Special Report
Counties Where the American Dream Is Dead
April 16, 2019 4:39 pm
Last Updated: March 13, 2020 4:54 pm
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45. Hoke County, North Carolina
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$203
> Population: 52,571
> Household income per capita: $24,807
> Poverty rate: 21.9%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 5.3%
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44. East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$203
> Population: 446,167
> Household income per capita: $35,064
> Poverty rate: 19.1%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 3.9%
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43. Spalding County, Georgia
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$203
> Population: 64,192
> Household income per capita: $31,155
> Poverty rate: 21.6%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 4.7%
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42. Greene County, Alabama
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$204
> Population: 8,533
> Household income per capita: $27,644
> Poverty rate: 38.8%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 6.7%
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41. Baldwin County, Georgia
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$204
> Population: 203,360
> Household income per capita: $26,337
> Poverty rate: 11.8%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 3.7%
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