I bet you can guess where the poorest cities in the US are...

[cynatnite]

10. Dalton, Ga.
• Population: 142,741
• Income: $32,858

9. Forest City, N.C.
• Population: 67,538
• Income: $32,836

8. Nacogdoches, Texas
• Population: 65,466
• Income: $32,555

7. Martinsville, Va.
• Population: 67,300
• Income: $32,196

6. Cookeville, Tenn.
• Population: 106,498
• Income: $31,813

5. Talladega-Sylacauga, Ala.
• Population: 81,664
• Income: $31,547

4. Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas
• Population: 414,123
• Income: $30,953

3. Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
• Population: 76,066
• Income:$29,930

2. Gallup, N.M.
• Population: 73,664
• Income: $29,696

1. Lumberton, N.C.
• Population: 135,517
• Income: $28,293

http://homes.yahoo.com/news/the-poorest-cities-in-america-172735755.html

[NYC_SKP]

1. I wonder what the Dem/Rep split is among constituents and among congress members.

I wonder...

[kentauros]

4. I don't have a map for that, but look at this map as derived

from population densities per county for the 2012 Presidential election:





Brownsville is as solid a blue as the Northeast, yet listed as one of the ten poorest. Money doesn't mean that much in voting records just by Brownsville alone, and it's the largest population of the ten. And as dixiegrrrrl points out, a little money goes much further in these places than it does in other parts of the country. That list needs to be adjusted to reflect that fact.

[LuvNewcastle]

2. I'm only surprised at some of the cities that aren't on the list.

All of those are decent-sized towns and cities, though, so I guess that's why some of the places I was thinking of aren't on there. My state is mostly made up of small towns, so there really aren't many cities here that have enough population to make the list.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. That income goes a lot further in Southern towns

than in other areas of the country.
Which is why so many people choose to retire in Southern areas.

another factor is how much of that measured income is taxable,
Many people down here pay little or no taxes on their retirement incomes.
Property taxes in our state do not apply to those over 65, or those who are disabled.(think disabled military vets)

So the term "poor" is very misleading unless all factors are included.

[carolinayellowdog]

5. misleading in two ways-- these are MSA population numbers, not cities

and the poorest places in the US are overwhelmingly NOT in MSAs at all-- rural counties concentrated in SD, TX, KY, as well as across the Deep South. When you look at poorest "places" rather than cities, here are the 25 worst off, much much poorer than those listed in the OP

1.Allen, South Dakota $1,539, (420)
2.Cuevitas, Texas $1,703, (37)
3.Brundage, Texas $2,371, (31)
4.Wounded Knee, South Dakota $2,403, (328) [1]
5.Tobin, California $2,584, (11)
6.Los Angeles Subdivision, Texas $2,701, (86)
7.Tagg Flats, Oklahoma $2,774, (11)
8.Elmo, Montana $2,778, (143)
9.McNary, Arizona $2,917, (349)
10.Parmelee, South Dakota $2,946, (650)
11.East Dunseith, North Dakota $3,026, (219)
12.Boys Town, Nebraska $3,048, (818)
13.Green Grass, South Dakota $3,135, (58)
14.Belden, California $3,141, (26)
15.South Alamo, Texas $3,162, (3,101)
16.Muniz, Texas $3,230, (1,106)
17.Lago, Texas $3,346, (246)
18.Lukachukai, Arizona $3,380, (1,565)
19.Nageezi, New Mexico $3,502, (296)
20.Redford, Texas $3,577, (132)
21.Indian Hills, Texas $3,583 (2,036)
22.El Cenizo, Texas $3,610 (3,545)
23.Little Eagle, South Dakota $3,632 (370)
24.Del Mar Heights, Texas $3,665 (259)
25.Aleneva, Alaska $3,707

[nolabear]

6. Odd, I was born in #5. Was there a few years ago. Not that poor.

Seriously. What it is these days is rather old, an old cotton mill town full of retired workers after it shut down and they stayed. They don't tend to have a lot of money but they aren't poor poor.

Something skewed here.

[Uncle Joe]

7. I thought Detroit, Michigan might be up there somewhere, I guess they're turning things around?

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Thanks for the thread, cynatnite.

[lpbk2713]

8. I don't think there's anyone left in Detroit.

They took the last train out.


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[former9thward]

9. In large cities there are always super wealthy that skew the stats.

Even in Detroit. The wealthy don't live in the small cities/towns listed in the OP.

[carolinayellowdog]

10. the Blue Dog congressman who represents Lumberton voted FOR the shutdown

I was aghast to see that Mike McIntyre, whose constituents are in desperate need of Obamacare, was one of the few Democrats in Congress this week who refused to support the president and instead sided with the Republicans. Seeing that it is the poorest MSA in the nation only makes this more disgusting. He needs a primary opponent. This man lives in Lumberton, which is considerably whiter (48%) than the rest of Robeson County, which is 1/3 Native American and 1/3 African American.

[dsc]

11. He has the most GOP district held by a Democrat in the entire country

He won by fewer than 400 votes. As useless as he is, and he is useless, no one even a micron more useful could hold that seat.