Counties in Tennessee by gini index

Hancock County had the highest gini index of 95 counties in 2021, at 55.9 index. Trousdale County had the lowest, at 39.1 index. The median was 44.7 index and the figure for Tennessee was 47.9 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.9Hancock County
Median44.795 counties
Tennessee47.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Hancock CountyHancock County: 55.9 index55.9Dyer CountyDyer County: 55 index55Lake CountyLake County: 53.5 index53.5Shelby CountyShelby County: 51.7 index51.7Hickman CountyHickman County: 51.7 index51.7Perry CountyPerry County: 50.5 index50.5Decatur CountyDecatur County: 49.6 index49.6Overton CountyOverton County: 49.5 index49.5Washington CountyWashington County: 49.2 index49.2Davidson CountyDavidson County: 49 index49Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 49 index49Clay CountyClay County: 48.6 index48.6Roane CountyRoane County: 48.6 index48.6Houston CountyHouston County: 48.5 index48.5Sullivan CountySullivan County: 48.4 index48.4Haywood CountyHaywood County: 48.3 index48.3Smith CountySmith County: 48.1 index48.1Knox CountyKnox County: 47.9 index47.9Pickett CountyPickett County: 47.9 index47.9Madison CountyMadison County: 47.7 index47.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 47.7 index47.7Grainger CountyGrainger County: 47.3 index47.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 47.3 index47.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 46.7 index46.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 46.7 index46.7Weakley CountyWeakley County: 46.6 index46.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 46.4 index46.4Hardin CountyHardin County: 46.4 index46.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 46.1 index46.1Benton CountyBenton County: 46 index46Obion CountyObion County: 45.9 index45.9Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 45.9 index45.9Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 45.8 index45.8Greene CountyGreene County: 45.8 index45.8Warren CountyWarren County: 45.8 index45.8Polk CountyPolk County: 45.7 index45.7McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 45.6 index45.6Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 45.5 index45.5Anderson CountyAnderson County: 45.3 index45.3Sevier CountySevier County: 45.2 index45.2
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index
1Hancock County55.9
2Dyer County55
3Lake County53.5
4Shelby County51.7
5Hickman County51.7
6Perry County50.5
7Decatur County49.6
8Overton County49.5
9Washington County49.2
10Davidson County49
10Hamilton County49
12Clay County48.6
13Roane County48.6
14Houston County48.5
15Sullivan County48.4
16Haywood County48.3
17Smith County48.1
18Knox County47.9
19Pickett County47.9
20Madison County47.7
21Franklin County47.7
22Grainger County47.3
23Morgan County47.3
24Johnson County46.7
25Lawrence County46.7
26Weakley County46.6
27Carroll County46.4
28Hardin County46.4
29Fayette County46.1
30Benton County46
31Obion County45.9
32Claiborne County45.9
33Bledsoe County45.8
33Greene County45.8
35Warren County45.8
36Polk County45.7
37McNairy County45.6
38Hamblen County45.5
39Anderson County45.3
40Sevier County45.2
41DeKalb County45.1
42Jackson County45
43Union County45
44Hardeman County44.9
45Cocke County44.9
45Putnam County44.9
47Cannon County44.7
48McMinn County44.7
49Hawkins County44.7
50Giles County44.7
51Gibson County44.6
52Henry County44.6
53Loudon County44.5
54Carter County44.4
55Campbell County44.4
56Wayne County44.3
57Monroe County44.2
58Williamson County44.2
59Bradley County44.2
60Marion County44.2
61Unicoi County44.2
62Wilson County44
63Crockett County43.9
64White County43.9
65Sumner County43.9
66Rhea County43.7
67Scott County43.6
68Coffee County43.5
69Sequatchie County43.4
70Henderson County43.3
71Dickson County43.3
72Blount County43.2
73Tipton County43.2
74Maury County43.1
75Jefferson County42.9
76Lincoln County42.9
77Lewis County42.9
78Grundy County42.7
79Humphreys County42.6
80Bedford County42.5
81Lauderdale County42.2
82Macon County42.2
83Marshall County42
84Meigs County42
85Cumberland County41.8
86Robertson County41.7
87Fentress County41.4
87Montgomery County41.4
89Stewart County41.3
90Moore County41.2
91Rutherford County41.2
92Chester County41
93Van Buren County41
94Cheatham County39.2
95Trousdale County39.1

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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?

Hancock County, with 55.9 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Trousdale 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.

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