16. Harrodsburg, Kentucky
> Town median household income: $29,495
> State median household income: $43,036 (4th lowest)
> Town poverty rate: 23.2%
> Town population: 8,365

In Kentucky, 16.2% of households earned less than $10,000 per year, slightly more than the 7.2% of American households that made less than $10,000 annually. The corresponding figure in Harrodsburg was more than double the national figure at 16.2%. More than 23% of Harrodsburg residents lived below the poverty line, more than double the national poverty rate of 11.3%

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17. Abbeville, Louisiana
> Town median household income: $29,202
> State median household income: $44,874 (8th lowest)
> Town poverty rate: 23.0%
> Town population: 12,293

Of all the poorest towns in each state, Abbeville had the second lowest percentage of adults with a high school diploma at 68%. Also, only 10.3% of the town’s adult residents had a bachelor’s degree. With a median household income of $29,202, Abbeville is the poorest town in the eighth poorest state in the country.

18. Waterville, Maine
> Town median household income: $33,298
> State median household income: $48,453 (19th lowest)
> Town poverty rate: 13.6%
> Town population: 15,798

Based on median household income, Waterville is the poorest town in Maine. However, the percentage of the town’s high-earning households was roughly in line with the corresponding statewide figure. Just over 2% of households in Waterville earned more than $200,000, slightly less than the proportion for the state as a whole.

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19. Cumberland, Maryland
> Town median household income: $30,962
> State median household income: $73,538 (the highest)
> Town poverty rate: 15.9%
> Town population: 20,711

Maryland residents are some of the wealthiest in the country, with a median household income of $73,538. Not every town in the state shares that good fortune. Cumberland, the state’s poorest town, had a median household income of just $30,962, $105,000 less than the income of a typical household in Poolesville, the highest-earning Maryland town. Maryland was one of only 10 states where the gap between incomes in the poorest and richest towns exceeded $100,000.

20. North Adams, Massachusetts
> Town median household income: $38,317
> State median household income: $66,866 (5th highest)
> Town poverty rate: 15.5%
> Town population: 13,657

As the poorest town in Massachusetts, 11.6% of North Adams households earned less than $10,000 annually, nearly double the proportion across the state. Only 0.5% of households earned more than $200,000 annually, compared to nearly 8% of Massachusetts residents. The median household income in North Adams was $40,321 less than the median household income in Newburyport, the state’s wealthiest town.