Counties in Tennessee by gini index, 2024

Lake County had the highest gini index of 95 counties in 2024, at 54.2 index. Houston County had the lowest, at 37.9 index. The median was 44.5 index and the figure for Tennessee was 47.6 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.2Lake County
Lowest37.9Houston County
Median44.595 counties
Tennessee47.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Lake CountyLake County: 54.2 index54.2Dyer CountyDyer County: 52.9 index52.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 52.3 index52.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 51.3 index51.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 50.2 index50.2Overton CountyOverton County: 49.6 index49.6Davidson CountyDavidson County: 49.3 index49.3Polk CountyPolk County: 49 index49Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 48.5 index48.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 48.2 index48.2Knox CountyKnox County: 48 index48Hardin CountyHardin County: 47.8 index47.8Grainger CountyGrainger County: 47.6 index47.6Obion CountyObion County: 47.5 index47.5Washington CountyWashington County: 47.2 index47.2Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 47.1 index47.1Rhea CountyRhea County: 47 index47Greene CountyGreene County: 46.9 index46.9Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 46.9 index46.9Madison CountyMadison County: 46.9 index46.9Morgan CountyMorgan County: 46.8 index46.8Sullivan CountySullivan County: 46.7 index46.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 46.7 index46.7Giles CountyGiles County: 46.7 index46.7Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 46.6 index46.6Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 46.6 index46.6Haywood CountyHaywood County: 46.4 index46.4Henry CountyHenry County: 46.3 index46.3Meigs CountyMeigs County: 46.3 index46.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 46.1 index46.1Decatur CountyDecatur County: 46.1 index46.1Scott CountyScott County: 46.1 index46.1Pickett CountyPickett County: 46.1 index46.1Cocke CountyCocke County: 46 index46Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 45.9 index45.9Warren CountyWarren County: 45.8 index45.8Roane CountyRoane County: 45.6 index45.6Chester CountyChester County: 45.5 index45.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 45.5 index45.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 45.4 index45.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Lake County54.2-2.2
2Dyer County52.9-3.6
3Hancock County52.3-4
4Shelby County51.3+0.4
5Lewis County50.2+4.1
6Overton County49.6-1.5
7Davidson County49.3+0.2
8Polk County49+0.7
9Hamilton County48.5+0.1
10Jackson County48.2-1.1
11Knox County48-0.3
12Hardin County47.8+1.2
13Grainger County47.6+0.6
14Obion County47.5+0.3
15Washington County47.2-1.2
16Lauderdale County47.1+1.4
17Rhea County47+5.7
18Greene County46.9+0.9
19Claiborne County46.9+0.3
19Madison County46.9-0.1
21Morgan County46.8+0.3
22Sullivan County46.7-0.3
23Wayne County46.7-3.1
24Giles County46.7+0.2
25Sequatchie County46.6+0.8
26Hamblen County46.6-0.4
27Haywood County46.4-0.1
28Henry County46.3-0.2
29Meigs County46.3-0.2
30Putnam County46.1-0.2
31Decatur County46.1+0.6
32Scott County46.1+0.3
33Pickett County46.1-2.2
34Cocke County46+0.4
35Lincoln County45.90
36Warren County45.8+0.1
37Roane County45.6+0.9
38Chester County45.5+2.5
39Jefferson County45.5-0
40Marshall County45.4+0.9
41Carter County45.3-0.1
42Sevier County45.3+0.3
43Anderson County45.3-0.9
44Lawrence County45.1+0.8
45Williamson County45.1-0.5
46Campbell County44.9-0.5
47McMinn County44.7+1.5
48DeKalb County44.5-0.8
49Unicoi County44.5-0.6
50Henderson County44.4-0.4
51Marion County44.4+0.6
52Johnson County44.3-0.4
53Crockett County44.3-1.1
54Bradley County44.2+0.2
55Cannon County44.2-0.6
56Fayette County44.2-0.7
57Weakley County44+0.4
58Macon County43.8+0.2
59Monroe County43.8-0.1
60Wilson County43.7+0.3
61McNairy County43.7-0.7
62Clay County43.7-0
63Grundy County43.7-1.4
64Carroll County43.6-0.9
65Hardeman County43.6+0.5
66Bledsoe County43.6-0
67Stewart County43.5+2.9
68Loudon County43.5-1.5
69Gibson County43.4+0.4
70Sumner County43.3+0.6
71Franklin County43.3-1.2
72Blount County43.2+0.6
72Hawkins County43.2-1.4
74White County43.2-0.8
75Cumberland County43.1+1.1
76Hickman County42.9-1.5
77Dickson County42.8+1.2
78Tipton County42.7+0.9
79Benton County42.7+0.9
80Union County42.5+0.4
81Coffee County42.5+1.2
82Bedford County42.4+0.2
83Maury County42.3-0.4
84Humphreys County42.3+0.7
85Van Buren County42.1+0.4
86Smith County42-3.4
87Fentress County41.9+0.5
88Robertson County41.5+1
89Cheatham County41.3+0.9
90Perry County41.3-1.8
91Moore County41.1-2.4
92Rutherford County40.2+0.4
93Montgomery County40.1+0.1
94Trousdale County38.6-1
95Houston County37.9-4.6

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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?

Lake County, with 54.2 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Houston County, with 37.9 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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