List of U.S. states by Gini coefficient
The Gini coefficient is a measure of inequality of incomes across individuals.
A score of "0" on the Gini coefficient represents complete equality, i.e., every person has the same income. A score of 1 would represent complete inequality, i.e., where one person has all the income and others have none. Therefore, a lower Gini score is roughly associated with a more equal distribution of income and vice versa.
The information was tabulated in 2010 from data from the American Community Survey conducted by the US Census Bureau. Utah, Alaska, New Hampshire, and Wyoming show the smallest income disparities while the District of Columbia, New York State, Louisiana, and Connecticut have the largest disparities in income between wage earners in all income categories.
In 2010 U.S. income inequality was at its highest level since the United States Census Bureau began tracking household income in 1967. The U.S. also has the greatest disparity among western industrialized nations.
List of U.S. states by Gini coefficient of income inequality
The list goes from the lowest Gini coefficient to the highest.| Rank | State or federal district | Gini Coefficient |
| 1 | Utah | 0.4063 |
| 2 | Alaska | 0.4081 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 0.4304 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 0.4360 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 0.4420 |
| 6 | Iowa | 0.4451 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 0.4477 |
| 8 | South Dakota | 0.4495 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 0.4496 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 0.4498 |
| 11 | Maryland | 0.4499 |
| 12 | Idaho | 0.4503 |
| 13 | Maine | 0.4519 |
| 14 | Delaware | 0.4522 |
| 15 | Indiana | 0.4527 |
| 16 | North Dakota | 0.4533 |
| 17 | Vermont | 0.4539 |
| 18 | Kansas | 0.4550 |
| 19 | Nevada | 0.4577 |
| 20 | Oregon | 0.4583 |
| 21 | Colorado | 0.4586 |
| 22 | Washington | 0.4591 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 0.4645 |
| 24 | Missouri | 0.4646 |
| 25 | Montana | 0.4667 |
| 26 | Ohio | 0.4680 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | 0.4689 |
| 28 | Michigan | 0.4695 |
| 29 | Virginia | 0.4705 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 0.4711 |
| 31 | Arizona | 0.4713 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 0.4719 |
| 33 | South Carolina | 0.4735 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 0.4769 |
| 35 | North Carolina | 0.4780 |
| 36 | Rhode Island | 0.4781 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 0.4786 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 0.4790 |
| 39 | Texas | 0.4800 |
| 40 | Illinois | 0.4810 |
| 41 | New Jersey | 0.4813 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 0.4813 |
| 43 | Georgia | 0.4813 |
| 44 | Mississippi | 0.4828 |
| 45 | Alabama | 0.4847 |
| 46 | Florida | 0.4852 |
| 47 | The United States Of America | 0.486 |
| 48 | California | 0.4899 |
| 49 | Connecticut | 0.4945 |
| 50 | Louisiana | 0.4990 |
| 51 | New York | 0.5229 |
| 52 | District of Columbia | 0.5420 |