Where do the poorest people in America live?
To find out where the poorest people in America
live, we sorted all the the states by percentage of
population that lives below the poverty level.
Here is the list:
1. Mississippi
2. New Mexico
3. Louisiana
4. Arkansas
5. Kentucky
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6. Alabama
7. South Carolina
8. West Virginia
9. Texas
10. Georgia
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Per the list above, Mississippi is the state with the
highest percentage of people living below the
poverty level.
We also sorted more than 3000 counties in America
by percentage below the poverty level and came up
with this list:
1. Shannon County, SD
2. Clay County, GA
3. East Carroll Parish, LA
4. Sioux County, ND
5. Todd County, SD
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6. Hudspeth County, TX
7. Holmes County, MS
8. Corson County, SD
9. Wolfe County, KY
10. Humphreys County, MS
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As you can see, Shannon County, SD is the poorest
county in America if you base it on percentage
below the poverty level.
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is always changing and the above information may no longer be correct. The above information should be used
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