City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level
1. Detroit , MI 32.5%
2. Buffalo , NY 29.9%
3. Cincinnati , OH 27.8%
4. Cleveland , OH 27.0%
5. Miami , FL 26.9%
5. St. Louis , MO 26.8%
7. El Paso , TX 26.4%
8. Milwaukee , WI 26.2%
9. Philadelphia , PA 25.1%
10. Newark , NJ 24.2%
US. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, August 2007
What do the top ten cities with the highest poverty rate all have in common?
Detroit, MI (1st) on the poverty rate list
hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961
Buffalo, NY (2nd) on the poverty rate list
hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1954
Cincinnati, Ohio (3rd) on the poverty rate list
hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1984
Cleveland, Ohio (4th)on the poverty rate list
hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1989
Miami, Florida (5th)on the poverty rate list
has never elected a Republican mayor
St Louis, MO (6th) on the poverty rate list
hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1949
El Paso, Texas (7th) on the poverty rate list
has never elected a Republican mayor
Milwaukee, WI (8th) on the poverty rate list
hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1908
Philadelphia, PA (9th) on the poverty rate list
hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1952
Newark, NJ (10th) on the poverty rate list
hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1907
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Einstein once said,
'The definition of insanity is doing
the same thing over and over again
and expecting different results.'
It is the poor who habitually elected Democrats
yet they are still POOR.
"You cannot help the poor
by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak
by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring prosperity
by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up
by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man
by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage
by taking away people's
initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently
by doing for them,
what they could and should do for themselves."
-- Abraham Lincoln --
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Are you suggesting that republicans mayors could be the cause those cities are the poorest ones?
Posted by blinds on 12/13/11 at 05:25 AM
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Thank you so much for updating poorest cities list. I kinda wonder to St. Louis , MO in this list where the city makeup 26.8%. I can't understand how's it possible. It's humor I can guess. Keep up coming!
Posted by Stacey Hammerson on 12/11/11 at 04:19 AM
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Simple: to bring power back to the states and the people, where it belongs. Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. shouldn’t be allowed to make sweeping decisions that impact millions of Americans. But right now, they do. So it all boils down to one question: Who do you think should decide what’s best for you and your family? You, or the feds? We’d vote for the American people every single time.
