According to the united states census bureau, the following are the places in the united states with the lowest median household income. Mississippi is the nations poorest state while maryland ranks as its richest, according to newly released information from the us census bureau. For example, the poorest counties in new york and pennsylvania had 100% urban populations as of 2010. In order to determine the poorest states, we measured the household income levels for each state, as well as the number of people who live in poverty for each state. We have the smallest economy and manufacturing industries in the entire union.
By comparison, the nations richest state, maryland, had a median income nearly double that of. Aleclaffer state economic competitiveness index reveals a progrowth trend across the nation for 2018. We looked at the most recent census data to determine the states with the highest level of poverty and poor economies. It also ranks last in its rate of child poverty 33. New hampshire representative ken weyler chairman, alec center for state fiscal reform rich states, poor states is the go to index for evaluating state economic growth. They then identified the ten states that have the lowest median income. The principles outlined within these pages give all states a proven roadmap for economic competitiveness. Comparisons between the wealthiest state and poorest state are statistically significant on most measures table 1.
The 11 th edition of rich states, poor states is characterized by great movement in state economic performance and outlook as a result of federal tax reform and the resulting actions of certain states. The poverty rate declined in 14 states, while only one state connecticut saw an increase in poverty in that time period. Health and social conditions of the poorest versus. What are the 10 richest and poorest states in america. On not getting by in america ebook written by barbara ehrenreich. It is commonly called the united states, the united states of america shortened to u. List of lowestincome places in the united states wikipedia. The 20 books every irish american should read the new. There are fortyeight states that border each other and washington, d. The 5 richest and 5 poorest states in america aol finance.
Percent of people in poverty, by state, 2002 2010 the following table shows the poverty rate in the united states as a whole and by state for each year from 2005 to 2010. Relatively low levels of education could be a factor in the poverty and lower incomes in all three states. Locations with populations from the 202017 american community survey are ranked by median household income the median household income figures are also from the 202017 american. Why americans vote the way they do expanded edition gelman, andrew on.
This is a list of lowestincome places in the united states. List of new mexico locations by per capita income wikipedia. Baltimore lost around 5 percent of its population between 2000 and 2010, as people went elsewhere for. In addition, the table includes two and threeyear averages for 20022004.
Here is the list of the top ten poorest large cities in america. Washington is one of seven states along with alaska, florida, nevada, south dakota, texas and wyoming that dont have an income tax. New york new hampshire is the state with the highest median income in the nation, according to a new u. Jose serranos 16th congressional district the poorest in the nation, according to the u. These are the ten poorest states in the union theblaze. These immense gaps in standards of living are a major reason why people from developing nations immigrate to the us instead of vice versa. A few months ago, an aspiring young writer living in one of indias poorest and most violent states asked me to send him a reading list of contemporary american literature. Oddly enough, some of americas richest statesmaryland and virginia, for exampleborder some of the countrys poorest states, like west. The poorest counties of america the new york times. New mexico is the only state ranking among the 10 poorest states not located in the south. In addition to mississippi, the three poorest states include west virginia and arkansas.
The blue states voted for gore and kerry, and the red states put george w. After deignan spoke about each of the books, there was a lively discussion about the merits of other books, and perhaps the dubious value of some of the books on the list. Virgin islands, guam, the northern mariana islands and american samoa are not formally us states, but their residents are american citizens except for american samoa people born in american samoa are. Census shows cleveland is the secondpoorest city in the. People here work very, very hard, but due to the lack of thriving new technology, and a poor education system, it remains one of the poorest states in the nation. Shape up sisters what it took for my town in one of americas fattest and poorest states to lose 15, 000 pounds. Collier writes that 50 failed stateshome to the poorest one billion people on earthpose the central challenge of the developing world in the twentyfirst century. This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. With income inequality a hot topic on the presidential campaign trail, here are americas richest and poorest states in terms of median household income according to analysis by 247 wall street. The united states of america is a federal republic of fifty states, a federal district, and several territories. The great writers who came over before, after, and during famine times and wrote of how life was on the other side.
Youngstownwarrenboardman, ohpa according to the 2010 us census data, this metro area packs 594,746 people. Things dont look nearly as rosy in the south, home to the five poorest states in america. An earlier version of this post misstated the number of counties in the united states. Shape up sisters what it took for my town in one of. Occurances of a modern elf 1 chapters updated mar 29, 2010 04. What has amazed a few people is the fact that the poor states are the red states, which seemed to fly in the face of the storyline that the poor normally vote democratic. Why americans vote the way they do expanded edition. This is the list of the poorest states in america as. Why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it, by paul collier. Al, ar, ky, ms, nc, and va, and another northern set in me, ne, nh, nd, sd, ut, and vt. The poorest 20% of americans are richer on average than. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nickel and dimed. Plenty of the other fellow southern states have stuff we dont. The 5 richest and 5 poorest us states money talks news.
The poorest states in america were west virginia, mississippi, and arkansas. Here are the five states with the biggest disparity between rich and poor counties. In 2010, even the poorest 20 percent of americans consumed three to 30 times more goods and services than the averages for all people in a wide array of developing nations around the world. Mississippi is the poorest state in the us, with 695,915 people living below the poverty line. Todays infographic comes to us from titlemax, and it looks at the wealthiest and poorest counties in each individual u. This is our sixth time ranking the poorest states in america. Writing tagged the united states of america perfect endings 1 chapters updated mar 29, 2010 04. Its described as one of the richest and most unequal states. More than a quartermillion people in the south bronx are living in poverty, making rep.
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