Counties in Nebraska by gini index, 2024

Phelps County had the highest gini index of 93 counties in 2024, at 52 index. Thomas County had the lowest, at 32 index. The median was 43.1 index and the figure for Nebraska was 45.6 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52Phelps County
Median43.193 counties
Nebraska45.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Phelps CountyPhelps County: 52 index52Brown CountyBrown County: 50.9 index50.9Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 50.8 index50.8Harlan CountyHarlan County: 50.6 index50.6Deuel CountyDeuel County: 50.3 index50.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 50.3 index50.3Blaine CountyBlaine County: 49.1 index49.1Holt CountyHolt County: 49.1 index49.1Logan CountyLogan County: 48.9 index48.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 48.5 index48.5Butler CountyButler County: 48.3 index48.3Gosper CountyGosper County: 47.6 index47.6Dixon CountyDixon County: 47.5 index47.5Madison CountyMadison County: 47.4 index47.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 47.4 index47.4Kearney CountyKearney County: 47.1 index47.1Richardson CountyRichardson County: 46.7 index46.7Sheridan CountySheridan County: 46.6 index46.6Dawes CountyDawes County: 46.6 index46.6Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 46.5 index46.5Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 46.1 index46.1Adams CountyAdams County: 46.1 index46.1Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 46 index46Red Willow CountyRed Willow County: 45.8 index45.8Hall CountyHall County: 45.4 index45.4Dundy CountyDundy County: 45.3 index45.3Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 45.3 index45.3Merrick CountyMerrick County: 45.2 index45.2Rock CountyRock County: 45 index45Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 44.8 index44.8Chase CountyChase County: 44.7 index44.7Valley CountyValley County: 44.7 index44.7Grant CountyGrant County: 44.6 index44.6Morrill CountyMorrill County: 44.6 index44.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 44.4 index44.4Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 44.3 index44.3Kimball CountyKimball County: 44.3 index44.3Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 44.2 index44.2Otoe CountyOtoe County: 44.2 index44.2Furnas CountyFurnas County: 44.1 index44.1
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Phelps County52+3
2Brown County50.9-3.3
3Wheeler County50.8+5.3
4Harlan County50.6+1.9
5Deuel County50.3+0.8
5Franklin County50.3+1.1
7Blaine County49.1-3.1
8Holt County49.1+3.3
9Logan County48.9-2.6
10Douglas County48.5+0.2
11Butler County48.3+0.3
12Gosper County47.6+7.1
13Dixon County47.5-0
14Madison County47.4+0.7
15Johnson County47.4+9.7
16Kearney County47.1+1.9
17Richardson County46.7+0.4
18Sheridan County46.6-0.1
19Dawes County46.6+5.5
20Nemaha County46.5-1.6
21Fillmore County46.1-2
22Adams County46.1-0.3
23Keya Paha County46-0.4
24Red Willow County45.8-1.7
25Hall County45.4+0.2
26Dundy County45.3+0.5
27Lancaster County45.3-0.8
28Merrick County45.2+2.1
29Rock County45-2.9
30Scotts Bluff County44.8+0.4
31Chase County44.7-2.2
32Valley County44.7-0.9
33Grant County44.6+0.3
34Morrill County44.6-1.6
35Wayne County44.4+1.8
36Cheyenne County44.3-0.8
36Kimball County44.3-0.2
38Pawnee County44.2+0.2
39Otoe County44.2+0.8
40Furnas County44.1+0.4
41Dawson County43.6-1.3
42Buffalo County43.5-0.4
43Garfield County43.4-1.8
44York County43.3+1.9
45Boone County43.3+0.6
46Hitchcock County43.2-1.3
47Antelope County43.1+2.3
48Jefferson County43.1+3.1
49Stanton County43-0.6
50Burt County42.9-2.5
51Clay County42.8-0.2
52Washington County42.7+0.9
53Cedar County42.6+1.1
54Cuming County42.4+1.1
55Gage County42.4-0.7
56Knox County42.3-0
57Howard County42.3+1.5
58Thurston County42.2+0.7
59Dakota County42.1+4
60Keith County42.1-0.9
61Webster County42.1-1.9
62Arthur County42+0.9
63Nance County42-0.4
64Platte County41.9-0.3
65Sherman County41.8+2.5
66Custer County41.7-2
66Greeley County41.7+2.5
68Thayer County41.6-0.7
69Loup County41.5+0.9
70Sioux County41.5+2.9
71Garden County41.4-3.2
72Cherry County41.4+0.1
73Boyd County40.9-1.3
74Hayes County40.9-2.9
75Lincoln County40.8-0.8
76Perkins County40.8-0.8
77Dodge County40.5+1.2
78Nuckolls County40.5-5.3
78Pierce County40.5-0.2
80McPherson County40.4+2.8
81Saunders County40.3+0.4
82Cass County40.3+0.2
83Polk County40.1+2.3
84Sarpy County39.9+0.2
85Box Butte County39.5+0.4
86Saline County39.1-1.2
87Seward County39.1+1.3
88Frontier County38.2+0.2
89Colfax County38.1-1.9
90Hooker County37.1-1.5
91Hamilton County36.6-1.4
92Banner County35.3-1.4
93Thomas County32-5.2

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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?

Phelps County, with 52 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Thomas County, with 32 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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