The poorest (and richest) town in each US state

[MadBurgerMaker]

This says some town called Crockett is the poorest in the state.  Looks like a fun place:

 

The richest towns are burbs of Dallas and Houston.  Not a big shocker there.

[Admiral Yi]

Crockett looks pretty good based on that pic.

[Valmy]

It is the county seat of a poor rural county so all the impoverished in the area go there so they can pick up their welfare checks. My mother's family is from a town like that in Oklahoma and the poor areas are really grim.

[derspiess]

I'm as far away from East Cleveland as you can get and still be in Ohio.  That does not mean I'm rich, though.  Not sure what distance from poorest city is supposed to demonstrate.

[MadBurgerMaker]

It is the county seat of a poor rural county so all the impoverished in the area go there so they can pick up their welfare checks.

I would have figured the poorest town would be somewhere in/near The Valley. 

[Valmy]

It is the county seat of a poor rural county so all the impoverished in the area go there so they can pick up their welfare checks.

I would have figured the poorest town would be somewhere in/near The Valley. 

Me to but my second guess would have been East Texas

[Admiral Yi]

One thing that's interesting about the top 10 is that their median incomes are very similar.

Is there some law of nature that says if you dump a bunch of rich people together their median household income will always be around $200 K?

[Caliga]

Not to keep belaboring my earlier post, but:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beattyville,_Kentucky

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 1,193 people, 509 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density was 599.6 people per square mile (231.5/km²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 282.0 per square mile (108.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.99% White, 0.42% African American, 0.42% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 509 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.8% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 69.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $12,336, and the median income for a family was $21,181. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,850. About 39.1% of families and 41.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.7% of those under age 18 and 33.0% of those age 65 or over.

In 2010, Beattyville had the third-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.[10]

I very much doubt things have gotten a ton better in Beattyville since the 2000 census.  Beattyville is smack dab in the middle of Appalachia, unlike Harrodsburg.

[Ed Anger]

[Eddie Teach]

My mother's family is from <> Oklahoma

So you're half-Okie? 

[sbr]

Yeah, I was surprised by Prineville in Oregon since the corporate HQ of Les Schwab used to be there, but I suppose most of the money and jobs followed along when they moved to Bend.

There has to be some shit-hole old timber town down south or a break in the desert out east that are poorer than Prineville though.

[MadImmortalMan]

There has to be some shit-hole old timber town down south or a break in the desert out east that are poorer than Prineville though.

Oh yes. Drive down 97 between Bend and Klamath and you'll see some serious broken down shacks.

[dps]

Not to keep belaboring my earlier post, but:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beattyville,_Kentucky

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 1,193 people, 509 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density was 599.6 people per square mile (231.5/km²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 282.0 per square mile (108.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.99% White, 0.42% African American, 0.42% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 509 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.8% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 69.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $12,336, and the median income for a family was $21,181. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,850. About 39.1% of families and 41.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.7% of those under age 18 and 33.0% of those age 65 or over.

In 2010, Beattyville had the third-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.[10]

I very much doubt things have gotten a ton better in Beattyville since the 2000 census.  Beattyville is smack dab in the middle of Appalachia, unlike Harrodsburg.

No way Elkins is the poorest town in WV, either--it's got to be some place in the southern coalfields.  Interesting bit, though:

Elkins' poverty rate of 15.4% was actually lower than West Virginia's poverty rate of 17.9%.

I can easily believe that the poorest areas are those outside the border of any incorporated municipality.  The surprise to me would be that this isn't the norm in all or at least most states.

[Valmy]

My mother's family is from <> Oklahoma

So you're half-Okie? 

That side of the family does not reflect well on me.

Before they were Okies they were from Ohio and before that what is now West Virginia and before that Northern Ireland. Just white trash meccas all the way back.

[Ed Anger]

HEY NOW