Counties in Louisiana by gini index

East Carroll Parish had the highest gini index of 64 counties in 2021, at 68.6 index. West Baton Rouge Parish had the lowest, at 38.2 index. The median was 47.9 index and the figure for Louisiana was 49.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median47.964 counties
Louisiana49.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 68.6 index68.6Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 56.4 index56.4Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 54.7 index54.7Union ParishUnion Parish: 54.1 index54.1Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 53.4 index53.4Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 53.1 index53.1Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 52.7 index52.7Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 52.3 index52.3Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 52 index52East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 51.1 index51.1Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 51 index51Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 50.8 index50.8Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 50.5 index50.5Madison ParishMadison Parish: 50.3 index50.3Winn ParishWinn Parish: 49.8 index49.8Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 49.8 index49.8Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 49.6 index49.6Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 49.6 index49.6De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 49.4 index49.4St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 49.3 index49.3Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 49.2 index49.2Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 49.2 index49.2Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 49.1 index49.1St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 49 index49Richland ParishRichland Parish: 48.9 index48.9Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 48.6 index48.6East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 48.5 index48.5Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 48.3 index48.3Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 48.3 index48.3Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 48.1 index48.1Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 48.1 index48.1Washington ParishWashington Parish: 48 index48Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 47.9 index47.9St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 47.8 index47.8Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 47.6 index47.6Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 47.6 index47.6Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 47.5 index47.5Webster ParishWebster Parish: 47.4 index47.4Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 47.1 index47.1Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 46.9 index46.9
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

East Carroll Parish, with 68.6 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

West Baton Rouge Parish, with 38.2 index in 2021.

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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