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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40. Guilford County, North Carolina
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$205
> Population: 517,197
> Household income per capita: $41,339
> Poverty rate: 16.7%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 4.4%
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39. Terrell County, Georgia
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$205
> Population: 8,978
> Household income per capita: $26,851
> Poverty rate: 35.3%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 6.0%
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38. Crittenden County, Arkansas
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$206
> Population: 49,278
> Household income per capita: $27,744
> Poverty rate: 23.5%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 5.0%
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37. Gadsden County, Florida
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$208
> Population: 46,113
> Household income per capita: $25,763
> Poverty rate: 24.4%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 4.4%
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36. Sumter County, Georgia
> Avg. income loss per year of childhood residence: -$208
> Population: 13,084
> Household income per capita: $28,432
> Poverty rate: 36.0%
> Feb. 2019 unemployment rate: 5.5%
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