Counties in Montana by gini index

Judith Basin County had the highest gini index of 56 counties in 2021, at 52 index. Wibaux County had the lowest, at 38.8 index. The median was 44.5 index and the figure for Montana was 46.2 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest38.8Wibaux County
Median44.556 counties
Montana46.2History

All counties, 2021

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Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 52 index52Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 51.5 index51.5Granite CountyGranite County: 51.1 index51.1Liberty CountyLiberty County: 51 index51Sheridan CountySheridan County: 49.3 index49.3Glacier CountyGlacier County: 49 index49Lake CountyLake County: 48.5 index48.5Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 47.6 index47.6Missoula CountyMissoula County: 47.5 index47.5Prairie CountyPrairie County: 47.2 index47.2Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 46.9 index46.9Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 46.6 index46.6Powder River CountyPowder River County: 46.5 index46.5Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 46.5 index46.5Carter CountyCarter County: 46.4 index46.4Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 46.3 index46.3Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 46 index46Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 46 index46Garfield CountyGarfield County: 45.9 index45.9Park CountyPark County: 45.6 index45.6Fallon CountyFallon County: 45.5 index45.5Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 45.4 index45.4Toole CountyToole County: 45.2 index45.2Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 45.2 index45.2Blaine CountyBlaine County: 45.1 index45.1Flathead CountyFlathead County: 45 index45Carbon CountyCarbon County: 44.8 index44.8Sanders CountySanders County: 44.6 index44.6Custer CountyCuster County: 44.4 index44.4Cascade CountyCascade County: 44.4 index44.4Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 44.3 index44.3Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 44.2 index44.2Pondera CountyPondera County: 43.9 index43.9Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 43.4 index43.4Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 43 index43Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 43 index43Fergus CountyFergus County: 42.9 index42.9Powell CountyPowell County: 42.9 index42.9Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 42.6 index42.6Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 42.5 index42.5Richland CountyRichland County: 42.3 index42.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 42.2 index42.2Teton CountyTeton County: 41.8 index41.8Daniels CountyDaniels County: 41.5 index41.5Meagher CountyMeagher County: 41.5 index41.5Treasure CountyTreasure County: 41.4 index41.4Mineral CountyMineral County: 41.4 index41.4Valley CountyValley County: 41.4 index41.4Madison CountyMadison County: 41.2 index41.2Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 41.2 index41.2Phillips CountyPhillips County: 40.7 index40.7Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 40.2 index40.2Dawson CountyDawson County: 40.1 index40.1Hill CountyHill County: 39.5 index39.5McCone CountyMcCone County: 39 index39Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 38.8 index38.8
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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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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Which county has the highest gini index?

Judith Basin County, with 52 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Wibaux County, with 38.8 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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