They're are just poor.
No, for the most part they aren't.
Per capita income.....bottom 5 states:
45 Oklahoma $42,822 $41,567 $40,001
46 Alabama $42,666 $40,554 $38,473
47 Kentucky $41,538 $40,267 $38,466
48 Arkansas $38,815 $38,134 $37,420
49 West Virginia $37,989 $37,060 $37,227
What you're overlooking is the cost of living difference. Rent & Utilities for selected locales:
Arkansas $475 $86.50
Atlanta $931 $93.36
Austin $754 $90.61
Chicago $1023 $86.50
Dallas $758 $97.98
Houston $716 $105.08
Kansas City $761 $86.50
Los Angeles $911 $120.36
New York $1607 $189.13
Philadelphia $901 $107.83
San Francisco $1,431 NA
Seattle $1,067 NA
St. Louis $753 $96.53
In Arkansas you can live comfortably on half the money you can in just about any other place in the country. |
