Counties in Minnesota by gini index

Stevens County had the highest gini index of 87 counties in 2023, at 48.7 index. Marshall County had the lowest, at 37.5 index. The median was 42.6 index and the figure for Minnesota was 45 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.7Stevens County
Lowest37.5Marshall County
Median42.687 counties
Minnesota45History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Stevens CountyStevens County: 48.7 index48.7Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 47.8 index47.8Becker CountyBecker County: 47.2 index47.2Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 46.8 index46.8Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 46.2 index46.2Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 46 index46Lyon CountyLyon County: 45.7 index45.7St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 45.4 index45.4Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 45.4 index45.4Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 45.4 index45.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 45.4 index45.4Grant CountyGrant County: 45.3 index45.3Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 44.9 index44.9Clay CountyClay County: 44.5 index44.5Swift CountySwift County: 44.4 index44.4Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 44.4 index44.4Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 44.2 index44.2Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 44.1 index44.1Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 43.9 index43.9Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 43.8 index43.8Winona CountyWinona County: 43.8 index43.8Traverse CountyTraverse County: 43.8 index43.8Faribault CountyFaribault County: 43.7 index43.7Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 43.7 index43.7Itasca CountyItasca County: 43.7 index43.7Stearns CountyStearns County: 43.7 index43.7Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 43.6 index43.6Cass CountyCass County: 43.5 index43.5Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 43.5 index43.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 43.4 index43.4Martin CountyMartin County: 43.4 index43.4Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 43.3 index43.3Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 43.2 index43.2Morrison CountyMorrison County: 43.2 index43.2Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 43 index43Rice CountyRice County: 43 index43Redwood CountyRedwood County: 43 index43Polk CountyPolk County: 43 index43Pope CountyPope County: 43 index43Waseca CountyWaseca County: 42.9 index42.9
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Stevens County48.7+0.4
2Hennepin County47.8-0.1
3Becker County47.20
4Nicollet County46.8+0.8
5Ramsey County46.2-0.1
6Olmsted County46+0.3
7Lyon County45.7+0.5
8St. Louis County45.4+0.1
9Freeborn County45.4+0.6
9Hubbard County45.4+0.5
11Lincoln County45.4+1.4
12Grant County45.30
13Big Stone County44.9+0.8
14Clay County44.5+0.2
15Swift County44.4-1.4
16Mahnomen County44.4+0.1
17Pipestone County44.2+1.7
18Beltrami County44.1+0.3
19Chippewa County43.9+1.2
20Lac qui Parle County43.8-0.5
21Winona County43.8+0.3
22Traverse County43.8+1
23Faribault County43.7+1.3
23Otter Tail County43.7+0.3
25Itasca County43.7+0.5
26Stearns County43.7+0.5
27Aitkin County43.6-0
28Cass County43.5+0.3
29Blue Earth County43.50
30Douglas County43.4-0.4
31Martin County43.4+1.5
32Clearwater County43.3-1.3
33Watonwan County43.2-1.4
34Morrison County43.2+0.8
35Crow Wing County43+0.1
35Rice County43-0.2
37Redwood County43+1
38Polk County43+1
39Pope County43+0.9
40Waseca County42.9+0.7
41Washington County42.9+0.3
42Goodhue County42.9+0.8
43Jackson County42.9+1.2
44Mower County42.6+0.7
45Norman County42.6-1.6
46Rock County42.3-1.7
47Yellow Medicine County42.3+0.1
48Wabasha County41.9+0.8
49Cottonwood County41.8+0.3
50Renville County41.8+0.6
51McLeod County41.8-0.7
52Nobles County41.7-0.1
53Houston County41.7+1.1
54Lake of the Woods County41.7-0.6
55Kandiyohi County41.7-0.1
56Roseau County41.6-0.7
57Sibley County41.6-0.4
57Steele County41.6-1
59Carver County41.50
59Murray County41.5+0.5
61Kittson County41.4-0.2
62Pennington County41.3+2.5
63Mille Lacs County41.3-0.8
64Cook County41.2+0.6
64Dakota County41.2+0.2
66Todd County41.2+0.4
66Wadena County41.2+0.6
68Benton County40.9+1.7
69Scott County40.9+0.1
70Koochiching County40.8+0.6
71Pine County40.6-1
72Meeker County40.6-1.6
73Fillmore County40.5+0.5
73Le Sueur County40.5+0.7
75Wilkin County40.5-4.6
76Kanabec County40.4+0.7
77Brown County40.3+0.3
78Carlton County39.9-0.8
79Lake County39.7-0.1
80Isanti County39.30
81Sherburne County39.2+1.6
82Dodge County39.2+0.6
83Anoka County38.8-0
84Red Lake County38.7-1.4
85Chisago County38.6+0.8
86Wright County37.8-0.1
87Marshall County37.5-0.9

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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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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Stevens County, with 48.7 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Marshall County, with 37.5 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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