5 Worst U.S. States for the Poor

Top 5 worst USA states for the poor. Living paycheck to paycheck gets exponentially harder

depending on which state you call home. Mississippi takes the crown as the absolute worst.

With a poverty rate hovering around twenty percent and median household income barely scraping

forty six thousand dollars, your dollar simply does not stretch far enough.

Louisiana comes in second with similar income struggles but add in sky high insurance costs

and frequent natural disasters that drain savings accounts. New Mexico ranks third where low

wages meet high costs of living in urban areas, creating an impossible squeeze.

West Virginia sits at fourth with limited job opportunities and some of the highest healthcare