Counties in New York by gini index, 2024

New York County had the highest gini index of 62 counties in 2024, at 59.8 index. Lewis County had the lowest, at 39.9 index. The median was 44.8 index and the figure for New York was 51.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.8New York County
Lowest39.9Lewis County
Median44.862 counties
New York51.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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New York CountyNew York County: 59.8 index59.8Westchester CountyWestchester County: 53.8 index53.8Kings CountyKings County: 53.3 index53.3Bronx CountyBronx County: 52.1 index52.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 51 index51Sullivan CountySullivan County: 49.5 index49.5Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 48.3 index48.3Ulster CountyUlster County: 48 index48Broome CountyBroome County: 47.1 index47.1Rockland CountyRockland County: 47.1 index47.1Queens CountyQueens County: 46.8 index46.8Greene CountyGreene County: 46.7 index46.7Yates CountyYates County: 46.6 index46.6Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 46.6 index46.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 46.6 index46.6Chemung CountyChemung County: 46.6 index46.6Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 46.4 index46.4Erie CountyErie County: 46.4 index46.4Tioga CountyTioga County: 46.2 index46.2Seneca CountySeneca County: 46 index46St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 46 index46Delaware CountyDelaware County: 45.9 index45.9Warren CountyWarren County: 45.8 index45.8Albany CountyAlbany County: 45.6 index45.6Essex CountyEssex County: 45.5 index45.5Steuben CountySteuben County: 45.2 index45.2Oneida CountyOneida County: 45.1 index45.1Nassau CountyNassau County: 45.1 index45.1Richmond CountyRichmond County: 44.9 index44.9Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 44.9 index44.9Orange CountyOrange County: 44.9 index44.9Clinton CountyClinton County: 44.8 index44.8Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 44.6 index44.6Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 44.6 index44.6Otsego CountyOtsego County: 44.5 index44.5Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 44.4 index44.4Niagara CountyNiagara County: 44.4 index44.4Oswego CountyOswego County: 44.4 index44.4Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 44.4 index44.4Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 44.2 index44.2
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1New York County59.8+0.2
2Westchester County53.8+0.3
3Kings County53.3+0.2
4Bronx County52.1+0.7
5Columbia County51+1.2
6Sullivan County49.5-0.4
7Tompkins County48.3-1
8Ulster County480
9Broome County47.1-0.4
9Rockland County47.1+0.2
11Queens County46.8+0.4
12Greene County46.7-0.3
13Yates County46.6+1.3
14Dutchess County46.6+0.3
15Monroe County46.6-0.1
16Chemung County46.6+1
17Onondaga County46.4+0.2
18Erie County46.4-0.2
19Tioga County46.2+0.9
20Seneca County46+0.3
20St. Lawrence County46+0.9
22Delaware County45.9+0.3
23Warren County45.8+1.6
24Albany County45.6+0.3
25Essex County45.5+0.3
26Steuben County45.2+0.1
27Oneida County45.1+0.6
28Nassau County45.10
29Richmond County44.9-0
29Schenectady County44.9+1.1
31Orange County44.9+0.5
32Clinton County44.8-1
33Saratoga County44.6+0.7
33Schuyler County44.6+0.7
35Otsego County44.5-1.3
36Chautauqua County44.4-0.1
37Niagara County44.4+0.3
37Oswego County44.4+0.2
39Schoharie County44.4+0.8
40Suffolk County44.20
41Ontario County44.2+0.3
42Herkimer County44.2+1.3
43Cattaraugus County44.10
44Jefferson County43.9+0.6
45Fulton County43.9+1
46Madison County43.8-1
47Cayuga County43.7-1
48Hamilton County43+0.1
49Rensselaer County42.8-0
50Orleans County42.7-0.2
51Montgomery County42.7-0.2
52Allegany County42.6-1.6
53Putnam County42.5+1
54Franklin County42.5-0.4
55Livingston County42.4-0.5
56Cortland County41.8+0.1
57Wyoming County41.5+1.3
58Wayne County41.1-0.6
59Washington County40.8+0.4
60Chenango County40.5-0.7
61Genesee County40.4+0.2
62Lewis County39.9+0.6

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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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Which county has the highest gini index?

New York County, with 59.8 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Lewis County, with 39.9 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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