All week we’ve been talking about this MSN report…
I finally found it online. It shows Washington County tied for the 5th poorest country in the country. IN THE COUNTRY. If you’re wondering, Washington County is where I live.
No. 5 (tie): Washington County, Miss.
Poverty rate: 42.2%
Poverty rate of children under 18: 57.1%
Median household income: $25,559
Washington County suffered the most striking increase in poverty of any county on the list. In 2009, 32% of residents lived below the poverty line, and it barely cracked the list of the 100 counties with the highest poverty rates. One year later, the rate had increased by 10 percentage points, and it ranked among the six worst counties in terms of poverty rates.
This town didn’t used to be like this. Everything went down hill very fast. Four of the top 15 poorest counties are in Mississippi.
