Counties in Minnesota by gini index

Stevens County had the highest gini index of 87 counties in 2022, at 48.2 index. Sherburne County had the lowest, at 37.6 index. The median was 42.3 index and the figure for Minnesota was 45 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.2Stevens County
Median42.387 counties
Minnesota45History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Stevens CountyStevens County: 48.2 index48.2Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 47.9 index47.9Becker CountyBecker County: 47.2 index47.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 46.4 index46.4Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 46 index46Swift CountySwift County: 45.9 index45.9Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 45.7 index45.7Grant CountyGrant County: 45.3 index45.3St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 45.3 index45.3Lyon CountyLyon County: 45.2 index45.2Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 45 index45Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 44.9 index44.9Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 44.8 index44.8Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 44.6 index44.6Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 44.5 index44.5Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 44.4 index44.4Clay CountyClay County: 44.3 index44.3Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 44.3 index44.3Norman CountyNorman County: 44.2 index44.2Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 44.1 index44.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 44 index44Rock CountyRock County: 44 index44Douglas CountyDouglas County: 43.8 index43.8Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 43.8 index43.8Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 43.6 index43.6Winona CountyWinona County: 43.5 index43.5Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 43.5 index43.5Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 43.4 index43.4Cass CountyCass County: 43.3 index43.3Rice CountyRice County: 43.3 index43.3Itasca CountyItasca County: 43.2 index43.2Stearns CountyStearns County: 43.1 index43.1Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 42.9 index42.9Traverse CountyTraverse County: 42.8 index42.8Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 42.7 index42.7Steele CountySteele County: 42.6 index42.6Washington CountyWashington County: 42.6 index42.6Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 42.5 index42.5McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 42.5 index42.5Faribault CountyFaribault County: 42.4 index42.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Stevens County48.2-3
2Hennepin County47.90
3Becker County47.2-0.2
4Ramsey County46.4-0
5Nicollet County46-0.8
6Swift County45.9+0.7
7Olmsted County45.7+0.5
8Grant County45.3-0.2
9St. Louis County45.3+0.2
10Lyon County45.2-0.5
11Wilkin County45-1.4
12Hubbard County44.9+2.8
13Freeborn County44.8+1.8
14Watonwan County44.6+0.3
15Clearwater County44.5-0.5
16Lac qui Parle County44.4-0.3
17Clay County44.3+1.7
18Mahnomen County44.3+0.4
19Norman County44.2+0.2
20Big Stone County44.1-0.9
21Lincoln County44-0.1
21Rock County440
23Douglas County43.8+0.3
24Beltrami County43.8-0.5
25Aitkin County43.6+0.5
26Winona County43.5-0.2
27Blue Earth County43.5+0.9
28Otter Tail County43.4+0.2
29Cass County43.3+0.5
29Rice County43.3+0.4
31Itasca County43.2-0.2
32Stearns County43.1+0.3
33Crow Wing County42.9-0.3
34Traverse County42.8-0.2
35Chippewa County42.7+1.3
36Steele County42.6-0.1
36Washington County42.6-0
38Pipestone County42.5-1.2
39McLeod County42.5-0.6
40Faribault County42.4-0.6
41Morrison County42.4-0.5
42Roseau County42.3+1.7
43Lake of the Woods County42.3+2.3
43Waseca County42.3-0
45Meeker County42.2+0.2
45Yellow Medicine County42.2+2
47Goodhue County42.1+1.1
48Mille Lacs County42.10
49Pope County42+0.9
50Sibley County42+0.5
51Polk County42-1.2
52Redwood County42+1.3
53Martin County41.9-1.1
54Mower County41.9-1.8
55Nobles County41.9-0.6
56Kandiyohi County41.8-0.1
57Jackson County41.6-1.3
58Kittson County41.6+2.4
59Pine County41.5+0.2
60Carver County41.5+0.2
61Cottonwood County41.5+0.2
62Renville County41.2-1.1
63Wabasha County41.2-0
64Murray County41.1+0.6
65Dakota County41.1-0.1
66Scott County40.8+0.3
67Todd County40.8+0.5
68Carlton County40.7+0.5
69Cook County40.6-1.1
69Wadena County40.6-1.4
71Houston County40.6-0.2
72Koochiching County40.2-0.9
73Red Lake County40.1-0.7
74Fillmore County40+0.3
75Brown County40+0.4
76Le Sueur County39.9+0.4
77Lake County39.7+0.3
78Kanabec County39.6-0.1
79Benton County39.3-0.3
80Isanti County39.3-0.6
81Anoka County38.8-0.1
82Pennington County38.8-0.8
83Dodge County38.6+0.9
84Marshall County38.4-0.9
85Wright County37.9-0.1
86Chisago County37.8+0.5
87Sherburne County37.6-0

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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?

Stevens County, with 48.2 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Sherburne 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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