Counties in North Dakota by gini index

Sioux County had the highest gini index of 53 counties in 2022, at 51.5 index. Bowman County had the lowest, at 36.1 index. The median was 44.4 index and the figure for North Dakota was 45.2 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.5Sioux County
Lowest36.1Bowman County
Median44.453 counties
North Dakota45.2History

All counties, 2022

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Sioux CountySioux County: 51.5 index51.5Griggs CountyGriggs County: 50.6 index50.6Wells CountyWells County: 50.5 index50.5Grant CountyGrant County: 50.5 index50.5Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 50 index50Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 49.8 index49.8Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 49.8 index49.8Benson CountyBenson County: 49.2 index49.2Eddy CountyEddy County: 48.5 index48.5Towner CountyTowner County: 47.4 index47.4Dickey CountyDickey County: 47.2 index47.2Adams CountyAdams County: 47 index47Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 46.9 index46.9McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 46.8 index46.8Richland CountyRichland County: 46.8 index46.8Cass CountyCass County: 46.5 index46.5Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 46.3 index46.3Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 45.9 index45.9Barnes CountyBarnes County: 45.7 index45.7Nelson CountyNelson County: 45.7 index45.7Pembina CountyPembina County: 45.6 index45.6Emmons CountyEmmons County: 44.8 index44.8Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 44.7 index44.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 44.7 index44.7McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 44.6 index44.6Slope CountySlope County: 44.5 index44.5Rolette CountyRolette County: 44.4 index44.4Williams CountyWilliams County: 44.3 index44.3Logan CountyLogan County: 44.2 index44.2Morton CountyMorton County: 43.8 index43.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 43.6 index43.6Ward CountyWard County: 43.3 index43.3Burke CountyBurke County: 43.3 index43.3Kidder CountyKidder County: 43.2 index43.2Stark CountyStark County: 43.2 index43.2Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 43 index43McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 42.8 index42.8Pierce CountyPierce County: 42.7 index42.7Foster CountyFoster County: 42.6 index42.6Traill CountyTraill County: 42.3 index42.3Steele CountySteele County: 41.3 index41.3LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 41 index41Sheridan CountySheridan County: 40.9 index40.9Ransom CountyRansom County: 40.7 index40.7Sargent CountySargent County: 40.1 index40.1Divide CountyDivide County: 39.7 index39.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 38.4 index38.4Oliver CountyOliver County: 38.2 index38.2Billings CountyBillings County: 37.9 index37.9McLean CountyMcLean County: 37.8 index37.8Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 37.8 index37.8Renville CountyRenville County: 36.5 index36.5Bowman CountyBowman County: 36.1 index36.1
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Sioux County51.5-0.5
2Griggs County50.6+0.3
3Wells County50.5+3.9
4Grant County50.5+0.7
5Cavalier County50-4.7
6Hettinger County49.8+5.4
6Stutsman County49.8+1.7
8Benson County49.2-1.5
9Eddy County48.5-2.4
10Towner County47.4+1.3
11Dickey County47.2+3.5
12Adams County47-1.1
13Bottineau County46.9+0.6
14McKenzie County46.8+0.2
15Richland County46.8+0.5
16Cass County46.5+0.3
17Ramsey County46.3-0.5
18Grand Forks County45.9-0.3
19Barnes County45.7+1.4
20Nelson County45.7+0.2
21Pembina County45.6+2.3
22Emmons County44.8-0.2
23Mountrail County44.7+2.2
24Dunn County44.7-2.2
25McIntosh County44.6+1.2
26Slope County44.5+5.4
27Rolette County44.4-3.7
28Williams County44.3+0.5
29Logan County44.2+0.3
30Morton County43.8+2.3
31Walsh County43.6-2.2
32Ward County43.3+0.1
33Burke County43.3+1.5
34Kidder County43.2+1.5
35Stark County43.2-1.2
36Burleigh County43-0.3
37McHenry County42.8-0.1
38Pierce County42.7+2.2
39Foster County42.60
40Traill County42.3+0.3
41Steele County41.3+2
42LaMoure County41-1.6
43Sheridan County40.9+1.2
44Ransom County40.7-0.8
45Sargent County40.1-1.4
46Divide County39.7-1.1
47Mercer County38.4-1.3
48Oliver County38.2+1.5
49Billings County37.9-4.5
50McLean County37.8-2.4
51Golden Valley County37.8+0.2
52Renville County36.5+1.4
53Bowman County36.1-2.7

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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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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Sioux County, with 51.5 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Bowman County, with 36.1 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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