Counties in Michigan by gini index, 2024

Keweenaw County had the highest gini index of 83 counties in 2024, at 49.4 index. Montcalm County had the lowest, at 40 index. The median was 43.5 index and the figure for Michigan was 46.5 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest49.4Keweenaw County
Median43.583 counties
Michigan46.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 49.4 index49.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 49.3 index49.3Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 48.7 index48.7Gogebic CountyGogebic County: 47.9 index47.9Berrien CountyBerrien County: 47.5 index47.5Delta CountyDelta County: 47.4 index47.4Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 47.3 index47.3Emmet CountyEmmet County: 47.3 index47.3Ingham CountyIngham County: 47.3 index47.3Iosco CountyIosco County: 47.1 index47.1Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 46.9 index46.9Saginaw CountySaginaw County: 46.8 index46.8Roscommon CountyRoscommon County: 46.8 index46.8Alpena CountyAlpena County: 46.8 index46.8Oakland CountyOakland County: 46.7 index46.7Houghton CountyHoughton County: 46.4 index46.4Cass CountyCass County: 46.3 index46.3Midland CountyMidland County: 46.2 index46.2Clare CountyClare County: 46.1 index46.1Isabella CountyIsabella County: 46.1 index46.1Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 46.1 index46.1Genesee CountyGenesee County: 46 index46Schoolcraft CountySchoolcraft County: 45.8 index45.8Iron CountyIron County: 45.6 index45.6Cheboygan CountyCheboygan County: 45.1 index45.1Benzie CountyBenzie County: 44.9 index44.9Kent CountyKent County: 44.9 index44.9Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 44.7 index44.7Barry CountyBarry County: 44.7 index44.7Manistee CountyManistee County: 44.7 index44.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 44.5 index44.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 44.4 index44.4Mason CountyMason County: 44.4 index44.4Huron CountyHuron County: 44.3 index44.3Gratiot CountyGratiot County: 44 index44Presque Isle CountyPresque Isle County: 43.9 index43.9Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 43.8 index43.8Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 43.8 index43.8Alcona CountyAlcona County: 43.7 index43.7Missaukee CountyMissaukee County: 43.7 index43.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Keweenaw County49.4+0.6
2Wayne County49.3+0.4
3Washtenaw County48.70
4Gogebic County47.9+0.9
5Berrien County47.5-0.1
6Delta County47.40
7Kalamazoo County47.3+0.6
8Emmet County47.3+0.2
9Ingham County47.3-0.2
10Iosco County47.1+1.3
11Leelanau County46.9+0.1
12Saginaw County46.8-0.8
13Roscommon County46.8+0.4
14Alpena County46.8-0.2
15Oakland County46.7+0.2
16Houghton County46.4-0.4
17Cass County46.3-0.5
18Midland County46.2+0.4
19Clare County46.1+1.1
20Isabella County46.1-1.5
21Charlevoix County46.1+0.9
22Genesee County46-0.4
23Schoolcraft County45.80
24Iron County45.6+1.4
25Cheboygan County45.1+0.6
26Benzie County44.9-0.4
27Kent County44.9-0
28Mackinac County44.7+0.1
29Barry County44.7+0.7
30Manistee County44.7-0.4
31Jackson County44.5-0.4
32Calhoun County44.4-0.3
33Mason County44.4+1.1
34Huron County44.3+0.2
35Gratiot County44-0.6
36Presque Isle County43.9-0.6
37Grand Traverse County43.8-0.4
38Van Buren County43.8+1.3
39Alcona County43.7+0.3
40Missaukee County43.7+1
41Oceana County43.7+1.4
42Baraga County43.5-1
43Montmorency County43.5+0.1
43Wexford County43.5-0.4
45Antrim County43.4+0.3
46Bay County43.4-0.1
47Gladwin County43.4-0.8
48Ogemaw County43.4-1.5
49Menominee County43.4+0.5
50Sanilac County43.2+1.2
51Hillsdale County43.1-0.3
52Muskegon County43-0.8
53Osceola County43+0.9
54Macomb County43+0.4
55Clinton County43+0.4
56Lake County42.9-1.5
57St. Clair County42.8-0.2
58Marquette County42.8+0.6
59Ottawa County42.8+0.9
60Dickinson County42.4-0
61Monroe County42.3-0.4
61Otsego County42.3-0.3
63Chippewa County42.3-2.5
64Lapeer County42.2+0.1
65Branch County42.1-0.1
66Ontonagon County42.1+0.3
67Shiawassee County41.9+0.2
68Oscoda County41.80
69Livingston County41.7+0.3
70Mecosta County41.6+0.4
71Ionia County41.6+1.7
72Allegan County41.5+0.1
73Lenawee County41.1-0.6
74Newaygo County41-0.7
75Kalkaska County40.7-1.6
76Eaton County40.6+0.3
77St. Joseph County40.6+0.1
78Tuscola County40.6+0.8
79Luce County40.5-2.4
80Alger County40.4+1
81Arenac County40.4-0.3
82Crawford County40.2-0.1
83Montcalm County40+1.3

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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?

Keweenaw County, with 49.4 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Montcalm County, with 40 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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