New York was the state with the greatest gap between rich and poor with a Gini coefficient score of 0.51 in 2021. Although not states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia had the highest Gini coefficients in the United States that year. New Hampshire was considered the most equal of all states with a Gini index of 0.43, the lowest of any state.
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US Census Bureau. "Gini Coefficient as a Measure for Household Income Distribution Inequality in The United States 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/
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Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality in the United States 2021, by state [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/