Parkersburg, West Virginia
Parkersburg City is among the poorest in the entire country. The poverty rate in this West Virginia city is 25.2% while the national rate is 11.8% (both stats from the U.S. Census Bureau). Aside from that, Parkersburg’s hospital system is one of the worst and 16% of the patients get readmitted to hospitals within just a month of their first discharge, the 24/7 Wall St. reports. We wonder what is keeping these residents sick.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie’s poverty rate of 26% is almost twice as high as the national average, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. Aside from the poverty rate being depressing, housing costs in this city are incredibly high as well. The average housing cost is more than five times Laramie’s median income, which is much higher compared to the 3:1 national housing affordability ratio. That is a combination that does not help anyone.
Laramie, Wyoming