Counties in Missouri by gini index

Adair County had the highest gini index of 115 counties in 2023, at 57.5 index. Schuyler County had the lowest, at 37.6 index. The median was 44 index and the figure for Missouri was 46.5 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.5Adair County
Lowest37.6Schuyler County
Median44115 counties
Missouri46.5History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Adair CountyAdair County: 57.5 index57.5Ozark CountyOzark County: 53.7 index53.7Pemiscot CountyPemiscot County: 52.2 index52.2Cedar CountyCedar County: 51.9 index51.9Grundy CountyGrundy County: 50.5 index50.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 50.3 index50.3Douglas CountyDouglas County: 50 index50St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 49.6 index49.6St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 49.5 index49.5Washington CountyWashington County: 49.4 index49.4Osage CountyOsage County: 48.8 index48.8Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 47.8 index47.8Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 47.7 index47.7Scott CountyScott County: 47.7 index47.7Boone CountyBoone County: 47.3 index47.3Greene CountyGreene County: 47.3 index47.3New Madrid CountyNew Madrid County: 47 index47Henry CountyHenry County: 46.8 index46.8Barry CountyBarry County: 46.7 index46.7Taney CountyTaney County: 46.5 index46.5Camden CountyCamden County: 46.4 index46.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 46.3 index46.3Howell CountyHowell County: 46.3 index46.3Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 46 index46Dade CountyDade County: 46 index46Phelps CountyPhelps County: 46 index46Madison CountyMadison County: 45.8 index45.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 45.8 index45.8Miller CountyMiller County: 45.7 index45.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 45.7 index45.7Daviess CountyDaviess County: 45.6 index45.6Butler CountyButler County: 45.5 index45.5Benton CountyBenton County: 45.5 index45.5Holt CountyHolt County: 45.5 index45.5Gasconade CountyGasconade County: 45.4 index45.4Worth CountyWorth County: 45.3 index45.3Ripley CountyRipley County: 45.3 index45.3Jasper CountyJasper County: 45.2 index45.2Gentry CountyGentry County: 44.9 index44.9Linn CountyLinn County: 44.8 index44.8
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Adair County57.5+1.3
2Ozark County53.7+0.5
3Pemiscot County52.2+1.8
4Cedar County51.9-1.4
5Grundy County50.5+2.9
6Morgan County50.3+0.9
7Douglas County50-1.5
8St. Louis County49.6-0.1
9St. Louis city49.5-0
10Washington County49.4-0.6
11Osage County48.8+1.6
12Buchanan County47.8+0.5
13Dunklin County47.7-1.1
14Scott County47.7+0.3
15Boone County47.3-0.2
16Greene County47.3-0.2
17New Madrid County47+0.5
18Henry County46.8+0.5
19Barry County46.7-0.4
20Taney County46.5+2.7
21Camden County46.4-1.1
22Crawford County46.3-1
23Howell County46.3-0.2
24Cape Girardeau County46+1.5
25Dade County46-1.3
26Phelps County46-1
27Madison County45.8-2.8
28Jackson County45.8-0
29Miller County45.7+0.7
30Wayne County45.7+1.2
31Daviess County45.6+0.5
32Butler County45.5-0.4
33Benton County45.5-1.3
34Holt County45.5+0.4
35Gasconade County45.4-0.7
36Worth County45.3+2.3
37Ripley County45.3+1
38Jasper County45.2+1
39Gentry County44.9-1
40Linn County44.8-0.5
41Monroe County44.8-3
41Newton County44.8-2.9
43Texas County44.6-2.4
44Knox County44.6+0.3
44Livingston County44.6-1
46Barton County44.5-4.4
47Laclede County44.4-1
48Hickory County44.4-0.9
49Clark County44.3+1.1
50Dallas County44.3+0.4
51Carter County44.2-1
52Stone County44.2-0.6
53Atchison County44.1+1.8
53Saline County44.1+0.4
55Ray County44.1+1
55Shelby County44.1+0.5
57Oregon County44.1+0.9
58Audrain County44-0.3
59St. Francois County44+0.7
60Putnam County44-3
61Carroll County43.9+2.8
62Polk County43.9+0.6
63Howard County43.7+1
63Lewis County43.7-0.3
65Mississippi County43.6-2.4
66St. Clair County43.4+0.1
67McDonald County43.4+0.5
68Clinton County43.4+2.7
68Platte County43.40
70Ste. Genevieve County43.3-0.4
71Nodaway County43.2-1.4
72Bates County43.1+0.4
73Pike County43.1-1.1
74Pettis County43-2.1
75Montgomery County43-0.2
76Iron County42.9-0.4
77Maries County42.9-2
78Ralls County42.8+0.2
79Reynolds County42.8-0.6
80Christian County42.6+0.7
81Wright County42.5-0.8
82Marion County42.4-1.6
83Randolph County42.4+0.9
84Callaway County42.3+2
85Chariton County42.2+1.1
86Scotland County42.1-3.6
87Caldwell County42.1-0.6
88Cole County42.1+0.4
89Dent County42-2.5
89Sullivan County42-0.5
91Perry County41.9+0.4
92Lawrence County41.8-0.3
93Harrison County41.7+0.6
94Franklin County41.5-0.8
95Stoddard County41.40
96Warren County41.4-0.4
97Cooper County41.3+0.1
98Mercer County41-0.4
99Clay County41-0
100Andrew County41+0.9
101Webster County40.9+0.4
102Moniteau County40.9-0.4
103Macon County40.6+0.3
104St. Charles County40.5+0.1
105Johnson County40.2+0.3
106Cass County40.2+0.6
107Bollinger County39.7-0.6
108Jefferson County39.5+0.3
109Lincoln County39.5-0.6
110Vernon County39.4-1.4
111Pulaski County39.4-1.6
112Shannon County39.3-0.8
113DeKalb County39-0.6
114Lafayette County38.4+0.3
115Schuyler County37.6-0.1

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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?

Adair County, with 57.5 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Schuyler County, with 37.6 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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