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References. List of Mississippi locations by per capita income. Mississippi is the poorest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $20,670 (2012). [1] Mississippi counties ranked by per capita income. Note: Data is from the 2010 United States Census Data and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Jul 28, 2021 · Mississippi is the poorest state in the country, with a 20.3% poverty rate — and Holmes County is the poorest county in the state, with a 42.4% poverty rate, more than double the rate across...
Sep 1, 2021 · The poorest county in America is Holmes County, Mississippi, with a median household income of $21,504. By contrast, the richest county in the U.S. is Loudoun County, Virginia, which boasts a...
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In Leflore County, the poorest in Mississippi, the median annual household income is $26,735, far less than half of the income the typical American household earns. As is the case in many...
Sep 28, 2020 · Humphreys County — home to a town of 2,200 called Belzoni (pronounced bel-ZO-nuh), dubbed both the “Catfish Capital” and “Heart of the Delta” and where four out of ten people live in poverty — is the single most heavily audited county in the nation, according to a recent ProPublica report.
Mar 19, 2019 · JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Mississippi once again gets a low score for quality of life for residents. A recent study released by USA Today ranks many areas of our state among the top worst counties to live in. Five Mississippi counties made the top 25. The Mississippi Delta region ranks among the poorest areas in the country, so it’s no surprise ...
Nov 12, 2020 · English. Project. READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT. Article. Lessons. Publications. This map depicts the Deep South counties that lack ICU beds (dark gray) and hospitals (light gray). The counties outlined in red are counties that suffer from persistent poverty, many of them the same counties where the enslaved populations were the highest.
