Counties in New York by gini index

New York County had the highest gini index of 62 counties in 2022, at 59.8 index. Lewis County had the lowest, at 40.3 index. The median was 44.7 index and the figure for New York was 51.5 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.8New York County
Lowest40.3Lewis County
Median44.762 counties
New York51.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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New York CountyNew York County: 59.8 index59.8Westchester CountyWestchester County: 53.5 index53.5Kings CountyKings County: 53 index53Bronx CountyBronx County: 51.5 index51.5Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 49.5 index49.5Sullivan CountySullivan County: 48.7 index48.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 48.1 index48.1Broome CountyBroome County: 47.9 index47.9Ulster CountyUlster County: 47.9 index47.9Rockland CountyRockland County: 47.1 index47.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 46.6 index46.6Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 46.4 index46.4Greene CountyGreene County: 46.4 index46.4Erie CountyErie County: 46.3 index46.3Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 46.2 index46.2Seneca CountySeneca County: 46 index46Chemung CountyChemung County: 46 index46Queens CountyQueens County: 45.8 index45.8Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 45.5 index45.5Yates CountyYates County: 45.4 index45.4Otsego CountyOtsego County: 45.4 index45.4Nassau CountyNassau County: 45.3 index45.3Albany CountyAlbany County: 45.2 index45.2Oneida CountyOneida County: 44.9 index44.9Essex CountyEssex County: 44.9 index44.9St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 44.9 index44.9Madison CountyMadison County: 44.9 index44.9Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 44.8 index44.8Orange CountyOrange County: 44.8 index44.8Steuben CountySteuben County: 44.8 index44.8Oswego CountyOswego County: 44.7 index44.7Richmond CountyRichmond County: 44.6 index44.6Niagara CountyNiagara County: 44.3 index44.3Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 44.3 index44.3Delaware CountyDelaware County: 44.2 index44.2Ontario CountyOntario County: 44.2 index44.2Allegany CountyAllegany County: 44.2 index44.2Orleans CountyOrleans County: 44.2 index44.2Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 44.1 index44.1Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 44.1 index44.1
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1New York County59.8+0.1
2Westchester County53.5+0.3
3Kings County53+0.1
4Bronx County51.5+0.3
5Tompkins County49.5-0.2
6Sullivan County48.7+1.9
7Columbia County48.1+1
8Broome County47.9-0.2
9Ulster County47.9+1.2
10Rockland County47.1+0.8
11Monroe County46.60
12Dutchess County46.4+0.3
13Greene County46.4+0.5
14Erie County46.3-0.2
15Onondaga County46.2-0.1
16Seneca County46+0.9
17Chemung County46+0.4
18Queens County45.8+0.4
19Cayuga County45.5-0.4
20Yates County45.4+0.8
21Otsego County45.4+0.8
22Nassau County45.3-0.3
23Albany County45.2+0.2
24Oneida County44.9+0.1
25Essex County44.9+1.5
26St. Lawrence County44.9+0.5
27Madison County44.9+0.1
28Chautauqua County44.8-0.2
29Orange County44.8+0.2
30Steuben County44.8+0.3
31Oswego County44.7+0.7
32Richmond County44.6-0.1
33Niagara County44.3+0.4
33Suffolk County44.3-0.1
35Delaware County44.2-0.6
35Ontario County44.2-0.1
37Allegany County44.2+0.4
37Orleans County44.2-0.2
39Cattaraugus County44.1+0.6
40Schuyler County44.1+1.8
41Warren County44.1-0.5
42Franklin County44-1
43Fulton County43.8-0.3
44Clinton County43.7+0.5
45Schenectady County43.6+0.7
46Montgomery County43.5-0.8
47Tioga County43.2+0.7
48Jefferson County43.2+0.4
49Saratoga County43.1+0.4
50Livingston County42.8-0.1
51Schoharie County42.7-1.1
52Rensselaer County42.3+0.3
53Wayne County42.3-0.4
54Herkimer County41.9-0.2
55Putnam County41.7-0.5
56Chenango County41.6-0.9
57Hamilton County41.6+2.2
58Genesee County41.5+0.5
59Washington County41.3+1.2
60Wyoming County41.1+0.4
61Cortland County40.5-1.5
62Lewis County40.3+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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

New York County, with 59.8 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Lewis County, with 40.3 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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