Counties in Missouri by gini index, 2024

Adair County had the highest gini index of 115 counties in 2024, at 55.2 index. Schuyler County had the lowest, at 37.6 index. The median was 43.9 index and the figure for Missouri was 46.5 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.2Adair County
Lowest37.6Schuyler County
Median43.9115 counties
Missouri46.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Adair CountyAdair County: 55.2 index55.2Pemiscot CountyPemiscot County: 51.9 index51.9Morgan CountyMorgan County: 51.3 index51.3Ozark CountyOzark County: 51.2 index51.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 50.5 index50.5St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 50.3 index50.3Grundy CountyGrundy County: 50.2 index50.2New Madrid CountyNew Madrid County: 49.8 index49.8Cedar CountyCedar County: 49.5 index49.5St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 49.4 index49.4Osage CountyOsage County: 48.4 index48.4Washington CountyWashington County: 47.7 index47.7Benton CountyBenton County: 47.6 index47.6Boone CountyBoone County: 47.5 index47.5Hickory CountyHickory County: 47.5 index47.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 47.3 index47.3Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 47.3 index47.3Dallas CountyDallas County: 47 index47Taney CountyTaney County: 46.9 index46.9Knox CountyKnox County: 46.7 index46.7Gasconade CountyGasconade County: 46.7 index46.7Greene CountyGreene County: 46.5 index46.5Camden CountyCamden County: 46.5 index46.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 46.2 index46.2Butler CountyButler County: 46.1 index46.1Scott CountyScott County: 46.1 index46.1Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 46.1 index46.1Howell CountyHowell County: 46.1 index46.1Jasper CountyJasper County: 46 index46Madison CountyMadison County: 46 index46Phelps CountyPhelps County: 45.6 index45.6Laclede CountyLaclede County: 45.6 index45.6Wright CountyWright County: 45.5 index45.5Perry CountyPerry County: 45.5 index45.5Barry CountyBarry County: 45.5 index45.5Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 45.4 index45.4Polk CountyPolk County: 45.4 index45.4Clark CountyClark County: 45 index45Livingston CountyLivingston County: 45 index45Carroll CountyCarroll County: 45 index45
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Adair County55.2-2.4
2Pemiscot County51.9-0.3
3Morgan County51.3+1
4Ozark County51.2-2.6
5Douglas County50.5+0.5
6St. Louis city50.3+0.9
7Grundy County50.2-0.2
8New Madrid County49.8+2.9
9Cedar County49.5-2.4
10St. Louis County49.4-0.3
11Osage County48.4-0.4
12Washington County47.7-1.8
13Benton County47.6+2.1
14Boone County47.5+0.2
15Hickory County47.5+3.1
16Crawford County47.3+1
17Buchanan County47.3-0.5
18Dallas County47+2.7
19Taney County46.9+0.4
20Knox County46.7+2.1
21Gasconade County46.7+1.3
22Greene County46.5-0.8
23Camden County46.5+0.1
24Jackson County46.2+0.4
25Butler County46.1+0.6
25Scott County46.1-1.5
27Cape Girardeau County46.10
28Howell County46.1-0.2
29Jasper County46+0.8
30Madison County46+0.1
31Phelps County45.6-0.3
32Laclede County45.6+1.1
33Wright County45.5+3
34Perry County45.5+3.6
35Barry County45.5-1.2
36Dunklin County45.4-2.3
37Polk County45.4+1.5
38Clark County45+0.7
39Livingston County45+0.5
40Carroll County45+1.1
41Shelby County45+0.9
42Miller County45-0.8
43Atchison County44.9+0.8
44Oregon County44.8+0.7
45Stone County44.7+0.6
46St. Clair County44.6+1.2
47Daviess County44.6-1
48Putnam County44.5+0.5
49Dent County44.4+2.4
50Carter County44.4+0.3
51Saline County44.4+0.3
52Holt County44.3-1.1
53Newton County44.2-0.6
54Reynolds County44.1+1.3
55Monroe County44.1-0.6
55Ripley County44.1-1.1
57Henry County44.1-2.8
58Platte County43.9+0.5
59Dade County43.8-2.2
60Iron County43.8+0.9
61Ray County43.7-0.4
62Sullivan County43.7+1.7
63Clinton County43.7+0.3
63St. Francois County43.7-0.4
65Linn County43.6-1.2
66Barton County43.4-1
67Pike County43.3+0.2
68Mississippi County43.2-0.3
69Worth County43.1-2.2
70Lewis County43.1-0.6
71Nodaway County43.1-0.2
72Christian County42.9+0.3
73McDonald County42.9-0.5
74Caldwell County42.9+0.8
74Gentry County42.9-2
76Randolph County42.9+0.5
77Pettis County42.7-0.3
78Stoddard County42.6+1.2
79Cole County42.4+0.3
80Texas County42.2-2.4
81Wayne County42.2-3.5
82Montgomery County42.1-0.9
83Franklin County42+0.5
84Maries County41.9-1
85Audrain County41.8-2.2
86Clay County41.8+0.8
87Howard County41.7-2
88DeKalb County41.6+2.6
89Marion County41.6-0.9
90Callaway County41.5-0.8
91Chariton County41.5-0.7
92Bates County41.4-1.7
93Moniteau County41.3+0.4
94Ste. Genevieve County41.2-2.1
95Shannon County41.1+1.7
96Ralls County41-1.8
97Lawrence County40.9-0.9
98Pulaski County40.9+1.5
99Warren County40.9-0.5
100St. Charles County40.9+0.4
101Cass County40.7+0.5
102Cooper County40.6-0.7
103Harrison County40.6-1.2
103Webster County40.6-0.4
105Vernon County40.5+1.1
106Johnson County40.1-0.2
107Andrew County40-1
108Bollinger County40+0.3
109Scotland County39.5-2.6
110Jefferson County39.5-0
110Macon County39.5-1
112Lafayette County39.4+1
113Lincoln County39.3-0.2
114Mercer County38.8-2.3
115Schuyler 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Adair County, with 55.2 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Schuyler County, with 37.6 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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