Economy#77 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Income Spread
Gini index of household income, 0 = perfectly equal, 100 = one household takes all
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year (B19083), 2024 ↗nhmaps.com/50
New York and California run above .481. New Hampshire sits under .410, tied with Utah and Alaska for the most even income spread in the country.
Gini index of household income inequality (Gini index, 0 to 100 scale (Census 0-1 value x100))
Map: Map: mapchart.net (data: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBR-025 Gini) ↗Data: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year (B19083), 2024 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 42.2 |
| 2 | Idaho | 43.5 |
| 3 | Iowa | 43.6 |
| 4 | Alaska | 44.0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 44.2 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 44.3 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 44.6 |
| 8 | Delaware | 44.8 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 44.8 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 45.2 |
| 11 | Indiana | 45.2 |
| 12 | Hawaii | 45.4 |
| 13 | Vermont | 45.5 |
| 14 | Kansas | 45.6 |
| 14 | Oregon | 45.6 |
| 16 | Maryland | 45.6 |
| 17 | Maine | 45.7 |
| 18 | North Dakota | 45.7 |
| 19 | Montana | 45.8 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 46.1 |
| 21 | Colorado | 46.1 |
| 22 | Arizona | 46.2 |
| 23 | Ohio | 46.3 |
| 24 | Missouri | 46.3 |
| 25 | Nevada | 46.5 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 46.6 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 46.7 |
| 28 | Michigan | 46.8 |
| 29 | Virginia | 46.9 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 47.0 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 47.1 |
| 32 | New Jersey | 47.1 |
| 33 | Rhode Island | 47.2 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 47.2 |
| 35 | New Mexico | 47.2 |
| 36 | Washington | 47.3 |
| 37 | Georgia | 47.3 |
| 38 | Alabama | 47.5 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | 47.5 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 47.5 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 47.7 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 47.8 |
| 43 | Texas | 47.9 |
| 44 | Florida | 48.0 |
| 45 | Illinois | 48.0 |
| 46 | Massachusetts | 48.2 |
| 47 | California | 48.5 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 49.2 |
| 49 | Connecticut | 49.9 |
| 50 | New York | 51.9 |