Counties in Kentucky by gini index

Martin County had the highest gini index of 120 counties in 2023, at 55.9 index. Spencer County had the lowest, at 39.1 index. The median was 46 index and the figure for Kentucky was 47.8 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.9Martin County
Lowest39.1Spencer County
Median46120 counties
Kentucky47.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Martin CountyMartin County: 55.9 index55.9Perry CountyPerry County: 55.1 index55.1Knox CountyKnox County: 54.1 index54.1Bath CountyBath County: 53.1 index53.1Mason CountyMason County: 52.5 index52.5Rowan CountyRowan County: 52.1 index52.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 52 index52Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 51.4 index51.4McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 50.9 index50.9Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 50.7 index50.7Owsley CountyOwsley County: 50.7 index50.7Floyd CountyFloyd County: 50.7 index50.7Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 50 index50Morgan CountyMorgan County: 49.9 index49.9Pike CountyPike County: 49.9 index49.9Graves CountyGraves County: 49.6 index49.6Casey CountyCasey County: 49.6 index49.6Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 49.4 index49.4Bell CountyBell County: 49.4 index49.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 49.2 index49.2Todd CountyTodd County: 49.2 index49.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 49.1 index49.1Magoffin CountyMagoffin County: 49.1 index49.1Lee CountyLee County: 49 index49Clark CountyClark County: 48.8 index48.8Carter CountyCarter County: 48.6 index48.6Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 48.5 index48.5Whitley CountyWhitley County: 48.5 index48.5Adair CountyAdair County: 48.4 index48.4McCreary CountyMcCreary County: 48.3 index48.3Calloway CountyCalloway County: 48.2 index48.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 48.2 index48.2Harlan CountyHarlan County: 48.2 index48.2Robertson CountyRobertson County: 48.1 index48.1Russell CountyRussell County: 47.9 index47.9Barren CountyBarren County: 47.9 index47.9Warren CountyWarren County: 47.8 index47.8Letcher CountyLetcher County: 47.8 index47.8Campbell CountyCampbell County: 47.7 index47.7Greenup CountyGreenup County: 47.6 index47.6
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Martin County55.9+6.6
2Perry County55.1+1.9
3Knox County54.1+2.2
4Bath County53.1+1.2
5Mason County52.5-1.9
6Rowan County52.1-0.2
7Wayne County52+0.3
8Pulaski County51.4+1.3
9McCracken County50.9-0.1
10Jessamine County50.7-0.3
11Owsley County50.7+4.3
12Floyd County50.7+3.3
13Rockcastle County50-0.5
14Morgan County49.9+1
15Pike County49.9-0.3
16Graves County49.6+1.3
17Casey County49.6+1.4
18Carlisle County49.4-1.4
19Bell County49.4+1.8
20Johnson County49.2+2.9
20Todd County49.2-0.3
22Fayette County49.1+0.1
23Magoffin County49.10
24Lee County49-0.6
25Clark County48.8-0.4
26Carter County48.6-2.7
27Muhlenberg County48.5-2.1
28Whitley County48.5-0.2
29Adair County48.4+2
30McCreary County48.3+0.8
31Calloway County48.2+0.3
31Jefferson County48.2+0.2
33Harlan County48.2-0.2
34Robertson County48.1+0.5
35Russell County47.9+2.9
36Barren County47.9+0.9
37Warren County47.8-0.6
38Letcher County47.8-2
39Campbell County47.7-1.3
40Greenup County47.6-0.1
41Clay County47.6+1.4
42Powell County47.4-0.7
43Harrison County47.3+1.8
44Bourbon County47.1+1.9
45Breckinridge County47+0.8
45Grayson County47-1.4
47Trigg County47+2.5
48Daviess County46.9+1.2
49Fleming County46.6+0.1
50Menifee County46.6+1.9
51Green County46.6-0.1
52Monroe County46.6-0.6
53Lewis County46.5+0.1
54Knott County46.4+0.3
55Boyle County46.4-0.8
56Franklin County46.3+1.1
57Lawrence County46.2-0.5
58Cumberland County46.2-0.2
59Carroll County46.2+0.3
60Hardin County46.1-0.2
61Allen County46+1.6
62Crittenden County45.8-1.1
63Laurel County45.8+0.3
64Lincoln County45.7+0.5
65Hart County45.6-0.6
66Breathitt County45.5-0.1
67Henry County45.1+0.4
68Ballard County45-0.8
69Estill County44.9-1.1
70Henderson County44.9+0.2
71Boyd County44.9-1.5
72Kenton County44.9-0.3
73Washington County44.8+2.6
74Fulton County44.5+2.3
75Elliott County44.4+1
76Bracken County44.4+1.3
76Oldham County44.4+0.4
78Christian County44.3-2.5
79Madison County44.2-0.7
80Union County44.2+1.7
81Marion County44.2+2.4
82Woodford County44.1+2.9
83Leslie County44+2.4
84Pendleton County44-1.8
85Caldwell County43.8-3.4
86McLean County43.8+1.1
87Jackson County43.7+0.7
88Larue County43.7+0.4
89Garrard County43.6-1.3
89Hickman County43.6-6.2
91Trimble County43.3+0.5
92Hopkins County43.2+0.3
93Marshall County43.2-0.3
94Simpson County43.2+1.1
95Lyon County43.1+2.5
96Clinton County42.7-3.3
97Ohio County42.7-0.3
98Meade County42.6-1.1
98Mercer County42.6+3
100Taylor County42.6-2
101Shelby County42.5-0
102Butler County42.3-0.8
103Owen County42.3-1.9
104Grant County42.2+0.1
105Montgomery County42.1-0.4
106Edmonson County420
107Metcalfe County42-0.4
108Nelson County41.9-1.2
109Logan County41.6-0
110Hancock County41.4+0.9
111Livingston County41.2-5.7
112Nicholas County41.2-0.4
113Boone County40.5+1.5
114Anderson County40.5-0.5
115Gallatin County40.5-0.5
116Wolfe County40.5+0.9
117Webster County40.4-1.3
118Scott County40.1+0.3
119Bullitt County39.3-0.2
120Spencer County39.1+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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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Martin County, with 55.9 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Spencer County, with 39.1 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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