In 2013, the top 5% of Americans took in more than 22.3% of all income. Mississippi is the poorest state in the US, with 695,915 people living below the poverty line. It also ranks last in its ...
Oklahoma remains one of the poorest states in the nation ... that will bring more good-paying jobs to Oklahoma and push us closer to top 10.” Brent Norwood, assistant professor of economics ...