Counties in Michigan by gini index

Wayne County had the highest gini index of 83 counties in 2022, at 49 index. Ionia County had the lowest, at 37.6 index. The median was 43.5 index and the figure for Michigan was 46.4 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest49Wayne County
Lowest37.6Ionia County
Median43.583 counties
Michigan46.4History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Wayne CountyWayne County: 49 index49Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 48.9 index48.9Berrien CountyBerrien County: 48.2 index48.2Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 48.2 index48.2Isabella CountyIsabella County: 48 index48Houghton CountyHoughton County: 48 index48Gogebic CountyGogebic County: 47.9 index47.9Ingham CountyIngham County: 47.6 index47.6Saginaw CountySaginaw County: 47.5 index47.5Roscommon CountyRoscommon County: 46.8 index46.8Oakland CountyOakland County: 46.7 index46.7Genesee CountyGenesee County: 46.7 index46.7Cass CountyCass County: 46.5 index46.5Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 46.4 index46.4Emmet CountyEmmet County: 46.3 index46.3Clare CountyClare County: 46.2 index46.2Midland CountyMidland County: 46.2 index46.2Alpena CountyAlpena County: 46.1 index46.1Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 46.1 index46.1Manistee CountyManistee County: 46 index46Schoolcraft CountySchoolcraft County: 45.9 index45.9Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 45.7 index45.7Baraga CountyBaraga County: 45.6 index45.6Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 45.5 index45.5Kent CountyKent County: 45.1 index45.1Delta CountyDelta County: 45.1 index45.1Gladwin CountyGladwin County: 44.7 index44.7Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 44.6 index44.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 44.6 index44.6Barry CountyBarry County: 44.5 index44.5Lake CountyLake County: 44.5 index44.5Benzie CountyBenzie County: 44.5 index44.5Gratiot CountyGratiot County: 44.5 index44.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 44.4 index44.4Mason CountyMason County: 44.2 index44.2Ogemaw CountyOgemaw County: 44.1 index44.1Bay CountyBay County: 43.8 index43.8Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 43.7 index43.7Muskegon CountyMuskegon County: 43.7 index43.7Wexford CountyWexford County: 43.6 index43.6
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Wayne County49-0
2Washtenaw County48.9+0.5
3Berrien County48.2-0
3Chippewa County48.2-0.5
5Isabella County48-0
6Houghton County48-0.5
7Gogebic County47.9-0.9
8Ingham County47.6-0.2
9Saginaw County47.5+0.4
10Roscommon County46.8+1
11Oakland County46.7-0
12Genesee County46.7+0.1
13Cass County46.5-0.2
14Leelanau County46.4+1
15Emmet County46.3-0.6
16Clare County46.2+1.1
17Midland County46.2-0.5
18Alpena County46.1+1.2
19Kalamazoo County46.1-0.3
20Manistee County46+1.7
21Schoolcraft County45.9+2.5
22Keweenaw County45.7+1.5
23Baraga County45.6+0.6
24Charlevoix County45.5-0.2
25Kent County45.1+0.2
26Delta County45.1+1.3
27Gladwin County44.7-0.5
28Mackinac County44.6-0.4
29Jackson County44.6-0.6
30Barry County44.5+0.4
31Lake County44.5-0.2
32Benzie County44.5+1.7
33Gratiot County44.5+0.1
34Calhoun County44.4-0.2
35Mason County44.2-1
36Ogemaw County44.1+1.2
37Bay County43.8-0.4
38Grand Traverse County43.7+0.5
39Muskegon County43.7+0.2
40Wexford County43.6-0.2
41Presque Isle County43.5-0.6
42Dickinson County43.5+1.1
43Iron County43.4-0.8
44Iosco County43.4+1.6
45Huron County43.40
46Cheboygan County42.9+0.9
47Lapeer County42.9+1.1
48Kalkaska County42.9-0.2
49Van Buren County42.9+1
50Antrim County42.8-0.1
51Clinton County42.8+0.3
52Alcona County42.8-0.1
53Otsego County42.6+0.2
54Macomb County42.6-0
55Menominee County42.6+0.6
55Sanilac County42.6-0.3
57St. Clair County42.6-0.3
58Newaygo County42.5-0.3
59Monroe County42.4+0.4
60Montmorency County42.3+1.5
61Missaukee County42.2+2.1
62Hillsdale County42.2+0.3
63Lenawee County42.1+1
64Branch County42+0.4
65Mecosta County42-1
66Ottawa County41.9+0.2
67Marquette County41.5-0.7
68Ontonagon County41.5+1.3
69Shiawassee County41.4-0
70Luce County41.3+0.8
71Allegan County41+0.1
72Livingston County41+0.4
73St. Joseph County40.9+0.2
74Osceola County40.6+0.6
75Oceana County40.5+0.4
76Oscoda County40.5-3
77Arenac County40.4-0.8
77Tuscola County40.4-0.7
79Crawford County40.1-1.1
80Eaton County39.9-0.4
81Montcalm County39.6-0.8
82Alger County39-0.3
83Ionia County37.6-0.2

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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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Which county has the highest gini index?

Wayne County, with 49 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Ionia County, with 37.6 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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