East Carroll Parish , Louisiana , has the highest income inequality in America . About 40 % of people in the parish live in poverty . John Sutter visits the parish to try to see what could bridge the rich - poor gap . One man he met wanders the streets wearing an American flag . ` ` I 'd rather work than just be sitting here waiting on a check , '' he says .
East Carroll Parish , Louisiana , has the highest income inequality in America . John Sutter visits the parish to try to see what could bridge the rich - poor gap . One man he met wanders the streets wearing an American flag . ` ` I 'd rather work than just be sitting here waiting on a check , '' he says .