Counties in Tennessee by gini index

Dyer County had the highest gini index of 95 counties in 2022, at 58.7 index. Trousdale County had the lowest, at 38.7 index. The median was 44.7 index and the figure for Tennessee was 47.6 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.7Dyer County
Median44.795 counties
Tennessee47.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Dyer CountyDyer County: 58.7 index58.7Lake CountyLake County: 56.9 index56.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 54 index54Perry CountyPerry County: 53.5 index53.5Shelby CountyShelby County: 51.3 index51.3Overton CountyOverton County: 50.8 index50.8Davidson CountyDavidson County: 49.4 index49.4Washington CountyWashington County: 48.9 index48.9Decatur CountyDecatur County: 48.6 index48.6Grainger CountyGrainger County: 48.5 index48.5Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 48.4 index48.4Pickett CountyPickett County: 47.9 index47.9Knox CountyKnox County: 47.8 index47.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 47.7 index47.7Sullivan CountySullivan County: 47.6 index47.6Clay CountyClay County: 47.5 index47.5Madison CountyMadison County: 47.4 index47.4Smith CountySmith County: 47.4 index47.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 47.3 index47.3Haywood CountyHaywood County: 47.1 index47.1Johnson CountyJohnson County: 47 index47Obion CountyObion County: 46.7 index46.7Roane CountyRoane County: 46.7 index46.7Giles CountyGiles County: 46.6 index46.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 46.4 index46.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 46.3 index46.3Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 46.3 index46.3Polk CountyPolk County: 46.3 index46.3Weakley CountyWeakley County: 46.2 index46.2DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 46.1 index46.1Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 46 index46Franklin CountyFranklin County: 45.9 index45.9Grundy CountyGrundy County: 45.9 index45.9Scott CountyScott County: 45.8 index45.8Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 45.7 index45.7Carroll CountyCarroll County: 45.7 index45.7Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 45.5 index45.5Cocke CountyCocke County: 45.5 index45.5Henry CountyHenry County: 45.4 index45.4Cannon CountyCannon County: 45.4 index45.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Dyer County58.7+3.7
2Lake County56.9+3.4
3Hancock County54-1.8
4Perry County53.5+3
5Shelby County51.3-0.4
6Overton County50.8+1.3
7Davidson County49.4+0.4
8Washington County48.9-0.3
9Decatur County48.6-1
10Grainger County48.5+1.2
11Hamilton County48.4-0.6
12Pickett County47.9-0.1
13Knox County47.8-0.1
14Wayne County47.7+3.4
15Sullivan County47.6-0.8
16Clay County47.5-1.2
17Madison County47.4-0.3
18Smith County47.4-0.7
19Morgan County47.3+0.1
20Haywood County47.1-1.2
21Johnson County47+0.3
22Obion County46.7+0.8
22Roane County46.7-1.9
24Giles County46.6+1.9
25Lawrence County46.4-0.3
26Jackson County46.3+1.3
27Hamblen County46.3+0.8
28Polk County46.3+0.6
29Weakley County46.2-0.4
30DeKalb County46.1+1.1
31Claiborne County46+0.1
32Franklin County45.9-1.7
33Grundy County45.9+3.2
34Scott County45.8+2.2
35Hawkins County45.7+1
36Carroll County45.7-0.8
37Unicoi County45.5+1.4
38Cocke County45.5+0.6
39Henry County45.4+0.9
40Cannon County45.4+0.7
41Lauderdale County45.3+3
42Putnam County45.3+0.4
43Loudon County45.2+0.7
44Greene County44.9-0.9
45Carter County44.9+0.5
46Warren County44.8-0.9
47McMinn County44.8+0.1
48Bledsoe County44.7-1.1
49Hardin County44.7-1.7
50McNairy County44.7-0.9
51Williamson County44.7+0.5
52Anderson County44.7-0.7
53Bradley County44.6+0.4
54Hickman County44.6-7.1
54Sevier County44.6-0.6
56Campbell County44.3-0
57Crockett County44.3+0.4
57Sequatchie County44.3+1
59Lewis County44.2+1.3
60Henderson County44.2+0.9
60Union County44.2-0.8
62Gibson County44-0.6
63Jefferson County43.9+1
64Marion County43.7-0.4
65Monroe County43.7-0.5
66Fayette County43.5-2.5
66White County43.5-0.3
68Wilson County43.5-0.5
69Sumner County43.3-0.5
70Moore County43.3+2.1
71Van Buren County43.3+2.3
72Hardeman County43.2-1.7
73Houston County43.2-5.3
74Lincoln County42.9-0.1
75Benton County42.8-3.1
76Marshall County42.7+0.7
77Coffee County42.7-0.8
78Maury County42.5-0.6
79Macon County42.5+0.3
80Cumberland County42.3+0.5
81Blount County42.1-1.1
82Humphreys County41.9-0.7
83Rhea County41.8-1.9
84Fentress County41.6+0.3
85Meigs County41.6-0.4
86Bedford County41.5-1
87Robertson County41.3-0.4
88Tipton County41.1-2.1
89Dickson County40.8-2.4
90Chester County40.6-0.4
91Stewart County40.5-0.8
92Montgomery County40.4-1
93Rutherford County39.9-1.3
94Cheatham County39.6+0.4
95Trousdale County38.7-0.5

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Dyer County, with 58.7 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Trousdale County, with 38.7 index in 2022.

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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