Can you guess what these Poor states all have in common?
Maryland knocked New Jersey out of the top spot this year, while Mississippi and West Virginia were the poorest states in the Union.Maryland is now the wealthiest state in the union, as measured by median household income, according to the latest stats from the Census Bureau.Delaware, down 2.9 percent, took the biggest dip, [in income growth for the nation] Top 10 wealthiest statesHere’s where the median household income is highest
| State | Income |
| Maryland | $65,144 |
| New Jersey | $64,470 |
| Connecticut | $63,422 |
| Hawaii | $61,160 |
| Massachusetts | $59,963 |
| New Hampshire | $59,683 |
| Alaska | $59,393 |
| California | $56,645 |
| Virginia | $56,277 |
| Minnesota | $54,023 |
Source: U.S. Census BureauThe 10 poorest statesThe states with the lowest median household income
| State | Income |
| Montana | $40,627 |
| Tennessee | $40,315 |
| Kentucky | $39,372 |
| Louisiana | $39,337 |
| Alabama | $38,783 |
| Oklahoma | $38,770 |
| Arkansas | $36,599 |
| West Virginia | $35,059 |
| Mississippi | $34,473 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
h/t to Von Cracker for this special guest post.
Tags: Bush's Fubar Economy
gap toothed red-necks…?
ohhh, very warm,
An oldie but goodie:
http://fuckthesouth.com/
They all voted against their interests and for Republicans, who have kept them all poor.
Now, now, Miles and Jason. Remember the words of Papa Joe Biden: Delaware is part the south. So when you say f*ck the south, you are saying f*ck me.
YEEEEEE-HAAAA!!! Jester’s dead!
Vee haaave a Vinner!
Choose Regression! Choose Republican!
I still don’t get it. New Orleans (poor) has a Dem governor, but Alaska’s (wealthy) is a Republican. Let’s see, the Democrats are the party of the poor and down trodden masses and the GOP is the party of the rich, so…nope, no bumper sticker slogan seems to apply.
The point is that Louisiana votes for Republican Presidents, as does Alaska. The trend you see among all the poorest states is that they all voted Republican for president. The trend is not really inverse, for the wealthy states split their votes among the Democrats (MD, NJ, HI, CT, MA, MN, NH, CA) and the Republicans (AK, VA).
we have such bright readers….
why is it the poor states are the red states?
Well, look at the bottom 10. Chances are most of the voters in those states are using their Bibles to tell them who to vote for. Or Pat Robertson.
Wow, this is as relevant as the correlation of whether the American League or the National League wins the World Series with Dem vs. GOP White House victories.
Where’s my copy of Wikinomics…
Get your hands on copy of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America while you are at it.
Those states have historically been among the poorest. Their party affiliation has only recently changed. So, what accounted for their poverty back when they were a solid Dem. voting bloc, hmm?
Quick — think hard to make yet another non-substantive “analysis.”
you can tell when school is back in session, you can just taste the ascerbicness in Hubes comments.
School is indeed back in session. Here’s the dimwitty grammar lesson of the day: There’s no word “ascerbicness.” The correct term would be “acerbity.” Also, “Hubes” needs an apostrophe.
Is it too much to expect a little knowledge of English when people blog? Just a little??
I rest my case
Hube, don’t be so appendantic.
Also, “Hubes” needs an apostrophe.
No, “Hubes” needs a high colonic.
This blog needs a modicum of intellect.
Talk about being “Left Behind”! 😉
And Hube, stop being a Grammar-nista!
See, I know how to hyphenise!
Appendantic didn’t get a laugh? Either I’m slipping or it went over your heads. I’d better reorientate my humor setting.
Jase, I have Democracy in America; I keep it right next to Slouching Towards Gomorrah.
Left Behind. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! You kill me, Cracker!
Wouldn’t the more important point be about Minner’s FUBAR economy? No state slipped as much as Delaware.
Yeah, but does Minner control GM and MBNA? Granted, she gets the credit and/or blame for the economy as any chief executive does.
But is Levin the answer? Given his past history, he would probably sell Delaware back to Pennsylvania.
Could it be the reason some of the poorer states are starting to trend Republican is that they are tired of being poor? 100 years of the Democrats is enough. Given enough time, they will ruin the wealthy states experimenting with them.
It is odd you don’t notice that 7 of ten wealthy states have republican governors or did in the last 4 years. HI, MD, MA, CT, AK, MN, CA, and VA has GOP legislature and Gov. NH had a solidly GOP legislature for 100 plus years until last fall. NJ was a swing state in local/state races. Do you notice a trend?
The poorer states are traditionally Democrat.
Yes, Mr Anderson, they were Dem states – back in 1950 when the all wished they still had ‘free’ labor and Strom Thurmond was a young Dixiecrat 😉
I think it said more to the totality of culture and opportunity over a significant period of time (at least 20 yrs), than which party had the governorship over the last 4 years….
…pretty shortsighted, me thinks, on your part, Mr. Anderson.
Mr. Anderson also does not have his facts in order, either:
HI, MD, MA, CT, AK, MN, CA, and VA has GOP legislature
Hawaii has a repub Governor, but both houses of the legislature are solidly Democratic.
Maryland had a single term repub Governor ( a real one off in this very blue state) and still has both houses of the legislature solidly Democratic.
CT has a repub Governor (and one in jail) and still has both houses of the legislature solidly Democratic.
MN has a repub gov and the DFL is the majority in both houses. The DFL did lose its majority in the House for a few terms, but is solidly back in the majority after 2006 elections.
CA has a repub gov who acts like a Democrat much to chagrin of the local wingnuts. Both houses of the legislature are Democratic.
Massachusetts had a repub Governor (Multiple Choice Mitt!) but it current one is a Democrat and still has both houses of the legislature solidly Democratic.
VA does have repub legislature, but its Governor has been Democratic for two cycles.