Cities in Texas by Gini index

Nacogdoches, TX had the highest Gini index of 255 cities in 2021, at 55.1. Providence Village, TX had the lowest, at 27. The median was 42.3 and the figure for Texas was 47.5. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.1Nacogdoches, TX

Lowest27Providence Village, TX

Median42.3255 cities

Texas47.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 index
1	Nacogdoches, TX	55.1
2	Athens, TX	54.4
3	Bonham, TX	53.8
4	College Station, TX	53.4
5	Rockport, TX	53.3
6	Houston, TX	53.2
7	Dallas, TX	52.8
8	Granbury, TX	52.6
9	Texarkana, TX	52
10	Belton, TX	51.8
11	Rio Grande City, TX	51.5
12	Marshall, TX	51.4
13	Robstown, TX	51
14	Waco, TX	50.7
15	Galveston, TX	50.6
16	El Campo, TX	50.5
17	Port Arthur, TX	50.1
18	Bay City, TX	50
18	La Porte, TX	50
20	University Park, TX	49.9
21	Fairview, TX	49.4
22	Lubbock, TX	49.2
22	Pampa, TX	49.2
24	Mission, TX	49.2
25	Donna, TX	49.1
26	Uvalde, TX	49.1
27	Fredericksburg, TX	49
28	Beaumont, TX	48.8
29	Tyler, TX	48.7
30	Heath, TX	48.4
31	Bellaire, TX	48.3
32	Huntsville, TX	48.2
33	Brenham, TX	48.2
34	McAllen, TX	48.1
35	Mercedes, TX	48.1
36	Harlingen, TX	47.8
37	Austin, TX	47.8
38	Bastrop, TX	47.7
39	Bryan, TX	47.6
40	Kingsville, TX	47.6
41	Pharr, TX	47.6
42	Longview, TX	47.4
43	Palmview, TX	47.3
44	El Paso, TX	47.2
45	Beeville, TX	47.2
46	Amarillo, TX	47
47	La Marque, TX	47
48	Brownwood, TX	46.9
49	West University Place, TX	46.8
50	Alice, TX	46.8
51	Richmond, TX	46.8
52	Midland, TX	46.7
53	Wichita Falls, TX	46.6
54	Orange, TX	46.5
55	Edinburg, TX	46.5
56	Roma, TX	46.4
57	Brownsville, TX	46.4
57	Jacksonville, TX	46.4
59	Freeport, TX	46.4
60	San Antonio, TX	46.4
61	Paris, TX	46.3
62	Weslaco, TX	46.3
63	Stephenville, TX	46.2
64	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	46
65	Tomball, TX	46
66	Corpus Christi, TX	45.9
67	Texas City, TX	45.9
68	Port Neches, TX	45.8
69	Temple, TX	45.7
70	San Marcos, TX	45.7
71	Seabrook, TX	45.6
72	Laredo, TX	45.6
73	Seguin, TX	45.5
74	Canyon, TX	45.5
75	Dayton, TX	45.4
76	Conroe, TX	45.3
77	Alamo, TX	45.2
78	San Angelo, TX	45.2
79	Lufkin, TX	45.2
80	Plano, TX	45.1
81	Denton, TX	44.9
82	Gatesville, TX	44.9
83	Abilene, TX	44.8
84	Fort Worth, TX	44.8
85	Kerrville, TX	44.7
86	Eagle Pass, TX	44.7
86	San Benito, TX	44.7
88	Benbrook, TX	44.5
89	Sweetwater, TX	44.5
90	Sulphur Springs, TX	44.5
91	Weatherford, TX	44.3
92	Victoria, TX	44.3
93	Corsicana, TX	44.2
94	Del Rio, TX	44.1
95	Richardson, TX	44
96	Clute, TX	43.9
97	Southlake, TX	43.9
98	Boerne, TX	43.8
99	Odessa, TX	43.8
100	Plainview, TX	43.6
101	Greenville, TX	43.6
102	Borger, TX	43.5
103	Arlington, TX	43.5
103	Baytown, TX	43.5
105	Sugar Land, TX	43.5
106	Andrews, TX	43.3
106	Dripping Springs, TX	43.3
108	Hidalgo, TX	43.3
109	Alton, TX	43.2
110	Celina, TX	43.1
111	Santa Fe, TX	43.1
112	Mineral Wells, TX	42.9
113	Irving, TX	42.8
114	Henderson, TX	42.8
115	Mount Pleasant, TX	42.8
115	Universal City, TX	42.8
117	Georgetown, TX	42.7
118	Pasadena, TX	42.7
119	Grapevine, TX	42.7
120	South Houston, TX	42.7
121	Friendswood, TX	42.7
122	Levelland, TX	42.7
123	Lakeway, TX	42.6
124	Keller, TX	42.6
125	Socorro, TX	42.5
126	Big Spring, TX	42.5
127	McKinney, TX	42.4
128	Palestine, TX	42.3
129	Colleyville, TX	42.3
130	Coppell, TX	42.2
131	New Braunfels, TX	42.1
132	Port Lavaca, TX	42
133	Lago Vista, TX	42
134	Denison, TX	42
134	Frisco, TX	42
134	Manvel, TX	42
137	Pleasanton, TX	41.9
138	Leon Valley, TX	41.9
139	Raymondville, TX	41.9
140	Kaufman, TX	41.8
141	Angleton, TX	41.8
142	Nederland, TX	41.7
143	Azle, TX	41.6
144	Sherman, TX	41.5
145	San Juan, TX	41.5
146	Rosenberg, TX	41.5
147	Gainesville, TX	41.5
148	Killeen, TX	41.4
149	Cleburne, TX	41.4
150	North Richland Hills, TX	41.3
151	Addison, TX	41.3
152	Portland, TX	41.2
153	Carrollton, TX	41.2
154	Katy, TX	41.1
155	Taylor, TX	41.1
156	Hurst, TX	41
157	Helotes, TX	41
158	Cedar Hill, TX	40.9
159	Ingleside, TX	40.8
160	Dickinson, TX	40.7
161	Garland, TX	40.7
162	Groves, TX	40.6
163	Kilgore, TX	40.6
164	Duncanville, TX	40.6
165	Galena Park, TX	40.5
166	Burkburnett, TX	40.5
167	The Colony, TX	40.4
168	Round Rock, TX	40.4
169	Hereford, TX	40.4
170	Red Oak, TX	40.4
171	Mont Belvieu, TX	40.4
172	Alvin, TX	40.3
173	Trophy Club, TX	40.3
174	Humble, TX	40.1
175	Rockwall, TX	40.1
176	Terrell, TX	40
177	Ennis, TX	39.9
178	Roanoke, TX	39.9
178	Webster, TX	39.9
180	Lake Jackson, TX	39.9
181	Lockhart, TX	39.7
182	Lancaster, TX	39.6
183	Snyder, TX	39.6
184	Grand Prairie, TX	39.5
185	Allen, TX	39.5
186	Kennedale, TX	39.5
187	Deer Park, TX	39.4
188	Euless, TX	39.4
189	Converse, TX	39.4
190	Missouri City, TX	39.3
191	Cedar Park, TX	39.3
192	Bedford, TX	39.2
193	Copperas Cove, TX	39.2
194	Flower Mound, TX	39.2
195	Harker Heights, TX	39.2
196	Farmers Branch, TX	39.1
197	Leander, TX	39.1
198	Horizon City, TX	39
198	Waxahachie, TX	39
200	Pearland, TX	39
201	League City, TX	38.9
202	Midlothian, TX	38.8
203	Mansfield, TX	38.6
203	Seagoville, TX	38.6
205	Haltom City, TX	38.6
206	White Settlement, TX	38.4
207	Glenn Heights, TX	38.2
208	Mesquite, TX	38.1
208	Princeton, TX	38.1
210	Lewisville, TX	38.1
211	Lumberton, TX	38.1
212	Josephine, TX	38
213	Hewitt, TX	37.9
214	San Elizario, TX	37.8
215	Stafford, TX	37.7
216	Bellmead, TX	37.6
217	Forest Hill, TX	37.5
218	Elgin, TX	37.3
219	Dumas, TX	37.3
220	Sachse, TX	37.2
221	DeSoto, TX	37
222	Buda, TX	37
223	Schertz, TX	36.9
224	Prosper, TX	36.8
225	Live Oak, TX	36.6
226	Balch Springs, TX	36.6
227	Burleson, TX	36.5
228	Corinth, TX	36.5
229	Highland Village, TX	36.4
230	Kyle, TX	36.3
231	Iowa Colony, TX	35.8
232	Robinson, TX	35.6
233	Rowlett, TX	35.3
234	Sanger, TX	35.1
235	Murphy, TX	35.1
236	Anna, TX	34.9
237	Crowley, TX	34.4
238	Lavon, TX	34.3
239	Little Elm, TX	34.2
239	Pflugerville, TX	34.2
241	Watauga, TX	33.9
242	Selma, TX	33.7
243	Melissa, TX	33.5
244	Forney, TX	33.5
245	Wylie, TX	33.4
246	Cibolo, TX	32.8
247	Northlake, TX	32.5
248	Fulshear, TX	32.3
249	Hutto, TX	32.2
250	Saginaw, TX	31.5

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Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.

Covers Spain, the EU and its countries, and the United States. For other countries use gini_index_world_bank, which is measured on a different basis. US values measure household money income before taxes and are not directly comparable with the EU-SILC measure based on equivalised disposable income.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Texas by Gini index, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Texas by Gini index, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/texas-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Texas by Gini index, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/texas-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Texas by Gini index, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/texas-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Texas by Gini index, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/texas-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Nacogdoches, TX, with 55.1 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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