Best/Worst

Wealth Inequality by State 2025

Gini Coefficient

0.42
0.44
0.46
0.48
0.5
0.52
State
Gini Coefficient
Average Net Worth
New York Flag
New York0.515$690,037
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut0.502$873,746
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana0.498$459,770
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi0.49$407,691
California Flag
California0.487$884,003
Florida Flag
Florida0.481$619,375
Illinois Flag
Illinois0.48$690,464
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts0.48$787,154
Georgia Flag
Georgia0.479$568,001
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey0.478$810,106
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico0.477$553,107
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky0.476$544,334
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas0.475$439,790
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania0.475$636,880
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina0.475$587,075
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee0.475$530,092
Texas Flag
Texas0.475$634,048
Alabama Flag
Alabama0.474$481,228
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina0.474$653,513
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma0.474$448,494
Nevada Flag
Nevada0.471$636,385
Virginia Flag
Virginia0.469$7,816,643
Ohio Flag
Ohio0.465$545,090
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia0.464$376,690
Michigan Flag
Michigan0.463$550,298
Missouri Flag
Missouri0.463$504,319
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island0.463$523,710
Montana Flag
Montana0.46$490,433
Arizona Flag
Arizona0.459$605,953
Indiana Flag
Indiana0.458$497,440
Washington Flag
Washington0.458$865,309
Maryland Flag
Maryland0.456$650,616
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota0.456$339,955
Colorado Flag
Colorado0.455$711,968
Delaware Flag
Delaware0.451$542,743
Kansas Flag
Kansas0.45$523,916
Oregon Flag
Oregon0.45$666,247
Maine Flag
Maine0.449$494,845
Vermont Flag
Vermont0.447$730,730
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota0.443$648,178
Iowa Flag
Iowa0.442$600,063
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire0.441$735,968
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii0.44$518,417
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska0.44$504,347
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin0.439$553,086
Alaska Flag
Alaska0.438$652,999
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota0.436$614,059
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming0.435$516,292
Idaho Flag
Idaho0.434$626,599
Utah Flag
Utah0.427$474,093

The Lorenz curve is a graphical representation of the distribution of wealth in a society. The further away from the bisector the curve is, the greater the inequality. The Gini coefficient, derived from the Lorenz curve, is the most widely used measure of income inequality in a society