This statistics shows the states in the United States by their gap between rich and poor as of 2018 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 2018
The Gini coefficient is calculated by looking at average income rates. A score of zero would reflect perfect income equality and a score of 1 indicates a society where one person would have all the money and all other people have nothing.
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US Census Bureau. (September 26, 2019). Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2020, 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 2018." Chart. September 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 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 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2019, 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 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/ (last visited August 08, 2020)
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