Counties in Minnesota by gini index

Stevens County had the highest gini index of 87 counties in 2021, at 51.2 index. Chisago County had the lowest, at 37.3 index. The median was 42.5 index and the figure for Minnesota was 44.9 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.2Stevens County
Lowest37.3Chisago County
Median42.587 counties
Minnesota44.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Stevens CountyStevens County: 51.2 index51.2Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 47.9 index47.9Becker CountyBecker County: 47.4 index47.4Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 46.8 index46.8Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 46.4 index46.4Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 46.4 index46.4Lyon CountyLyon County: 45.7 index45.7Grant CountyGrant County: 45.5 index45.5Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 45.2 index45.2Swift CountySwift County: 45.2 index45.2St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 45.1 index45.1Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 45 index45Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 45 index45Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 44.7 index44.7Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 44.3 index44.3Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 44.3 index44.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 44.1 index44.1Norman CountyNorman County: 44 index44Rock CountyRock County: 44 index44Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 43.9 index43.9Mower CountyMower County: 43.7 index43.7Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 43.7 index43.7Winona CountyWinona County: 43.6 index43.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 43.4 index43.4Itasca CountyItasca County: 43.4 index43.4Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 43.2 index43.2Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 43.2 index43.2Polk CountyPolk County: 43.2 index43.2Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 43.1 index43.1McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 43.1 index43.1Faribault CountyFaribault County: 43 index43Martin CountyMartin County: 43 index43Traverse CountyTraverse County: 43 index43Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 43 index43Jackson CountyJackson County: 42.9 index42.9Morrison CountyMorrison County: 42.9 index42.9Rice CountyRice County: 42.9 index42.9Stearns CountyStearns County: 42.9 index42.9Cass CountyCass County: 42.7 index42.7Steele CountySteele County: 42.7 index42.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index
1Stevens County51.2
2Hennepin County47.9
3Becker County47.4
4Nicollet County46.8
5Wilkin County46.4
6Ramsey County46.4
7Lyon County45.7
8Grant County45.5
9Olmsted County45.2
10Swift County45.2
11St. Louis County45.1
12Big Stone County45
12Clearwater County45
14Lac qui Parle County44.7
15Watonwan County44.3
16Beltrami County44.3
17Lincoln County44.1
18Norman County44
19Rock County44
20Mahnomen County43.9
21Mower County43.7
21Pipestone County43.7
23Winona County43.6
24Douglas County43.4
25Itasca County43.4
26Crow Wing County43.2
27Otter Tail County43.2
28Polk County43.2
29Aitkin County43.1
30McLeod County43.1
31Faribault County43
32Martin County43
33Traverse County43
34Freeborn County43
35Jackson County42.9
36Morrison County42.9
36Rice County42.9
38Stearns County42.9
39Cass County42.7
40Steele County42.7
41Washington County42.6
42Blue Earth County42.6
42Clay County42.6
44Nobles County42.5
45Renville County42.4
46Waseca County42.3
47Hubbard County42.1
47Mille Lacs County42.1
49Wadena County42.1
50Meeker County42
51Kandiyohi County41.8
52Cook County41.8
53Sibley County41.5
54Chippewa County41.4
55Carver County41.3
56Pine County41.3
57Cottonwood County41.3
58Wabasha County41.2
59Koochiching County41.2
60Dakota County41.1
61Pope County41.1
62Goodhue County41
63Houston County40.8
64Red Lake County40.8
65Redwood County40.6
66Roseau County40.6
67Scott County40.5
68Murray County40.5
69Todd County40.3
70Yellow Medicine County40.2
71Carlton County40.2
72Lake of the Woods County40
73Isanti County39.8
74Kanabec County39.8
75Fillmore County39.8
76Pennington County39.6
77Brown County39.6
78Benton County39.5
79Le Sueur County39.5
80Lake County39.5
81Marshall County39.3
82Kittson County39.2
83Anoka County38.9
84Wright County38
85Dodge County37.7
86Sherburne County37.6
87Chisago County37.3

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

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Stevens County, with 51.2 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Chisago County, with 37.3 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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