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Gini index of household income inequality.
This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.
How unevenly household income is distributed, on a zero-to-one index: zero would mean every household had the same income, while one would mean all income went to one household. It measures the income spread, not whether incomes are high or low — read it beside median income and poverty. This is the Census ACS Gini estimate from table B19083, not the SAIPE program, which does not publish a county Gini series.
District of Columbia has the highest published income inequality in this comparison, at 0.52. The next states shown are New York (0.52) and Connecticut (0.50).
The table orders 51 states by gini index of household income inequality. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. How unevenly household income is distributed, on a zero-to-one index: zero would mean every household had the same income, while one would mean all income went to one household. It measures the income spread, not whether incomes are high or low — read it beside median income and poverty. This is the Census ACS Gini estimate from table B19083, not the SAIPE program, which does not publish a county Gini series.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/income-inequality" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Gini index of household income inequality by state"></iframe>Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Table B19083. · How this is built