Table S4. Gini Ratios by State: 1969, 1979, 1989 (1969 not available for households) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Household Families --------------------------------------------- State 1989 1979 1989 1979 1969 ----------------------------------------------------------------- United States 0.445 0.415 0.414 (NA) 0.361 Alabama 0.458 0.427 0.418 0.385 0.393 Alaska 0.397 0.393 0.387 0.369 0.366 Arizona 0.439 0.399 0.413 0.365 0.363 Arkansas 0.450 0.428 0.405 0.389 0.404 California 0.441 0.408 0.422 0.372 0.357 Colorado 0.426 0.392 0.394 0.354 0.349 Connecticut 0.434 0.390 0.401 0.348 0.336 Delaware 0.411 0.396 0.363 0.361 0.346 District of Columbia 0.492 0.450 0.489 0.434 0.425 Florida 0.450 0.421 0.422 0.385 0.398 Georgia 0.446 0.421 0.417 0.387 0.381 Hawaii 0.408 0.390 0.381 0.365 0.353 Idaho 0.421 0.390 0.386 0.354 0.350 Illinois 0.440 0.396 0.407 0.352 0.342 Indiana 0.411 0.379 0.372 0.337 0.322 Iowa 0.412 0.390 0.368 0.344 0.347 Kansas 0.428 0.399 0.388 0.353 0.362 Kentucky 0.456 0.420 0.421 0.385 0.392 Louisiana 0.476 0.438 0.446 0.400 0.403 Maine 0.414 0.382 0.373 0.342 0.328 Maryland 0.410 0.385 0.384 0.352 0.349 Massachusetts 0.428 0.398 0.387 0.350 0.334 Michigan 0.429 0.389 0.395 0.350 0.329 Minnesota 0.418 0.391 0.379 0.346 0.346 Mississippi 0.475 0.440 0.435 0.401 0.427 Missouri 0.438 0.408 0.400 0.362 0.369 Montana 0.421 0.395 0.379 0.351 0.349 Nebraska 0.414 0.396 0.375 0.351 0.355 Nevada 0.420 0.387 0.386 0.350 0.332 New Hampshire 0.387 0.372 0.344 0.330 0.317 New Jersey 0.431 0.393 0.395 0.354 0.341 New Mexico 0.448 0.415 0.431 0.383 0.389 New York 0.467 0.419 0.434 0.378 0.369 North Carolina 0.430 0.403 0.394 0.365 0.372 North Dakota 0.409 0.397 0.379 0.358 0.369 Ohio 0.427 0.385 0.390 0.340 0.331 Oklahoma 0.445 0.419 0.412 0.376 0.387 Oregon 0.421 0.394 0.390 0.353 0.345 Pennsylvania 0.435 0.391 0.396 0.345 0.334 Rhode Island 0.420 0.397 0.377 0.347 0.341 South Carolina 0.428 0.406 0.396 0.369 0.375 South Dakota 0.394 0.409 0.381 0.370 0.386 Tennessee 0.451 0.418 0.414 0.381 0.390 Texas 0.457 0.415 0.434 0.379 0.380 Utah 0.395 0.371 0.369 0.337 0.330 Vermont 0.385 0.386 0.367 0.349 0.341 Virginia 0.425 0.399 0.398 0.368 0.379 Washington 0.414 0.388 0.378 0.346 0.335 West Virginia 0.448 0.406 0.406 0.363 0.371 Wisconsin 0.402 0.381 0.365 0.335 0.326 Wyoming 0.395 0.372 0.392 0.330 0.340 ----------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: 1970, 1980, and 1990 Censuses of Population Income Statistics Branch/HHES Division U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, D.C. 20233-8500 (301) 457-3242