10 Poorest Cities in America and how did it happen
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%
What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) 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)
hasn’t elected one since 1954
Cincinnati, OH – (3rd)
hasn’t elected a Republican mayor
since 1984
Cleveland, OH – (4th)
hasn’t elected a Republican mayor
since 1989
Miami, FL – (5th)
has never had a Republican mayor
St. Louis, MO – (6th)
hasn’t elected a Republican mayor
since 1949
El Paso, TX – (7th)
has never had a Republican mayor
Milwaukee , WI – (8th)
hasn’t elected a Republican mayor
since 1908
Philadelphia, PA – (9th)
hasn’t elected a Republican mayor
since 1952
Newark, NJ – (10th)
hasn’t elected a Republican mayor
since 1907
Einstein once said,
‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting different results.’
It is the poor who habitually elect 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 about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up
by pulling the wage payer down.
