Photo by Ken Lund
Mississippi
Mississippi comes in at number 1 as being the poorest state in the United States with the highest poverty rate of 24.2% of its population of 2,984,926. The current median household income of $37,095 is $14,844 below the national median household income.
1 out of 3 children in Mississippi live in poverty today but residents are not giving up. In 2013, the people of Mississippi took to the polls to vote for change and improvement.
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