Tue Feb 21, 2012, 07:22 AM
liberal N proud (43,674 posts)
10 of the 15 poorest counties in the country are Red States
The poorest counties in America
http://money.msn.com/family-money/the-poorest-counties-in-america
No. 15: Wilcox County, Ala. No. 14: Maverick County, Texas No. 13: Owsley County, Ky. No. 12: East Carroll Parish, La. No. 11: Lake County, Tenn. No. 10: Allendale County, S.C. No. 9: Corson County, S.D. No. 8: Holmes County, Miss. No. 7: Sioux County, N.D. No. 5 (tie): Washington County, Miss. No. 5 (tie): Humphreys County, Miss. No. 4: Issaquena County, Miss No. 3: Shannon County, S.D. No. 2: Todd County, S.D. No. 1: Ziebach County, S.D.
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| liberal N proud | Feb 2012 | OP | |
| newfie11 | Feb 2012 | #1 | |
| liberal N proud | Feb 2012 | #2 | |
| Tansy_Gold | Feb 2012 | #5 | |
| LuvNewcastle | Feb 2012 | #3 | |
| raccoon | Feb 2012 | #4 | |
| izquierdista | Feb 2012 | #6 |
Response to liberal N proud (Original post)
Tue Feb 21, 2012, 07:28 AM
newfie11 (3,455 posts)
1. #1-3 in SD are all reservations
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And ranching.
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Response to newfie11 (Reply #1)
Tue Feb 21, 2012, 07:35 AM
liberal N proud (43,674 posts)
2. I was noticing the South Dakota and thinking of Native American.
Response to newfie11 (Reply #1)
Tue Feb 21, 2012, 08:03 AM
Tansy_Gold (13,657 posts)
5. Sioux County ND and Corson County SD are adjacent
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to each other across the state line.
Sioux County, 85% Native American Corson County, 60% Native American |
Response to liberal N proud (Original post)
Tue Feb 21, 2012, 07:50 AM
LuvNewcastle (3,250 posts)
3. All of the Mississippi counties are in the Delta.
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They are basically feudal societies.
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Response to liberal N proud (Original post)
Tue Feb 21, 2012, 07:55 AM
raccoon (21,270 posts)
4. I'm surprised it was Allendale for SC...thought it would be Williamsburg.
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Last edited Tue Feb 21, 2012, 07:56 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) Lots of counties in SC are basically feudal societies too. You don't have much of a middle class. |
Response to raccoon (Reply #4)
Tue Feb 21, 2012, 08:13 AM
izquierdista (11,689 posts)
6. Allendale is the third world
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All the Gullah people kicked inland to make way for beach developments like Kiawah. I'm surprised Georgia doesn't have any on the list. There's a whole batch of counties in Middle Georgia where the poverty rate is double the national average or more.
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