mississippi is the poorest state in usa.
which one is the poorest state in usa?
mississippi
in terms of personal income, federal transfer payments to puerto rico make up more than 20% of the island's personal income. by comparison, the poorest state, mississippi, had a median level of $21,587, according to the u.s. census bureau's current population survey, 2002 to 2004 annual social and economic supplements. since 1952, the gap between puerto rico's per capita income and the national level has changed substantially – from one third the u.s. national average and roughly half that of the poorest state in 1952, to 10% less than the poorest state in 2007.
economy of puerto rico
the growth of portland and areas of southern maine and the retraction of job opportunities (and population) in the northern and eastern areas of the state led in the 1990s to discussion of "two maines", with potentially different interests. portland and certain coastal towns aside, maine remains the poorest state in the northeast. by some accounts, adjusting for its high taxes and living costs, maine has been since at least the 1970s the poorest state in the united states. the notion that maine is indeed the poorest state in the us is supported by its exceptionally high levels of welfare dependence over the past half century.
history of maine