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Originally Posted by TruthOne
California the State with the highest poverty rate? Says who? We aren't even in the top 10. Please stop spreading bullshit. Oh by the way we also have a $97 Billion dollar surplus.
Here are the 10 states with the highest poverty rates as of the latest Census data:
Mississippi: 20.3% of population lives below the poverty line
Louisiana: 19.2% of population lives below the poverty line
New Mexico: 19.1% of population lives below the poverty line
West Virginia: 17.6% of population lives below the poverty line
Kentucky: 17.3% of population lives below the poverty line
Arkansas: 17.0% of population lives below the poverty line
Alabama: 16.7% of population lives below the poverty line
Oklahoma: 15.7% of population lives below the poverty line
Tennessee: 15.2% of population lives below the poverty line
South Carolina: 15.2% of population lives below the poverty line
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Highest poverty rates by far are Republican controlled states in the south that require enormous federal assistance.