The 18 Most Unequal Cities In America {IMAGES}

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18: New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Top 5% Income Share: 24.0%

Bottom 20% Income Share: 2.7%

New Orleans has an unfortunate and long history of inequality. The devastation from Hurricane Katrina amplified and accelerated the region's problems.



17: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

Gini Index: 0.5034

Top 5% Income Share: 24.0%

Bottom 20% Income Share: 2.7%

According to the Census Bureau's 2013 American Community Survey, the Brownsville metro area, located in the southernmost part of Texas, has much lower educational attainment than many other metro areas: A full 36% of residents have less than a high school diploma, compared to just 13.4% of Americans overall. Similarly, only 17.1% of the Brownsville metro area's population over 25 years old have at least a bachelor's degree, while 29.6% of Americans over 25 do.



16: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

Gini Index: 0.5038

Top 5% Income Share: 26.0%

Bottom 20% Income Share: 3.0%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunter, and mining are a much more important industry in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro area than in other places. According to the 2013 American Community Survey, 9.2% of workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara are in this sector, while just 2.0% of American workers are overall.



15: Staunton-Waynesboro, VA

Gini Index: 0.5042

Top 5% Income Share: 29.0%

Bottom 20% Income Share: 3.1%

The share of workers in the retail trade sector in the Staunton-Waynesboro metro area was 17.1% in 2013, much higher than the national share of 11.6%.



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