Counties in New York by gini index

New York County had the highest gini index of 62 counties in 2023, at 59.6 index. Lewis County had the lowest, at 39.3 index. The median was 44.6 index and the figure for New York was 51.5 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.6New York County
Lowest39.3Lewis County
Median44.662 counties
New York51.5History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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New York CountyNew York County: 59.6 index59.6Westchester CountyWestchester County: 53.5 index53.5Kings CountyKings County: 53.1 index53.1Bronx CountyBronx County: 51.4 index51.4Sullivan CountySullivan County: 49.9 index49.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 49.8 index49.8Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 49.3 index49.3Ulster CountyUlster County: 48 index48Broome CountyBroome County: 47.5 index47.5Greene CountyGreene County: 47 index47Rockland CountyRockland County: 46.9 index46.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 46.7 index46.7Erie CountyErie County: 46.6 index46.6Queens CountyQueens County: 46.5 index46.5Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 46.3 index46.3Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 46.3 index46.3Otsego CountyOtsego County: 45.8 index45.8Seneca CountySeneca County: 45.7 index45.7Clinton CountyClinton County: 45.7 index45.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 45.6 index45.6Chemung CountyChemung County: 45.6 index45.6Yates CountyYates County: 45.4 index45.4Tioga CountyTioga County: 45.3 index45.3Albany CountyAlbany County: 45.3 index45.3St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 45.2 index45.2Essex CountyEssex County: 45.2 index45.2Nassau CountyNassau County: 45.1 index45.1Steuben CountySteuben County: 45 index45Richmond CountyRichmond County: 45 index45Madison CountyMadison County: 44.8 index44.8Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 44.7 index44.7Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 44.6 index44.6Oneida CountyOneida County: 44.5 index44.5Orange CountyOrange County: 44.4 index44.4Allegany CountyAllegany County: 44.2 index44.2Warren CountyWarren County: 44.2 index44.2Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 44.2 index44.2Oswego CountyOswego County: 44.2 index44.2Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 44.1 index44.1Niagara CountyNiagara County: 44 index44
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1New York County59.6-0.2
2Westchester County53.50
3Kings County53.1+0.1
4Bronx County51.4-0.1
5Sullivan County49.9+1.2
6Columbia County49.8+1.6
7Tompkins County49.3-0.2
8Ulster County48+0.1
9Broome County47.5-0.5
10Greene County47+0.6
11Rockland County46.9-0.2
12Monroe County46.7+0.1
13Erie County46.6+0.2
14Queens County46.5+0.6
15Onondaga County46.3+0.1
16Dutchess County46.3-0.2
17Otsego County45.8+0.4
18Seneca County45.7-0.3
19Clinton County45.7+2
20Delaware County45.6+1.4
21Chemung County45.6-0.4
22Yates County45.4-0.1
23Tioga County45.3+2.1
24Albany County45.30
25St. Lawrence County45.2+0.3
26Essex County45.2+0.3
27Nassau County45.1-0.2
28Steuben County45+0.3
29Richmond County45+0.4
30Madison County44.8-0.1
31Cayuga County44.7-0.8
32Chautauqua County44.6-0.2
33Oneida County44.5-0.5
34Orange County44.4-0.4
35Allegany County44.2+0.1
36Warren County44.2+0.1
37Suffolk County44.2-0.1
38Oswego County44.2-0.6
39Cattaraugus County44.1-0.1
40Niagara County44-0.2
41Ontario County43.9-0.3
42Saratoga County43.9+0.8
42Schuyler County43.9-0.3
44Schenectady County43.8+0.2
45Schoharie County43.5+0.9
46Jefferson County43.3+0.2
47Fulton County43-0.8
47Hamilton County43+1.4
47Orleans County43-1.2
50Franklin County42.9-1.1
51Livingston County42.90
51Montgomery County42.9-0.6
53Herkimer County42.9+0.9
54Rensselaer County42.8+0.5
55Cortland County41.8+1.3
56Wayne County41.7-0.6
57Putnam County41.5-0.2
58Chenango County41.2-0.5
59Washington County40.4-0.9
60Wyoming County40.2-0.8
61Genesee County40.2-1.3
62Lewis County39.3-1

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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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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

New York County, with 59.6 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Lewis County, with 39.3 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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