US cities by Gini index

Milledgeville, GA had the highest Gini index of 3214 cities in 2023, at 67.6. Harrisburg, SD had the lowest, at 26.6. The median was 43.5 and the figure for the United States was 48.3. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest67.6Milledgeville, GA

Lowest26.6Harrisburg, SD

Median43.53214 cities

United States48.3History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 index	Change on 2022
1	Milledgeville, GA	67.6	-0.7
2	Dyersburg, TN	66.6	-2.1
3	Roma, TX	64.7	+15.8
4	Kirksville, MO	64.2	+1
5	Somerset, KY	63.4	+3.7
6	Red Bluff, CA	63	-0.5
7	Miami Beach, FL	62.3	+0.7
8	Sunny Isles Beach, FL	62	+2.4
9	Millville, NJ	61.7	+2.6
10	Dublin, GA	61.2	-0.2
11	Monroe, LA	61.1	+2
12	Naples, FL	60.7	-0
13	Blacksburg, VA	60.6	-0.1
14	Venice, FL	60.4	-0.7
14	West Lafayette, IN	60.4	0
16	Laurel, MS	59.8	+3.6
17	Beverly Hills, CA	59.5	-1.1
18	Vero Beach, FL	59.5	+2.1
19	Paducah, KY	59.4	+0.9
20	Athens, OH	59.4	-0.3
21	Laurinburg, NC	59.3	+4.8
22	East Lansing, MI	59.2	-0.4
23	Minden, LA	59.1	+0.5
24	Crowley, LA	59.1	+1.4
25	Boone, NC	58.8	+2.1
26	Oxford, MS	58.7	+1.1
27	Cedartown, GA	58.3	+1.3
28	Starkville, MS	57.9	-0.9
29	Sarasota, FL	57.9	+0.5
30	Belton, TX	57.6	+3.2
31	Winter Park, FL	57.5	-0.2
32	Greenwood, MS	57.2	-3.7
33	Atlanta, GA	56.7	-0.1
34	Smithfield, NC	56.6	-0.2
35	Corinth, MS	56.5	+0.8
36	Carbondale, IL	56.4	-0.7
37	Poughkeepsie, NY	56.4	-1
38	Auburn, AL	56.4	-0.5
39	LaGrange, GA	56.3	+2.2
40	Pinecrest, FL	56.2	-0.9
41	East Cleveland, OH	56	+1.1
42	New Orleans, LA	55.9	-0.1
43	Clemson, SC	55.9	+1.9
44	Marietta, OH	55.9	-1.7
45	Beckley, WV	55.8	+2.6
46	Sebring, FL	55.7	-0.2
47	New Square, NY	55.6	+2.8
48	Greenville, SC	55.6	+0.1
49	Trenton, NJ	55.6	-0.7
50	Boulder, CO	55.5	-0.6
51	Rexburg, ID	55.4	-0.7
52	Calabasas, CA	55.3	-0.3
53	Boca Raton, FL	55.3	+0.1
54	Morgantown, WV	55.3	+0.4
55	West Park, FL	55.3	+11.3
56	Easley, SC	55.2	-0.8
57	Dania Beach, FL	55.2	0
58	Marco Island, FL	55.2	+1.8
59	Atascadero, CA	55.1	-0.3
60	Santa Monica, CA	55.1	-0.5
61	Lighthouse Point, FL	55.1	-0.2
61	Pullman, WA	55.1	-1.5
63	Columbia, SC	55	-0.7
64	New York, NY	55	+0.1
65	Detroit Lakes, MN	55	-0.7
66	Miami, FL	54.9	-0.6
67	Tarpon Springs, FL	54.9	+0.6
68	Chapel Hill, NC	54.9	+1.3
69	University City, MO	54.9	-1.8
70	Coral Gables, FL	54.8	0
71	Baton Rouge, LA	54.8	-0.4
72	Bargersville, IN	54.8	+3
73	Tampa, FL	54.7	+0.4
74	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	54.7	+0.2
75	Clayton, MO	54.7	+0.2
76	Palm Springs, CA	54.7	-0.9
77	Ithaca, NY	54.7	-0.9
78	Evanston, IL	54.6	-0.3
79	Amherst Town, MA	54.6	+0.7
80	Urbana, IL	54.6	+0.1
81	College Station, TX	54.5	+0.6
82	Huntington, WV	54.4	-0.1
83	Champaign, IL	54.4	+1.4
84	Greenwood Village, CO	54.4	-0.5
84	South Miami, FL	54.4	-1.9
86	Laguna Beach, CA	54.3	+1.4
87	Bloomington, IN	54.3	+0.2
88	Lincoln City, OR	54.2	+1.3
88	Shreveport, LA	54.2	+0.1
90	Glasgow, KY	54.2	+1
91	Bainbridge, GA	54.1	+1.9
91	Brooksville, FL	54.1	+2.9
93	New Rochelle, NY	54.1	-0.3
94	New Iberia, LA	54.1	+1.1
95	Cincinnati, OH	54	-0.3
96	Nacogdoches, TX	54	+0.2
97	Charleston, WV	53.9	-2
98	Klamath Falls, OR	53.9	+2.3
99	Charlottesville, VA	53.8	-0.1
100	Stillwater, OK	53.7	+1
101	Exeter, CA	53.7	+8.7
102	Rancho Mirage, CA	53.7	-0
103	Inkster, MI	53.7	+2.7
104	Newport, RI	53.6	+0.5
105	Gainesville, FL	53.6	+0.9
106	Bay St. Louis, MS	53.6	-1.7
106	Key Biscayne, FL	53.6	+1
106	Mount Pleasant, MI	53.6	+1
106	Natchitoches, LA	53.6	-3.6
110	Key West, FL	53.6	+1.9
111	Hattiesburg, MS	53.4	-0.3
111	Tuscaloosa, AL	53.4	-0.7
113	Houston, TX	53.4	+0.3
113	Ruston, LA	53.4	-0.5
115	Macomb, IL	53.4	-1.2
115	San Luis Obispo, CA	53.4	+0.6
117	Little Rock, AR	53.4	-0.5
117	Princeton, NJ	53.4	+1
119	Fort Lauderdale, FL	53.3	-0.2
120	Thibodaux, LA	53.3	-0.3
121	Boston, MA	53.3	-0.3
121	Cornelius, NC	53.3	+1
123	Brunswick, GA	53.2	-3.8
123	Myrtle Beach, SC	53.2	+1.2
125	Lumberton, NC	53.2	+1.5
126	Delray Beach, FL	53.2	+0.2
127	River Forest, IL	53.2	+1.9
128	Lake Charles, LA	53.2	+0.6
129	Oxford, OH	53.2	-0.6
130	Aventura, FL	53.1	-2.1
131	Rye, NY	53.1	-0
132	Williamsburg, VA	53.1	+0.3
133	Rainbow City, AL	53.1	+7.6
134	Tahlequah, OK	53	+3.3
135	New Haven, CT	53	-0.3
136	Harrison, NY	52.9	+0.1
136	Thomasville, GA	52.9	-0.5
138	Cheney, WA	52.9	+1.4
139	State College, PA	52.9	-1.9
140	Atlantic City, NJ	52.8	-0.4
141	Berkeley, CA	52.8	-0.1
141	Creve Coeur, MO	52.8	+0.7
141	North Adams, MA	52.8	+1.6
144	Brookhaven, MS	52.8	+0.6
144	Carrollton, GA	52.8	-1.6
146	Traverse City, MI	52.8	+0.6
147	Orangeburg, SC	52.8	-0.8
148	Birmingham, MI	52.7	+0.4
149	Newport Beach, CA	52.7	-0.6
150	Dallas, TX	52.7	-0.4
151	Shaker Heights, OH	52.7	-0.9
152	Okmulgee, OK	52.6	-0.8
153	Marshall, TX	52.6	-0.6
153	Peoria, IL	52.6	-0.4
153	Selma, AL	52.6	+1.8
156	Los Angeles, CA	52.6	-0.1
156	Troy, AL	52.6	-3.1
158	Rockport, TX	52.5	-0.1
159	Palm Desert, CA	52.5	-0.2
160	Jupiter, FL	52.5	+0.7
161	Cleveland, MS	52.4	-2
161	Edina, MN	52.4	+0.2
163	Meridian, MS	52.4	-3.3
164	Fort Smith, AR	52.4	-0.4
164	South Lake Tahoe, CA	52.4	-1
166	Chicago, IL	52.4	-0.4
167	Anniston, AL	52.3	+0.7
168	Larkspur, CA	52.3	+0.8
169	West Hollywood, CA	52.2	+1.2
170	Binghamton, NY	52.2	-0.4
171	Forrest City, AR	52.2	+2.7
172	Englewood, NJ	52.2	-2.9
172	Escanaba, MI	52.2	+1.3
172	Johnson City, TN	52.2	-1.1
175	Ann Arbor, MI	52.2	-0.4
176	Natchez, MS	52.2	+0.6
177	Winfield, KS	52.1	-0.8
178	Birmingham, AL	52.1	+0.3
179	Spartanburg, SC	52.1	+0.8
180	Rio Grande City, TX	52.1	-2.8
181	Richmond, VA	52.1	-0.1
182	Weatherford, OK	52.1	+0.3
183	Columbus, MS	52.1	-0.7
183	Salisbury, NC	52.1	+0.1
185	Iowa City, IA	52	+0.3
185	Kent, OH	52	-1
187	Paradise Valley, AZ	52	-1.6
188	Hilton Head Island, SC	51.9	+2.2
189	Little Canada, MN	51.9	+4.5
190	Mount Airy, NC	51.9	-4.6
190	Ridgeland, MS	51.9	+0.6
190	Scottsdale, AZ	51.9	+1
193	Wheeling, WV	51.9	+0.2
194	Vicksburg, MS	51.9	0
195	Macon, GA	51.9	-0.1
195	Winnetka, IL	51.9	+1.6
197	Galveston, TX	51.9	+0.5
198	Menlo Park, CA	51.8	+0.2
199	La Porte, TX	51.8	+1.3
199	Wyomissing, PA	51.8	+1.4
201	Fairhope, AL	51.8	-0.1
201	Murray, KY	51.8	+1.3
201	San Francisco, CA	51.8	+0.1
204	Burr Ridge, IL	51.8	+0.1
205	Sandy Springs, GA	51.8	-0.8
205	Vernal, UT	51.8	+13.1
207	Newport, KY	51.8	-3.3
208	Port Arthur, TX	51.7	+1.1
209	Wilmington, DE	51.7	+0.7
210	Memphis, TN	51.7	-0.6
210	Moultrie, GA	51.7	-0.3
212	Harvey, IL	51.7	+0.3
213	Davis, CA	51.7	+0.1
213	Greeneville, TN	51.7	+1.1
215	Tallahassee, FL	51.7	-0.7
216	Gulfport, FL	51.6	-0.4
216	Wilmington, NC	51.6	-0.6
218	Gretna, LA	51.6	-0.4
219	Claremont, NH	51.6	-0.9
220	Radford, VA	51.6	-0.2
221	Miami Springs, FL	51.5	+1
222	Bullhead City, AZ	51.5	+0.2
222	Philadelphia, PA	51.5	-0.3
224	Mercer Island, WA	51.5	-0.4
225	Portsmouth, OH	51.5	+1.6
226	McMinnville, TN	51.5	+1.6
226	Summit, NJ	51.5	-0.9
228	Sleepy Hollow, NY	51.4	-0.5
228	Wilson, NC	51.4	+1.7
230	San Rafael, CA	51.4	+1.4
231	Baltimore, MD	51.4	-0.1
231	Mountain Brook, AL	51.4	+0.5
231	Normal, IL	51.4	-0.5
231	Tarboro, NC	51.4	-1.1
235	Pittsburgh, PA	51.4	0
236	Highland Park, IL	51.4	-0.3
237	Zion, IL	51.3	+1.6
238	Lafayette, LA	51.3	+0.2
238	New Brunswick, NJ	51.3	-0.3
238	Oakland, CA	51.3	+0.4
241	Alexandria, LA	51.2	-0.5
241	Healdsburg, CA	51.2	+3.4
243	The Dalles, OR	51.2	+1.5
244	Bonham, TX	51.2	-0.9
244	Hallandale Beach, FL	51.2	-1.3
246	Greenville, MS	51.2	+0.9
247	Tulsa, OK	51.2	+0.1
248	Houma, LA	51.1	0
248	Paris, TN	51.1	+2.5
250	Coralville, IA	51.1	+0.2

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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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/us-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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