Counties in Kentucky by gini index

Mason County had the highest gini index of 120 counties in 2022, at 54.4 index. Spencer County had the lowest, at 38.2 index. The median was 46 index and the figure for Kentucky was 47.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.4Mason County
Lowest38.2Spencer County
Median46120 counties
Kentucky47.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Mason CountyMason County: 54.4 index54.4Perry CountyPerry County: 53.2 index53.2Rowan CountyRowan County: 52.3 index52.3Knox CountyKnox County: 51.9 index51.9Bath CountyBath County: 51.9 index51.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 51.7 index51.7Carter CountyCarter County: 51.3 index51.3McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 51.1 index51.1Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 51 index51Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 50.8 index50.8Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 50.6 index50.6Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 50.4 index50.4Pike CountyPike County: 50.1 index50.1Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 50.1 index50.1Hickman CountyHickman County: 49.9 index49.9Letcher CountyLetcher County: 49.9 index49.9Lee CountyLee County: 49.6 index49.6Todd CountyTodd County: 49.5 index49.5Martin CountyMartin County: 49.3 index49.3Clark CountyClark County: 49.2 index49.2Magoffin CountyMagoffin County: 49.1 index49.1Fayette CountyFayette County: 49 index49Campbell CountyCampbell County: 49 index49Morgan CountyMorgan County: 48.9 index48.9Whitley CountyWhitley County: 48.7 index48.7Warren CountyWarren County: 48.4 index48.4Harlan CountyHarlan County: 48.4 index48.4Grayson CountyGrayson County: 48.3 index48.3Graves CountyGraves County: 48.3 index48.3Powell CountyPowell County: 48.2 index48.2Casey CountyCasey County: 48.2 index48.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 48 index48Calloway CountyCalloway County: 47.9 index47.9Greenup CountyGreenup County: 47.7 index47.7Robertson CountyRobertson County: 47.6 index47.6Bell CountyBell County: 47.6 index47.6McCreary CountyMcCreary County: 47.5 index47.5Floyd CountyFloyd County: 47.4 index47.4Boyle CountyBoyle County: 47.2 index47.2Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 47.2 index47.2
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Mason County54.4+1.9
2Perry County53.2+1
3Rowan County52.3+1.2
4Knox County51.9-3.1
5Bath County51.9-1.6
6Wayne County51.7+1.8
7Carter County51.3-1.4
8McCracken County51.1+1.5
9Jessamine County51+1.3
10Carlisle County50.8-1.3
11Muhlenberg County50.6+0.7
12Rockcastle County50.4-0.4
13Pike County50.1-1
14Pulaski County50.1-1.8
15Hickman County49.9-2.1
16Letcher County49.9-0.9
17Lee County49.6-2.2
18Todd County49.5+1.6
19Martin County49.3+1.4
20Clark County49.2+2
21Magoffin County49.1-2.4
22Fayette County49-0.1
23Campbell County49+0.6
24Morgan County48.9+0.9
25Whitley County48.7+1.5
26Warren County48.4-0.5
27Harlan County48.4-0.8
28Grayson County48.3+0.2
29Graves County48.3+0.8
30Powell County48.2+1.9
31Casey County48.2+1.2
32Jefferson County48+0.5
33Calloway County47.9+0.8
34Greenup County47.7+1.2
35Robertson County47.6-2.5
36Bell County47.6+0.2
37McCreary County47.5+1.9
38Floyd County47.4-0
39Boyle County47.2+1.5
40Caldwell County47.2-0.8
41Monroe County47.1-3.3
42Barren County47+1.1
43Crittenden County46.9+1.1
44Livingston County46.9-1.1
45Christian County46.8-2.5
45Lawrence County46.8-2.1
47Green County46.7-4.3
48Fleming County46.5+2
49Owsley County46.4-1.6
50Adair County46.4+0.2
50Lewis County46.4-1.1
52Cumberland County46.4-2.4
53Boyd County46.3+0.1
54Hardin County46.3+0.7
55Hart County46.3+0.5
55Johnson County46.3-1
57Breckinridge County46.2+1.5
58Clay County46.2-0.5
59Knott County46.1+1.8
60Clinton County46-1.7
61Estill County46-0.5
62Carroll County45.8-2.5
63Pendleton County45.8+1.7
64Ballard County45.8-2.3
65Daviess County45.7-0.8
66Breathitt County45.5-4
67Laurel County45.5-1.4
68Harrison County45.50
69Franklin County45.3+1.6
70Lincoln County45.2+3.6
71Bourbon County45.2-1.3
72Kenton County45.10
73Russell County45.1+0.2
74Garrard County45+0.8
75Madison County44.8-1
76Henderson County44.7+0.6
77Henry County44.7-5.2
78Menifee County44.7+3.3
79Taylor County44.6+0.3
80Trigg County44.4+0.2
81Allen County44.3-0.5
82Owen County44.2-0.9
83Oldham County44+0.4
84Meade County43.7+1.6
85Marshall County43.5-0.5
86Elliott County43.4+0.6
87Larue County43.2+1.4
88Nelson County43.1-0.4
89Butler County43.1-0.3
90Bracken County43.1+0.6
91Jackson County43-1.2
92Hopkins County42.9-1
92Ohio County42.9-1.3
94Trimble County42.8+1.2
95McLean County42.7-1.5
96Shelby County42.5-1
97Union County42.5+1.9
98Montgomery County42.4+2.1
99Metcalfe County42.4-0.3
100Washington County42.2-0.9
101Fulton County42.2-0.6
102Grant County42.1-0.5
103Simpson County42.1+1.6
104Edmonson County42-0.3
105Marion County41.8+0.3
106Webster County41.7-2.9
107Logan County41.7-0.8
108Leslie County41.6-0.5
109Nicholas County41.5-1.4
110Woodford County41.2+0.6
111Anderson County41.1-1.5
112Gallatin County41+1
113Lyon County40.6-0.5
114Hancock County40.6+1.9
115Scott County39.8-0.6
116Mercer County39.6-2.4
117Wolfe County39.6-1.6
118Bullitt County39.5+0.6
119Boone County39.1-0.3
120Spencer County38.2-0

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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?

Mason County, with 54.4 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Spencer County, with 38.2 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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