The Poorest City in Every State

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Oklahoma: Muskogee
> Median household income: $38,194 (Oklahoma: $52,919)
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree: 20.9% (Oklahoma: 25.5%)
> Poverty rate: 24.6% (Oklahoma: 15.7%)
> Median home value: $92,300 (Oklahoma: $136,800)
> Population: 37,624

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Oregon: Grants Pass
> Median household income: $44,185 (Oregon: $62,818)
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree: 15.8% (Oregon: 33.7%)
> Poverty rate: 17.2% (Oregon: 13.2%)
> Median home value: $231,800 (Oregon: $312,200)
> Population: 37,545

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Pennsylvania: Reading
> Median household income: $32,176 (Pennsylvania: $61,744)
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree: 10.8% (Pennsylvania: 31.4%)
> Poverty rate: 32.7% (Pennsylvania: 12.4%)
> Median home value: $73,200 (Pennsylvania: $180,200)
> Population: 88,232

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Rhode Island: Woonsocket
> Median household income: $42,595 (Rhode Island: $67,167)
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree: 17.8% (Rhode Island: 34.2%)
> Poverty rate: 21.8% (Rhode Island: 12.4%)
> Median home value: $173,300 (Rhode Island: $261,900)
> Population: 41,603

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South Carolina: Anderson
> Median household income: $33,351 (South Carolina: $53,199)
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree: 23.9% (South Carolina: 28.1%)
> Poverty rate: 22.4% (South Carolina: 15.2%)
> Median home value: $136,800 (South Carolina: $162,300)
> Population: 27,289

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