Gap between rich and poor, by state in the U.S. 2017
Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2017
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistics shows the states in the United States by their gap between rich and poor as of 2017 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 0.52. Although not a state, District of Columbia had the highest Gini coefficient in the United States that year.
Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2017
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| Gini Coeffecient | |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 0.53 |
| New York | 0.52 |
| Massachusetts | 0.49 |
| Florida | 0.49 |
| Louisiana | 0.49 |
| Connecticut | 0.49 |
| California | 0.49 |
| Alabama | 0.48 |
| Tennessee | 0.48 |
| Texas | 0.48 |
| South Carolina | 0.48 |
| New Mexico | 0.48 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.48 |
| New Jersey | 0.48 |
| Georgia | 0.48 |
| Mississippi | 0.48 |
| Delaware | 0.48 |
| North Carolina | 0.48 |
| Illinois | 0.48 |
| Kentucky | 0.48 |
| Michigan | 0.47 |
| West Virginia | 0.47 |
| Virginia | 0.47 |
| Rhode Island | 0.47 |
| Arizona | 0.47 |
| Arkansas | 0.47 |
| Oklahoma | 0.47 |
| Oregon | 0.46 |
| Nevada | 0.46 |
| Ohio | 0.46 |
| Washington | 0.46 |
| Colorado | 0.46 |
| Missouri | 0.46 |
| Maryland | 0.45 |
| Minnesota | 0.45 |
| Kansas | 0.45 |
| Indiana | 0.45 |
| Maine | 0.45 |
| Idaho | 0.45 |
| Hawaii | 0.45 |
| Montana | 0.45 |
| Wisconsin | 0.45 |
| North Dakota | 0.45 |
| Vermont | 0.45 |
| South Dakota | 0.45 |
| New Hampshire | 0.44 |
| Iowa | 0.44 |
| Nebraska | 0.44 |
| Wyoming | 0.43 |
| Utah | 0.42 |
| Alaska | 0.42 |
| Gini Coeffecient | |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 0.53 |
| New York | 0.52 |
| Massachusetts | 0.49 |
| Florida | 0.49 |
| Louisiana | 0.49 |
| Connecticut | 0.49 |
| California | 0.49 |
| Alabama | 0.48 |
| Tennessee | 0.48 |
| Texas | 0.48 |
| South Carolina | 0.48 |
| New Mexico | 0.48 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.48 |
| New Jersey | 0.48 |
| Georgia | 0.48 |
| Mississippi | 0.48 |
| Delaware | 0.48 |
| North Carolina | 0.48 |
| Illinois | 0.48 |
| Kentucky | 0.48 |
| Michigan | 0.47 |
| West Virginia | 0.47 |
| Virginia | 0.47 |
| Rhode Island | 0.47 |
| Arizona | 0.47 |
| Arkansas | 0.47 |
| Oklahoma | 0.47 |
| Oregon | 0.46 |
| Nevada | 0.46 |
| Ohio | 0.46 |
| Washington | 0.46 |
| Colorado | 0.46 |
| Missouri | 0.46 |
| Maryland | 0.45 |
| Minnesota | 0.45 |
| Kansas | 0.45 |
| Indiana | 0.45 |
| Maine | 0.45 |
| Idaho | 0.45 |
| Hawaii | 0.45 |
| Montana | 0.45 |
| Wisconsin | 0.45 |
| North Dakota | 0.45 |
| Vermont | 0.45 |
| South Dakota | 0.45 |
| New Hampshire | 0.44 |
| Iowa | 0.44 |
| Nebraska | 0.44 |
| Wyoming | 0.43 |
| Utah | 0.42 |
| Alaska | 0.42 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistics shows the states in the United States by their gap between rich and poor as of 2017 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 0.52. Although not a state, District of Columbia had the highest Gini coefficient in the United States that year.
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- 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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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Supplementary notes
- 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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