Yahoo

Mississippi Delta communities visited by Robert F. Kennedy continue to struggle with poverty

In 1967, Robert F. Kennedy was two years into his first term as a U.S. senator from New York. He wanted to carve out his own political identity and focus on issues he deeply cared about, one of which ...

Two Mississippi cities among the neediest in the US, says WalletHub

To identify the most disadvantaged cities, WalletHub analyzed 180 cities across key indicators such as child poverty, food ...
Hartford Business

Mississippi has highest poverty and lowest income

Mississippi once again leads the nation in poverty and lags in median household income. According to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday. Mississippi had a poverty rate of 22.6% in 2011, ...
Gulf Live

Mississippi still nation’s most poverty-stricken state

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly 20 percent of Mississippi residents live in poverty as the state continues its unwanted reign as the nation’s most poverty-stricken state. According to the annual report ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Coronavirus in Mississippi exposes 'underbelly of poverty and inequality'

The first plague hit long before the second one struck this year. “The COVID-19 pandemic is pulling the lid off conditions that we have not addressed for generations,” said Bill Bynum, CEO of Hope ...
Hawk Central

COVID-19 poses a familiar threat to our economy that older Mississippians recognize

STARKVILLE­- Mississippi is no longer the poorest state in the union. West Virginia holds that distinction by a rather narrow margin. But regardless the rank, we struggle against a high rate of ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

Mississippi ranks highest in poverty, homicide rates in U.S., but is 9th in this category

Mississippi has the distinction of being the poorest state with the highest homicide rate in the U.S., according to a recent analysis from prescription management service NiceRx. Research from the ...
The Business Journals

Mississippi and Texas dominate national poverty rankings

The category may be slightly different, but the names of the unfortunate frontrunners are essentially identical. Yesterday's On Numbers focused on food stamps. Today's story deals with poverty rates.
Daily Journal

Report: Mississippi has worst child poverty rate in U.S.

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Children’s Defense Fund analysis of new 2013 state data released by the U.S. Census Bureau reveals child poverty rates remain at record high levels, and Mississippi leads the ...
ABC News

In Mississippi, families of COVID-19 victims say poverty and race determine survival

"It could have been prevented.” said one mom about her daughter's death. In Mississippi, the country’s poorest state, Cassandra Rollins says she has a million questions. Her daughter, Shalondra ...
WAPT

Census Bureau: Mississippi had highest poverty rate in 2012

A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Mississippi had the highest poverty rate and the lowest median income in the nation in 2012.The report was released Thursday.It shows the national median ...