Counties in Texas by gini index

Sherman County had the highest gini index of 254 counties in 2021, at 58.8 index. Kenedy County had the lowest, at 24.9 index. The median was 45.1 index and the figure for Texas was 47.5 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.8Sherman County
Lowest24.9Kenedy County
Median45.1254 counties
Texas47.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Sherman CountySherman County: 58.8 index58.8Presidio CountyPresidio County: 57.4 index57.4Loving CountyLoving County: 57 index57Haskell CountyHaskell County: 55.8 index55.8Zapata CountyZapata County: 55.4 index55.4Sabine CountySabine County: 54.4 index54.4Crosby CountyCrosby County: 53.9 index53.9Aransas CountyAransas County: 53.7 index53.7Karnes CountyKarnes County: 53 index53Llano CountyLlano County: 52.8 index52.8Nacogdoches CountyNacogdoches County: 52.4 index52.4Falls CountyFalls County: 52.2 index52.2Collingsworth CountyCollingsworth County: 51.9 index51.9Brazos CountyBrazos County: 51.7 index51.7Eastland CountyEastland County: 51.5 index51.5Brooks CountyBrooks County: 51.4 index51.4Dallam CountyDallam County: 51.4 index51.4Kimble CountyKimble County: 51.2 index51.2Dimmit CountyDimmit County: 51.2 index51.2Jasper CountyJasper County: 51 index51Starr CountyStarr County: 50.8 index50.8Hemphill CountyHemphill County: 50.4 index50.4Ward CountyWard County: 50.4 index50.4Goliad CountyGoliad County: 50.1 index50.1Dawson CountyDawson County: 49.9 index49.9Leon CountyLeon County: 49.8 index49.8Pecos CountyPecos County: 49.8 index49.8Real CountyReal County: 49.7 index49.7McMullen CountyMcMullen County: 49.7 index49.7Harris CountyHarris County: 49.7 index49.7Throckmorton CountyThrockmorton County: 49.7 index49.7Nolan CountyNolan County: 49.6 index49.6Houston CountyHouston County: 49.5 index49.5Foard CountyFoard County: 49.5 index49.5Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 49.4 index49.4Colorado CountyColorado County: 49.2 index49.2Dallas CountyDallas County: 49.1 index49.1Frio CountyFrio County: 49.1 index49.1Edwards CountyEdwards County: 49 index49Dickens CountyDickens County: 49 index49
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index
1Sherman County58.8
2Presidio County57.4
3Loving County57
4Haskell County55.8
5Zapata County55.4
6Sabine County54.4
7Crosby County53.9
8Aransas County53.7
9Karnes County53
10Llano County52.8
11Nacogdoches County52.4
12Falls County52.2
13Collingsworth County51.9
14Brazos County51.7
15Eastland County51.5
16Brooks County51.4
17Dallam County51.4
18Kimble County51.2
19Dimmit County51.2
20Jasper County51
21Starr County50.8
22Hemphill County50.4
23Ward County50.4
24Goliad County50.1
25Dawson County49.9
26Leon County49.8
26Pecos County49.8
28Real County49.7
29McMullen County49.7
30Harris County49.7
30Throckmorton County49.7
32Nolan County49.6
33Houston County49.5
34Foard County49.5
35Hamilton County49.4
36Colorado County49.2
37Dallas County49.1
38Frio County49.1
39Edwards County49
40Dickens County49
41Cottle County49
42DeWitt County49
43Hall County49
43Marion County49
45Menard County48.8
46Cochran County48.8
47Gray County48.8
48Potter County48.7
49Stephens County48.7
50Henderson County48.6
51Uvalde County48.6
52Lubbock County48.5
52Newton County48.5
54Bowie County48.5
55Fannin County48.4
56Jeff Davis County48.4
57Washington County48.3
58Jefferson County48
59Erath County47.9
60Fayette County47.9
60Gillespie County47.9
62Briscoe County47.9
63Hidalgo County47.9
63Rains County47.9
65Glasscock County47.8
66Willacy County47.8
67Travis County47.7
68Kendall County47.7
69McLennan County47.7
70Gonzales County47.6
71Kleberg County47.5
72Bee County47.5
73Wharton County47.3
74Milam County47.2
75Matagorda County47.2
76Archer County47.2
77Grimes County47.1
77King County47.1
79Montgomery County47
80Cameron County47
81Walker County46.9
82Brown County46.9
83El Paso County46.8
84Baylor County46.7
84Panola County46.7
86Shackelford County46.6
87Shelby County46.6
88Bexar County46.5
89Harrison County46.5
90Smith County46.5
91Lynn County46.4
91Mills County46.4
93Robertson County46.3
94Martin County46.3
95Midland County46.3
96Camp County46.3
96Gregg County46.3
98San Patricio County46.2
99Blanco County46.2
100Nueces County46.2
101San Augustine County46.2
102Jim Wells County46.1
103Trinity County46.1
104Irion County46.1
105Brewster County46.1
105Coke County46.1
105Wood County46.1
108Andrews County46
109Lamar County46
110Kerr County46
111Young County46
112Webb County45.9
113Rusk County45.8
114Van Zandt County45.8
115Franklin County45.7
116Jack County45.7
117Maverick County45.6
118Wichita County45.5
119Live Oak County45.5
120Galveston County45.4
121Tarrant County45.4
122Mitchell County45.4
123Upshur County45.4
124Mason County45.4
125Freestone County45.1
125Swisher County45.1
127Hopkins County45.1
128Terry County45.1
129Waller County45.1
130Navarro County45.1
130Taylor County45.1
130Tom Green County45.1
133Hays County45
134San Jacinto County44.9
135Hood County44.7
136Red River County44.7
137Reeves County44.6
138Lavaca County44.5
139Delta County44.5
140Ector County44.5
141Polk County44.4
141Victoria County44.4
143Hunt County44.2
144Hill County44.2
145Chambers County44.2
145Coleman County44.2
145Duval County44.2
145Wilson County44.2
149Bell County44.1
149Cooke County44.1
149Medina County44.1
152Orange County44.1
153Limestone County44
154Comal County44
155Palo Pinto County44
156Wheeler County43.9
157Hale County43.9
158Bandera County43.8
159Borden County43.8
159Randall County43.8
161Grayson County43.8
162Liberty County43.7
163Lamb County43.7
164Burnet County43.7
164Lipscomb County43.7
166Refugio County43.7
167Tyler County43.7
168Gaines County43.6
169Runnels County43.6
170Val Verde County43.5
171Burleson County43.4
172Cherokee County43.4
173San Saba County43.3
174Cass County43.2
174Collin County43.2
176Howard County43.2
177Hockley County43.1
178Childress County43.1
179Angelina County43.1
180Atascosa County43
181Caldwell County43
182Anderson County43
183Denton County42.9
184Hardin County42.8
185Bailey County42.7
185McCulloch County42.7
187Comanche County42.6
187Fort Bend County42.6
189Hudspeth County42.6
190Motley County42.4
191Oldham County42.4
192Floyd County42.3
193Parker County42.3
194Austin County42.2
195Fisher County42.2
196La Salle County42
197Montague County42
198Titus County42
199Upton County42
200Castro County41.9
201Donley County41.9
202Deaf Smith County41.8
203Jim Hogg County41.8
203Scurry County41.8
205Brazoria County41.7
206Madison County41.5
207Wise County41.5
208Concho County41.5
209Rockwall County41.4
210Hutchinson County41.3
211Hardeman County41.3
212Roberts County41.2
213Wilbarger County41.1
214Morris County41.1
215Calhoun County41.1
216Knox County41
217Hansford County41
218Ellis County40.8
219Ochiltree County40.8
220Yoakum County40.8
221Culberson County40.8
222Bosque County40.7
223Sterling County40.7
224Stonewall County40.6
225Bastrop County40.6
226Carson County40.5
227Coryell County40.4
228Kaufman County40.3
229Jones County40.2
230Parmer County40.1
231Schleicher County40.1
232Callahan County40
233Johnson County39.9
234Williamson County39.9
235Lee County39.9
236Clay County39.9
237Sutton County39.7
238Somervell County39.6
239Guadalupe County39.5
240Lampasas County39
241Jackson County38.9
242Moore County38.7
243Winkler County38.2
244Crane County38
245Zavala County37.8
246Kinney County37.7
247Garza County37.6
248Armstrong County37.1
249Reagan County36.9
250Hartley County36.7

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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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Which county has the highest gini index?

Sherman County, with 58.8 index in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Kenedy County, with 24.9 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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