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United States Highest Gini Index

Name: United States Gini Index
Creator: World Bank
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41.9 in 2019

Gini index (0=perfect equality, 100=perfect inequality) · World Bank

The highest gini index in United States was 41.9 in 2019. The top 5 years were: 2019 (41.9), 2018 (41.8), 2023 (41.8), 2006 (41.7), 2014 (41.7).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	41.6	−0.2	15th
2023	41.8	+0.1	43rd
2022	41.7	+2.0	59th
2019	41.9	+0.1	66th
2018	41.8	+0.4	75th
2017	41.4	+0.1	62nd
2016	41.3	−0.2	64th
2015	41.5	−0.2	65th
2014	41.7	+0.8	66th
2012	41.2	+0.0	67th
2011	41.2	+1.0	60th
2020	40.0	−1.9	54th
2013	40.9	−0.3	60th
2010	40.2	−0.6	64th
2009	40.8	−0.3	58th
2008	41.1	+0.0	54th
2007	41.1	−0.6	57th
2006	41.7	+0.4	58th
2005	41.3	+0.8	52nd
2021	39.7	−0.3	61st
2004	40.5	−0.3	53rd
2003	40.8	+0.4	48th
2002	40.4	−0.2	42nd
2001	40.6	+0.5	29th
2000	40.1	+0.1	35th
1999	40.0	+0.0	24th
1998	40.0	−0.5	27th
1997	40.5	+0.2	20th
1996	40.3	+0.4	23rd
1995	39.9	−0.1	31st
1994	40.0	−0.4	12th
1993	40.4	+2.0	22nd
1992	38.4	+0.4	20th
1991	38.0	−0.3	11th
1990	38.3	+0.1	12th
1989	38.2	+0.5	10th
1988	37.7	+0.5	10th
1987	37.2	−0.4	18th
1986	37.6	+0.0	10th
1985	37.6	+0.3	10th
1984	37.3	+0.0	9th
1983	37.3	+0.6	6th
1982	36.7	+1.2	5th
1973	36.1	−0.6	3rd
1972	36.7	−0.2	2nd
1971	36.9	+0.3	2nd
1970	36.6	+0.6	2nd
1969	36.0	−0.3	2nd
1967	36.9	−0.2	1st
1966	37.1	+0.3	1st
1965	36.8	−0.6	1st
1964	37.4	+0.7	1st
1968	36.3	−0.6	2nd
1963	36.7	–	1st
1981	35.5	+0.8	7th
1980	34.7	−0.1	4th
1979	34.8	+0.0	6th
1978	34.8	−0.7	3rd
1977	35.5	−0.1	5th
1976	35.6	+0.0	2nd
1975	35.6	+0.1	4th
1974	35.5	−0.6	2nd

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