Counties in Ohio by gini index, 2024

Pike County had the highest gini index of 88 counties in 2024, at 52.1 index. Van Wert County had the lowest, at 38.3 index. The median was 43.8 index and the figure for Ohio was 46.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.1Pike County
Lowest38.3Van Wert County
Median43.888 counties
Ohio46.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Pike CountyPike County: 52.1 index52.1Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 50.8 index50.8Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County: 50.4 index50.4Athens CountyAthens County: 49.3 index49.3Lucas CountyLucas County: 48.5 index48.5Noble CountyNoble County: 48.1 index48.1Scioto CountyScioto County: 47.9 index47.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 47.8 index47.8Mahoning CountyMahoning County: 47.8 index47.8Summit CountySummit County: 47.7 index47.7Gallia CountyGallia County: 47.4 index47.4Wood CountyWood County: 47.2 index47.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 46.9 index46.9Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 46.5 index46.5Lorain CountyLorain County: 46.3 index46.3Columbiana CountyColumbiana County: 46.3 index46.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 45.9 index45.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 45.5 index45.5Brown CountyBrown County: 45.3 index45.3Coshocton CountyCoshocton County: 45.3 index45.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 45.3 index45.3Erie CountyErie County: 45.2 index45.2Ross CountyRoss County: 45.1 index45.1Adams CountyAdams County: 45.1 index45.1Trumbull CountyTrumbull County: 45 index45Geauga CountyGeauga County: 45 index45Muskingum CountyMuskingum County: 45 index45Clinton CountyClinton County: 44.9 index44.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 44.7 index44.7Portage CountyPortage County: 44.7 index44.7Licking CountyLicking County: 44.7 index44.7Darke CountyDarke County: 44.7 index44.7Harrison CountyHarrison County: 44.5 index44.5Warren CountyWarren County: 44.5 index44.5Washington CountyWashington County: 44.5 index44.5Logan CountyLogan County: 44.5 index44.5Sandusky CountySandusky County: 44.5 index44.5Marion CountyMarion County: 44.4 index44.4Henry CountyHenry County: 44.4 index44.4Belmont CountyBelmont County: 44.3 index44.3
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Pike County52.1-0.7
2Hamilton County50.8+0.3
3Cuyahoga County50.4-0.1
4Athens County49.3+0.3
5Lucas County48.5-0.2
6Noble County48.1-1.5
7Scioto County47.9+1.6
8Jackson County47.8+1.3
9Mahoning County47.8+0.5
10Summit County47.7-0.5
11Gallia County47.4+0.6
12Wood County47.2+0.7
13Franklin County46.9-0.1
14Ottawa County46.5-0
15Lorain County46.3-0.5
16Columbiana County46.3+1.4
17Montgomery County45.9-0.1
18Monroe County45.5-1.8
19Brown County45.3+0.7
20Coshocton County45.3+1.4
21Lawrence County45.3-0.5
22Erie County45.2-1.1
23Ross County45.1+0.3
24Adams County45.1+0.2
25Trumbull County45-0.2
26Geauga County45+0.2
26Muskingum County45+0.2
28Clinton County44.9+0.7
29Fayette County44.7+1.2
30Portage County44.7+0.2
31Licking County44.7-0.3
32Darke County44.7-0
33Harrison County44.5+0.4
34Warren County44.5+0.3
34Washington County44.5-1.8
36Logan County44.5+0.5
37Sandusky County44.5+0.4
38Marion County44.4-1.2
39Henry County44.4+0.7
40Belmont County44.3+0.2
41Jefferson County44.1-0.6
42Butler County440
43Allen County44+0.5
44Perry County43.9+0.4
45Guernsey County43.8-1.3
46Meigs County43.8-0.9
47Hardin County43.7+1.5
48Stark County43.7-0.5
49Ashtabula County43.6-0.9
49Clermont County43.6+0.1
51Vinton County43.5+1.1
52Clark County43.3+0.3
53Carroll County43.1+0.3
54Richland County43-0.3
55Holmes County43+0.5
56Lake County42.9+0.1
57Paulding County42.8+0.4
58Greene County42.7-0.6
59Crawford County42.5+0.1
60Hancock County42.5-1.9
61Tuscarawas County42.4+0.5
62Seneca County42.4+0.8
63Medina County42.20
64Delaware County41.9+0.3
65Shelby County41.9+0.6
66Hocking County41.9-0.2
66Pickaway County41.9+0.1
68Knox County41.8+0.7
69Fulton County41.6-0.9
70Fairfield County41.60
71Wayne County41.60
72Miami County41.5-0.1
73Union County41.4-0.2
74Highland County41.3-0.8
75Williams County40.7-0.6
76Morgan County40.7-2.3
77Preble County40.6-0.1
78Huron County40.50
79Wyandot County40.5+1.1
80Ashland County40.4-0.8
81Mercer County40.3+1.5
82Defiance County40.1+0.5
83Putnam County40.1-0.8
84Morrow County40.1+1.2
85Champaign County39.4+0.7
86Madison County39.3-0.3
87Auglaize County38.8-0.5
88Van Wert County38.3+0.8

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Pike County, with 52.1 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Van Wert County, with 38.3 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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