# Cities in North Carolina by Gini index, 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `gini_index`
- Unit: index
- Definition: Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | index |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Laurinburg, NC | 57.5 |
| 2 | Boone, NC | 56.9 |
| 3 | Smithfield, NC | 55.1 |
| 4 | Chapel Hill, NC | 54.9 |
| 5 | Lumberton, NC | 53.8 |
| 6 | Mount Airy, NC | 52.2 |
| 7 | Greenville, NC | 52.1 |
| 8 | Wilmington, NC | 52 |
| 9 | Salisbury, NC | 51.8 |
| 10 | Carrboro, NC | 51.7 |
| 11 | Cornelius, NC | 51.4 |
| 12 | Tarboro, NC | 51 |
| 13 | Winston-Salem, NC | 50.6 |
| 14 | Kinston, NC | 50.6 |
| 15 | Belmont, NC | 50.5 |
| 16 | Charlotte, NC | 50 |
| 17 | Asheville, NC | 49.3 |
| 17 | Morganton, NC | 49.3 |
| 19 | Eden, NC | 49.2 |
| 20 | Henderson, NC | 49.1 |
| 21 | Greensboro, NC | 49 |
| 22 | Goldsboro, NC | 49 |
| 23 | Wilson, NC | 48.9 |
| 24 | Statesville, NC | 48.9 |
| 25 | Hickory, NC | 48.7 |
| 26 | Southern Pines, NC | 48.6 |
| 27 | Morehead City, NC | 48.6 |
| 28 | Raleigh, NC | 48.5 |
| 29 | Shelby, NC | 48.3 |
| 30 | Elon, NC | 48.1 |
| 31 | Davidson, NC | 48 |
| 32 | High Point, NC | 47.3 |
| 33 | Waynesville, NC | 47.2 |
| 34 | Albemarle, NC | 47.2 |
| 35 | Gastonia, NC | 47.2 |
| 36 | Rocky Mount, NC | 46.6 |
| 37 | Kings Mountain, NC | 46.3 |
| 38 | New Bern, NC | 46.3 |
| 39 | Hendersonville, NC | 46.2 |
| 40 | Durham, NC | 46.1 |
| 41 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 46 |
| 42 | Lincolnton, NC | 45.7 |
| 43 | Asheboro, NC | 45.6 |
| 44 | Burlington, NC | 45.2 |
| 45 | Elizabeth City, NC | 45.2 |
| 46 | Pineville, NC | 44.8 |
| 47 | Fayetteville, NC | 44.6 |
| 48 | Sanford, NC | 44.3 |
| 49 | Concord, NC | 44.2 |
| 50 | Kannapolis, NC | 44.1 |
| 51 | Weddington, NC | 44.1 |
| 52 | Hope Mills, NC | 44 |
| 53 | Reidsville, NC | 43.9 |
| 54 | Lexington, NC | 43.8 |
| 55 | Lenoir, NC | 43.8 |
| 56 | Pinehurst, NC | 43.7 |
| 57 | Mount Holly, NC | 43.5 |
| 58 | Clemmons, NC | 43 |
| 59 | Mebane, NC | 43 |
| 60 | Cary, NC | 42.7 |
| 61 | Kernersville, NC | 42.6 |
| 62 | Mint Hill, NC | 42.3 |
| 63 | Monroe, NC | 42.2 |
| 64 | Matthews, NC | 42 |
| 65 | Jacksonville, NC | 41.9 |
| 66 | Lewisville, NC | 41.8 |
| 67 | Mooresville, NC | 41.6 |
| 68 | Garner, NC | 41.5 |
| 69 | Summerfield, NC | 41.3 |
| 70 | Graham, NC | 41.3 |
| 71 | Stallings, NC | 40.7 |
| 72 | Huntersville, NC | 40.6 |
| 73 | Aberdeen, NC | 40.6 |
| 74 | Havelock, NC | 39.9 |
| 75 | Spring Lake, NC | 39.9 |
| 76 | Newton, NC | 39.7 |
| 77 | Leland, NC | 39.6 |
| 78 | Wake Forest, NC | 39.1 |
| 79 | Archdale, NC | 39.1 |
| 80 | Knightdale, NC | 39 |
| 81 | Thomasville, NC | 38.7 |
| 82 | Zebulon, NC | 38.3 |
| 83 | Waxhaw, NC | 37.3 |
| 84 | Wendell, NC | 37.3 |
| 85 | Indian Trail, NC | 37 |
| 86 | Winterville, NC | 36.8 |
| 87 | Apex, NC | 36.8 |
| 88 | Clayton, NC | 36.8 |
| 89 | Harrisburg, NC | 36.6 |
| 90 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 36.4 |
| 91 | Holly Springs, NC | 36.2 |
| 92 | Morrisville, NC | 34.9 |
| 93 | Rolesville, NC | 34.8 |