East Carroll Parish , Louisiana , is the U.S. capital of income inequality . The median household income in this parish was $47,500 last year and it's highest % since at least 1950. Overall , income inequality in the U.S. is worse than Iran , Nigeria and Nicaragua . The farming community , with picturesque Lake Providence at its center , is a scary window into the future -- a look at where the rest of the country is headed if we do n't change our economic policies to work for everyone , not primarily the rich . East Carroll Parish tops all of them , with higher inequality than any nation on Earth .
East Carroll Parish , Louisiana , is the U.S. capital of income inequality . The median household income in this parish was $47,500 last year and it's highest % since at least 1950. Overall , income inequality in the U.S. is worse than Iran , Nigeria and Nicaragua . East Carroll Parish tops all of them , with higher inequality than any nation on Earth .