Counties in Washington by gini index

San Juan County had the highest gini index of 39 counties in 2022, at 53.9 index. Garfield County had the lowest, at 38.8 index. The median was 43.8 index and the figure for Washington was 46.4 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.9San Juan County
Lowest38.8Garfield County
Median43.839 counties
Washington46.4History

All counties, 2022

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San Juan CountySan Juan County: 53.9 index53.9Whitman CountyWhitman County: 52.8 index52.8Ferry CountyFerry County: 48.2 index48.2King CountyKing County: 47.7 index47.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 47.5 index47.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 46.7 index46.7Asotin CountyAsotin County: 46.6 index46.6Pacific CountyPacific County: 46.2 index46.2Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 46 index46Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 45.8 index45.8Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 45.6 index45.6Chelan CountyChelan County: 45.4 index45.4Spokane CountySpokane County: 45.2 index45.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 44.7 index44.7Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 44.6 index44.6Clallam CountyClallam County: 44.1 index44.1Adams CountyAdams County: 44.1 index44.1Stevens CountyStevens County: 44 index44Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 44 index44Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 43.8 index43.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 43.7 index43.7Skamania CountySkamania County: 43.6 index43.6Skagit CountySkagit County: 43.6 index43.6Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 43.5 index43.5Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 43.1 index43.1Grant CountyGrant County: 42.9 index42.9Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 42.8 index42.8Benton CountyBenton County: 42.7 index42.7Clark CountyClark County: 42.6 index42.6Island CountyIsland County: 42.4 index42.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 42.3 index42.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 42.3 index42.3Yakima CountyYakima County: 42.2 index42.2Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 42.1 index42.1Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 42 index42Pierce CountyPierce County: 42 index42Mason CountyMason County: 41.8 index41.8Thurston CountyThurston County: 40.7 index40.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 38.8 index38.8
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1San Juan County53.9+0.1
2Whitman County52.8-0.2
3Ferry County48.2+0.7
4King County47.7+0.4
5Jefferson County47.5+0.6
6Columbia County46.7-0.6
7Asotin County46.6+0.7
8Pacific County46.2+2.7
9Kittitas County46+1.5
10Walla Walla County45.8+0.8
11Klickitat County45.6-0.7
12Chelan County45.4-0
13Spokane County45.2+0.3
14Douglas County44.7-0.8
15Whatcom County44.6+0.9
16Clallam County44.1+0.1
17Adams County44.1+0.1
18Stevens County44-0.4
19Grays Harbor County44+1
20Cowlitz County43.8-0.1
21Lincoln County43.7+0.9
22Skamania County43.6+0.7
23Skagit County43.6+0.4
24Pend Oreille County43.5+1.8
25Kitsap County43.1+0.1
26Grant County42.9+0.8
27Wahkiakum County42.8-1.4
28Benton County42.7-0.4
29Clark County42.6+0.4
30Island County42.4-0.9
31Lewis County42.3-0.6
32Franklin County42.3+0.1
33Yakima County42.2-0.1
34Okanogan County42.1-0.1
35Snohomish County42+0.8
36Pierce County42+0.2
37Mason County41.8-0
38Thurston County40.70
39Garfield County38.8+1.6

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

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

San Juan County, with 53.9 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Garfield County, with 38.8 index in 2022.

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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