Counties in Michigan by gini index

Wayne County had the highest gini index of 83 counties in 2023, at 49 index. Montcalm County had the lowest, at 38.7 index. The median was 43.9 index and the figure for Michigan was 46.4 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest49Wayne County
Lowest38.7Montcalm County
Median43.983 counties
Michigan46.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Wayne CountyWayne County: 49 index49Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 48.8 index48.8Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 48.7 index48.7Saginaw CountySaginaw County: 47.6 index47.6Berrien CountyBerrien County: 47.6 index47.6Isabella CountyIsabella County: 47.6 index47.6Ingham CountyIngham County: 47.5 index47.5Delta CountyDelta County: 47.4 index47.4Emmet CountyEmmet County: 47.1 index47.1Alpena CountyAlpena County: 47 index47Gogebic CountyGogebic County: 47 index47Houghton CountyHoughton County: 46.8 index46.8Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 46.8 index46.8Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 46.8 index46.8Cass CountyCass County: 46.8 index46.8Oakland CountyOakland County: 46.5 index46.5Roscommon CountyRoscommon County: 46.4 index46.4Genesee CountyGenesee County: 46.4 index46.4Midland CountyMidland County: 45.8 index45.8Schoolcraft CountySchoolcraft County: 45.8 index45.8Iosco CountyIosco County: 45.8 index45.8Benzie CountyBenzie County: 45.2 index45.2Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 45.2 index45.2Clare CountyClare County: 45 index45Manistee CountyManistee County: 45 index45Jackson CountyJackson County: 45 index45Kent CountyKent County: 44.9 index44.9Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 44.8 index44.8Ogemaw CountyOgemaw County: 44.8 index44.8Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 44.7 index44.7Gratiot CountyGratiot County: 44.7 index44.7Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 44.6 index44.6Baraga CountyBaraga County: 44.5 index44.5Cheboygan CountyCheboygan County: 44.5 index44.5Presque Isle CountyPresque Isle County: 44.5 index44.5Lake CountyLake County: 44.4 index44.4Iron CountyIron County: 44.2 index44.2Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 44.2 index44.2Gladwin CountyGladwin County: 44.1 index44.1Huron CountyHuron County: 44.1 index44.1
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Wayne County49-0.1
2Keweenaw County48.8+3.1
3Washtenaw County48.7-0.2
4Saginaw County47.6+0.2
5Berrien County47.6-0.6
6Isabella County47.6-0.4
7Ingham County47.5-0.1
8Delta County47.4+2.4
9Emmet County47.1+0.7
10Alpena County47+0.9
11Gogebic County47-0.9
12Houghton County46.8-1.1
13Kalamazoo County46.8+0.7
13Leelanau County46.8+0.4
15Cass County46.8+0.2
16Oakland County46.5-0.2
17Roscommon County46.4-0.4
18Genesee County46.4-0.3
19Midland County45.8-0.3
20Schoolcraft County45.8-0.1
21Iosco County45.8+2.4
22Benzie County45.2+0.7
23Charlevoix County45.2-0.4
24Clare County45-1.2
24Manistee County45-1
26Jackson County45+0.4
27Kent County44.9-0.2
28Chippewa County44.8-3.4
29Ogemaw County44.8+0.7
30Calhoun County44.7+0.3
31Gratiot County44.7+0.2
32Mackinac County44.60
33Baraga County44.5-1.1
34Cheboygan County44.5+1.6
35Presque Isle County44.5+1
36Lake County44.4-0.1
37Iron County44.2+0.8
38Grand Traverse County44.2+0.4
39Gladwin County44.1-0.5
40Huron County44.1+0.7
41Barry County44-0.5
42Wexford County43.9+0.3
43Muskegon County43.9+0.2
44Bay County43.5-0.3
45Alcona County43.4+0.7
46Hillsdale County43.4+1.2
47Montmorency County43.4+1.1
48Mason County43.2-0.9
49Antrim County43.1+0.3
50St. Clair County43.1+0.5
51Menominee County42.9+0.3
52Luce County42.8+1.5
53Monroe County42.7+0.4
54Missaukee County42.7+0.5
55Macomb County42.60
56Otsego County42.6-0.1
57Clinton County42.6-0.2
58Van Buren County42.5-0.4
59Dickinson County42.5-1
60Branch County42.3+0.2
61Kalkaska County42.2-0.6
62Oceana County42.2+1.7
63Marquette County42.2+0.7
64Osceola County42.2+1.5
65Lapeer County42.1-0.8
66Sanilac County42.1-0.5
67Ottawa County41.90
68Oscoda County41.8+1.3
69Ontonagon County41.8+0.3
70Newaygo County41.8-0.8
71Lenawee County41.7-0.3
72Shiawassee County41.6+0.2
73Allegan County41.4+0.4
74Livingston County41.3+0.4
75Mecosta County41.2-0.8
76Arenac County40.7+0.3
77St. Joseph County40.6-0.3
78Eaton County40.4+0.5
79Crawford County40.3+0.2
80Ionia County39.9+2.3
81Tuscola County39.8-0.6
82Alger County39.4+0.5
83Montcalm County38.7-0.9

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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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Which county has the highest gini index?

Wayne County, with 49 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Montcalm County, with 38.7 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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