Counties in Minnesota by gini index, 2024

Stevens County had the highest gini index of 87 counties in 2024, at 49 index. Dodge County had the lowest, at 38.3 index. The median was 43 index and the figure for Minnesota was 45.3 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest38.3Dodge County
Median4387 counties
Minnesota45.3History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Stevens CountyStevens County: 49 index49Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 48.2 index48.2Becker CountyBecker County: 48 index48Grant CountyGrant County: 46.9 index46.9Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 46.8 index46.8Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 46.5 index46.5Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 46.4 index46.4Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 46.3 index46.3Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 46.3 index46.3Traverse CountyTraverse County: 46.2 index46.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 46.1 index46.1St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 46.1 index46.1Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 45.7 index45.7Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 45.7 index45.7Martin CountyMartin County: 45.5 index45.5Lyon CountyLyon County: 45.3 index45.3Winona CountyWinona County: 45.1 index45.1Cass CountyCass County: 44.6 index44.6Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 44.4 index44.4Clay CountyClay County: 44.3 index44.3Douglas CountyDouglas County: 44.2 index44.2Redwood CountyRedwood County: 44.1 index44.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 44 index44Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 44 index44Itasca CountyItasca County: 43.9 index43.9Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 43.9 index43.9Swift CountySwift County: 43.8 index43.8Stearns CountyStearns County: 43.8 index43.8Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 43.8 index43.8Houston CountyHouston County: 43.7 index43.7Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 43.7 index43.7Morrison CountyMorrison County: 43.5 index43.5Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 43.5 index43.5Polk CountyPolk County: 43.4 index43.4Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 43.4 index43.4Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 43.3 index43.3Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 43.3 index43.3Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 43.3 index43.3Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 43.3 index43.3Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 43.3 index43.3
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Stevens County49+0.3
2Hennepin County48.2+0.4
3Becker County48+0.8
4Grant County46.9+1.5
5Lac qui Parle County46.8+3
6Ramsey County46.5+0.3
7Olmsted County46.4+0.4
8Big Stone County46.3+1.4
9Nicollet County46.3-0.5
10Traverse County46.2+2.4
11Lincoln County46.1+0.8
12St. Louis County46.1+0.6
13Freeborn County45.7+0.3
14Hubbard County45.7+0.3
15Martin County45.5+2.1
16Lyon County45.3-0.4
17Winona County45.1+1.3
18Cass County44.6+1
19Beltrami County44.4+0.3
20Clay County44.3-0.1
21Douglas County44.2+0.7
22Redwood County44.1+1.1
23Jackson County44+1.1
24Clearwater County44+0.7
25Itasca County43.9+0.2
25Watonwan County43.9+0.7
27Swift County43.8-0.6
28Stearns County43.8+0.1
29Aitkin County43.8+0.2
30Houston County43.7+2
31Crow Wing County43.7+0.6
32Morrison County43.5+0.4
33Goodhue County43.5+0.6
34Polk County43.4+0.4
35Koochiching County43.4+2.5
36Blue Earth County43.3-0.2
37Pipestone County43.3-0.9
38Chippewa County43.3-0.6
39Otter Tail County43.3-0.4
40Mahnomen County43.3-1.1
41Faribault County43.2-0.5
41Rock County43.2+0.9
43Pope County43.2+0.2
44Cottonwood County43+1.2
45Roseau County42.9+1.3
46Nobles County42.9+1.2
47Rice County42.8-0.3
48McLeod County42.6+0.9
49Washington County42.6-0.3
50Yellow Medicine County42.5+0.1
51Carver County42.2+0.7
52Carlton County42+2.1
52Wadena County42+0.8
54Renville County42+0.2
55Mower County42-0.6
56Pine County41.8+1.3
57Wabasha County41.8-0.2
58Murray County41.7+0.1
59Mille Lacs County41.6+0.3
60Kandiyohi County41.5-0.1
61Kittson County41.5+0.1
62Steele County41.5-0.2
63Todd County41.4+0.2
64Dakota County41.4+0.2
65Pennington County41.3-0
66Cook County41.20
67Lake of the Woods County41.2-0.5
68Scott County41.2+0.3
69Sibley County41.1-0.5
70Meeker County41.1+0.5
71Kanabec County41+0.6
72Le Sueur County40.9+0.4
72Wilkin County40.9+0.4
74Brown County40.8+0.6
75Fillmore County40.7+0.2
76Benton County40.6-0.4
77Lake County40.2+0.5
78Waseca County40.1-2.8
79Norman County39.7-2.8
80Wright County39+1.3
81Chisago County38.8+0.2
82Sherburne County38.8-0.4
83Anoka County38.80
84Marshall County38.8+1.2
85Isanti County38.6-0.7
86Red Lake County38.4-0.3
87Dodge County38.3-0.9

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Stevens County, with 49 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Dodge County, with 38.3 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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