Counties in Oregon by gini index

Name: Counties in Oregon by gini index, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Wasco County had the highest gini index of 36 counties in 2021, at 48.2 index. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 39.1 index. The median was 44.4 index and the figure for Oregon was 45.9 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.2Wasco County

Lowest39.1Wheeler County

Median44.436 counties

Oregon45.9History

All counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 index
1	Wasco County	48.2
2	Coos County	47.6
3	Benton County	47.5
4	Multnomah County	47.2
5	Josephine County	46.8
6	Lane County	46.5
7	Baker County	46.3
8	Wallowa County	46.2
9	Polk County	46
10	Jackson County	45.9
11	Klamath County	45.6
12	Deschutes County	45.6
13	Lincoln County	45.4
14	Jefferson County	45.2
15	Morrow County	45.1
16	Curry County	44.7
17	Clackamas County	44.6
18	Yamhill County	44.5
19	Malheur County	44.4
20	Grant County	44
21	Lake County	43.9
22	Clatsop County	43.6
23	Marion County	43.5
24	Tillamook County	43.5
25	Union County	43.5
26	Harney County	43.2
27	Hood River County	42.7
28	Gilliam County	42.4
29	Douglas County	42.2
29	Washington County	42.2
31	Crook County	41.9
32	Umatilla County	41.7
33	Sherman County	41.5
34	Columbia County	40.8
35	Linn County	39.8
36	Wheeler County	39.1

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Wasco County, with 48.2 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Wheeler County, with 39.1 index in 2021.

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.