1. Buffalo County, South Dakota 2. Owsley County, Kentucky 3. McDowell County, West Virginia 4. Clay County Kentucky 5. Catron County, New Mexico 6. Taliaferro County, Georgia 7. Corson County, South Dakota 8. Holmes County, Mississippi 9. Coahoma County, Mississippi 10. Bell County, Kentucky

@mikethompson9745

Жыл бұрын

odd not an eastern Montana co.... Garfield has 1200 folks

Maybe its my red kneck showing but some of those houses in Kentucky look pretty good. After living in the DC area in clusters and apartments and the only affordable homes are in the Blue ridge, that style of living looks good. In major cities, a six figure income gets you an efficiency apartment.

@questioneverything594

Жыл бұрын

True

It’s easy to be a poor county when there’s 12 people living there. Do a top ten poorest counties with >100,000 residents. That would be interesting. Clickety click click….right?

@KiyaWarrior

Жыл бұрын

By that logic then, it should be easy to be a rich county when there's 100k+ people living there? These are the poorest counties in the U.S. whether you like it or not.

@michaelweller5470

Жыл бұрын

They’d STILL be red states. What a coincidence that the Republican strongholds are the poorest and least educated people. Hence why they keep electing the people that keep them that way

@luisarcelay5016

Жыл бұрын

It is rather easy isn't it? Why don't you put up a vid? 🤡

@LakeofCrystalclan

Жыл бұрын

Not only is this inflammatory, but these literally ARE the poorest counties as of publishing. Look it up for yourself and LIVE WITH IT.

@Davidwantstodeportaliens

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think you understand how GDP or per capita works

What some may consider poverty, could be blissfully happy and peaceful for these folks. Living in a high dollar house, making high dollar payments, and so strapped you can't put a picture on your wall, is not happiness. A lot of these folks have e everything paid for, eat well, and do not do without. You don't need a 7 dollar cup of coffee to feel wealthy.

@alwillk

Жыл бұрын

Is that supposed to make the people feel better about being poor?

@yanktackle4472

Жыл бұрын

@@alwillk quite the opposite. The folks living in the high priced areas with no possessions, only payments, never own anything, yet on paper have quite a salary. They are the poor ones.

@cariwaldick4898

Жыл бұрын

I'd agree with you if you know how to be self-sufficient. These look like great places to have a little farm or homestead. They'd be great if you had a job you worked online. The only issue is, in poor counties, there's no tax money for the communities. You don't get your roads fixed, or a stoplight where you need one. You don't get schools with computers. You don't have hospitals, colleges, or airports. You don't get maintained parks or libraries. You might have trouble attracting good doctors to the area. You don't have high speed internet. Your fire and police are likely inadequate to handle anything big. If you can get state or federal government to cover some of the infrastructure, these places have a lot of potential. You just have to adjust your needs and your thinking.

@noahpassmore6452

Жыл бұрын

It’s not a happiness ranking lol it’s a poverty ranking.

@NathanTarantlawriter

Жыл бұрын

You're forgetting an entire range of existence that's above dirt poor and illiterate. Most people don't care about "high dollar payments" and are just wanting more than minimal existence and survival. That's not hard to achieve. I doubt too many in dirt poor abject poverty are blissfully happy that way, mythology aside.

Four states that I'm sure will be on here: Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas and Kentucky.

@jayholiday256

Жыл бұрын

Geez watch the video and find out 🤷‍♂️

@robertmackenzie4121

Жыл бұрын

He said counties each state has numerous counties in them not the state the counties in the state start listening Mr word Awakening you didn't listen to the question not States the counties in the states

@robertmackenzie4121

Жыл бұрын

@BaltimoreAreaTech he said counties not States the counties that are in the states start reading and ingesting what you read instead of jumping the gun not the state the counties in the state the poorest counties in the state duh duh

@matthewwelsh294

Жыл бұрын

So third world Republican states 😂 😂

@juanblanco1267

Жыл бұрын

Any place with no industries and shitty farmland

I love the county videos. It’s the perfect scale of analysis for the statistics you are showing. Keep doing county videos!

@Godwinpounds4333

Жыл бұрын

Hi dear, how are you doing?

Hi Briggs. Got to get up early in the morning but I couldn't resist this one. Have a great weekend.

I love your videos! Very informative and well put together!

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

I was expecting either Mississippi, Arkansas or West Virginia to have the most. I wasn’t expecting it to be Kentucky.

My family is from West Virginia and knew McDowell County would be on the list. It is really sad for the people who live there and can't move away.

I love squirrel and dumplings. Been eating eating it since I was 8. I’m 37 and retired now. Squirrel season just opened up and my 9 year old is already bugging me to get in the woods. I was never poor. I just rather not by my meat at a store.

Briggs has finally done a video on places I could afford to live!

@robertlind1511

Жыл бұрын

LOL you rock

Mississippi has the highest poverty rate of any state in the nation. Going into this list I was expecting to see Mississippi, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas and West Virginia. I am surprised not to see Louisiana and Arkansas on this list. I was surprised to see South Dakota in this list let alone twice. I also wasn’t expecting to see Kentucky on this list more than once.

@lorettaknoelk3475

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised not to see Louisiana too!!!

@Botoburst

Жыл бұрын

Corson county has an Indian reservation in it if I understood correctly, 60 percent Indians.

@richardyoung4616

Жыл бұрын

The median home price in Santa fe NM IS almost 800 thousand, not exactly poor!

@jb6305

Жыл бұрын

You are correct. While KY is “poor,” other states are in worse shape. I was annoyed that KY was on there 3x.

@75aces97

Жыл бұрын

Not surprised KY is represented here. I expected to see Bath County, and a few others that may not be bottom 10, but pretty poor. You drive through much of eastern KY, and you wonder, just what is their economy? Because you see houses of various kinds, but very little farming, mining, very few stores, seemingly no other commercial buildings, so you surmise the leading source of income must be welfare checks. By all rights that's one part of the country that should have pushed hard for legal cannabis, but too many reactionary politicians and hucksters have sabotaged prosperity. And this isn't a hindsight assessment. I was saying this 25 years ago.

"poverty = cheap real estate" is ridiculous and pretty insensitive to the housing issues in the US right now. first, we dont need to be tipping off rich people on places to go buy more real estate so they can rent it back to poorer people for even more. secondly, the solution for not having proper housing in the first place shouldn't be to have people moving to poor counties. like wtf.

@DanielleSamoneJohnson77

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is what eventually becomes "investment housing roi= increased homelessness/gentrification." This formula is rapidly destroying this nation.

@Spazzzz21

Жыл бұрын

Thankfully we don't have to worry too bad about that. In those areas rich people will typically stay away from stuff like that because making a profit on that kind of thing in that area is very difficult and the tenants can be more of a headache on average. More destruction, etc.

@kerriwilson7732

Жыл бұрын

And don't advertise wealthy communities. Wtf? Might as well invite burglars & muggers!

@dmanwainright2132

Жыл бұрын

Please Anthony, learn about markets and I promise your head will magically pop out of your butt!

@owPhreak

Жыл бұрын

I'm w you

I moved to a small city in PA and bought a 4/2 house for under 30k. In move in shape. Prices are going up, but still some good deals to be had.

@kylephillip6433

Жыл бұрын

30k for a house is a really good deal

@Godwinpounds4333

Жыл бұрын

Hello patrise, how’re you doing?

3:07 - The trailer homes with the $50k GMC truck & $40k Infinity, not exactly crying destitute. 🤣

@onorebakasama

Жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. They could still be poor but make poor decisions with money.

@jimmiller5600

Жыл бұрын

@@onorebakasama That's what poor education do to you. Then you vote the same way.

@allfacts19

Жыл бұрын

I've seen these people with a nice Lincoln Navigator with 26's on it. Yet it's parked next to a shabby little trailer lol.

@tesmith47

Жыл бұрын

Cars and trucks do not cost as much as housing, AND poor rural people don't have annual level or sick leave, they MUST have good transportation .!!

I was born in Bell County and spent my childhood there and in Claiborne County, Tennessee. It's a beautiful place.

@carolina0120

Жыл бұрын

He never said it wasn't.

@sharonw4325

Жыл бұрын

@@carolina0120 She’s just saying.

@carolina0120

Жыл бұрын

@@sharonw4325 🙄 Girl bye

@kylephillip6433

Жыл бұрын

You ever heard a banjo going down the river

@sharonw4325

Жыл бұрын

@@carolina0120 Buh bye

I was born in WV and still have family there and in KY. The list is correct, but from my experience McDowell County, WV was the most desolate place I have ever seen. You can see what used to be back when this county was booming from the coal industry to where it is now with all the abandoned buildings. It looks post apocalyptic and is very unfortunate. Take the drive from Bluefield, WV up to Welch, WV and you will see first hand.

@wildestcowboy2668

Жыл бұрын

West Virginia is the armpit of the USA. Basically all the Joe Biden loving gun banning clowns come from WV, FACTS!

@ChrisGageTX

Жыл бұрын

Upgrade it.

@FordMustangYT

Жыл бұрын

The Coal Region in PA used to thrive from Coal Mining as well, but now more economically depressed. Still, the community in that area is very tight-knit, and I'm proud to be a native from the area who has lived there my whole life! At the same time though, I can't wait to branch out and go to college next year, where I will be a lot more involved and there will be a lot more to do!

@LakeofCrystalclan

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisGageTX It isn’t that simple in an economic sense

@Walk.With.Christ2024

Жыл бұрын

My family lives in Twin Branch and Welch....its been ripped apart economics wise. Completely wasting away.

Never thought I would hear Chamberlain SD mentioned on here! Also kinda surprised more South Dakota counties like Todd co did not make the list.

@iamkublai4021

Жыл бұрын

I lived in Todd county for a couple years . I was expecting to see it here 2 .

@ddselvig

Жыл бұрын

I've been at the Pine Ridge Reservation a few times to do some work at a church. It's definitely poverty stricken out there.

People can live under the poverty level, but not actually feel poor. There are upper middle class people that are poor because of all their debt.

@kerrynight3271

Жыл бұрын

Trump told his daughter (when she was little) that all the homeless people on the streets had more money than him because he was so in debt.

@AbsyntheAndTears

Жыл бұрын

That is very true. I am sure on "paper" I would be considered lower middle class, but I have money in the bank, all 3 of my kids have money in the bank, I own my own home, and have a low mortgage payment. I am able to take my kids on vacations and we live comfortably. A family member of mine makes twice as much as me but is miserable. Private contractor, no health insurance, taxed to death. It's all relative.

@sabin97

Жыл бұрын

they can "feel" like they are 2 meters tall. that doesnt make them 2 meters tall. having nice things doenst mean you are in debt. i have nice things. my house is paid for. my car dept is low. and i'm considering super early retirement.

@pyrovania

Жыл бұрын

It really depends on where you live. Some places are a LOT more expensive than others. Good luck finding a place to live in California for less than $1000/month.

@mitchhedberg4415

Жыл бұрын

@@AbsyntheAndTears I own my own home, and have a low mortgage payment. You are renting it from the bank then

I believed you at first when you said the rest of the list was Mississippi 😂

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

Жыл бұрын

That one isn't really hard to sell. LOL

@erickbyarushengo4726

Жыл бұрын

I think everyone believed him when he said that. And yes, it’s an easy sell because whenever people think of the most impoverished places, peoples minds go right to Mississippi.

@matthewwelsh294

Жыл бұрын

@@erickbyarushengo4726 I thought the whole Deep South not just Mississippi

In the high income county of San Francisco they are stepping over human poop everyday in those $1000 shoes, they also have homeless drug addicts breaking into their cars to sleep at night, you don't have to worry about that in the poorest counties, the homeless don't live there.

@tesmith47

Жыл бұрын

Nothing else is there either, except the folks living unheated shacks

Hi Briggs! 😀 I am very sorry. I lost my phone for a while and lost the data so I lost track of your channel for a few weeks! Great to be back and listening to your great chats here again! 😀

Poverty is all relative to the cost of living in the area you reside. Some of these people making 30k a year are better off than folks making $150k in New York City or Chicago for instance. And probably feel a whole lot safer and more content.

@BradleyT2p2

Жыл бұрын

Wrong. Goods aren't cheaper in those places, they're likely more expensive. $6 for a box of Cereal vs $4 in a big city.

@garymccarver5006

Жыл бұрын

@@BradleyT2p2 wrong Brad, everything is higher in high cost of living regions without exception. I travel the the US from coast to coast in an RV during certain times of the year. I avoid high cost areas for that very reason. Everything from gas to groceries to RV parks are cheaper in low income areas. And there is a Walmart in virtually every town of any size.

Youre the hardest working man on youtube

On a cross country trip I focused on rural/ back country routes to avoid Interstate traffic. My itention was to view the VLA radio telescopes. Hwy.60 passes though the complex. Pretty cool. 🤣 yeah, I passed through Pie Town Nm. Honest to god, I found it very quaint. As mentioned, it is isolated and very unincorporated. If you want to go Off-Grid, this area is a great choice. DanCyn' Windmill museum is interesting🤔. It was closed at the time. Of course. The nearest town east is Socorro Nm. West is Edgar/ St. Johns Az.

@james_robnett

Жыл бұрын

I live in the area, you passed through the populated areas on US60. Catron County is the biggest county in the state, Socorro County to the east is the 2nd biggest. They're each bigger than the states of Vermont and New Hampshire but with a population of 3500 and 16000 respectively. There are 4x more elk in Catron county than people. Socorro county is even poorer than Catron with a median income of just 17,000. 2/3rds of the population live in the county seat of Socorro.

Well, we misssed both lists. Guess I should be thankful on being middle ground. Another good report, Briggs.

Mr. Briggs, As always I love your work as I have told you a number of times and this video is another one in just a stellar compendium. I have an idea for you. How about a video about the 10 least educated counties in the US. I have an inkling that this will correlate to a number of ideas you have presented.

It's relative, you shouldn't just consider a number, as a problem. Some of the people making median in these areas have more spendable money than someone in LA making 5 times the income.

Coahoma County, MS is the birth county of Sam Cooke (1931-1964), a musician in the '50s to the mid '60s before his death in Los Angeles via gunshot. Sam Cooke was born in the county seat of Clarksdale, MS and he grew up in Chicago.

@deirdre108

Жыл бұрын

One of the the greatest voices in music.

@ogkevon

Жыл бұрын

bro we know sam cooke is lol

@chipsterb4946

Жыл бұрын

Muddy Waters and Tina Turner as well.

@rrmackay

Жыл бұрын

Because of work I visited every county seat in MS, now I own a farm there.

@cchavezjr7

Жыл бұрын

Where the crossroads are as well.

In 2006 I did a road trip through New Mexico and stopped in Pietown. GREAT PIES! Seriuosly! Maybe it's small but I enjoyed the visit.

I feel I have an interesting perspective on these poor counties. I grew up in eastern Massachusetts where success and education are gods. I now live in McDowell County, WV by choice. There is a lot of poverty and ignorance, but there are also educated, hardworking people who take pride in their possessions. These are the kindest, friendliest people I have ever met. I talk like I'm edge-ee-cated, but everyone treats me with kindness and respect. I drive the hollars and hills for fun, and no one has ever bothered me. I treat everyone with kindness and they return that. If you are struggling and looking for a place to escape the hate and lawlessness, consider McDowell County.

@rrmackay

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly why I moved from the big cities on the west coast to small town in the south, its beautiful, clean if you like living in the outdoors, quiet most of the time and problems are dealt with by the locals not the cops.

@standaman485

Жыл бұрын

@Patricia Boyd. I meet awesome people like you every day working part-time at a laundry mat here in St. Louis. In a less desirable area of S. St. Louis. I'm not degreed but was afforded a great career through hard work and retired early from a local University at 56, great benfits back then. But the laundry mat is more my speed now at 60 from well to do to homeless, I meet them all, in real life. Mom taught me to accept people as they are.

@patriciaboyd9002

Жыл бұрын

@@standaman485 Thank you for the kind words, and I'm so glad you are out there touching lives!

@jamesdixon2338

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree. I lived in West Alabama for many years and got to know some wonderful people. And it's a part of our country that people avoid because of a stigma.

@wmcbarker4155

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesdixon2338 Dixie nice people

I have so many ideas for homeless people and housing. Ill just keep helping homeless Veterans as much as I can.

@judaegekikamen4223

Жыл бұрын

We should talk.I got some interesting ideas too. If you want to collaborate let me know. 👍

@bertblue9683

Жыл бұрын

I have all kinds of ideas too. Butterfly gardens, hummingbird feeders and so many more.

What I know about Mississippi is that when I drive through it, I meet the nicest people. Every encounter is pleasant. Even when I meet people from Mississippi out here, they are always nice. I often think of buying property there.

@chriseleuterius

Жыл бұрын

You better buy it asap, currently being invaded by folks from the northwest...

@liarliar1408

Жыл бұрын

They gotta be nice to put a trap in tourist like yourself. Then they'll make you disappear and with your head place next to a row of cabbage on a farm.

@kayc2579

Жыл бұрын

@@chriseleuterius that is terrible.

Now we get to West Virginia! I knew "MacDowell" (as they pronounce it) would be there. 50-70 years ago it would have been one of the richest when coal was king. Welch was full of very wealthy people.

@sitdowndogbreath

Жыл бұрын

But they welched on coal

@dalemllns

Жыл бұрын

I used to live in Welch... it's not a nice place anymore. At least when I left (2001) ....

@r.pres.4121

Жыл бұрын

Evidently it lost over 75% of its population.

@sitdowndogbreath

Жыл бұрын

@@r.pres.4121 alot of small towns out there are like that, damn shame too!

@dutchdna

Жыл бұрын

Trump promised to bring coal back. What happened? Lol.

Half of these locations are on the top of my vacation visit list 😄

I wonder if half are in WV. Yes I'm from WV

@gadflyofhumanity_6847

Жыл бұрын

Filthy Northeastern transplant here, I feel sorry for you man. Hopefully you're thriving in your slice o' heaven in WV cause there ain't no nothing in the epicenter of dat Rust Belt. But hey it could be worse. You could live miserably in the Northeastern USA.

@lizhoward9754

Жыл бұрын

There are states much worse than WV

I paid 110k for 40 acres and a 3 br manufactured home with a 3 car detached.

@ryanarchuleta6231

Жыл бұрын

With home prices being so jacked, I honestly would love to just buy some cheap land and throw a manufactured house on it. They're actually nice these days.

@YourMomsPlaceLastNight

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanarchuleta6231 that's exactly what I did. ....my land in the twin cities metro area would be worth millions.

Idk if this is how his normal videos are but he's very degrading to these counties. I actually work in Bell Co KY. And the county isn't bad. Just amazes me how people perceive poverty and "squirrel hunters"

@GingerO762

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. You can make a video stating the list and not be degrading towards the place. Most people living there didn’t get a choice in the geographic lottery you are born in, so passing judgement is ignorant.

@jamesm568

Жыл бұрын

Low income counties don't exactly mean poverty counties.

@FlockofSmeagles

Жыл бұрын

Isn't that the truth. Poverty is typically judged by median income, crime rate, and population in conjunction, anyhow.

@amorag59

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, squirrel hunting is not only fun, but the meat is tasty too! More popular in rural areas - I'm a city boy that likes to hunt and cook squirrel, not necessary to use it as an insult, just makes the uploader look sheltered.

I find it concerning that even though the household income went down home prices either stayed the same or went up

DO IT! Most prestigious, well known, or sold alcohol production by states. Kentucky bourbon, California Napa Valley, Milwaukee breweries

As a person who spent some time in McDowell County WV, mostly in Welch, about 400 people of the Welch population is the prison.

@fredzag2452

Жыл бұрын

Made me laugh. Did you know that 56% of job applicants have a criminal record.

@bubbaray2240

Жыл бұрын

@@fredzag2452 I believe it. I'm surprised it's not higher

Grew up in eastern KY appalachia (Lawrence co), surprised a few other counties were not on the list.

Cool video , useful information , thankyou for sharing 👍

Bell county got hit by tornadoes last December and now flooded out let's have consideration for these poor Americans they really need our help

I used to hunt squirrel to eat just in general... squirell and rabbit. We had plenty of food, it was just nice to have something different from time to time. Sabine Parish, Louisiana

@270Winchester

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that Madison parish wasn't on this list. I guess Louisiana ain't at the bottom of everything.

@cliffbrown2566

Жыл бұрын

@@270Winchester Dont forget about new Orleans. People too stupid to go to higher ground during a flood. Waited around for the gubment to save them.

@270Winchester

Жыл бұрын

@@cliffbrown2566 then them fools shot at the coast guard then robbed stores.

@Dan-qn3su

Жыл бұрын

Cracking skulls straight from the frying pan

Bell County is a good place to live. This video shows a scrap yard. A lot of towns recycle metal. There is money to be made in it.

Very interesting and informative video, thank you!

Thanks Briggs, I'm really enjoying the county videos. I hope they get enough views/engagement that you can do more of them!

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

I was half expecting to see Illinois’ Pulaski or Alexander Counties somewhere on this list… as well as that one county with the reservation that’s just south of the Badlands Natl Park in SD… due to the profoundly unfortunate statistics that appear to always trail them for various reasons…

@chromeplatedcowboy1303

Жыл бұрын

Yes,Alexander,Pulaski,Hardin,Johnson and Pope counties are almost 3rd world poor and the ignorance in those counties is staggering.

@billyacton556

Жыл бұрын

Yes Pulaski wasn't on there and their's ones living without nothing and cannot get NO help after working to feed the world for years farming , can not do much now and NO one cares when you get use up for sure .

Im surprized Washington county Maine didn't make the list...poorest county in Maine.. I grew up there... thanks for the great vid!!!

Thanks for that information! It’s important!

Drove through Catron County, New Mexico. It's got beautiful SW scenery. The nearby Gila Wilderness is a real gem.

@chocolatechipslime

Жыл бұрын

I’m from New Mexico and I look at Kentucky the same way, they have some beautiful scenery. One of the prettiest states in the country imo

My wife is from McDowell County and I am from the neighboring county. You hear in certain circles about white privilege, there's no privilege here in these counties, only despair. The amount of poverty in McDowell is something you can't comprehend unless you see it for yourself.

@RiftShad3COD

Жыл бұрын

I use to live in Charleston, and most places south of Charleston were almost like a third world country. Very friendly and great people, but very poor

@RiftShad3COD

Жыл бұрын

I’m living in Vermont now in a town named Bennington. 12 years ago this was an amazing town to, recent times not so much. It’s much more poor now, crime has skyrocketed especially this year. The surrounding areas are beautiful but this town has become a sh*t hole infested with drugs. Not even lying no matter where I go here there is always drugs. I’ve lost 4 people here to ODs and it’s nearly impossible to avoid drug activity. Gangs from Springfield Mass and Troy NY are taking over the place. Use to be peaceful here but there’s shootings now every day (all drug related). And the place is a dump. Sad what my small town has turned into. Moved out of WV to avoid the drugs.

@porzingod1344

Жыл бұрын

I have family from Corson County. All privileges go to the tribe. Everyone else is taxed the crap out of by the Standing Rock tribe. Ever wonder where your tax dollars are going? To the tribe so they can lay in the middle of the park in Mclaughlin all day every day. Makes me really appreciate any American Indian I meet that's living off the reservation

@gerardomelara503

Жыл бұрын

😔

@bethanymclean2136

Жыл бұрын

White privilege doesn’t mean you have an easy life, it just means you don’t face systematic racism. There are absolutely other types of privilege that exist, class being one of them.

I'm surprised not to see Arkansas, Alabama and Lousiana on this list. I was sure that any Lousiana county was the number one.

@dougnicholas1856

Жыл бұрын

Louisiana is the only state with "parishes" instead of counties, from old french influence.

West Virginia has the highest home ownership rate in The U.S. New York and California have the lowest. They also have the highest homelessness rate.

Money doesn't equal happiness, but it can bring you some peace. However, I have found that my most happy times were in my poorest days and all I cared about was my friends (or family). I hope things get better for these folks....🤓

How Louisiana didn't make this video is amazing.

@lizhoward9754

Жыл бұрын

Louisiana does have help from tourism, universities, and New Orleans. WV, KY, and MS have nothing really. WV and eastern KY have/had coal but that’s about it. They have some tourism in these 3 states but that about it.

@andyjay729

Жыл бұрын

@@lizhoward9754 I think West Virginia is trying to capitalize on their scenery for tourism ("Wild Wonderful West Virginia"), and they certainly do have plenty of that (being within a day's drive of much of the Northeast Corridor doesn't hurt in that regard). Kentucky, also having some very scenic areas, should perhaps consider a similar campaign, especially advertising toward the Indianapolis and Cincinnati metro areas (as well as the still-large Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago metros) which are not too far away. Meanwhile Mississippi is rightfully calling itself "the birthplace of America's music" and would do well to capitalize on tourism "music trails".

The best thing I can say about Buffalo County, South Dakota, is they have some fantastic pheasant hunting there.

Love how it keeps coming back to dollar general.

PS: Yes, Taliaferro County is actually pronounced to rhyme with "Oliver". It was named after Benjamin Taliaferro, a scion of an Anglo-Italian family whose name pronunciation was altered by the same trend in English pronunciation which turned, for instance, Wymondham into Windham ("Windum"), Cholmondeley into Chumley, and Belvoir into Beaver, among many, many others. I'm not from the area and don't know anyone from there, but I've had a longtime interest in geography and language and I've learned some local pronunciations over the years (such as "Cayro" for Cairo, Illinois, among others). To any Georgians from the area in the thread; do people often confuse with it fellow Georgia county Telfair?

@papasquat355

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Taliaferro is one of the least populated counties in Ga at just 2,000, even though it is located on I-20. It is not confused with anywhere else. But, it has been used for period movies like Sweet Home Alabama and Get Low (and several others). It is a very poor county that is stuck in a time long gone.

@foxiflakes8245

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as a Georgian I (and most people I know) have always pronounced it Tally-o-fair-oh

@darryladams519

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My brother in law is from there. Great hunting and peaceful there.

@33MarciS

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@@foxiflakes8245 I’m from Georgia and pronounce it the way you do.

@foxiflakes8245

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@@33MarciS yeah, of course im from West GA so idk what they're doing over on the east side

McDowel County, West Virginia was once a very succesfull county, it was once a major coal provider, till the coal mines dried up in the late 50's through the 60's. There's a really good movie about a specific town in the county, Coalwood, and the situation there. It's called October Sky, give it a watch if you haven't, really cool movie.

@edcrego396

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yep since our senator joe sold us out we soon will be poorest country in the world

@jygb7092

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Noticed Coalwood on the map in the video and immediately remembered October Sky.

@tundratiger9473

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West Virginia always reminds me of John Denver and mountains.

@hilljackzack7284

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@@tundratiger9473 yeah the guy who actually was from the other Virginia lol 😂

@dannyl2598

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I love October Sky. I watched it again recently. This part of the country has some of the best people you will ever meet as well as some that you don't want to meet.

The Indian resevations are the poorest like South Dakota pineridge you did touch on a reservation down there.

love your videos. can you tell us anything about Yucaipa California?

Hey Briggs! I was wondering if you could do a video on best towns to live in Kentucky. Thanks!

@jakeyt.5237

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Yes Briggs, put the spot light on Kentucky. Lots of good down to earth folk come out of this state, especially in the western and eastern sides of Kentucky.

@rubyd3745

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@@jakeyt.5237 Bell County is actually nice. This video showed a scrap yard. Most towns recycle metal.

@brianpinion5844

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WE WELCOME YOU TO TRAM !!I FLOYD COUNTY AT ITS BEST !!! NO WE SUCK ALL METH HEADS , FACT

It’s interesting to see SE KY on this list it really shows how poor the area is and this also includes the surrounding counties in SW VA and NE TN. Most jobs in these areas you have to drive an hour or more for work because there is no jobs available where they live.

@brandonarnett3860

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I'm in Clay County KY. People don't even know what poverty truly is. Trust me.

The problems with these places is what people believe is acceptable They tend to have old appliances and their old tires dumped on their property. I’ve never understood why poverty and garbage go together. Cars on blocks are yard art.

WV is such a beautiful state. It is shocking that companies have not tried to locate there. I was recently in towns called Wheeling and Moundsville. Very charming small cities and friendly people. I was really surprised Alabama didn't make the list. We have some deeply impoverished areas. Anywho, love the videos. I quote little facts from your videos in conversation quite a bit.

@G8rquest

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Think about this, the people who settled in WV were not the type you boss around. Coal, the mountains themselves, are the key targets of capitalists there...Oh, and dental insurance makes them shudder. Don't get me wrong, I love riding through WV and the people are the salt of the earth who love their freedoms. Their lives may be hard there but they're theirs. Put that on a bumper sticker.

@chasebeavers

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There are many reasons companies don't relocate there (lack of workforce, terrain, lack of roads, etc). There are also government projects that keep people out, such as the radio observatory in Greenbank. It has total control of radio frequencies in most of the state. As for McDowell County, the majority of the land is owned by one owner (Pocahantas Land Co.) and the roads in are terrible. I love WV and the people, but it's nearly impossible to make a living there.

@stewdge

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I live in WV. Believe it or not Wheeling is one of the bigger towns in the state. The first capitol of WV too. The northern panhandle you were in is sort of a different vibe than the rest of the state. We’re more like Pennsylvanians more than anything lol. When you go to the southern area it’s a lot different. I didn’t know McDowell county would be on this list but I did expect Boone county to be. Once you are south of Fairmont and East of Charleston, poverty is almost a given. That natural beauty of the state is something that they have that we do not in the Northern Panhandle though.

@RM-pg4js

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Lots of rednecks in wv..no thanks

But are the people happy

I lived in West Point, KY for a while in the 80s. A big problem in poor areas is anything can happen. West point allowed a trash incinerator plant to be built there. Destroyed all quality of life. Sad.

Pie Town,NM is a very small place on the CDT. hiker love this place in the summer. Very cool ,interesting people.

Catron, New Mexico: Pie Town has a restaurant which makes pies everyday. You can call ahead to order specific pies. You'll find bumper stickers in Europe from Pie Town. Side note: you can shoot an elk from your front porch.

I'm expecting the Rio Grande Valley of Texas counties to be on the list

@GrandChessboard

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Lol, that place is poor but not nearly as poor as many other countries in Texas.

@fonzworthbentley7455

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@@GrandChessboard There's literal shanty towns all along the border

I'd prefer hearing this information with compassion rather than condescension.

@chrisbruggers8076

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Most of these places voted for Trump and sit around collecting welfare while voting against their own interests and complaining about minorities... I have no compassion for these places.

@LakeofCrystalclan

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How so? I literally do not get what you’re conveying.

I really enjoy your content

FYI being poor is not a crime or a sin. There are things in life that can't be bought. And the peace in my soul that My Old Kentucky home gives me no matter what the price can't be replaced or bought.

It's amazing how little we understand about people who live in these areas. I would really like to see some interviews with residents from eastern KY, MS delta, rural NM, and Native American SD counties. It's also amazing how different some of these people are from each other. I mean think about the differences between people from Holmes County MS, Owsley County KY, Corson County SD, and Catron county NM...

@marktweet7395

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A poor school system perpetuates poverty

@mikee.5158

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So what you’re saying is, you wish this one had been a good video Me too.

@BrandonSmith-jz3zt

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SOFT WHITE UNDERBELLY HAS SOME REALLY GOOD VIDEOS AND INTERVIEWS ON KZread ABOUT EASTERN KENTUCKY, AND WEST VIRGINIA. ITS PRETTY EYE OPENING

@spuriouseffect

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Many areas of West Virginia are starting to look like bombed out 3rd world countries due to drugs and the resultant crime. Small towns that were beautiful little communities 20 years ago are shocking now. It's sad. I'm a native West Virginian, and even I'm wary of getting out of my car in some places now. Like the guy said, don't get off the main roads.

@jimmiller5600

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@@spuriouseffect Remember "Trump Digs Coal !!!" ? Where are the jobs he promised?

“Presidio is poor. The median household income is $20,700, one of the lowest in the US…” Found that in an article recently. Not certain of the county but it’s in southwest Texas. Article ByClaire Suddath August 4, 2022, 3:00 AM CDT

@Default78334

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That would be Presidio County, TX of which Presidio is the largest "city" in it. That said, there is some money in the county seat of Marfa which is an artist colony.

@NanaPiper

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@@Default78334 Thanks.

4:52 digging the paint scheme on the Ford.

Liked and subbed!!

Family moved out west from Clay County. Family buried in the middle of the forest because there was a flood and couldn't cross the river. Clay county is where they strung up a census taker in 2009 naked with the word fed written across his chest.

I actually audited the former Owsley County Clerk Sid Gabbard. Not surprised he eventually wound up in jail. At that time Booneville was over 200 people.

I am from london ky and currently live in knoxville tn but london is about 10 minutes away from clay county and about 40 minutes away from middlesboro. I can say that those places are super poor and the floods that just happen made it way worse. Imagine you didn't really have anything to begin with and no you have almost less than nothing. It's rough.

@kimberlycombs5431

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My mama and daddy are buried in London 💜 next to my grandmother and my grandfather and I'm a Combs so I had to chime in lol being poor is in the eye of the beholder I suppose. There's dirt floors that you can't put a price tag on.

You need to include parishes, because East Carroll Parish, Louisiana's median income is only $16,796.

Do one on the best healthcare states for the retirees. Ie coverage, and physicians that want to help and take of there patients.

Alabama didn’t make the list? Amazing!

@TheLassenman

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Or even Louisiana

@chocolatechipslime

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There is poverty here but also lots of old money. I’m originally from New Mexico and the poverty is very visible there, especially out in the country. In Alabama there is also visible poverty but also a lot of nice properties and nice big houses, Alabama looks a lot nicer than New Mexico does. Before I moved here I pictured a backwoods trailer trash don’t get caught in the country kinda town but I’ve spent a lot of time driving around the countryside here and it’s very nice, gorgeous properties and lots of land. A lot of it is clean and taken care of.

My grandfather lived in Pietown when he was a kid. They moved because they were starving.

yep, we got some funny named places here in Chattooga County, GA. Dirt Seller Mountain. Lick Skillet Road. Shin Bone Valley.

There is nothing wrong with mobile homes. I've been in older mobile homes that were clean and taken care of. It depends on the person that lives there

@kevinnielsen1356

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They don't fair well in very high wind

@ryanarchuleta6231

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"Mobile homes" have evolved big time. They're more often called manufacturered homes now, but they aren't the little tin cans or cardboard boxes they used to be. Some legit look like a "real" house on the inside these days. I've seen some that legit look nicer than the highly overvalued houses built in the 50s that look outdated as hell but sell for like $500,000 because houses go up in value even if they are a dump.

Every damn time I am typing something, Briggs always be telling me not to. Not sure what to do at this point in my life!

@TheSilentWhales

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Found a youtube channel and tell viewers to start typing.

@RonSwansonIsMyGod

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Really, why'd I bother to learn how to touch type....

I like how there is always a dollar general in the background 😆

I am from McCreary County, Kentucky..home to the big south fork, Cumberland Falls and also one of the poorest counties in the nation. Alcohol has only become legal to buy and sell.within the last few years, so no big restaurants wanted to come to our town and that is just one small part that has held my hometown in poverty. Lack of opportunity and jobs, teen pregnancy and a high rate of addiction has also played a part. Very sad. I saw myself moving back home to retire up until recently..now, not so sure.

@allfacts19

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Is the Bible belt the reason?

I believe that Most of the states will likely be in the south with poverty.

@matthewwelsh294

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And yet Republicans think blue states are the poor ones 😂 😂

Our house is small (900sq/ft)but very livable We paid about 48,000 for it

Thx dude 🙂

I’m from Maine and was wondering if any of our poorest counties (some of which are pretty poor) would make this list, but nope - beat and by good measure by these counties.

Even in the poorest counties my income is seriously below the median. I have social security at $15,152 per year. I’m 73 and physically unable to work. I live in Dyer County, Tennessee and even my paltry income is too high to qualify for Tenncare (Medicaid) and SNAP is only $20 per month. I don’t even own a car.Where can I live comfortably, not extravagantly, with this limited income?

@louis20122

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$15,000 is too high. That is insane.

@ArdillaINC

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Do you have to pay rent ?

@hidesertmusic

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@@ArdillaINC yes. I pay $495 plus utilities. I have a bed that I bought from a thrift store. A kitchen table with two chairs held together with bungee cords, a couch that my landlord found for me and a nice recliner/rocker give to me by a former neighbor. I have enough but I would like to have a washer and dryer. I’ve tried to sell a guitar and mandolin for a year so I could either pick up a cheap car or move back to Alaska. No buyers.

@hidesertmusic

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@@louis20122 I totally agree. I have no idea how people can live on the income required to qualify. It’s something like $724 per month far a single person.

@Trentberkeley86

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Liberia

You know honestly nothing in this video looks anywhere near as bad as lots of much more expensive places in LA like downtown, any place near a freeway underpass onramp or exit, Venice, Hollywood,... Where are the homeless encampments? Where is the graffiti? Not to mention the sales tax, the property tax, etc.

@sanjivjhangiani3243

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I think these 'poor' counties might be a better place to live if you are poor. The average income might be higher in Los Angeles, California, but what good does that do you if you are poor? With low home prices, these rural people need not be homeless.

Sweet investment opportunities. Some of those Kentucky areas are very nice.

Love your show dawgy 503 Woot Woot 🥇