* Poverty rate: 13.9%
* Poverty rate of residents under 18: 24%
* Median household income: $48,582The Sussex poverty rate is below the national average (15%), Sussex has high home values and a homeownership rate that’s higher than the state average. With only three counties in Delaware, it’s not hard for Sussex to claim the poorest county title.
The poverty rate figure means that about 27,400 of Sussex’s 197,145 residents fall below the poverty line, defined as $22,314 for a family of four.
If you factor in the income spent on expenses such as medical costs, child care and mortgage payments, the number of Delawareans whose remaining income falls below the poverty line is much higher.
Taken from MSN.Money’s snap shot of each state’s poorest county.