Counties in North Carolina by gini index

Bertie County had the highest gini index of 100 counties in 2022, at 54 index. Camden County had the lowest, at 35.1 index. The median was 45.7 index and the figure for North Carolina was 47.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54Bertie County
Lowest35.1Camden County
Median45.7100 counties
North Carolina47.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Bertie CountyBertie County: 54 index54Bladen CountyBladen County: 52.6 index52.6Warren CountyWarren County: 51.7 index51.7Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 51.5 index51.5Orange CountyOrange County: 51.4 index51.4Watauga CountyWatauga County: 50.9 index50.9Washington CountyWashington County: 50.7 index50.7Robeson CountyRobeson County: 50.5 index50.5Scotland CountyScotland County: 50.4 index50.4Chatham CountyChatham County: 49.6 index49.6Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 49.5 index49.5Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 49.2 index49.2Halifax CountyHalifax County: 49.2 index49.2Avery CountyAvery County: 49.2 index49.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 49 index49Guilford CountyGuilford County: 48.5 index48.5New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 48.5 index48.5Hoke CountyHoke County: 48.4 index48.4Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 48.4 index48.4Madison CountyMadison County: 48.4 index48.4Surry CountySurry County: 48.1 index48.1Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 48 index48Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 47.9 index47.9Pitt CountyPitt County: 47.9 index47.9Hertford CountyHertford County: 47.7 index47.7Wilson CountyWilson County: 47.6 index47.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 47.5 index47.5Columbus CountyColumbus County: 47.5 index47.5Clay CountyClay County: 47.4 index47.4Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 47.3 index47.3Macon CountyMacon County: 47.2 index47.2Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 47 index47Richmond CountyRichmond County: 47 index47Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 47 index47Yancey CountyYancey County: 46.8 index46.8Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 46.7 index46.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 46.6 index46.6Catawba CountyCatawba County: 46.6 index46.6Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 46.4 index46.4Chowan CountyChowan County: 46.4 index46.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Bertie County54-1.2
2Bladen County52.6-1
3Warren County51.7+0.7
4Alleghany County51.5+2.8
5Orange County51.4+0.1
6Watauga County50.9+0.8
7Washington County50.7+0.7
8Robeson County50.5+0.7
9Scotland County50.4+0.3
10Chatham County49.6+0.2
11Northampton County49.5-0.2
12Mecklenburg County49.2+0.2
13Halifax County49.2-0.1
14Avery County49.2-0.2
15Jackson County49+0.5
16Guilford County48.5+0.4
17New Hanover County48.5-0.9
18Hoke County48.4+2.4
19Forsyth County48.4-0.2
20Madison County48.4+1.7
21Surry County48.1+0.7
22Buncombe County480
23Pamlico County47.9-0.4
24Pitt County47.9-0.7
25Hertford County47.7+2
26Wilson County47.6+1.7
27Montgomery County47.5+1.1
28Columbus County47.5+0.2
29Clay County47.4-2.1
30Mitchell County47.3+1.5
31Macon County47.2-0.4
32Beaufort County47-0.3
33Richmond County47-0.3
34Rutherford County47-0.1
35Yancey County46.8+1.5
36Lenoir County46.7-0.2
37Wayne County46.6+0.6
38Catawba County46.6+0.9
39Cleveland County46.4+0.4
40Chowan County46.4+1.9
41Durham County46.3-0.5
42Iredell County46.3-0.6
43Polk County46.2+1.7
44Yadkin County46.2+1.3
45Sampson County46.2-0.7
46Rockingham County46.1+0.2
47Edgecombe County46.1-0.4
48Gaston County45.9+0.1
49Vance County45.8-1
50Lincoln County45.7-0.5
51Craven County45.7+0.5
52Nash County45.5+0.2
53Stanly County45.4+0.5
54Burke County45.3-0.7
55Haywood County45.3+0.2
56Carteret County45.2+0.2
57Henderson County45.1+1.2
58Wake County45.1+0.4
59Rowan County45-0.4
60Cumberland County45+0.3
61Transylvania County45+1.7
62Anson County44.8+0.3
63Moore County44.7-2.1
64Swain County44.7-0.1
65Jones County44.7-0.4
66Person County44.6-0.3
66Union County44.60
68Brunswick County44.3-0.4
69Ashe County44.1+0.4
70McDowell County44.1+0.7
71Pasquotank County44.1+1
72Alamance County44-1
73Granville County44+0.3
73Stokes County44+0.3
75Caldwell County43.8+0.1
76Wilkes County43.7-2.1
77Davidson County43.6-0.2
78Pender County43.6-1.7
79Martin County43.5-2.8
80Cabarrus County43.5-0.1
81Alexander County43.3-1.5
82Lee County43.1+1.1
83Graham County430
84Randolph County42.8-0.4
85Harnett County42.7+0.5
86Caswell County42.5-1.1
87Cherokee County42.2+0.6
88Johnston County42.1-0.9
89Davie County42-0.2
89Onslow County42+0.3
91Duplin County41.7-0.3
92Dare County41.7-1.4
93Franklin County41.1+0.1
94Tyrrell County40.4-0
95Currituck County40.2+1
96Hyde County40.2+6.6
97Greene County40.2-1
98Perquimans County39.6-1.5
99Gates County39.5-1.9
100Camden County35.1-1

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Bertie County, with 54 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Camden County, with 35.1 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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