Counties in North Carolina by gini index

Bertie County had the highest gini index of 100 counties in 2021, at 55.2 index. Hyde County had the lowest, at 33.6 index. The median was 45.5 index and the figure for North Carolina was 47.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.2Bertie County
Lowest33.6Hyde County
Median45.5100 counties
North Carolina47.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Bertie CountyBertie County: 55.2 index55.2Bladen CountyBladen County: 53.6 index53.6Orange CountyOrange County: 51.3 index51.3Warren CountyWarren County: 51.1 index51.1Scotland CountyScotland County: 50.1 index50.1Watauga CountyWatauga County: 50.1 index50.1Washington CountyWashington County: 49.9 index49.9Robeson CountyRobeson County: 49.8 index49.8Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 49.7 index49.7Clay CountyClay County: 49.5 index49.5New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 49.4 index49.4Chatham CountyChatham County: 49.4 index49.4Avery CountyAvery County: 49.3 index49.3Halifax CountyHalifax County: 49.3 index49.3Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 49 index49Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 48.7 index48.7Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 48.6 index48.6Pitt CountyPitt County: 48.6 index48.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 48.4 index48.4Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 48.3 index48.3Guilford CountyGuilford County: 48.1 index48.1Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 48 index48Macon CountyMacon County: 47.6 index47.6Surry CountySurry County: 47.4 index47.4Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 47.4 index47.4Columbus CountyColumbus County: 47.3 index47.3Richmond CountyRichmond County: 47.3 index47.3Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 47.1 index47.1Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 47 index47Sampson CountySampson County: 46.9 index46.9Iredell CountyIredell County: 46.9 index46.9Moore CountyMoore County: 46.9 index46.9Durham CountyDurham County: 46.8 index46.8Vance CountyVance County: 46.8 index46.8Madison CountyMadison County: 46.7 index46.7Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 46.5 index46.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 46.4 index46.4Martin CountyMartin County: 46.3 index46.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 46.3 index46.3Burke CountyBurke County: 46.1 index46.1
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index
1Bertie County55.2
2Bladen County53.6
3Orange County51.3
4Warren County51.1
5Scotland County50.1
6Watauga County50.1
7Washington County49.9
8Robeson County49.8
9Northampton County49.7
10Clay County49.5
11New Hanover County49.4
12Chatham County49.4
13Avery County49.3
14Halifax County49.3
15Mecklenburg County49
16Alleghany County48.7
17Forsyth County48.6
18Pitt County48.6
19Jackson County48.4
20Pamlico County48.3
21Guilford County48.1
22Buncombe County48
23Macon County47.6
24Surry County47.4
25Beaufort County47.4
26Columbus County47.3
27Richmond County47.3
28Rutherford County47.1
29Lenoir County47
30Sampson County46.9
31Iredell County46.9
32Moore County46.9
33Durham County46.8
33Vance County46.8
35Madison County46.7
36Edgecombe County46.5
37Montgomery County46.4
38Martin County46.3
39Lincoln County46.3
40Burke County46.1
41Hoke County46
41Wayne County46
43Cleveland County46
44Rockingham County45.9
45Wilson County45.9
46Mitchell County45.9
47Gaston County45.8
48Wilkes County45.8
49Hertford County45.7
50Catawba County45.7
51Rowan County45.4
52Nash County45.3
53Yancey County45.3
54Pender County45.3
55Craven County45.2
56Haywood County45.1
57Jones County45.1
58Alamance County45
59Carteret County44.9
60Person County44.9
61Stanly County44.9
62Yadkin County44.9
63Swain County44.8
64Alexander County44.8
65Cumberland County44.7
66Wake County44.7
67Brunswick County44.6
67Union County44.6
69Polk County44.5
70Anson County44.5
71Chowan County44.4
72Henderson County43.9
73Davidson County43.8
74Ashe County43.7
75Granville County43.7
76Stokes County43.7
77Caldwell County43.6
77Caswell County43.6
79Cabarrus County43.5
80McDowell County43.4
81Randolph County43.2
81Transylvania County43.2
83Dare County43.2
83Pasquotank County43.2
85Johnston County43
86Graham County42.9
87Harnett County42.3
88Davie County42.2
89Lee County42
90Duplin County42
91Onslow County41.7
92Cherokee County41.6
93Gates County41.5
94Perquimans County41.1
95Greene County41.1
96Franklin County41
97Tyrrell County40.4
98Currituck County39.2
99Camden County36.1
100Hyde County33.6

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Bertie County, with 55.2 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Hyde County, with 33.6 index in 2021.

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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