Counties in Mississippi by gini index, 2024

Holmes County had the highest gini index of 82 counties in 2024, at 58.6 index. Stone County had the lowest, at 39.5 index. The median was 47.8 index and the figure for Mississippi was 48.3 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.6Holmes County
Lowest39.5Stone County
Median47.882 counties
Mississippi48.3History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Holmes CountyHolmes County: 58.6 index58.6Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 55.2 index55.2Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 54.4 index54.4Copiah CountyCopiah County: 54.2 index54.2Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 54.1 index54.1Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 54 index54Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 53 index53Leflore CountyLeflore County: 52.8 index52.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 52.5 index52.5Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 52.3 index52.3Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 52.1 index52.1Adams CountyAdams County: 51.8 index51.8Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 51.6 index51.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 51.4 index51.4Attala CountyAttala County: 51.3 index51.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 51 index51Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 51 index51Forrest CountyForrest County: 50.5 index50.5Sunflower CountySunflower County: 50.4 index50.4Tunica CountyTunica County: 50.2 index50.2Walthall CountyWalthall County: 50.1 index50.1Grenada CountyGrenada County: 50 index50Winston CountyWinston County: 50 index50Washington CountyWashington County: 49.9 index49.9Madison CountyMadison County: 49.6 index49.6Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 49.6 index49.6Pike CountyPike County: 49.5 index49.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 49.5 index49.5Newton CountyNewton County: 49.5 index49.5Clay CountyClay County: 49.4 index49.4Hinds CountyHinds County: 48.9 index48.9Covington CountyCovington County: 48.8 index48.8Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 48.8 index48.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 48.8 index48.8Quitman CountyQuitman County: 48.7 index48.7Jones CountyJones County: 48.6 index48.6Panola CountyPanola County: 48.4 index48.4Sharkey CountySharkey County: 48.4 index48.4Clarke CountyClarke County: 48.3 index48.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 48.1 index48.1
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Holmes County58.6-2.3
2Claiborne County55.2+2.1
3Noxubee County54.4+6.4
4Copiah County54.2+0.3
5Humphreys County54.1-2.6
6Bolivar County54-1.5
7Oktibbeha County53-2.2
8Leflore County52.8-1
9Montgomery County52.5+1.1
10Lafayette County52.3-1.1
11Itawamba County52.1-0.7
12Adams County51.8+0.5
13Wilkinson County51.6+1
14Lawrence County51.4+0.3
15Attala County51.3+1.1
16Franklin County51+0.1
17Yazoo County51+3.5
18Forrest County50.5+1.2
19Sunflower County50.4+2.7
20Tunica County50.2-1.1
21Walthall County50.1-0.6
22Grenada County50+1.3
23Winston County50+0.6
24Washington County49.9-0.7
25Madison County49.6-0.7
26Coahoma County49.6-2.6
27Pike County49.5-2
28Wayne County49.5-2.5
29Newton County49.5+0.4
30Clay County49.4+1.4
31Hinds County48.9+0.2
32Covington County48.8+2.4
33Lauderdale County48.8-0.9
34Jefferson County48.8+0.2
35Quitman County48.7+0.6
36Jones County48.6-0.4
37Panola County48.4+2.1
38Sharkey County48.4-1
39Clarke County48.3-0.4
40Hancock County48.1+1.6
41Prentiss County47.9-0.2
42Lowndes County47.6-1.3
43Chickasaw County47.2+2.9
44Lincoln County47.1-0.5
45Lamar County46.9-0.4
46Tishomingo County46.9-1.4
47Marshall County46.9-0.6
48Warren County46.9-1
49Amite County46.8-3.3
50Kemper County46.5-1.5
51Scott County46.4-1.2
52Jackson County46.3+0.3
53Lee County46.2+0.7
54Jefferson Davis County46.1+0.1
55Leake County46.1-2.1
56Calhoun County46+2
57Tallahatchie County45.9-0.7
58Harrison County45.90
59Monroe County45.8+0.3
60Marion County45.6-3.6
61Smith County45.4+0.5
62Jasper County45.4+1.3
63Yalobusha County45.4+1.8
64Neshoba County45.3-1
65Alcorn County45.2-4.2
66Issaquena County45.1+0.9
67Pearl River County45.1+0.6
68Union County45+0.7
69George County44.7-1.2
70Greene County44.6-2.3
71Benton County44.4+0.4
72Simpson County44.1-3
72Tippah County44.1-1.9
74Pontotoc County43.7+1.3
75Carroll County43.4-1.4
76Webster County42.9+2.5
77Perry County42.3+2.6
78Rankin County42.1+0.2
79Choctaw County41.6-5.6
80DeSoto County41+0.9
81Tate County41-0.9
82Stone County39.5-3.4

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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?

Holmes County, with 58.6 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Stone County, with 39.5 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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