List of Kenyan counties by Human Development Index

Counties of Kenya by Human Development Index

This is a list of counties in Kenya ranked according to the Human Development Index (HDI) for the year 2023. The highest HDI was recorded in Nairobi County (0.771), while Mandera County registered the lowest value (0.548). Kenya's national HDI stood at 0.602 in 2023, classifying it within the medium human development category. Regionally, the Mount Kenya region exhibited the highest overall development, whereas North Eastern region and North Rift region displayed the lowest levels of human development. ^{[1] [2]}

Counties

Kenyan Counties by Human Development Index

Rank	∆	County	HDI (2023)	Growth
High Human Development (≥ 0.7)
1		Nairobi	0.771	2.69
Medium Human development (≥ 0.55)
2	(1)	Mombasa	0.698	0.71
3	(1)	Nyeri	0.678	0.05
4		Kiambu	0.663	0.28
5		Uasin Gishu	0.654	0.51
6	(1)	Embu	0.650	0.83
7		Kirinyaga	0.646	0.66
8		Nakuru	0.641	0.74
9	(5)	Nyandarua	0.637	1.17
10	(1)	Laikipia	0.635	0.76
11	(5)	Machakos	0.633	1.17
12	(2)	Meru	0.632	0.59
13	(2)	Taita Taveta	0.630	0.92
14	(3)	Nandi	0.627	0.97
15	(3)	Tharaka Nithi	0.626	0.61
16	(2)	Murang'a	0.625	0.92
17	(4)	Kisumu	0.621	1.02
18	(4)	Elgeyo-Marakwet	0.620	0.99
19	(10)	Lamu	0.620	0.10
20	(7)	Trans Nzoia	0.620	0.49
21	(4)	Kericho	0.619	1.30
22	(2)	Bungoma	0.618	0.87
23	(4)	Nyamira	0.616	0.60
24	(3)	Bomet	0.613	1.34
25	(1)	Kisii	0.613	0.83
26	(3)	Baringo	0.609	0.59
27	(2)	Kajiado	0.609	1.28
28	(2)	Kakamega	0.606	0.81
29	(2)	Kitui	0.602	1.29
30	(2)	Vihiga	0.602	0.95
31	(1)	Makueni	0.595	1.33
32	(2)	Busia	0.594	0.83
33	(6)	Siaya	0.583	1.79
34	(1)	Narok	0.578	0.86
35	(2)	Kilifi	0.574	1.23
36	(7)	Homa Bay	0.573	1.78
37	(1)	Kwale	0.573	1.30
38	(4)	Migori	0.567	1.47
39	(3)	Isiolo	0.554	0.30
Low Human development (< 0.55)
40		West Pokot	0.534	0.23
41	(7)	Marsabit	0.522	1.60
42	(7)	Samburu	0.509	2.00
43	(1)	Tana River	0.497	0.78
44	(1)	Garissa	0.494	0.96
45	(4)	Turkana	0.492	2.14
46		Wajir	0.491	1.06
47		Mandera	0.484	0.76

Regions

Regions of Kenya by Human Development Index

Rank	∆	Region	HDI (2023)
1		Nairobi	0.771
2		Mount Kenya	0.643
3	(3)	Lower Eastern	0.610
4	(3)	South Rift	0.605
5	(2)	Western	0.605
6	(2)	Coast	0.599
7	(1)	Nyanza	0.595
8	(3)	North Rift	0.583
9		Northern	0.509

Provinces

Rank	Province	HDI (2022) [3]
Medium human development
1	Nairobi Province	0.663
2	Central Province	0.627
–	Kenya	0.601
3	Eastern Province	0.595
4	Rift Valley Province	0.593
5	Coast Province	0.582
6	Western Province	0.582
7	Nyanza Province	0.576
Low human development
8	North Eastern Province	0.468

See also

• List of counties of Kenya by GDP
• List of East African Community sub regions by Human Development Index

References

1. "Kenya counties hdi 2023". www statskenya.co.ke. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
2. "Kenyan Counties by Hdi 2015". www.data.humdata.org. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.