Counties in Mississippi by gini index

Holmes County had the highest gini index of 82 counties in 2023, at 60.9 index. Perry County had the lowest, at 39.7 index. The median was 48 index and the figure for Mississippi was 48.4 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest60.9Holmes County
Lowest39.7Perry County
Median4882 counties
Mississippi48.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Holmes CountyHolmes County: 60.9 index60.9Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 56.7 index56.7Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 55.5 index55.5Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 55.3 index55.3Copiah CountyCopiah County: 53.9 index53.9Leflore CountyLeflore County: 53.8 index53.8Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 53.4 index53.4Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 53.1 index53.1Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 52.8 index52.8Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 52.2 index52.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 52 index52Pike CountyPike County: 51.5 index51.5Adams CountyAdams County: 51.3 index51.3Tunica CountyTunica County: 51.3 index51.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 51.3 index51.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 51.1 index51.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 50.9 index50.9Walthall CountyWalthall County: 50.7 index50.7Washington CountyWashington County: 50.6 index50.6Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 50.6 index50.6Madison CountyMadison County: 50.3 index50.3Attala CountyAttala County: 50.2 index50.2Amite CountyAmite County: 50.2 index50.2Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 49.7 index49.7Sharkey CountySharkey County: 49.4 index49.4Winston CountyWinston County: 49.4 index49.4Forrest CountyForrest County: 49.3 index49.3Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 49.3 index49.3Marion CountyMarion County: 49.2 index49.2Newton CountyNewton County: 49.1 index49.1Jones CountyJones County: 49 index49Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 48.9 index48.9Hinds CountyHinds County: 48.7 index48.7Grenada CountyGrenada County: 48.7 index48.7Clarke CountyClarke County: 48.7 index48.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 48.6 index48.6Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 48.3 index48.3Leake CountyLeake County: 48.1 index48.1Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 48.1 index48.1Quitman CountyQuitman County: 48.1 index48.1
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Holmes County60.9+3.7
2Humphreys County56.7-1.8
3Bolivar County55.5-0.3
4Oktibbeha County55.3+0.4
5Copiah County53.9+0.4
6Leflore County53.8-3.6
7Lafayette County53.4+0.9
8Claiborne County53.1-1.1
9Itawamba County52.8+3.9
10Coahoma County52.20
11Wayne County52+1.5
12Pike County51.5-2.8
13Adams County51.3+0.3
13Tunica County51.3+6.2
15Montgomery County51.3-0.5
16Lawrence County51.1+4.7
17Franklin County50.9+0.6
18Walthall County50.7+0.1
19Washington County50.6+1
20Wilkinson County50.6+1.7
21Madison County50.3+1.1
22Attala County50.2-3.5
23Amite County50.2+0.1
24Lauderdale County49.7-0.9
25Sharkey County49.4+2
26Winston County49.4-0.4
27Forrest County49.3-0.7
28Alcorn County49.3+0.8
29Marion County49.2+0.3
30Newton County49.1-1.3
31Jones County49+1.8
32Lowndes County48.9+0.2
33Hinds County48.7+0.4
34Grenada County48.7-1.3
35Clarke County48.7-1.2
36Jefferson County48.6-1.9
37Tishomingo County48.3+1.7
38Leake County48.1-2.3
39Prentiss County48.1-0.1
40Quitman County48.1+1.6
41Kemper County48+1.5
41Noxubee County48+3.6
43Clay County47.9-3.4
44Warren County47.9+0.5
45Sunflower County47.7-1.2
46Lincoln County47.6-0.2
47Scott County47.6+0.3
48Yazoo County47.5-0.7
49Marshall County47.4+0.2
50Lamar County47.3+0.2
51Choctaw County47.2-3
52Simpson County47.1-1.1
53Greene County46.90
54Tallahatchie County46.6+2.7
55Hancock County46.5-0.6
56Covington County46.4-2.3
57Panola County46.4-2
58Neshoba County46.3-0.3
59Jefferson Davis County46+0.5
60Jackson County46-0.5
61Tippah County460
62George County46-0.3
63Harrison County45.9-0.1
64Lee County45.5-0.7
65Monroe County45.4+0.1
66Smith County44.90
67Carroll County44.8-1.2
68Pearl River County44.5+0.3
69Chickasaw County44.3-2.4
70Issaquena County44.3-4.4
70Union County44.3+1.4
72Jasper County44.1-0.3
73Benton County44-2.9
74Calhoun County43.9+2.4
75Yalobusha County43.6+0.7
76Stone County42.9+0.5
77Pontotoc County42.5+0.1
78Tate County41.9-1.3
79Rankin County41.9+0.8
80Webster County40.4-0.3
81DeSoto County40.1+0.2
82Perry County39.7-1

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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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Which county has the highest gini index?

Holmes County, with 60.9 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Perry County, with 39.7 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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