Wealth Inequality by State
New York has the highest Gini Coefficient in 2024 (0.52), followed by District of Columbia (0.52) and Connecticut (0.5). Utah has the lowest (0.42).
Gini Coefficient, 2024
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All 51 ranked
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Biggest changes · 2021 → 2024
50 states have a value in both years.
Improved most
Declined most
No places moved this way.
Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Utah | 0.42 | $474,093 |
| 2 |  Idaho | 0.43 | $626,599 |
| 3 |  Wisconsin | 0.44 | $553,086 |
| 3 |  Iowa | 0.44 | $600,063 |
| 3 |  South Dakota | 0.44 | $614,059 |
| 3 |  Alaska | 0.44 | $652,999 |
| 7 |  Indiana | 0.45 | $497,440 |
| 7 |  Minnesota | 0.45 | $648,178 |
| 7 |  Nebraska | 0.45 | $504,347 |
| 7 |  Hawaii | 0.45 | $518,417 |
| 7 |  New Hampshire | 0.45 | $735,968 |
| 7 |  Delaware | 0.45 | $542,743 |
| 13 |  Ohio | 0.46 | $545,090 |
| 13 |  Arizona | 0.46 | $605,953 |
| 13 |  Missouri | 0.46 | $504,319 |
| 13 |  Maryland | 0.46 | $650,616 |
| 13 |  Colorado | 0.46 | $711,968 |
| 13 |  Oregon | 0.46 | $666,247 |
| 13 |  Kansas | 0.46 | $523,916 |
| 13 |  Maine | 0.46 | $494,845 |
| 13 |  Montana | 0.46 | $490,433 |
| 13 |  North Dakota | 0.46 | $339,955 |
| 13 |  Vermont | 0.46 | $730,730 |
| 13 |  Wyoming | 0.46 | $516,292 |
| 25 |  Pennsylvania | 0.47 | $636,880 |
| 25 |  Georgia | 0.47 | $568,001 |
| 25 |  Michigan | 0.47 | $550,298 |
| 25 |  New Jersey | 0.47 | $810,106 |
| 25 |  Virginia | 0.47 | $7,816,643 |
| 25 |  Washington | 0.47 | $865,309 |
| 25 |  Tennessee | 0.47 | $530,092 |
| 25 |  South Carolina | 0.47 | $587,075 |
| 25 |  Alabama | 0.47 | $481,228 |
| 25 |  Kentucky | 0.47 | $544,334 |
| 25 |  Oklahoma | 0.47 | $448,494 |
| 25 |  Nevada | 0.47 | $636,385 |
| 25 |  Arkansas | 0.47 | $439,790 |
| 25 |  New Mexico | 0.47 | $553,107 |
| 25 |  West Virginia | 0.47 | $376,690 |
| 25 |  Rhode Island | 0.47 | $523,710 |
| 41 |  Texas | 0.48 | $634,048 |
| 41 |  Florida | 0.48 | $619,375 |
| 41 |  Illinois | 0.48 | $690,464 |
| 41 |  North Carolina | 0.48 | $653,513 |
| 41 |  Massachusetts | 0.48 | $787,154 |
| 41 |  Mississippi | 0.48 | $407,691 |
| 47 |  California | 0.49 | $884,003 |
| 47 |  Louisiana | 0.49 | $459,770 |
| 49 |  Connecticut | 0.5 | $873,746 |
| 50 |  New York | 0.52 | $690,037 |
| 50 |  District of Columbia | 0.52 | — |
What correlates with Gini Coefficient (2024)?
Pearson r against 2,095 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Gini Coefficient tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Gini Coefficient tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Gini Coefficient?
- New York has the highest Gini Coefficient in 2024, at 0.52, followed by District of Columbia (0.52) and Connecticut (0.5).
- Which state has the lowest Gini Coefficient?
- Utah has the lowest Gini Coefficient in 2024, at 0.42.
- What is the median Gini Coefficient across US states?
- The median is 0.47 across the 51 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this wealth inequality by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Capacity4dev; 24/7 Wall St.; Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America.