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Gap between rich and poor, by state in the United States 2016

Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2016

The data displays the states in the U.S. by their gap between rich and poor as of 2016 as calculated using the Gini coefficient. New York was the state with the greatest gap between rich and poor with a Gini coefficient score of 0.51.

District of Columbia	0.54
New York	0.51
Louisiana	0.5
California	0.5
Florida	0.49
Connecticut	0.49
Alabama	0.48
Georgia	0.48
Illinois	0.48
Kentucky	0.48
Massachusetts	0.48
Mississippi	0.48
New Jersey	0.48
New Mexico	0.48
North Carolina	0.48
Rhode Island	0.48
Tennessee	0.48
Texas	0.48
Arkansas	0.47
Michigan	0.47
Arizona	0.47
Montana	0.47
Ohio	0.47
Pennsylvania	0.47
South Carolina	0.47
Virginia	0.47
West Virginia	0.47
Missouri	0.46
Nevada	0.46
Oklahoma	0.46
Oregon	0.46
Washington	0.46
Colorado	0.46
North Dakota	0.45
South Dakota	0.45
Kansas	0.45
Maryland	0.45
Maine	0.45
Minnesota	0.45
Indiana	0.45
Idaho	0.45
Nebraska	0.45
Vermont	0.45
Delaware	0.45
Iowa	0.45
Wisconsin	0.45
Hawaii	0.44
Wyoming	0.44
New Hampshire	0.43
Utah	0.43
Alaska	0.41

Gap between rich and poor, by state in the United States 2016

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