21. Benton Harbor, Michigan
> Town median household income: $18,208
> State median household income: $48,411 (18th lowest)
> Town poverty rate: 44.8%
> Town population: 10,054

Benton Harbor is one of only 10 of the poorest towns in each state with a six figure difference separating its median household income from the median household income of the state’s wealthiest town. Nearly 45% of Benton Harbor’s residents lived below the poverty line.

22. Brainerd, Minnesota
> Town median household income: $29,364
> State median household income: $59,836 (10th highest)
> Town poverty rate: 24.2%
> Town population: 13,553

Higher rates of educational attainment often lead to higher income levels. However, even though 88.9% of adults in Brainerd had at least a high school diploma, higher than the national rate of 86%, it was the poorest town in Minnesota for the years 2009 through 2013. According to data from the Census Bureau, 12.2% of Brainerd households earned less than $10,000 per year compared to the statewide figure of 5.6%. In addition the median household income in Brainerd was $92,807 less than that of Victoria, the wealthiest town in Minnesota.

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23. Yazoo City, Mississippi
> Town median household income: $19,197
> State median household income: $39,031 (the lowest)
> Town poverty rate: 43.4%
> Town population: 11,483

Yazoo City is the poorest town in the poorest state in the country. Over 43% of Yazoo City’s residents lived below the poverty line, compared to just 11.3% of residents nationwide. Yazoo City also has a relatively high percentage of low income households — more than 27% of households earned less than $10,000 per year. This figure is more than double the comparable state percentage of 11.4%.

24. Butler, Missouri
> Town median household income: $26,698
> State median household income: $47,380 (15th lowest)
> Town poverty rate: 23.7%
> Town population: 4,137

Nearly a quarter of Butler residents lived in poverty from 2009 through 2013. This figure is significantly higher than the state’s poverty rate of 15.5% for the same time period. Also 10.2% of households earned less than $10,000 annually, while only 7.9% of households in the state as a whole earned less than $10,000.

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25. Livingston, Montana
> Town median household income: $39,015
> State median household income: $46,230 (11th lowest)
> Town poverty rate: 7.1%
> Town population: 7,060

Livingston is the poorest town in Montana, which itself had one of the lower median household incomes in the nation. A typical Livingston household’s incomes was just $7,215 lower than the state’s income figure, one of the smallest such gaps reviewed. While the poorest town in most states tended to have relatively low educational attainment rates, nearly 31% of Livingston adults had completed at least a bachelor’s degree, higher than both the state and national figures.