Counties in Mississippi by gini index

Humphreys County had the highest gini index of 82 counties in 2021, at 57.3 index. DeSoto County had the lowest, at 39.9 index. The median was 48.1 index and the figure for Mississippi was 48.3 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.3Humphreys County
Lowest39.9DeSoto County
Median48.182 counties
Mississippi48.3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 57.3 index57.3Leflore CountyLeflore County: 56.8 index56.8Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 56.7 index56.7Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 56.4 index56.4Holmes CountyHolmes County: 55.8 index55.8Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 54 index54Attala CountyAttala County: 53.4 index53.4Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 52.8 index52.8Pike CountyPike County: 52.4 index52.4Washington CountyWashington County: 51.9 index51.9Walthall CountyWalthall County: 51.8 index51.8Amite CountyAmite County: 51.8 index51.8Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 51.7 index51.7Winston CountyWinston County: 51.6 index51.6Marion CountyMarion County: 51.4 index51.4Copiah CountyCopiah County: 51.3 index51.3Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 51.1 index51.1Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 51.1 index51.1Adams CountyAdams County: 51 index51Clay CountyClay County: 50.9 index50.9Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 50.9 index50.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 50.7 index50.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 50.7 index50.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 50.5 index50.5Sunflower CountySunflower County: 50.5 index50.5Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 50.4 index50.4Clarke CountyClarke County: 49.9 index49.9Grenada CountyGrenada County: 49.5 index49.5Forrest CountyForrest County: 49.3 index49.3Kemper CountyKemper County: 49.1 index49.1Madison CountyMadison County: 49.1 index49.1Simpson CountySimpson County: 48.9 index48.9Sharkey CountySharkey County: 48.9 index48.9Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 48.7 index48.7Covington CountyCovington County: 48.6 index48.6Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 48.5 index48.5Scott CountyScott County: 48.5 index48.5George CountyGeorge County: 48.4 index48.4Newton CountyNewton County: 48.4 index48.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 48.4 index48.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index
1Humphreys County57.3
2Leflore County56.8
3Claiborne County56.7
4Bolivar County56.4
5Holmes County55.8
6Oktibbeha County54
7Attala County53.4
8Coahoma County52.8
9Pike County52.4
10Washington County51.9
11Walthall County51.8
12Amite County51.8
13Lafayette County51.7
14Winston County51.6
15Marion County51.4
16Copiah County51.3
17Tallahatchie County51.1
18Itawamba County51.1
19Adams County51
20Clay County50.9
21Lauderdale County50.9
22Franklin County50.7
23Montgomery County50.7
24Wayne County50.5
25Sunflower County50.5
26Choctaw County50.4
27Clarke County49.9
28Grenada County49.5
29Forrest County49.3
30Kemper County49.1
31Madison County49.1
32Simpson County48.9
33Sharkey County48.9
34Alcorn County48.7
35Covington County48.6
36Issaquena County48.5
36Scott County48.5
38George County48.4
38Newton County48.4
40Lawrence County48.4
41Quitman County48.2
42Lamar County48
43Lowndes County48
44Panola County47.9
44Yazoo County47.9
46Warren County47.7
47Leake County47.6
48Hancock County47.5
49Stone County47.3
50Hinds County47.2
51Jefferson County47.1
52Tishomingo County47
53Tippah County47
54Jackson County46.9
54Marshall County46.9
56Neshoba County46.5
57Chickasaw County46.4
58Jones County46.4
58Wilkinson County46.4
60Lincoln County46.3
61Lee County46.3
62Jefferson Davis County45.9
63Greene County45.6
64Harrison County45.6
65Jasper County45.5
66Monroe County45.4
67Perry County45
68Prentiss County44.9
69Union County44.3
70Smith County43.9
71Carroll County43.8
72Tunica County43.6
73Pearl River County43.3
74Tate County43
75Benton County42.9
76Noxubee County42.8
77Yalobusha County41.7
78Pontotoc County41.4
79Calhoun County41.2
79Rankin County41.2
81Webster County41.2
82DeSoto County39.9

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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/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?

Humphreys County, with 57.3 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

DeSoto County, with 39.9 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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