Which city is the poorest:)

[e-lie]

What city is d poorest city in 2006 I heard that miami is the poorest city (which comes to know surprise I live there.What city now claims the tittle.?

 

[speakeasy]

The poorest places are in the deep south I believe. Detriot and Flint I always hear bad about too.

 

[Bible_Belt]

It would help if you first defined your terms better. What exactly do you mean by "city" and "poorest?" Is a geographic area or small town a "city" or do you mean only major urban areas? How do you define "poor?" Is is by median incomes, or by a different measure, like the Fed's "poverty line?" There are other factors, too, like unemployment, crime, and welfare recipient stats that closely correlate with poverty.

 

[War Against Betaism]

For the big cities it's by far Detroit.

 

[Maxtro]

New Orleans, right after hurricane gustav is done with it.

 

[shaunuk]

not sure why a "what's the poorest city" question prompts people to start reeling off American cities. There's other countries in the world yer know, and there's no way an American city holds that title

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_world's_poorest_city

apparently

 

[speakeasy]

not sure why a "what's the poorest city" question prompts people to start reeling off American cities. There's other countries in the world yer know, and there's no way an American city holds that title

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_world's_poorest_city

apparently

I'm surprised it was Potosi, Bolivia. I thought it would be some place in Haiti.

 

[War Against Betaism]

not sure why a "what's the poorest city" question prompts people to start reeling off American cities. There's other countries in the world yer know, and there's no way an American city holds that title

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_world's_poorest_city

apparently

People like me just assumed that because the original post mentioned Miami was the poorest city in 2006, and I doubt Miami was any poorer than any of the other cities outside of America.

 

[e-lie]

In the usa alone is what I meant.

 

[shaunuk]

yeah fair enough, thought you meant the whole world cause there's a lot of nationalities on here

 

[IsiMan84]

I don't know where you found Miami at #1 but it's been Detroit or Cleveland the past 3-4 years. Miami was #5 in 2006, but is also the 3rd most expensive to live in so it depends on what statistics people use. But the US Census defines 'poorest' as the highest percentage of people living below the poverty line. And Detroit wins that by a landslide at 33.8%. Cleveland is 2nd at 29.5%.

But for what it's worth, Miami is #1 in road rage, #1 worst to be a sports fan, and #1 worst real estate market.

Detroit is #1 in violent crime, #2 in unemployment, #1 worst for raising kids, #1 angriest, #1 worst to own a dog, #1 worst for sleep, #1 worst high school graduation rate, #1 most expensive to own a car, and #1 in STD rates.

I'm sure there's a lot of other bad stuff in Miami but it was a lot harder to find than Detroit haha.

 

[shaunuk]

wow...put your hands up for detroit!!