Counties in Tennessee by gini index

Dyer County had the highest gini index of 95 counties in 2023, at 56.5 index. Trousdale County had the lowest, at 39.6 index. The median was 44.9 index and the figure for Tennessee was 47.6 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.5Dyer County
Median44.995 counties
Tennessee47.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Dyer CountyDyer County: 56.5 index56.5Lake CountyLake County: 56.3 index56.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 56.3 index56.3Overton CountyOverton County: 51.1 index51.1Shelby CountyShelby County: 50.9 index50.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 49.8 index49.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 49.3 index49.3Davidson CountyDavidson County: 49.1 index49.1Washington CountyWashington County: 48.4 index48.4Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 48.4 index48.4Polk CountyPolk County: 48.3 index48.3Knox CountyKnox County: 48.3 index48.3Pickett CountyPickett County: 48.2 index48.2Obion CountyObion County: 47.2 index47.2Grainger CountyGrainger County: 47 index47Sullivan CountySullivan County: 47 index47Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 47 index47Madison CountyMadison County: 46.9 index46.9Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 46.6 index46.6Hardin CountyHardin County: 46.5 index46.5Haywood CountyHaywood County: 46.5 index46.5Meigs CountyMeigs County: 46.5 index46.5Henry CountyHenry County: 46.5 index46.5Giles CountyGiles County: 46.5 index46.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 46.5 index46.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 46.3 index46.3Anderson CountyAnderson County: 46.1 index46.1Lewis CountyLewis County: 46.1 index46.1Greene CountyGreene County: 46 index46Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 45.9 index45.9Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 45.8 index45.8Scott CountyScott County: 45.8 index45.8Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 45.7 index45.7Warren CountyWarren County: 45.6 index45.6Cocke CountyCocke County: 45.6 index45.6Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 45.5 index45.5Decatur CountyDecatur County: 45.5 index45.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 45.5 index45.5Smith CountySmith County: 45.4 index45.4Carter CountyCarter County: 45.4 index45.4
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Dyer County56.5-2.2
2Lake County56.3-0.6
3Hancock County56.3+2.3
4Overton County51.1+0.3
5Shelby County50.9-0.5
6Wayne County49.8+2.1
7Jackson County49.3+3
8Davidson County49.1-0.3
9Washington County48.4-0.5
10Hamilton County48.4-0
11Polk County48.3+2
12Knox County48.3+0.5
13Pickett County48.2+0.4
14Obion County47.2+0.5
15Grainger County47-1.5
16Sullivan County47-0.6
17Hamblen County47+0.7
18Madison County46.9-0.5
19Claiborne County46.6+0.6
20Hardin County46.5+1.8
21Haywood County46.5-0.6
22Meigs County46.5+4.9
23Henry County46.5+1.1
24Giles County46.5-0.1
24Morgan County46.5-0.9
26Putnam County46.3+1.1
27Anderson County46.1+1.4
28Lewis County46.1+1.9
29Greene County46+1.1
30Lincoln County45.9+3
31Sequatchie County45.8+1.4
32Scott County45.8-0.1
33Lauderdale County45.7+0.4
34Warren County45.6+0.8
35Cocke County45.6+0.1
36Williamson County45.5+0.9
37Decatur County45.5-3.1
38Jefferson County45.5+1.6
39Smith County45.4-1.9
40Carter County45.4+0.5
41Campbell County45.4+1.1
42Crockett County45.4+1.1
43DeKalb County45.3-0.8
44Unicoi County45.1-0.4
45Loudon County45-0.1
46Grundy County45-0.9
47Sevier County45+0.4
48Henderson County44.9+0.7
49Fayette County44.8+1.3
50Cannon County44.8-0.6
51Johnson County44.7-2.2
52Roane County44.7-2
53Hawkins County44.6-1.1
54Carroll County44.5-1.1
55Franklin County44.5-1.4
56Marshall County44.5+1.8
57McNairy County44.4-0.3
58Hickman County44.4-0.2
59Lawrence County44.3-2.1
60Bradley County44.1-0.6
61White County44+0.4
62Monroe County43.8+0.1
63Marion County43.80
64Clay County43.7-3.8
65Macon County43.6+1.2
66Weakley County43.6-2.5
67Bledsoe County43.6-1.1
68Wilson County43.50
69Moore County43.4+0.1
70McMinn County43.2-1.6
71Hardeman County43.1-0.1
72Chester County43.1+2.4
73Perry County43-10.4
74Gibson County43-1
75Maury County42.7+0.2
76Sumner County42.7-0.6
77Blount County42.6+0.5
78Houston County42.5-0.7
79Bedford County42.2+0.7
80Union County42.1-2.1
81Cumberland County42.1-0.2
82Tipton County41.9+0.8
83Benton County41.8-1
84Humphreys County41.7-0.2
85Van Buren County41.7-1.6
86Dickson County41.6+0.8
87Fentress County41.4-0.2
88Rhea County41.3-0.4
89Coffee County41.2-1.5
90Stewart County40.6+0.1
91Robertson County40.5-0.8
92Cheatham County40.4+0.8
93Montgomery County40.1-0.3
94Rutherford County39.90
95Trousdale County39.6+0.9

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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?

Dyer County, with 56.5 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Trousdale County, with 39.6 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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