Counties in Ohio by gini index

Pike County had the highest gini index of 88 counties in 2023, at 52.8 index. Van Wert County had the lowest, at 37.5 index. The median was 44 index and the figure for Ohio was 46.7 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.8Pike County
Lowest37.5Van Wert County
Median4488 counties
Ohio46.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Pike CountyPike County: 52.8 index52.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 50.5 index50.5Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County: 50.4 index50.4Noble CountyNoble County: 49.6 index49.6Athens CountyAthens County: 49.1 index49.1Lucas CountyLucas County: 48.8 index48.8Summit CountySummit County: 48.2 index48.2Mahoning CountyMahoning County: 47.3 index47.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 47.3 index47.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 46.9 index46.9Gallia CountyGallia County: 46.8 index46.8Lorain CountyLorain County: 46.8 index46.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 46.6 index46.6Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 46.5 index46.5Wood CountyWood County: 46.4 index46.4Washington CountyWashington County: 46.4 index46.4Scioto CountyScioto County: 46.3 index46.3Erie CountyErie County: 46.2 index46.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 45.9 index45.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 45.8 index45.8Marion CountyMarion County: 45.7 index45.7Guernsey CountyGuernsey County: 45.2 index45.2Trumbull CountyTrumbull County: 45.2 index45.2Licking CountyLicking County: 45 index45Adams CountyAdams County: 44.9 index44.9Columbiana CountyColumbiana County: 44.9 index44.9Ross CountyRoss County: 44.9 index44.9Geauga CountyGeauga County: 44.8 index44.8Muskingum CountyMuskingum County: 44.7 index44.7Darke CountyDarke County: 44.7 index44.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 44.7 index44.7Meigs CountyMeigs County: 44.7 index44.7Brown CountyBrown County: 44.6 index44.6Portage CountyPortage County: 44.5 index44.5Ashtabula CountyAshtabula County: 44.5 index44.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 44.4 index44.4Warren CountyWarren County: 44.3 index44.3Clinton CountyClinton County: 44.2 index44.2Harrison CountyHarrison County: 44.2 index44.2Belmont CountyBelmont County: 44.2 index44.2
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Pike County52.8+1.5
2Hamilton County50.5-0
3Cuyahoga County50.4-0.4
4Noble County49.6+0.1
5Athens County49.1-0.4
6Lucas County48.80
7Summit County48.2+0.4
8Mahoning County47.3+0.4
9Monroe County47.3-1.1
10Franklin County46.9+0.2
11Gallia County46.8+1.8
12Lorain County46.8+0.5
13Jackson County46.6+0.6
14Ottawa County46.5-0.1
15Wood County46.4+0.5
16Washington County46.4-0.6
17Scioto County46.3-0.6
18Erie County46.2-0.3
19Montgomery County45.9+0.1
20Lawrence County45.8-1.7
21Marion County45.7-0.2
22Guernsey County45.2+1.8
22Trumbull County45.2+0.1
24Licking County45+0.3
25Adams County44.9-2.8
26Columbiana County44.9+1
27Ross County44.9+0.3
28Geauga County44.8+0.1
29Muskingum County44.7-1.2
30Darke County44.7+0.5
30Jefferson County44.7-1.7
32Meigs County44.7-1.4
33Brown County44.6+0.6
34Portage County44.5-0.8
35Ashtabula County44.5-0.8
36Hancock County44.4+0.4
37Warren County44.3+0.9
38Clinton County44.2+0.4
38Harrison County44.2-1.1
40Belmont County44.2+0.3
41Stark County44.1-0.4
42Sandusky County44.1+0.5
43Butler County44+0.1
44Logan County44+0.3
45Coshocton County43.9-0.4
46Henry County43.7+1.2
47Fayette County43.5-0.5
48Clermont County43.5-0.2
49Perry County43.5-0.2
50Allen County43.4+0.5
51Greene County43.3-0.8
52Richland County43.3-0.3
53Clark County43+0.7
53Morgan County43+1.3
55Carroll County42.8-1
56Lake County42.8+1.1
57Fulton County42.5+2
58Vinton County42.4+0.3
59Holmes County42.40
60Crawford County42.4+0.3
61Paulding County42.3+0.7
62Medina County42.1+0.5
63Hardin County42.1-0
64Highland County42.1+1.6
65Hocking County42+1.1
66Tuscarawas County41.90
67Pickaway County41.8-0.9
68Delaware County41.6+0.2
69Fairfield County41.6-0.5
69Miami County41.6-0.2
69Seneca County41.6-1
72Union County41.6+0.3
73Wayne County41.6+0.3
74Williams County41.3+1.3
75Shelby County41.3+1.3
76Ashland County41.2+1.3
77Knox County41-0
78Putnam County40.9+2
79Preble County40.8+0.5
80Huron County40.5+0.8
81Madison County39.7+1
82Defiance County39.7-0.1
83Auglaize County39.4+0.4
84Wyandot County39.3-1
85Morrow County38.9+1.6
86Mercer County38.7-0.2
87Champaign County38.7+1.1
88Van Wert County37.5+0.1

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Pike County, with 52.8 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Van Wert County, with 37.5 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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