Counties in Missouri by gini index

Adair County had the highest gini index of 115 counties in 2022, at 56.2 index. Schuyler County had the lowest, at 37.7 index. The median was 44.1 index and the figure for Missouri was 46.6 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.2Adair County
Lowest37.7Schuyler County
Median44.1115 counties
Missouri46.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Adair CountyAdair County: 56.2 index56.2Cedar CountyCedar County: 53.2 index53.2Ozark CountyOzark County: 53.2 index53.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 51.5 index51.5Pemiscot CountyPemiscot County: 50.4 index50.4Washington CountyWashington County: 50.1 index50.1St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 49.7 index49.7St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 49.5 index49.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 49.4 index49.4Barton CountyBarton County: 48.8 index48.8Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 48.8 index48.8Madison CountyMadison County: 48.6 index48.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 47.7 index47.7Newton CountyNewton County: 47.6 index47.6Grundy CountyGrundy County: 47.5 index47.5Boone CountyBoone County: 47.5 index47.5Greene CountyGreene County: 47.5 index47.5Camden CountyCamden County: 47.5 index47.5Dade CountyDade County: 47.3 index47.3Scott CountyScott County: 47.3 index47.3Crawford CountyCrawford County: 47.3 index47.3Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 47.3 index47.3Osage CountyOsage County: 47.2 index47.2Texas CountyTexas County: 47.1 index47.1Barry CountyBarry County: 47 index47Phelps CountyPhelps County: 47 index47Putnam CountyPutnam County: 47 index47Benton CountyBenton County: 46.8 index46.8Howell CountyHowell County: 46.5 index46.5New Madrid CountyNew Madrid County: 46.4 index46.4Henry CountyHenry County: 46.4 index46.4Gasconade CountyGasconade County: 46 index46Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 46 index46Butler CountyButler County: 45.9 index45.9Gentry CountyGentry County: 45.9 index45.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 45.8 index45.8Scotland CountyScotland County: 45.7 index45.7Livingston CountyLivingston County: 45.5 index45.5Laclede CountyLaclede County: 45.4 index45.4Hickory CountyHickory County: 45.4 index45.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Adair County56.2+1.1
2Cedar County53.2-1.8
3Ozark County53.2+3.4
4Douglas County51.5+1.8
5Pemiscot County50.4-0.3
6Washington County50.1-0.2
7St. Louis County49.70
8St. Louis city49.5+0.3
9Morgan County49.4+0.6
10Barton County48.8-0
11Dunklin County48.8-1
12Madison County48.6+0.8
13Monroe County47.7+2.1
14Newton County47.6+0.5
15Grundy County47.5+1.4
16Boone County47.5+0.8
17Greene County47.5-0.1
18Camden County47.5+0.7
19Dade County47.3+1.3
20Scott County47.3+0.5
21Crawford County47.3-0.4
22Buchanan County47.3+1.2
23Osage County47.2-0.1
24Texas County47.1-0.1
25Barry County47-0.3
26Phelps County47-0.4
27Putnam County47+1.5
28Benton County46.8-1
29Howell County46.5+0.8
30New Madrid County46.40
31Henry County46.4-0.9
32Gasconade County46+5.1
33Mississippi County46+0.3
34Butler County45.9+0.5
35Gentry County45.9-0.3
36Jackson County45.8+0.3
37Scotland County45.7-1.1
38Livingston County45.5+2.5
39Laclede County45.4+3.4
40Hickory County45.4+2.3
41Linn County45.3+1.6
42Carter County45.2+2.8
43Daviess County45.1+2.6
44Pettis County45.1-0.1
45Holt County45+0.8
46Miller County45+0.5
47Maries County44.9+0.6
48Stone County44.7-0
49Nodaway County44.6+0.5
50Cape Girardeau County44.6+0.9
51Dent County44.50
52Wayne County44.4-0.3
53Audrain County44.3+0.3
54Knox County44.3-7.2
55Ripley County44.2+0.8
56Jasper County44.2-0
57Pike County44.2+0.4
58Marion County44.1+0.9
59Dallas County44-5
60Lewis County43.9+0.4
61Taney County43.8+0.5
62Ste. Genevieve County43.8+0.6
63Saline County43.7-0.6
64Shelby County43.6-0.1
65Reynolds County43.5-0.4
66St. Clair County43.4+1.6
67Platte County43.3+0.5
68St. Francois County43.3+0.3
69Iron County43.3-0.1
69Wright County43.3+1.1
71Polk County43.3-0
72Clark County43.2-2.2
73Montgomery County43.2+0.6
73Oregon County43.2-1.3
75Ray County43.1+0.6
76Worth County43.1+1.2
77McDonald County42.9+0.6
78Caldwell County42.7+0.5
79Bates County42.7-3.7
79Ralls County42.7+1.9
81Howard County42.7+1.7
82Sullivan County42.5-2.4
83Atchison County42.3-1.4
84Franklin County42.3+0.4
85Lawrence County42+0.4
86Christian County42-0.2
87Warren County41.8+1.1
88Cole County41.7-0.9
89Perry County41.6+0.4
90Mercer County41.5+0.1
91Randolph County41.4-0.2
91Stoddard County41.4-1.2
93Cooper County41.2-0.8
93Moniteau County41.2+2.1
95Carroll County41.20
96Harrison County41.1-0.3
97Chariton County41+2
98Clay County41-0.4
99Pulaski County40.9+0.9
100Vernon County40.8-0.7
101Clinton County40.7+2.8
102Webster County40.5+0.4
103St. Charles County40.3+0.3
104Bollinger County40.3-2.7
105Callaway County40.3+0.4
106Macon County40.2+0.3
107Shannon County40.1-1.5
108Andrew County40.1-0.9
109Lincoln County40.1+1.7
110Johnson County39.9+0.8
111DeKalb County39.6+0.2
112Cass County39.6-0.2
113Jefferson County39.2+0.8
114Lafayette County38.1-1.9
115Schuyler County37.7-1.9

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Adair County, with 56.2 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Schuyler County, with 37.7 index in 2022.

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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