Counties in North Dakota by gini index, 2024

Griggs County had the highest gini index of 53 counties in 2024, at 53.8 index. Bowman County had the lowest, at 37.4 index. The median was 45.3 index and the figure for North Dakota was 45.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.8Griggs County
Lowest37.4Bowman County
Median45.353 counties
North Dakota45.7History

All counties, 2024

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Griggs CountyGriggs County: 53.8 index53.8Sioux CountySioux County: 53.1 index53.1Benson CountyBenson County: 52.3 index52.3Grant CountyGrant County: 51.2 index51.2Wells CountyWells County: 50.7 index50.7Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 49.7 index49.7Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 49.7 index49.7Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 49.7 index49.7Nelson CountyNelson County: 49.7 index49.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 48.8 index48.8Eddy CountyEddy County: 48.7 index48.7Dickey CountyDickey County: 48.1 index48.1Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 48.1 index48.1Barnes CountyBarnes County: 47.7 index47.7Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 47.6 index47.6Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 47 index47Slope CountySlope County: 46.7 index46.7Cass CountyCass County: 46.6 index46.6Towner CountyTowner County: 46.5 index46.5Rolette CountyRolette County: 46.3 index46.3Morton CountyMorton County: 46.3 index46.3Emmons CountyEmmons County: 46.2 index46.2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 46 index46Williams CountyWilliams County: 46 index46Pierce CountyPierce County: 45.7 index45.7Pembina CountyPembina County: 45.5 index45.5Logan CountyLogan County: 45.3 index45.3McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 45.3 index45.3Adams CountyAdams County: 44.9 index44.9Richland CountyRichland County: 44.7 index44.7Burke CountyBurke County: 44.5 index44.5Foster CountyFoster County: 44.4 index44.4Steele CountySteele County: 44.3 index44.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 44.2 index44.2Ward CountyWard County: 43.9 index43.9Traill CountyTraill County: 43.9 index43.9Sargent CountySargent County: 43.7 index43.7Kidder CountyKidder County: 43.1 index43.1Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 43.1 index43.1McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 43 index43LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 42.9 index42.9Stark CountyStark County: 42.3 index42.3Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 41.2 index41.2Billings CountyBillings County: 41.1 index41.1McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 40.8 index40.8Ransom CountyRansom County: 40.6 index40.6McLean CountyMcLean County: 40.6 index40.6Oliver CountyOliver County: 40.5 index40.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 40 index40Divide CountyDivide County: 39.7 index39.7Walsh CountyWalsh County: 39.5 index39.5Renville CountyRenville County: 39.1 index39.1Bowman CountyBowman County: 37.4 index37.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Griggs County53.8+1.2
2Sioux County53.1-1
3Benson County52.3+3
4Grant County51.2+0.2
5Wells County50.7+0.2
6Stutsman County49.7-1.4
7Hettinger County49.7+2.4
8Cavalier County49.7+2.4
9Nelson County49.7+4.3
10Dunn County48.8+2.2
11Eddy County48.7+3.3
12Dickey County48.1-1.4
13Mountrail County48.1+2.4
14Barnes County47.7-0.5
15Ramsey County47.6+1.9
16Bottineau County47+0.3
17Slope County46.7-0.3
18Cass County46.6+0.6
19Towner County46.5+0.4
20Rolette County46.3+0.4
21Morton County46.3+0.4
22Emmons County46.2+0.8
23Grand Forks County460
24Williams County46-0
25Pierce County45.7+0.9
26Pembina County45.5+0.2
27Logan County45.3+1.7
28McKenzie County45.3-2
29Adams County44.9-0.8
30Richland County44.7-2
31Burke County44.5+0.8
32Foster County44.4+2.5
33Steele County44.3+0.5
34Sheridan County44.2+3.9
35Ward County43.9+0.8
36Traill County43.9+1.9
37Sargent County43.7+2.2
38Kidder County43.1+2.6
39Burleigh County43.1-0.5
40McIntosh County43-0.7
41LaMoure County42.9-2.7
42Stark County42.3-1.3
43Golden Valley County41.2+0.4
44Billings County41.1-0.4
45McHenry County40.8-2
46Ransom County40.6-1
47McLean County40.6+1.7
48Oliver County40.5+2.4
49Mercer County40+0.3
50Divide County39.7-1.7
51Walsh County39.5-2.4
52Renville County39.1+2.7
53Bowman County37.4+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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Griggs County, with 53.8 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Bowman County, with 37.4 index in 2024.

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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