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The growing chasm in the United States between rich and poor is often cast as a political issue, but it’s clear that the pain isn’t shared equally among residents of congressional districts. Nineteen of the 20 U.S. congressional districts with the highest levels of income inequality are located east of the Mississippi River, according to a Social Explorer analysis of 2015-19 American Community Survey data.
It shouldn’t be a great surprise that a midtown New York City congressional district ranks highest for income inequality, using the Gini coefficient. The Gini for New York’s 10th Congressional District is 0.585 (a 0 means all money is distributed equally; 1 means a single household has all the money. The U.S. average hovers around 0.48). It’s followed by the Chicago-area 7th Congressional District in Illinois (0.569) and Florida’s 27th Congressional District that covers much of Miami (0.568).
Check out the gap between rich and poor in your congressional district with Social Explorer’s easy-to-use report generating and mapping tools.
