US cities by Gini index

Milledgeville, GA had the highest Gini index of 3211 cities in 2021, at 68.8. Mascotte, FL had the lowest, at 24.6. The median was 43.5 and the figure for the United States was 48.2. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest68.8Milledgeville, GA

Lowest24.6Mascotte, FL

Median43.53211 cities

United States48.2History

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	Milledgeville, GA	68.8
2	Red Bluff, CA	64.7
3	Somerset, KY	63.4
4	Dyersburg, TN	63
5	Dublin, GA	62.3
6	Brunswick, GA	62.3
7	Greenwood, MS	61.5
8	Magnolia, AR	61.3
9	Miami Beach, FL	60.8
10	Beverly Hills, CA	60.6
11	Naples, FL	60.1
12	Venice, FL	60.1
13	Vero Beach, FL	59.9
14	Kirksville, MO	59.8
15	West Lafayette, IN	59.7
16	Vidalia, GA	59.7
17	Monroe, LA	59.3
18	Athens, OH	59.2
19	Sunny Isles Beach, FL	58.8
20	Carbondale, IL	58.8
21	Blacksburg, VA	58.7
22	Millville, NJ	58.5
23	East Lansing, MI	58.5
24	Marietta, OH	58.3
25	Troy, AL	58.3
26	Crowley, LA	58.1
27	Pullman, WA	58
28	Starkville, MS	57.7
29	Asbury Park, NJ	57.6
30	Boone, NC	57.6
30	University City, MO	57.6
32	Atlanta, GA	57.4
33	Poughkeepsie, NY	57.3
34	Pinecrest, FL	56.8
34	Trenton, NJ	56.8
36	Ithaca, NY	56.8
37	South Miami, FL	56.6
37	Winter Park, FL	56.6
39	New Orleans, LA	56.4
40	East Cleveland, OH	56.3
41	Corinth, MS	56.3
42	Detroit Lakes, MN	56.3
43	Auburn, AL	56.3
44	Smithfield, NC	56
45	Oxford, MS	55.9
46	Clayton, MO	55.9
47	Calabasas, CA	55.9
48	Hammond, LA	55.8
49	Morgantown, WV	55.7
50	Orangeburg, SC	55.7
51	Miami, FL	55.7
52	Columbia, SC	55.6
52	Moultrie, GA	55.6
54	Greenville, SC	55.6
54	Sarasota, FL	55.6
56	Lighthouse Point, FL	55.6
57	Bay St. Louis, MS	55.5
58	Aventura, FL	55.5
58	Paducah, KY	55.5
60	Santa Monica, CA	55.4
61	Amherst Town, MA	55.3
61	Urbana, IL	55.3
63	Boulder, CO	55.3
64	Winfield, KS	55.2
65	Laurinburg, NC	55.2
66	Nacogdoches, TX	55.1
67	Baton Rouge, LA	55.1
68	Palm Springs, CA	55.1
69	Evanston, IL	55.1
70	Chapel Hill, NC	55
71	Greenwood Village, CO	54.9
72	Clemson, SC	54.9
72	Creve Coeur, MO	54.9
74	New York, NY	54.8
75	State College, PA	54.8
76	Greenacres, FL	54.8
77	Natchitoches, LA	54.7
78	Huntington, WV	54.7
79	Meridian, MS	54.6
79	Rexburg, ID	54.6
81	Oxford, OH	54.6
82	Charleston, WV	54.5
83	New Brunswick, NJ	54.5
84	Valdosta, GA	54.5
85	Shreveport, LA	54.5
86	Sebring, FL	54.4
87	Athens, TX	54.4
87	Summit, NJ	54.4
89	Atlantic City, NJ	54.3
90	Johnson City, TN	54.2
91	Coral Gables, FL	54.2
92	Tampa, FL	54.1
93	Cincinnati, OH	54.1
94	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	54
95	Newport, KY	54
96	Red Bank, NJ	54
97	Thibodaux, LA	53.9
98	Bonham, TX	53.8
99	Boca Raton, FL	53.8
99	Tarpon Springs, FL	53.8
101	Nogales, AZ	53.7
102	Champaign, IL	53.6
102	Paradise Valley, AZ	53.6
104	Boston, MA	53.5
105	College Park, GA	53.5
105	Easley, SC	53.5
107	Newport Beach, CA	53.5
108	Charlottesville, VA	53.5
109	Bloomington, IN	53.4
109	College Station, TX	53.4
109	Laurel, MS	53.4
112	Riviera Beach, FL	53.4
113	Lake City, FL	53.4
114	Rye, NY	53.4
115	Binghamton, NY	53.3
116	Englewood, NJ	53.3
117	Palm Desert, CA	53.3
117	Rockport, TX	53.3
117	Ruston, LA	53.3
120	Laguna Beach, CA	53.3
121	Hattiesburg, MS	53.3
122	Houma, LA	53.2
123	Alexandria, LA	53.2
124	Houston, TX	53.2
125	Kinston, NC	53.2
126	Fort Lauderdale, FL	53.1
127	New Rochelle, NY	53.1
128	Dania Beach, FL	53.1
128	Delray Beach, FL	53.1
130	Shaker Heights, OH	53.1
131	Radford, VA	53
132	Macomb, IL	53
133	Bargersville, IN	53
134	Providence, RI	53
134	Wilmington, NC	53
136	Belmont, NC	52.9
137	Spearfish, SD	52.9
138	Burr Ridge, IL	52.9
139	Chicago, IL	52.9
140	Larkspur, CA	52.9
141	Carrollton, GA	52.9
142	Dallas, TX	52.8
142	Memphis, TN	52.8
142	Natchez, MS	52.8
145	Little Rock, AR	52.8
145	Mount Airy, NC	52.8
147	Rancho Mirage, CA	52.7
148	Cedartown, GA	52.7
148	Princeton, NJ	52.7
150	Lantana, FL	52.7
150	Macon, GA	52.7
150	Peoria, IL	52.7
153	Normal, IL	52.7
154	Grenada, MS	52.7
155	Cleveland, MS	52.6
156	Birmingham, MI	52.6
157	Columbus, MS	52.6
158	Vicksburg, MS	52.6
159	Granbury, TX	52.6
159	Hallandale Beach, FL	52.6
161	New Haven, CT	52.5
162	Tuscaloosa, AL	52.5
163	Glasgow, KY	52.5
164	Los Angeles, CA	52.5
165	Gainesville, FL	52.4
165	Minden, LA	52.4
167	Harrison, NY	52.4
168	Richmond, VA	52.4
169	Kent, OH	52.3
170	La Quinta, CA	52.3
170	Lincoln City, OR	52.3
170	Stillwater, OK	52.3
173	Calhoun, GA	52.3
174	Florence, SC	52.3
175	Beckley, WV	52.2
175	San Luis Obispo, CA	52.2
177	Edina, MN	52.2
178	Bainbridge, GA	52.2
179	Pascagoula, MS	52.2
180	Lake Charles, LA	52.1
181	South Lake Tahoe, CA	52.1
182	Belle Glade, FL	52.1
183	Beachwood, OH	52
184	Jupiter, FL	52
185	Greenville, MS	52
185	Texarkana, TX	52
187	New Iberia, LA	52
187	Salisbury, NC	52
189	Mount Pleasant, MI	51.9
190	Sandy Springs, GA	51.9
191	Ashland, OR	51.9
191	Portsmouth, OH	51.9
191	Sleepy Hollow, NY	51.9
194	Ann Arbor, MI	51.8
194	Belton, TX	51.8
194	Meadville, PA	51.8
197	Brooksville, FL	51.8
197	Philadelphia, PA	51.8
199	Pittsburgh, PA	51.8
200	Highland Park, IL	51.8
201	Wilmington, DE	51.7
202	Garden City, ID	51.7
203	Okmulgee, OK	51.7
204	Fort Smith, AR	51.7
205	Harvey, IL	51.7
205	Kingsport, TN	51.7
207	Lumberton, NC	51.7
208	Great Neck, NY	51.6
208	Tallahassee, FL	51.6
210	Berkeley, CA	51.6
211	Las Vegas, NM	51.6
212	Davis, CA	51.6
213	Fort Myers, FL	51.5
213	Rio Grande City, TX	51.5
215	Cleveland Heights, OH	51.5
216	Lafayette, LA	51.5
217	Mountain Brook, AL	51.5
217	Myrtle Beach, SC	51.5
219	Los Gatos, CA	51.5
220	Marshall, TX	51.4
221	Campbellsville, KY	51.4
222	Peachtree Corners, GA	51.4
223	Cheney, WA	51.4
223	Cornelius, NC	51.4
223	Marco Island, FL	51.4
226	Gretna, LA	51.4
226	Mercer Island, WA	51.4
228	Athens, GA	51.3
229	Cleveland, OH	51.3
230	New Square, NY	51.3
231	Fairhope, AL	51.3
232	Bloomsburg, PA	51.2
232	Canton, IL	51.2
232	Rocky River, OH	51.2
235	California City, CA	51.2
235	Hartford, CT	51.2
237	Ocala, FL	51.2
238	San Francisco, CA	51.2
239	Fairview, NJ	51.2
240	Greenville, NC	51.2
241	Henderson, NC	51.2
242	Baltimore, MD	51.1
242	Eufaula, AL	51.1
244	Spartanburg, SC	51.1
245	Fayetteville, AR	51.1
246	Millington, TN	51.1
247	Steubenville, OH	51.1
248	Beaufort, SC	51.1
248	Jersey City, NJ	51.1
250	Newport, RI	51

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About this ranking

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. 8 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) (US cities 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), US cities 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/us-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). US cities 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/us-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), US cities 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/us-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/us-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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