Counties in Wisconsin by gini index

Milwaukee County had the highest gini index of 72 counties in 2023, at 47.5 index. Dodge County had the lowest, at 38.5 index. The median was 42 index and the figure for Wisconsin was 44.3 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.5Milwaukee County
Lowest38.5Dodge County
Median4272 counties
Wisconsin44.3History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 47.5 index47.5Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 47 index47Door CountyDoor County: 46.6 index46.6Burnett CountyBurnett County: 46.4 index46.4Sawyer CountySawyer County: 46.4 index46.4La Crosse CountyLa Crosse County: 45.6 index45.6Waupaca CountyWaupaca County: 45.2 index45.2Dane CountyDane County: 45.1 index45.1Walworth CountyWalworth County: 45 index45Vilas CountyVilas County: 44.6 index44.6Outagamie CountyOutagamie County: 44.4 index44.4Wood CountyWood County: 44.3 index44.3Langlade CountyLanglade County: 44.2 index44.2Eau Claire CountyEau Claire County: 44.1 index44.1Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 44.1 index44.1Barron CountyBarron County: 44 index44Ashland CountyAshland County: 44 index44Green Lake CountyGreen Lake County: 43.8 index43.8Oneida CountyOneida County: 43.7 index43.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 43.5 index43.5Brown CountyBrown County: 43.3 index43.3Washburn CountyWashburn County: 43.1 index43.1Waushara CountyWaushara County: 43 index43Racine CountyRacine County: 42.9 index42.9Grant CountyGrant County: 42.9 index42.9Shawano CountyShawano County: 42.9 index42.9Crawford CountyCrawford County: 42.8 index42.8Bayfield CountyBayfield County: 42.8 index42.8Richland CountyRichland County: 42.7 index42.7Clark CountyClark County: 42.5 index42.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 42.5 index42.5Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 42.5 index42.5Price CountyPrice County: 42.4 index42.4Forest CountyForest County: 42.2 index42.2Dunn CountyDunn County: 42.2 index42.2Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 42 index42Manitowoc CountyManitowoc County: 42 index42Marathon CountyMarathon County: 41.8 index41.8Vernon CountyVernon County: 41.8 index41.8Pepin CountyPepin County: 41.7 index41.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Milwaukee County47.5+0.2
2Ozaukee County47-0.7
3Door County46.6+0.1
4Burnett County46.4+1.4
4Sawyer County46.4+0.9
6La Crosse County45.6-0.1
7Waupaca County45.2+1.2
8Dane County45.1-0.2
9Walworth County45+1.1
10Vilas County44.6+0.4
11Outagamie County44.4-0
12Wood County44.3-0.2
13Langlade County44.2+0.4
14Eau Claire County44.1+0.2
15Waukesha County44.1-0.1
16Barron County440
17Ashland County44-0.5
18Green Lake County43.8+2.4
19Oneida County43.7-1.6
20Jackson County43.5-1.4
21Brown County43.3-0.2
22Washburn County43.1-0
23Waushara County43-0.9
24Racine County42.9-0.5
25Grant County42.9+0.2
25Shawano County42.90
27Crawford County42.8+0.4
28Bayfield County42.8-0.2
29Richland County42.7+0.7
30Clark County42.5+1.3
31Lincoln County42.5+1.1
31Winnebago County42.5+0.3
33Price County42.4+0.1
34Forest County42.2-0.9
35Dunn County42.2-0.7
36Kenosha County42-0.4
37Manitowoc County42+0.6
38Marathon County41.8-0.7
39Vernon County41.8+0.2
40Pepin County41.7-0.2
41Adams County41.7-0.1
42Chippewa County41.7-0.4
43Pierce County41.6+1.6
44Marinette County41.5+0.1
44Monroe County41.5+0.8
46Florence County41.5-2.1
47Portage County41.5-0.1
48Douglas County41.5-0.6
49Taylor County41.4-1
50Lafayette County41.1+0.2
51Sheboygan County41.1+0.4
52Iron County41-0.1
53Sauk County40.9+0.3
54Green County40.9-0.6
55Rusk County40.9+1.3
56Juneau County40.80
57Marquette County40.7+0.1
58Iowa County40.5+0.1
59Fond du Lac County40.4-0.1
59Rock County40.4+0.2
61Trempealeau County40.4+0.6
62Jefferson County40.3+0.1
63Washington County40.2+0.5
64Menominee County40.2-3
65Calumet County40.2-0.7
66St. Croix County40.1+0.8
67Polk County40.1-0
68Columbia County40-0.3
69Oconto County39.9+0.8
70Buffalo County39.4+0.1
71Kewaunee County39.2-0
72Dodge County38.5-0.6

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest gini index?

Milwaukee County, with 47.5 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Dodge County, with 38.5 index in 2023.

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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