Economy#15 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Income Equality
How evenly household income is spread, per the Census Bureau
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year (ACSBR-025), 2024 ↗nhmaps.com/49
The national Gini index is 0.481; New Hampshire comes in under 0.450, among the lowest in the country. Prosperity spreads wider here than in states that legislate their way toward fairness.
Gini index of household income inequality (Census bucket)
Map: U.S. Census Bureau — ACSBR-025 (Gini Index, Fig. 4) ↗Data: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year (ACSBR-025), 2024 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | Below 0.450 — most equal |
| 2 | Delaware | Below 0.450 — most equal |
| 3 | Idaho | Below 0.450 — most equal |
| 4 | Iowa | Below 0.450 — most equal |
| 5 | Nebraska | Below 0.450 — most equal |
| 6 | New Hampshire | Below 0.450 — most equal |
| 7 | South Dakota | Below 0.450 — most equal |
| 8 | Utah | Below 0.450 — most equal |
| 9 | Wisconsin | Below 0.450 — most equal |
| 10 | Arizona | 0.450–0.469 |
| 11 | Colorado | 0.450–0.469 |
| 12 | Hawaii | 0.450–0.469 |
| 13 | Indiana | 0.450–0.469 |
| 14 | Kansas | 0.450–0.469 |
| 15 | Maine | 0.450–0.469 |
| 16 | Maryland | 0.450–0.469 |
| 17 | Michigan | 0.450–0.469 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 0.450–0.469 |
| 19 | Missouri | 0.450–0.469 |
| 20 | Montana | 0.450–0.469 |
| 21 | Nevada | 0.450–0.469 |
| 22 | North Dakota | 0.450–0.469 |
| 23 | Ohio | 0.450–0.469 |
| 24 | Oregon | 0.450–0.469 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 0.450–0.469 |
| 26 | Vermont | 0.450–0.469 |
| 27 | Virginia | 0.450–0.469 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 0.450–0.469 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 0.450–0.469 |
| 30 | Alabama | 0.470–0.484 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 0.470–0.484 |
| 32 | Florida | 0.470–0.484 |
| 33 | Georgia | 0.470–0.484 |
| 34 | Illinois | 0.470–0.484 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 0.470–0.484 |
| 36 | Massachusetts | 0.470–0.484 |
| 37 | Mississippi | 0.470–0.484 |
| 38 | New Jersey | 0.470–0.484 |
| 39 | New Mexico | 0.470–0.484 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 0.470–0.484 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 0.470–0.484 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | 0.470–0.484 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 0.470–0.484 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 0.470–0.484 |
| 45 | Texas | 0.470–0.484 |
| 46 | Washington | 0.470–0.484 |
| 47 | California | 0.485 and up — least equal |
| 48 | Connecticut | 0.485 and up — least equal |
| 49 | Louisiana | 0.485 and up — least equal |
| 50 | New York | 0.485 and up — least equal |