This statistics shows the states in the United States by their gap between rich and poor as of 2019 as calculated using the Gini coefficient. New York was the state with the greatest gap between rich and poor with a Gini coefficient score of 0.51. Although not states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia had the highest Gini coefficients in the United States that year.
Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2019
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US Census Bureau. (September 17, 2020). Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/
US Census Bureau. "Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2019." Chart. September 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/
US Census Bureau. "Gini Coefficient as a Measure for Household Income Distribution Inequality for U.S. States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/
US Census Bureau, Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/ (last visited July 05, 2022)