"Are 97 of the nation's 100 poorest counties in red"

[applegrove]

Are 97 of the nation's 100 poorest counties in red states?

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jul/29/facebook-posts/are-97-nations-100-poorest-counties-red-states/

"SNIP..........................


For median income, we found that 95 of the 100 poorest counties were located in red states. Here are the 10 poorest, all of them in red states:

1. Owsley County, Ky.

2. Jefferson County, Miss.

3. Wolfe County, Ky.

4. Brooks County, Texas

5. McCreary County, Ky.

6. Hudspeth County, Texas

7. Hancock County, Tenn.

8. Jackson County, Ky.

9. Clay County, Ky.

10. Holmes County, Miss.

For percentage of residents in poverty, we found that 93 of the 100 poorest counties were in red states.

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[former9thward]

1. At the link they list 4 counties in South Dakota and North Dakota

as having the highest poverty rates. What they don't mention is that all four are Native American reservations.