Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know?

These are hard times in the U.S., and the number prove it. Nearly 50 million Americans live in poverty. That is defined by a family of four living below $25,100 annually.

According to the statistics, Centreville, Illinois, is the poorest town in the country, with a median household income of just $16,715.

Income inequality is a major problem in America, and the gap between very rich and very poor seems to be growing wider by the day. Below is a list of the poorest towns in every U.S. state, along with some sobering statistics.

1. Selma, Alabama

Town median household income: $23,283
State median household income: $44,758
Town poverty rate: 41.4%
Town population: 19,650

2. Ketchikan City, Alaska

Town median household income: $53,937
State median household income: $74,444
Town poverty rate: 13.6%
Town population: 8,189

3. South Tucson, Arizona

Town median household income: $20,241
State median household income: $51,340
Town poverty rate: 48.9%
Town population: 5,627

4. Camden, Arkansas

Town median household income: $25,581
State median household income: $42,336
Town poverty rate: 34%
Town population: 11,515

5. Clearlake, California

Town median household income: $25,426
State median household income: $63,783
Town poverty rate: 38.1%
Town population: 15,070

6. Willimantic, Connecticut

Town median household income: $34,211
State median household income: $71,755
Town poverty rate: 29.7%
Town population: 17,339

7. Smyrna, Delaware

Town median household income: $53,941
State median household income: $61,017
Town poverty rate: 8.

3%
Town population: 11,081

8. Sterling, Colorado

Town median household income: $36,282
State median household income: $62,520
Town poverty rate: 20.4%
Town population: 13,976

9. Brownsville, Florida

Town median household income: $19,796
State median household income: $48,900
Town poverty rate: 42.4%
Town population: 15,860

10. Cordele, Georgia

Town median household income: $23,294
State median household income: $51,037
Town poverty rate: 49.6%
Town population: 11,015

11. Wahiawa, Hawaii

Town median household income: $55,744
State median household income: $71,977
Town poverty rate: 15.4%
Town population: 17,696

12. Rupert, Idaho

Town median household income: $35,011
State median household income: $49,174
Town poverty rate: 27.4%
Town population: 5,702

13. Centreville, Illinois

Town median household income: $16,715
State median household income: $59,196
Town poverty rate: 50.1%
Town population: 5,127

14. Brazil, Indiana

Town median household income: $29,531
State median household income: $50,433
Town poverty rate: 31.6%
Town population: 8,105

15. Lamoni, Iowa

Town median household income: $33,393
State median household income: $54,570
Town poverty rate: 26.1%
Town population: 2,616

16. Belleville, Kansas

Town median household income: $31,885
State median household income: $53,571
Town poverty rate: 13.9%
Town population: 1,831

17. Glasgow, Kentucky

Town median household income: $28,362
State median household income: $44,811
Town poverty rate: 26.9%
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