Cities in Texas by Gini index

Rio Grande City, TX had the highest Gini index of 256 cities in 2022, at 54.9. Liberty Hill, TX had the lowest, at 25.7. The median was 42.5 and the figure for Texas was 47.6. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.9Rio Grande City, TX

Lowest25.7Liberty Hill, TX

Median42.5256 cities

Texas47.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 index	Change on 2021
1	Rio Grande City, TX	54.9	+3.4
2	Belton, TX	54.4	+2.6
3	College Station, TX	53.9	+0.4
4	Nacogdoches, TX	53.7	-1.4
5	Marshall, TX	53.2	+1.7
6	Houston, TX	53.1	-0.1
7	Dallas, TX	53	+0.2
8	Texarkana, TX	52.7	+0.7
9	Rockport, TX	52.7	-0.7
10	Bonham, TX	52.1	-1.7
11	Bay City, TX	51.6	+1.6
12	Galveston, TX	51.4	+0.7
13	Robstown, TX	51.1	+0.1
14	Port Arthur, TX	50.6	+0.5
15	Uvalde, TX	50.6	+1.5
16	La Porte, TX	50.5	+0.6
17	Waco, TX	50.5	-0.2
18	Granbury, TX	50	-2.5
19	University Park, TX	49.9	0
20	McAllen, TX	49.5	+1.4
21	Pampa, TX	49.3	+0.1
22	Beaumont, TX	49.2	+0.5
23	Lubbock, TX	49	-0.2
24	Beeville, TX	49	+1.8
25	Roma, TX	48.9	+2.5
26	Fredericksburg, TX	48.8	-0.2
27	Tomball, TX	48.7	+2.7
28	Tyler, TX	48.6	-0.1
29	Donna, TX	48.5	-0.7
30	Palmview, TX	48.3	+1.1
31	Huntsville, TX	48.3	+0.1
32	Sweetwater, TX	48.3	+3.8
33	Alice, TX	48.1	+1.3
34	Stephenville, TX	48.1	+1.9
35	Austin, TX	48	+0.3
35	Mission, TX	48	-1.1
37	Bastrop, TX	47.9	+0.2
38	Kingsville, TX	47.7	+0.1
39	Benbrook, TX	47.6	+3.1
40	Edinburg, TX	47.5	+1
41	Midland, TX	47.5	+0.7
42	Pharr, TX	47.4	-0.1
43	West University Place, TX	47.4	+0.6
44	Brenham, TX	47.4	-0.8
45	El Paso, TX	47.3	+0.1
45	Heath, TX	47.3	-1.1
47	Fairview, TX	47.3	-2.2
48	Wichita Falls, TX	47.2	+0.6
49	Bryan, TX	47.1	-0.6
50	Amarillo, TX	46.8	-0.2
51	Bellaire, TX	46.7	-1.6
52	San Marcos, TX	46.6	+0.9
53	Dayton, TX	46.6	+1.2
54	Athens, TX	46.6	-7.8
55	Temple, TX	46.6	+0.8
56	Freeport, TX	46.5	+0.2
57	Sulphur Springs, TX	46.4	+2
58	Longview, TX	46.4	-1
58	Plainview, TX	46.4	+2.8
60	San Antonio, TX	46.3	-0
61	Corsicana, TX	46.3	+2.1
61	Gatesville, TX	46.3	+1.4
63	Orange, TX	46.2	-0.3
63	Weslaco, TX	46.2	-0.1
65	Harlingen, TX	46.2	-1.6
66	Brownsville, TX	46.1	-0.2
67	Leon Valley, TX	46.1	+4.2
68	Alamo, TX	46	+0.8
69	La Marque, TX	46	-1
70	Laredo, TX	45.9	+0.3
71	Corpus Christi, TX	45.8	-0.1
72	Boerne, TX	45.8	+1.9
73	Conroe, TX	45.6	+0.3
73	Texas City, TX	45.6	-0.3
75	Jacksonville, TX	45.5	-0.9
76	Plano, TX	45.5	+0.4
76	Town of Pecos, TX	45.5	n/a
78	Eagle Pass, TX	45.4	+0.7
79	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	45.3	-0.7
80	Denton, TX	45.3	+0.4
81	Kerrville, TX	45.2	+0.5
82	Del Rio, TX	45.1	+1
83	Weatherford, TX	45	+0.7
84	Fort Worth, TX	45	+0.1
85	Lakeway, TX	44.9	+2.3
86	Lufkin, TX	44.9	-0.2
86	Seguin, TX	44.9	-0.6
88	Brownwood, TX	44.9	-2
89	Kaufman, TX	44.8	+3
90	Richardson, TX	44.8	+0.8
91	Abilene, TX	44.7	-0.1
92	Odessa, TX	44.6	+0.9
93	Sherman, TX	44.6	+3
94	Andrews, TX	44.4	+1
95	Dripping Springs, TX	44.4	+1
95	San Angelo, TX	44.4	-0.8
97	Canyon, TX	44.2	-1.3
98	Henderson, TX	44.2	+1.4
99	Mercedes, TX	44.1	-3.9
99	Richmond, TX	44.1	-2.6
101	San Benito, TX	44.1	-0.6
102	Port Lavaca, TX	44.1	+2
103	Paris, TX	44	-2.3
104	Santa Fe, TX	44	+1
104	Seabrook, TX	44	-1.6
106	Levelland, TX	44	+1.3
107	Southlake, TX	44	+0.1
108	Bellmead, TX	43.8	+6.2
109	Victoria, TX	43.6	-0.6
110	Borger, TX	43.6	+0.1
111	Mount Pleasant, TX	43.6	+0.9
112	Colleyville, TX	43.4	+1.1
113	Mineral Wells, TX	43.3	+0.3
114	Arlington, TX	43.2	-0.2
115	El Campo, TX	43.1	-7.4
116	Kilgore, TX	43.1	+2.5
117	Clute, TX	43.1	-0.9
118	Grapevine, TX	43	+0.3
119	Big Spring, TX	43	+0.4
119	Sugar Land, TX	43	-0.5
121	Pasadena, TX	42.9	+0.2
122	Baytown, TX	42.9	-0.6
122	South Houston, TX	42.9	+0.2
124	Coppell, TX	42.7	+0.5
124	Irving, TX	42.7	-0.1
126	Denison, TX	42.7	+0.7
127	Azle, TX	42.7	+1
128	Port Neches, TX	42.5	-3.4
129	Palestine, TX	42.5	+0.2
130	Friendswood, TX	42.5	-0.2
131	Keller, TX	42.4	-0.2
132	Cleburne, TX	42.4	+1
133	Alton, TX	42.3	-0.9
134	Trophy Club, TX	42.3	+2
135	Killeen, TX	42.3	+0.8
136	Gainesville, TX	42.1	+0.6
137	Taylor, TX	42.1	+1
138	Greenville, TX	42	-1.6
139	Addison, TX	42	+0.7
140	Katy, TX	41.9	+0.8
141	Frisco, TX	41.9	-0.1
142	New Braunfels, TX	41.9	-0.2
143	Celina, TX	41.8	-1.3
144	Carrollton, TX	41.8	+0.6
145	Georgetown, TX	41.8	-0.9
146	McKinney, TX	41.8	-0.6
147	Pleasanton, TX	41.7	-0.1
148	Hidalgo, TX	41.7	-1.6
149	Round Rock, TX	41.7	+1.3
150	Socorro, TX	41.6	-1
151	Webster, TX	41.5	+1.6
152	North Richland Hills, TX	41.5	+0.1
153	Lewisville, TX	41.5	+3.4
154	Raymondville, TX	41.4	-0.5
155	Hurst, TX	41.4	+0.3
156	Kennedale, TX	41.3	+1.8
157	Portland, TX	41.2	-0
158	Cedar Hill, TX	41.2	+0.3
159	Terrell, TX	41.1	+1.2
160	Lockhart, TX	41.1	+1.5
161	Universal City, TX	41	-1.7
162	Lancaster, TX	41	+1.4
163	Harker Heights, TX	40.9	+1.8
163	Nederland, TX	40.9	-0.8
165	Snyder, TX	40.9	+1.3
166	Duncanville, TX	40.7	+0.2
167	Angleton, TX	40.7	-1.1
168	Humble, TX	40.6	+0.4
169	Garland, TX	40.6	-0.1
170	Dickinson, TX	40.5	-0.2
170	Grand Prairie, TX	40.5	+1
172	The Colony, TX	40.5	0
172	White Settlement, TX	40.5	+2.1
174	Galena Park, TX	40.4	-0.2
175	Groves, TX	40.3	-0.3
176	Lake Jackson, TX	40.3	+0.4
177	Allen, TX	40.2	+0.7
178	Elgin, TX	40.1	+2.8
179	San Juan, TX	40	-1.5
180	Bedford, TX	40	+0.8
181	Rockwall, TX	40	-0.1
182	Roanoke, TX	40	0
183	Lago Vista, TX	39.9	-2.1
183	Pearland, TX	39.9	+0.9
185	Leander, TX	39.8	+0.8
186	Flower Mound, TX	39.8	+0.6
187	Cedar Park, TX	39.7	+0.4
188	Hereford, TX	39.6	-0.8
189	Deer Park, TX	39.6	+0.2
190	Haltom City, TX	39.6	+1
190	League City, TX	39.6	+0.7
192	Burkburnett, TX	39.5	-1
193	Ingleside, TX	39.3	-1.5
194	Euless, TX	39.1	-0.3
195	Midlothian, TX	39.1	+0.3
196	Farmers Branch, TX	39.1	0
197	Converse, TX	39	-0.4
198	Waxahachie, TX	38.9	-0.1
199	Alvin, TX	38.8	-1.5
200	Helotes, TX	38.8	-2.2
201	Anna, TX	38.7	+3.9
202	DeSoto, TX	38.7	+1.6
203	Copperas Cove, TX	38.6	-0.6
204	Rosenberg, TX	38.6	-2.9
205	Mansfield, TX	38.5	-0.1
206	Dumas, TX	38.4	+1.1
207	Mont Belvieu, TX	38.4	-2
208	Selma, TX	38.3	+4.6
209	Burleson, TX	38.2	+1.7
210	Sachse, TX	38.2	+0.9
211	Buda, TX	38	+1
212	Missouri City, TX	38	-1.3
213	Princeton, TX	37.9	-0.2
214	Horizon City, TX	37.8	-1.2
215	Mesquite, TX	37.8	-0.3
216	Stafford, TX	37.7	-0
217	Ennis, TX	37.5	-2.4
217	Hewitt, TX	37.5	-0.4
217	Seagoville, TX	37.5	-1.1
220	San Elizario, TX	37.5	-0.3
221	Live Oak, TX	37.4	+0.8
222	Glenn Heights, TX	37.4	-0.8
223	Manvel, TX	37.2	-4.7
224	Rowlett, TX	37	+1.7
225	Corinth, TX	36.9	+0.5
226	Josephine, TX	36.9	-1.1
227	Lumberton, TX	36.8	-1.3
228	Schertz, TX	36.8	-0.1
229	Balch Springs, TX	36.6	-0.1
229	Northlake, TX	36.6	+4
231	Highland Village, TX	36.3	-0.1
232	Iowa Colony, TX	36.3	+0.5
233	Prosper, TX	36.2	-0.6
234	Red Oak, TX	36.1	-4.3
235	Forest Hill, TX	36	-1.5
236	Kyle, TX	35.7	-0.6
237	Crowley, TX	35.6	+1.2
237	Robinson, TX	35.6	-0
239	Little Elm, TX	35.5	+1.3
240	Wylie, TX	34.9	+1.5
241	Murphy, TX	33.9	-1.2
242	Watauga, TX	33.8	-0.2
243	Pflugerville, TX	33.3	-0.9
244	Sanger, TX	33.1	-2
245	Forney, TX	32.7	-0.8
246	Hutto, TX	32.4	+0.3
247	Lavon, TX	32.1	-2.2
248	Cibolo, TX	32	-0.8
249	Melissa, TX	31.6	-1.9
250	Saginaw, TX	31.2	-0.3

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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. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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