Counties in North Carolina by gini index

Scotland County had the highest gini index of 100 counties in 2023, at 52.9 index. Camden County had the lowest, at 37.9 index. The median was 45.5 index and the figure for North Carolina was 47.6 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.9Scotland County
Lowest37.9Camden County
Median45.5100 counties
North Carolina47.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Scotland CountyScotland County: 52.9 index52.9Warren CountyWarren County: 51.8 index51.8Watauga CountyWatauga County: 51.4 index51.4Orange CountyOrange County: 51.3 index51.3Bladen CountyBladen County: 51.2 index51.2Robeson CountyRobeson County: 51.1 index51.1Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 50.8 index50.8Washington CountyWashington County: 50.2 index50.2Bertie CountyBertie County: 49.7 index49.7Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 49.7 index49.7Chatham CountyChatham County: 49.5 index49.5Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 49.4 index49.4Yancey CountyYancey County: 49.1 index49.1Halifax CountyHalifax County: 48.9 index48.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 48.8 index48.8Macon CountyMacon County: 48.8 index48.8Hoke CountyHoke County: 48.6 index48.6Avery CountyAvery County: 48.5 index48.5Wilson CountyWilson County: 48.3 index48.3Hertford CountyHertford County: 48.2 index48.2Person CountyPerson County: 48 index48New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 48 index48Pitt CountyPitt County: 48 index48Guilford CountyGuilford County: 47.9 index47.9Polk CountyPolk County: 47.9 index47.9Madison CountyMadison County: 47.6 index47.6Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 47.6 index47.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 47.5 index47.5Columbus CountyColumbus County: 47.5 index47.5Surry CountySurry County: 47.5 index47.5Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 47.4 index47.4Clay CountyClay County: 46.9 index46.9Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 46.7 index46.7Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 46.7 index46.7Richmond CountyRichmond County: 46.7 index46.7Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 46.6 index46.6Yadkin CountyYadkin County: 46.5 index46.5Catawba CountyCatawba County: 46.4 index46.4Durham CountyDurham County: 46.4 index46.4Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 46.3 index46.3
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Scotland County52.9+2.5
2Warren County51.80
3Watauga County51.4+0.6
4Orange County51.3-0.2
5Bladen County51.2-1.4
6Robeson County51.1+0.6
7Alleghany County50.8-0.7
8Washington County50.2-0.5
9Bertie County49.7-4.3
10Northampton County49.7+0.2
11Chatham County49.5-0.1
12Mecklenburg County49.4+0.1
13Yancey County49.1+2.3
14Halifax County48.9-0.3
15Jackson County48.8-0.1
16Macon County48.8+1.5
17Hoke County48.6+0.2
18Avery County48.5-0.6
19Wilson County48.3+0.7
20Hertford County48.2+0.5
21Person County48+3.4
22New Hanover County48-0.5
23Pitt County48+0.1
24Guilford County47.9-0.6
25Polk County47.9+1.7
26Madison County47.6-0.8
27Buncombe County47.6-0.4
28Montgomery County47.50
29Columbus County47.50
29Surry County47.5-0.6
31Forsyth County47.4-1
32Clay County46.9-0.5
33Beaufort County46.7-0.3
33Lenoir County46.7-0
35Richmond County46.7-0.3
36Rutherford County46.6-0.4
37Yadkin County46.5+0.3
38Catawba County46.4-0.2
38Durham County46.40
40Cleveland County46.3-0
41Carteret County46.3+1.1
41Gaston County46.3+0.4
43Craven County46.3+0.6
44Iredell County46.2-0.2
45Mitchell County46.1-1.2
46Transylvania County45.9+1
47Vance County45.9+0.1
48Chowan County45.8-0.6
49Edgecombe County45.7-0.4
49Lincoln County45.7-0.1
51Rockingham County45.3-0.8
52Pamlico County45.3-2.6
53Swain County45.2+0.5
54Sampson County45.2-1
55Moore County45.1+0.4
56Rowan County45.1+0.1
57Anson County45.1+0.3
58Nash County45-0.5
59Ashe County44.9+0.8
60Wayne County44.9-1.8
61Wake County44.9-0.2
62Henderson County44.8-0.3
63Cumberland County44.7-0.3
64Stanly County44.6-0.8
65Brunswick County44.6+0.4
66Union County44.6-0.1
67Burke County44.5-0.9
68Cabarrus County43.8+0.3
69Alexander County43.7+0.4
70Granville County43.7-0.3
71Davidson County43.60
72Alamance County43.5-0.5
73Pender County43.4-0.1
74Cherokee County43.2+1
75Pasquotank County43.2-0.9
76Harnett County43+0.3
77Duplin County43+1.2
77Martin County43-0.6
79Graham County42.9-0.1
80Haywood County42.9-2.4
80McDowell County42.9-1.3
82Caldwell County42.8-0.9
83Jones County42.8-1.9
84Lee County42.7-0.4
85Caswell County42.5-0
86Dare County42.3+0.6
87Johnston County42.3+0.1
88Stokes County42.1-1.9
89Davie County42.1+0.1
90Tyrrell County42+1.7
91Wilkes County41.9-1.8
92Franklin County41.6+0.5
93Onslow County41.6-0.4
94Randolph County41.5-1.3
95Perquimans County41.2+1.6
96Currituck County40.5+0.3
97Gates County40.3+0.8
98Greene County39.6-0.6
99Hyde County39.4-0.9
100Camden County37.9+2.8

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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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Which county has the highest gini index?

Scotland County, with 52.9 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Camden County, with 37.9 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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