2Martin County
Lowest39.5Spencer County
Median45.2120 counties
Kentucky47.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Martin CountyMartin County: 57.2 index57.2Owsley CountyOwsley County: 56.2 index56.2Perry CountyPerry County: 55.8 index55.8Bath CountyBath County: 54.1 index54.1Knox CountyKnox County: 52.5 index52.5Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 51.6 index51.6Bell CountyBell County: 51 index51Rowan CountyRowan County: 51 index51Pike CountyPike County: 50 index50Mason CountyMason County: 50 index50Todd CountyTodd County: 49.7 index49.7McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 49.6 index49.6Russell CountyRussell County: 49.6 index49.6Graves CountyGraves County: 49.5 index49.5Magoffin CountyMagoffin County: 49.5 index49.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 49.4 index49.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 49.2 index49.2Breathitt CountyBreathitt County: 49.1 index49.1McCreary CountyMcCreary County: 49 index49Floyd CountyFloyd County: 48.9 index48.9Robertson CountyRobertson County: 48.7 index48.7Casey CountyCasey County: 48.7 index48.7Clark CountyClark County: 48.4 index48.4Grayson CountyGrayson County: 48.2 index48.2Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 48.2 index48.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 48.1 index48.1Whitley CountyWhitley County: 48 index48Warren CountyWarren County: 48 index48Barren CountyBarren County: 47.9 index47.9Johnson CountyJohnson County: 47.8 index47.8Campbell CountyCampbell County: 47.7 index47.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 47.5 index47.5Menifee CountyMenifee County: 47.5 index47.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 47.5 index47.5Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 47.4 index47.4Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 47.4 index47.4Green CountyGreen County: 47.3 index47.3Greenup CountyGreenup County: 47.3 index47.3Adair CountyAdair County: 47.3 index47.3Clay CountyClay County: 47.2 index47.2
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Martin County57.2+1.3
2Owsley County56.2+5.5
3Perry County55.8+0.7
4Bath County54.1+0.9
5Knox County52.5-1.7
6Jessamine County51.6+0.9
7Bell County51+1.6
8Rowan County51-1.1
9Pike County50+0.1
10Mason County50-2.6
11Todd County49.7+0.5
12McCracken County49.6-1.3
12Russell County49.6+1.7
14Graves County49.5-0.1
15Magoffin County49.5+0.4
16Morgan County49.4-0.5
17Fayette County49.2+0.1
18Breathitt County49.1+3.6
19McCreary County49+0.7
20Floyd County48.9-1.7
21Robertson County48.7+0.6
22Casey County48.7-0.9
23Clark County48.4-0.3
24Grayson County48.2+1.2
24Rockcastle County48.2-1.8
26Jefferson County48.1-0.1
27Whitley County48-0.5
28Warren County48+0.1
29Barren County47.90
30Johnson County47.8-1.3
31Campbell County47.7-0
32Lawrence County47.5+1.3
33Menifee County47.5+0.9
34Wayne County47.5-4.5
35Pulaski County47.4-4
36Muhlenberg County47.4-1.2
37Green County47.3+0.7
38Greenup County47.3-0.3
39Adair County47.3-1.1
40Clay County47.2-0.5
41Breckinridge County47.1+0.1
42Lewis County47+0.4
43Leslie County46.8+2.8
44Calloway County46.8-1.4
45Trimble County46.8+3.5
46Powell County46.7-0.7
47Daviess County46.7-0.2
48Hardin County46.4+0.3
49Bourbon County46.4-0.8
50Harlan County46.3-1.9
51Harrison County46.1-1.2
52Lincoln County46.1+0.4
53Carroll County46-0.1
54Lee County45.9-3.1
55Boyd County45.8+1
56Kenton County45.8+0.9
57Boyle County45.7-0.7
58Carter County45.6-3
59Crittenden County45.6-0.2
60Cumberland County45.3-0.9
61Franklin County45.2-1.1
62Lyon County45.2+2.1
63Hickman County45.1+1.5
64Hart County45.1-0.5
65Oldham County45+0.7
66Carlisle County45-4.4
66Knott County45-1.4
68Henry County44.9-0.2
69Edmonson County44.9+2.8
70Elliott County44.8+0.4
71Union County44.8+0.6
72Estill County44.6-0.4
73Washington County44.5-0.3
74Trigg County44.5-2.5
75Fulton County44.4-0.2
76Monroe County44.3-2.3
77Metcalfe County44.2+2.2
78Fleming County44.2-2.4
79Bracken County44.2-0.1
80Laurel County44.2-1.6
81Simpson County44.1+1
82Montgomery County44+1.9
83Woodford County44-0.1
84Gallatin County44+3.5
84Hopkins County44+0.7
86Henderson County43.8-1.1
87Jackson County43.8+0.1
88Shelby County43.7+1.2
89Christian County43.7-0.6
90Madison County43.6-0.6
91Ballard County43.5-1.4
92Allen County43.5-2.5
93Pendleton County43.2-0.8
94Marion County43.2-1
95Nelson County43.2+1.2
96Logan County43+1.4
97McLean County43-0.8
98Letcher County43-4.9
99Marshall County42.9-0.3
100Garrard County42.9-0.8
101Taylor County42.8+0.2
102Caldwell County42.8-1.1
103Clinton County42.8+0.1
104Ohio County42.70
105Livingston County42.4+1.2
106Butler County42.1-0.2
107Boone County41.9+1.4
108Wolfe County41.9+1.4
109Mercer County41.5-1.1
110Owen County41.4-0.9
111Scott County41.3+1.2
112Webster County41.2+0.8
113Meade County40.9-1.7
114Hancock County40.5-0.9
115Grant County40.3-1.8
116Bullitt County40.3+1.1
117Larue County40.2-3.4
118Anderson County39.7-0.8
119Nicholas County39.6-1.5
120Spencer County39.5+0.3

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Martin County, with 57.2 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Spencer County, with 39.5 index in 2024.

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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