@@sourabhsahu7351 It is .. You just watched a video showing only the worst counties in the nation .. Had you of watched a video with the best county within each state, you could conclude that overall, the usa is a decent place to live assuming you are even mildly competent and driven .. As you might imagine, an extremely rural county with little to no prospects and a populace that is both dwindling and/or unwilling to advance it by bringing in investments isn't going to excel. many of those areas that were listed were old agricultural areas that have limited potential for growth just like anywhere.
@@BirdRaiserE Distance from economic and administrative centers makes supporting outlying counties more difficult compared to areas closer to the center of states.
if you mean have the government step in with the peoples' money,, that is wrong..locking up criminals usually helps reduce crime...allow charter schools to compete with bad public schools to help the young get a decent education helps...encourage business to set up there..
the other fact i might add is :: this country was founded on the concept that the government only has a few functions::organizing the executive and judicial branches, raise revenue,,declare war,,make all laws necessary for carrying out these responsibilities...
@@mikeorclem locking up criminals? For what? Victimless crimes like marijauna possession? One man got life for stealing a f* pizza. Are you fine with that? And peoples money? You know taxes pay for public infrastructure? Public schools? Medicare? The police? The military? Omg you know nothing
I know surpringly some of the best counties will actually be conservative.(the old school kind where they still valued education) trumpyism conservatism and McConnell conservatism however only encourage keeping the poor poor and the rich rich. To be fair, though, I've seen some democrats that are just as bad but, in general, more prosperous areas tend to be blue and areas where wealth is distributed more evenly and yet is still above average tend to be areas with genuine politicians like Bernie. Mr Sanders isn't always right but he at least sincerely cares and tries to make the world a better place
Every county in West Virginia could make this list. The entire state is an absolute horror show. And due to the people they elect, nothing will change anytime soon.
exactly...no one wants to show the worst places and poverty or the homeless they want people to think we are the richest country of everyone...hell washington around the capital is full of homeless its starting to look worse then california... probably why they have their fence and military coz they have created a huge mess of their own state...but they don't want media to show you what a poverty they have made there own... Seattle is on the point if such distruction its about to close down and bc nothing thanks to the government there
You lift out the reason Lake County, in CA is doing so bad. That country has been devastated my wildfires. Almost every year for the last 7 years wildfires have ripped through Lake County. Yes people had to move. Leaving behind what had been their lovely homes. Hundreds of business burnt to the ground.
Well, if they had spent money on desalination of the Pacific waters as a supply ,maybe their tree life wouldn't be so dry. But they decided to use the money on other bull crap things
@@georgealicea2978 What a specious argument. Sounds good but without any substance. Without any information or knowledge of the area you've somehow figured out what they should be doing.
Oh to the contrary ! A common theme is Counties with steeply declining population , because the ( mine , factory , etc ) closed , or agricultural practices changed . The hard working and ambitious have already left , and those left tend to the retired , disabled , and serious druggies .
Ehh. Most fall into handful of catagories : Indian Reservation Very low population that used to , but no longer requires manpower in mining, logging , or hand labor farming Urban area that by accident of geography contains the 'hood , but the upscale neighborhoods are across a boundary within the same metropolitan area Those that actually are pretty good by objective standards , except the whole state is, and somebody has to be 3% behind the others . By the same token in some states , the second thru tenth worst counties would all be worst than the " worst " in 1/3 of the states .
Hi Nick, one thing that most US citizens realize is that the offshoring of jobs by corporate entities is the main reason there now exists so much poverty. This is perpetuated by corporate executives who are promoted when they find the cheapest labor (as in slave labor) in many places across the globe. I believe that it is the equivalent to the sort of treason that the Republican party committed at the start of this year to that committed by the corporate executives who have no issue with exporting & eliminating jobs. Of course, most of the Congress members are supported by the businesses who fund their elections. There you have it, a negative feedback loop of the degeneration of our republic caused by the actions of the truly greedy who are elected by the brain dead & seedy. One immediate solution to improve our nation's situation is to buy the few remaining American made products & be sure to elect representatives who actually want to help US workers provide for their families, rather than the gaslighters who pretend to. Btw, I'm an unenrolled, "independent" voter & a very concerned veteran.
Exactly!!! .....and by the time this admin. Gets done breaking the american people with their delay in having any plans other than locking it down so nobody is working, more tax increases, and open borders it will look more drained and ghetto....maybe they should start more wars...they need to make money to fund the scheme....the new green deal!!! Lol for which they don't exactly have a plan.
Shhh, that’s how they get their wealth. How else do you think they become millionaires? If that $ actually went to America, it’d be much harder to siphon off and into their pockets.
Its not that easy to volunteer anymore. Right now most Volunteer postions are shut down, makeing people suffer even more that need the help. I don't know if you noticed, but society changed forever this past year for most people for the worst. Even people with money can't get help right now.
The laws in some places make volunteering unaffordable! I’ve offered my services and attempted to make material donations on a number of occasions, only to be told I have to have a complete background check, fingerprint, DNA registry at my own expense. Once, my sister and I showed up at a well known faith based charity with five bins of gently used (or never used) baby and toddler clothes, only to be turned away. Health laws forbade them accepting any items that were not new, in unopened, still price marked packaging! (That explains why I often see people who are homeless or panhandling dressed in clothing I can never afford! So think before you assume someone is a fake.) We took the five bins to a consignment shop and netted ourselves $172 apiece. We did not give it to the charity because most monetary donations end up in the pockets of paid employees. I guess what one has to do is to find a specific individual whose need you can fulfill and give it to them directly.
I live in McCreary county ky and from what I've been told it was thriving when the coal industry was there. It's sad but it is a beautiful place. It has so much natural beauty. Also not exactly located in eastern ky more like southern or southeastern.
I did volunteer work for a year in McCreary County in the Whitley City area with the Christian Appalachian Project. I can attest to the incredible beauty in tne entire region. Big South Fork area is amazing. I can also attest to the extreme poverty. If people think that the inner cities of Chicago or Baltimore and Detroit are the only places poverty existed then they need to come here for a long stay. It is truly heartbreaking and the people in the region need some help. God Bless!
I saw this coming after old Bill Clinton signed NAFTA. I was in rural mountainous Idaho working as a river guide back then. One day a bus pulled up in front of the court house with a load of immigrant workers getting drivers licenses. They replaced the children of the ranchers leaving the kids to hang out and do drugs. Next I was in the rust belt to visit a friend. He showed me the factories that were closing as the mfg jobs moved to Mexico. I hoped on a plane and moved to the other side of the world and never went back.
24:04 "Petersburg's the worst county in Virginia" On the minimap thing, you actually colored Chesterfield County instead of Petersburg (which actually is an independent city, but you already mentioned that in the video). I actually live in Chesterfield County, and I've heard and seen of Petersburg's struggling.
Thank you for saying City of Baltimore. It might be a little confusing for some viewers since City of Baltimore and Baltimore County are two different entities. The surrounding county is doing well enough with some places having nice suburbs where parts of the city is having trouble.
I work in Lee county IA! And I can agree it's lousy. Of the 400ish people who work at my factory, I'd wager 350 of them are only here for drug money. Keokuk isn't the sole main town here though: They have two county seats, Keokuk and Ft. Madison. They're roughly equal in size, and about equally lousy. The only thing Keokuk has that FM doesn't is a Wal-Mart.
Lake County?? What the what the?? I didn’t know that even existed. You’re right, I thought San Bernardino County would make the cut. **shrugs shoulders**
Lake County is remote, has few jobs, the only tourist draw (Konocti Harbor) closed almost 10 years ago, and meth is a big problem. The population is retirees, farmers, or lifetime welfare recipients. But hey, Lakeport looks nice!
I really appreciated your research for these videos. And I really appreciate your videos. Thanks for creating a channel that we didn’t know we needed! 💪🇺🇸
Second that emotion..in years as a heroin addict in Montreal, QC, I was netting a meager $7000 per year! This is in the 2000's not the 1970's! I hate that time of my life. I stole everything that wasn't nailed down. I didn't sell my body. Stay away from heroin and its newer meaner cousin, fentanyl, kids!!
I'm disabled and retired. I live on 9k a year. The way you survive is barely. Whatever breaks down you can't fix and you do without. Hamburger is a luxury. It's hard. Surviving isn't living.
8 of Massachusett's 14 counties have been abolished, and Hampden county is one of them. It has no county government, and all towns are incorporated. Fun fact for people interested.
I so look forward to these deep dive videos you do, Nick. I watched some videos on Clay County NC this morning and the lack of employment and population drain they are experiencing just like so much of the US. I'd love for you to do a series on small areas in WNC. Just my opinion but It's heartbreaking how America can seem to do everything except take care of America.
Funny how when it came to PA; Philly was just like “nothing much to say just a big mess ya kno”. Lived in N. Philly all my life 27yrs and mostly trash/crime but there’s some good in it all. Just that the system blows&hijacked.
Yeah, he did that with Delaware too. She showed a bad section of Wilmington, DE which is in a different county than the county he named as the worst in Delaware. I think this guy is a fraud, and he doesn't do any real homework. Just looks at some numbers, etc. I bet he's never visited a quarter of the places he puts on his lists.
McDowell County, was once one of the richest counties in the country! A forgotten people, Coal Miners provided the Coal that made the Steel, that built MOST of our countries Sky Scrapers, Cars, Trucks, Locomotives, Tanks, Artillery and anything that has iron or steel in it! Without that plentiful, high quality coal, we would still be living like it was 1800! In the late 1800s, "Prospectors" came into WV and bought the coal from farmers, whom had no idea what it was, or was worth! They paid them pennies on the $1000's of dollars worth and had them sign deceptive contracts, which were eventually used to completely evict them from "THEIR OWN LAND!" Soon those contracts were outlawed, but it was too late for 1000s whom had already lost their homes and farms! Then the coal companies enslaved these same people, by paying just enough to barely survive on and often, paying them in Private Currency called script, which was only good at the store, owned by that coal company! Highly illegal, nobody ever tried to enforce the law on the Coal Barons! These men quickly became millionaires, as 1000s slaved and died in their putrid, dark coal mines! For nearly 100 years, Coal Mining was THE Most Dangerous Job in the USA! Eventually, the Union saved coal miners, but also put half of them out of work! Today, steel is recycled and often imported when needed! Coal Mining is still dangerous, but is also a high paying job, employing highly skilled men and women! But the jobs are few and very often, only last a few years if that long, because if market fluxuations! It's no longer a "dependable" income and it was when our country was growing and expanding quickly! Where 1000 men once worked, a dozen men can mine the same amount of coal!
@@wh2960 but there would be no distinction when you talk about “Americans” yes we are all one, but Black Lives Matter, is a distinction, Latino, Italian Americans, and so on. You can call them indigenous. They deserve to be called who they are. Can’t strip them of their ethnicity as well as stripping them from every other thing. They are proud to be who they are. Can’t take that away from them too.
Nice to have romantic thoughts. Native Americans were like non native Americans. They fought and killed each other. They just weren't strong enough to defeat the non native Americans. Looks like we are destroying ourselves. Sad !
For Connecticut, you said Hartford isn’t a county! False, in fact Hartford County in a very rich state with huge taxes, is high poverty and high crime.
There are a lot of those in Tennessee, there is even one I know of that is part of three counties, its pretty common that it is difficult to get services in those towns because neither county claims the town by default, you have to prove where the address is. The town that is part of three counties when I worked in a law firm I ran into a problem serving someone because no county wanted to claim the address.
As a lifetime resident of San Bernardino County I am shocked to hear that’s its not number one ,the crime ,poverty unemployment ,homelessness abandon buildings this is just not the place I grew up loving sad to live here!
As a lifelong IE resident I would mostly say the affluent areas of chino hills and rancho cucamunga balance out the trashier areas ( mostly the cities of San Bernardino ,Colton and the high desert towns like adelanto )
@@NickJohnson I’ve seen you mention that. I lived in Highland also in the early 90,s. Born in Rialto, back in the days when nobody ever heard of the town lol. Love your videos!
Not sure how you're defining "worst", but virtually everyone in Colorado actually considers Pueblo county to be he worst, mainly due to the crime rate.
Reminds me of my favorite Atypical quote, Mappy: “Do you know the one thing that brings me joy, other than the failures of my brother...” (schadenfreude)
I live in one of the richest counties in California: San Mateo County. Human rights abuses are swept under the rug by vexatious litigant orders by the court (not allowed to file a complaint in court). Psychiatrists and bureaucrats took away my family's business, homes, our newborn, My daughter has been falsely imprisoned for seventeen years in a worse conservatorship than the one that Britney is in. Because our enemies raised false medical issues, they were able to torture us. I was released from state prison on false charges, still cannot have contact with my daughter.
Great video Nick. You're right about Malheur County, Oregon. I live here. There's a small handful of good paying jobs here (I'm fortunate to have one). Outside of Ontario, Vale and Nyssa, the rest of the county is really a bunch of barren wilderness, and we are one of the poorest counties in the state.
I volunteered once at a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving while I was at school. It born in me to look at people on a new light and ever since I refuse to look people in a negative way. Thanks for reminding me of those days at the end of this video Nick.
The thing is, there are lots of people that live in those cities so per capita homelessness, it’s not as much as u might think, but it’s still sad. The country should try and help homeless people instead of making fun of them
As a new jersey resident, think an honorable mention should go to camden county. Most of it is lovely suburbs but the city part also named Camden is an abandoned suburb city that genuinely looks like the walking dead sometimes with how many boarded up buildings you see. It's basically Detroit's less famous and maybe slightly worse brother.
I can confirm. I've been in Detroit, East Cleveland, Dayton, Memphis, New Orleans, etc... even worked construction in the Bronx... but the only time I've ever been afraid for my life was in Camden. We toured the battleship New Jersey and had to stop at a cvs nearby. we got flashed by an old perv outside the door of the store, then got detoured down some semi-abandoned streets with sketchy characters eyeballing traffic. we hit a string of red-lights and I ran every damn one of them... Hit the Ben Franklin Bridge and GTFO
@@ChrsGuit That's just the City of Camden. There are no counties in NJ where the entire county is a crap-hole, like you find in may places down South. In Jersey most of the poverty is contained in cities, and the suburbs surrounding the cities tend to be OK.
@@MrSloika painting with a very broad brush there aren't you? I simply said ive been to the city of Camden once and it was a shithole... so was Philly, but not nearly as bad. I'd rather take my chances in my poor, southern county with low crime, low cost of living, no pollution, and not having to worry about getting gunned down while checking my mailbox or stopping for a stop sign
Nick, love these video! I was surprised St. Joseph county in Indiana didn’t make the list. Would agree about Switzerland county tho. It’s pretty bad. Cheers brother!
Great idea! Many parts of the South have never recovered from 150 years ago. Normally we don't see any attention paid to the poor White areas of the South.
@@Susitamarie I, by no means whatsoever, intend to speak harshly of the Native Americans as a people... I would like to point out a trend that might explain this condition... Both the Native Americans, Black Americans... any group that has experienced some hostile past at the hands of our government, are perfect examples of how well-intentioned government reparations (basicly blood money) turns a proud, productive group of people into a dependent, dare I say "entitled", demographic... Let me clarify with an unrelated example before anyone freaks out or takes that the wrong way... Let's say you have kids and become a neglectful parent...always pawning your young child off on others, never making time for them, always too busy and neglect the role you should play in their lives... Once the kid gets older, you feel guilt, so you attempt to make amends by spoiling your kid and allowing them to do as they please... because you are trying to keep on their good side, buy them off, and not rock the boat... The kid gets older, never gets a job, always in trouble, gets into drugs, crime, etc, yet you continue to pacify them and support them, and essentially get stuck having to deal with this constantly... Your kid also manages to have kids and they are not capable of taking care of themselves, let alone children, so now it becomes your responsibility as well... You're looking towards retirement but still have two generations to support... You die of old age, and your kid, grandkids, great grandkids, etc etc continue this cycle that you set into motion... with few ever breaking out of it... Our former British government and the American government and citizens screwed over a great many people in our past... The solution, however is NOT to try to buy them off with social programs and special privileges... It may find these politicians or government officials some short-lived favor, but Instead of helping, it will create a dependent, entitled, unmotivated society... And the same goes with the poor white trash as well... It can apply to anyone regardless of race or culture... Sad thing is, many in government/politics are only ok with it, so long as the vicious cycle they create keeps those demographics voting for their party... in that case, they WANT to create MORE vicious cycles... cheers
You can blame that on John Wilkes Booth. I am no fan of Lincoln in regards to some of the tyrannical things he did in order to stop the country from opposing his decisions... but when booth killed Lincoln, Johnson became president and he was a firm believer in punishing the south. Lincoln wanted to rebuild the south asap, and Johnson sought to make the south suffer... Because of these events, freed slaves became stuck in a ravaged south with far fewer opportunities... They became sharecroppers, basically still slaves... This also led to a bitter and destitute white population in the south and fueled the fire for Jim Crow laws, racial bigotry, etc... During ww2, many of these poor black southerners migrated to Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc to seek jobs in the war industry boom. Things weren't too bad until the 1960's when these industries began to decline, leaving areas like Cleveland, Gary, Camden, Detroit, Etc to slowly fall apart... This explains a good deal as to how these blighted situations came to be
@@Susitamarie Most White southerners, myself included, are descended from these indigenous people. Especially mountain people like I grew up as. No running water, coal heat in the 1980s.
How about one on the cities/counties in each state and their water issues. Such as ABQ. The Rio Grand is really a dry river now and last year it flowed on life support as they got water somewhere and injected it into the Rio G so it did flow some.
Take advantage of what system? The system has failed. And “welfare” is a word that should be defined better. For example, North Carolina has TANF, temporary assistance for needy families. It pays $233 per month per child. SNAP - stands for SUPLEMENTAL nutrition. It’s not enough to feed people.
Well the ‘system’ was set up to act as a bridge to help people in a tough time. It wasn’t set up to carry people for life. Another problem is that welfare is also handed out to people who never have and never will pay a dime of taxes to contribute to the pot they take from. But since that’s exactly what’s happening, it really defeats the point of it. Only Americans are spoiled enough to complain that what they have been given is not enough. Maybe if y’all lived in a country that does NOTHING for their citizens, you’d be more grateful for what you have. Even the homeless in America live better than a lot of people around the world. Believing that you have the right to be cared for by your country or to have certain things is one of the delusions that make Americans weak, like helpless babies. When America finds itself on its knees, ( and its well on its way there), the true selfish character of who Americans really are will be on display for the world to witness. Any enemy of the US doesn’t need to fire weapons. They need only to pit us against eachother. We will destroy ourselves from there
I live in one county over from Union County in Florida. Union is bad. There’s nothing there except the prison. Most prison workers live in my town, Middleburg. If you don’t attend the Baptist church here, you don’t have any friends....unless you’re a Meth head or a drug dealer. As bad as it is, housing prices have gone insane. A trailer on an acre of land now goes for 250K. People are moving in, but they’re blue collar laborers or enlisted military. I shouldn’t complain because it’s bringing my home value up.
Hey Nick, I am a subscriber here. I have been following your channel for some time now. Love your content. It relaxes me a lot especially at work. Just curious I don't see any video about the state of hawaii. I see you covered other states. I have learned a lot from your videos. I would be interested to see some videos on the state of hawaii. Of course I could look at other channels but you make it more fun. Another interesting topic you can cover are the US territories. That would great to see your view on it and what the quality of life is like in those places. Look forward to more content. Thank you for the hard work. God bless.
Hi there. I will do a Hawaii video at some point. I only have 16 states left so shouldn't be too long - I do one every week now. Stay tuned! The next three are Idaho louisiana and Oklahoma.
@@NickJohnson Idaho sounds pretty exciting. Especially now with the news of 5 oregon counties wanting to join the state of idaho. I also like there history of making potato's and there city boise. I would definitely like to learn more about there state. Actually any video you make on any state I am all ears. You always bring an interesting perspective highlighting the areas we should all know about. I look forward to it Nick. 😁 👍 Thank you again.
Iron County in Wisconsin is quite bad, possibly one if the worst rural counties out there. The whole county has only 5,000 people, it's biggest town (Hurley) has 1.5k people and about 20 bars as well as many... questionable businesses. 😬 The county is really economically dead, too - even though it's a beautiful area, there's no investment in tourism at all. Plus, people die in drunk ATV and snowmobile accidents every year. Would not recommend.
Hey, Nick, where is my state of Maine?? I went through the video three times and couldn't find it. You do know it's not a Canadian province, right? Where's Maine on here?
I found it!!! Tucked in between Louisiana and Baltimore. I found Waldo there too. What you said about that part of Maine is unfortunately true. Southern Maine is where the people and jobs are. That's where I am too. I love your videos. Keep up the good work.@@NickJohnson
Wilcox County Alabama is listed as our state's poorest county just like it's said in this video. Keep in mind that the data is taken from a poll of questions such as the population of the county, followed by the ages, gender, race, education, yearly income, religion and cultural interests is how these rankings are made. What the statistics doesn't show are a list of other things. Wilcox is a beautiful area it does have some historical sites and some well known people who are from here or have relatives here. Tom Joyner's grandfather is from here. Spike Lee's grandparents are from here. Jane Fonda did a documentary about the quilts that she had on display in a New York gallery. That's just naming a few. As I stated before this is a beautiful area. It's rural and it has a lot of fish and game here. Which is where a lot of it's popularity is known for. There have been people from all over come here for the sport. It's also is a logging area and it's biggest industries is here. Paper Mills are dotted throughout this state and now a lot of vehicle manufacturers are here in Alabama. Mercedes Benz, Honda, Kia, Toyota's companies. This place here is a retirement dream. People like it because of it's relaxing atmosphere. If they want to go to where the Hussle and bussle they can jump in their vehicle and within a few hours could do. Therefore, this place is one of Alabama's hidden gems.
@@NickJohnson Great job on your videos. I'm a subscriber and support your channel. We enjoy your videos a lot because you cover information that we would not have ever heard about. I thank you for your hard work that's goes into making these videos. It requires a lot of time. 👍😊
I believe many people who have been out of work for a long time are very depressed. Many people in the U.S. have left their hometowns, historically, when the jobs dried up. Drugs & alcohol definitely play a part in all this poverty. We seriously need some good programs for people who want to kick those habits. It's sad that so many get left behind, fall through the cracks... and the minimum wage is sooooo low. That by itself is depressing, financially as well as psychologically.
How many people are watching to see if their county is the worst? Mine made it, but I am happy here! Coos County, NH...Beautiful place to live, very rural, and not too hard to find employment if you will actually work!
Only reason Tallulah loses 10 people a month is because the Jail and Detention center are located there, dudes from all over are sent there, even NBA YoungBoy spent some time incarcerated in Tallulah when he was younger
I didn't even know it was that bad in Tallulah honestly. I mean I knew it was bad poverty wise I grew up close to there in Delhi but but the loosing 10 people per month omg.
The thing about Hampden county in Massachusetts is that while Springfield is relatively poor. It actually provides solid job opportunities for the surrounding areas which makes most of the suburbs of Springfield much richer than Springfield itself.
I think a lot of these rural counties are misrepresented. For example, I'd rather live in Lake County, MI than Flint, MI. Lots of people in the country don't need much to be happy. Rural doesn't always mean bad, and a lot of the jobs come from family farms. It's just sad when the traditional industries of an area (farming, mining, logging, manufacturing, etc) move away.
How the hell is Lake County the worst in California? There are way more counties that are worse, by leaps and bounds. Not much research went into that choice.
One thing that has to be considered here is the cost of living. Poverty in Bronx County is far worse than poverty in a very rural county in any state. You can't live off the land in NYC, which you can in a rural county.
Just to let you know Bethel Alaska is not poor they choose to live that way the natives get dividends from the oil companies that are huge most of those people in Bethel are richest people in the state or in the united states they choose to live like that way They get huge dividends as much as 200,000 a year or better you need to do your research a little better
Now I gotta check which county OUTSIDE of the NYC area is the worst. cause guys, NYC is its own world, the rest of NY STATE is something else entirely and the entire world forgets we have lots of cows, corn, soybeans, cabbage, tons of suburban areas, sigh, I wish NYC would be its own place and the rest of us could be New Amsterdam (like in the olde days)
There is one thing that could make a difference in fairly short order. Take the responsibility for education funding out of County budgets. Let the State fund all schools equally. People in well to do areas are not going to allow their schools go down hill, so the funding in poor areas would have to jump to match. A State wide curriculum with adequate resources would level the playing field quite well. That was done here in Ontario, Canada, and places that are poor suddenly got a lot better schools, with significant improvements in staffing and activities. It made a big difference. In some places the drop out rate shrank to barely measurable and scholarship grants increased the number of young people continuing education, whether higher learning or apprenticeship programs to learn trades. It can turn a place around in pretty short order when all schools are on an equal footing.
WELFARE is to BLAME, if it wasn't because of it people would be doing all they can to find work and survive. Before welfare people yes some live poorly but survive, is about time to take care your community and get prepared for a job whether blue or white collar, another problem is the millions of immigration.
I drove through Keokuk the summer before last. My impression of it is that it was once a very charming small city that is totally on the skids now. Nowadays that so many people work from home, I hope to see places like this revitalized by people who want to leave the cities for quieter, safer places.
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You know its getting bad when even the Dollar Tree closes its doors
Not true..
@@sourabhsahu7351 it actually is
@@t_miner3210 always thought America was a good place to live....now reading all your comments...it really sucks ....
@@sourabhsahu7351 It is .. You just watched a video showing only the worst counties in the nation .. Had you of watched a video with the best county within each state, you could conclude that overall, the usa is a decent place to live assuming you are even mildly competent and driven .. As you might imagine, an extremely rural county with little to no prospects and a populace that is both dwindling and/or unwilling to advance it by bringing in investments isn't going to excel. many of those areas that were listed were old agricultural areas that have limited potential for growth just like anywhere.
@@EnhancedCognition thank u for enlightening me
Interesting how so many of these counties are located on the extreme borders of the states they're in.
Farther away, harder to see.
@@BirdRaiserE Distance from economic and administrative centers makes supporting outlying counties more difficult compared to areas closer to the center of states.
The state of these counties is truly disturbing. You can’t 100% eliminate poverty, but for the richest country on earth it’s abhorrent
if you mean have the government step in with the peoples' money,, that is wrong..locking up criminals usually helps reduce crime...allow charter schools to compete with bad public schools to help the young get a decent education helps...encourage business to set up there..
@@mikeorclem You can't lock up criminals anymore.... especially with this wonderful new war on police funding/cops in our country
the other fact i might add is :: this country was founded on the concept that the government only has a few functions::organizing the executive and judicial branches, raise revenue,,declare war,,make all laws necessary for carrying out these responsibilities...
@@mikeorclem locking up criminals? For what? Victimless crimes like marijauna possession? One man got life for stealing a f* pizza. Are you fine with that?
And peoples money? You know taxes pay for public infrastructure? Public schools? Medicare? The police? The military? Omg you know nothing
@@ChrsGuit America has more prisoners than China. That's sad. America is more authoritarian than China.
I’d like to see the best countries of each state
*counties
@@kelseystump112 no no, you heard him right
@cody I agree
Just look for where the people in charge of the state live.
I know surpringly some of the best counties will actually be conservative.(the old school kind where they still valued education) trumpyism conservatism and McConnell conservatism however only encourage keeping the poor poor and the rich rich. To be fair, though, I've seen some democrats that are just as bad but, in general, more prosperous areas tend to be blue and areas where wealth is distributed more evenly and yet is still above average tend to be areas with genuine politicians like Bernie. Mr Sanders isn't always right but he at least sincerely cares and tries to make the world a better place
I’m so old I remember when Chuck E Cheez was called ShowBiz Pizza 🍕
Actually, they started as competitors. And Gresham's Law, as usual, triumphed.
I know!!
Hi, I don't live in America but is Chuck E Cheese as good as snr pizza as your remember?
@@crossfire7474 It’s good pizza 🍕 for children. Not so great for adults.
🎶Showbiz Pizza where a kid can be a kid🎶
Every county in West Virginia could make this list. The entire state is an absolute horror show. And due to the people they elect, nothing will change anytime soon.
Snowshoe is nice! 😂
As a WV resident, I can confirm this.
I am glad you reflect sadness when issues do not reflect people’s needs. You are a good person!
Thankyou for your videos!
exactly...no one wants to show the worst places and poverty or the homeless they want people to think we are the richest country of everyone...hell washington around the capital is full of homeless its starting to look worse then california... probably why they have their fence and military coz they have created a huge mess of their own state...but they don't want media to show you what a poverty they have made there own... Seattle is on the point if such distruction its about to close down and bc nothing thanks to the government there
You lift out the reason Lake County, in CA is doing so bad. That country has been devastated my wildfires. Almost every year for the last 7 years wildfires have ripped through Lake County. Yes people had to move. Leaving behind what had been their lovely homes. Hundreds of business burnt to the ground.
Well, if they had spent money on desalination of the Pacific waters as a supply ,maybe their tree life wouldn't be so dry. But they decided to use the money on other bull crap things
There's a really good Ted Talk called Living in the Age of Mega fires. It explains how to lessen the wildfires in California
Has nothing to to with fires. Has everything to do with governemnt.
@@SubieRow If everything is burnt, there's no economy left.
@@georgealicea2978 What a specious argument. Sounds good but without any substance. Without any information or knowledge of the area you've somehow figured out what they should be doing.
Poor Mappy, maps aren't appreciated in these areas because people never leave.
I know!
or because they can't read.
Oh to the contrary !
A common theme is Counties with steeply declining population , because the ( mine , factory , etc ) closed , or agricultural practices changed .
The hard working and ambitious have already left , and those left tend to the retired , disabled , and serious druggies .
Union county Florida. The main goal in Florida is not to become a resident of that county. Most live inside a place called State Prison.
Oh, cool! This one's going to be extra interesting. You don't usually hear too much in depth about counties.
Ok
He's taking
@@Anna133199 I kind of took BlueWolf comment as in depth" meaning not only telling us the county names.
@@amberrichter643 Whahaha! That's an interesting definition of "in depth", but okay, OP probably meant that, yes. 😂
Ehh. Most fall into handful of catagories :
Indian Reservation
Very low population that used to , but no longer requires manpower in mining, logging , or hand labor farming
Urban area that by accident of geography contains the 'hood , but the upscale neighborhoods are across a boundary within the same metropolitan area
Those that actually are pretty good by objective standards , except the whole state is, and somebody has to be 3% behind the others .
By the same token in some states , the second thru tenth worst counties would all be worst than the " worst " in 1/3 of the states .
Hi Nick, one thing that most US citizens realize is that the offshoring of jobs by corporate entities is the main reason there now exists so much poverty. This is perpetuated by corporate executives who are promoted when they find the cheapest labor (as in slave labor) in many places across the globe. I believe that it is the equivalent to the sort of treason that the Republican party committed at the start of this year to that committed by the corporate executives who have no issue with exporting & eliminating jobs. Of course, most of the Congress members are supported by the businesses who fund their elections. There you have it, a negative feedback loop of the degeneration of our republic caused by the actions of the truly greedy who are elected by the brain dead & seedy. One immediate solution to improve our nation's situation is to buy the few remaining American made products & be sure to elect representatives who actually want to help US workers provide for their families, rather than the gaslighters who pretend to. Btw, I'm an unenrolled, "independent" voter & a very concerned veteran.
*The down trodden have to be lifted up. Supporting civilization around the world while ignoring your own does not make sense.*
Tell that to israel who loves our tax money
Exactly!!! .....and by the time this admin. Gets done breaking the american people with their delay in having any plans other than locking it down so nobody is working, more tax increases, and open borders it will look more drained and ghetto....maybe they should start more wars...they need to make money to fund the scheme....the new green deal!!! Lol for which they don't exactly have a plan.
"supporting civilizations"
you mean supporting the mic
Oh, but the Council on Foreign Relations makes it make sense! Is anyone shocked that Joe Biden is a CFR member?
Shhh, that’s how they get their wealth. How else do you think they become millionaires? If that $ actually went to America, it’d be much harder to siphon off and into their pockets.
When you live in Wyandotte county you'll realize that only 1 single spot in that county makes it ranked worse.
What is it?
That really was awesome for Taco Bell. That said, if their stomachs weren’t accustomed to Taco Bell, it must’ve been quite a night.
Ok
They'll probably move !
Taco bell company had nothing to do with that delivery.
Serious? Did someone buy a s-ton of Taco Bell for folks?
Nobody's stomach actually gets accustomed to Taco Bell.
Nick - What makes your videos enjoyable is the undercurrent of sly sarcasm throughout, but not in a mean way. Well, not TOO mean. Stealth snark FTW.
People need to stop being overly sensitive.
Its not that easy to volunteer anymore. Right now most Volunteer postions are shut down, makeing people suffer even more that need the help. I don't know if you noticed, but society changed forever this past year for most people for the worst. Even people with money can't get help right now.
The laws in some places make volunteering unaffordable! I’ve offered my services and attempted to make material donations on a number of occasions, only to be told I have to have a complete background check, fingerprint, DNA registry at my own expense. Once, my sister and I showed up at a well known faith based charity with five bins of gently used (or never used) baby and toddler clothes, only to be turned away. Health laws forbade them accepting any items that were not new, in unopened, still price marked packaging! (That explains why I often see people who are homeless or panhandling dressed in clothing I can never afford! So think before you assume someone is a fake.) We took the five bins to a consignment shop and netted ourselves $172 apiece. We did not give it to the charity because most monetary donations end up in the pockets of paid employees. I guess what one has to do is to find a specific individual whose need you can fulfill and give it to them directly.
I live in McCreary county ky and from what I've been told it was thriving when the coal industry was there. It's sad but it is a beautiful place. It has so much natural beauty. Also not exactly located in eastern ky more like southern or southeastern.
My mother was from there. It may be poor, but it's beautiful.
I did volunteer work for a year in McCreary County in the Whitley City area with the Christian Appalachian Project. I can attest to the incredible beauty in tne entire region. Big South Fork area is amazing. I can also attest to the extreme poverty. If people think that the inner cities of Chicago or Baltimore and Detroit are the only places poverty existed then they need to come here for a long stay. It is truly heartbreaking and the people in the region need some help. God Bless!
I got pulled over in Nye County, NV and the cop had barely any teeth 😐
Having teeth is not a requirement to be a cop.
@@lenisbennett3062 yea but I’m sure meth use is frowned upon in most jurisdictions. Not Nye County.
I saw this coming after old Bill Clinton signed NAFTA. I was in rural mountainous Idaho working as a river guide back then. One day a bus pulled up in front of the court house with a load of immigrant workers getting drivers licenses. They replaced the children of the ranchers leaving the kids to hang out and do drugs. Next I was in the rust belt to visit a friend. He showed me the factories that were closing as the mfg jobs moved to Mexico. I hoped on a plane and moved to the other side of the world and never went back.
"Giant sucking sound".
24:04 "Petersburg's the worst county in Virginia"
On the minimap thing, you actually colored Chesterfield County instead of Petersburg (which actually is an independent city, but you already mentioned that in the video).
I actually live in Chesterfield County, and I've heard and seen of Petersburg's struggling.
I grew up in chesterfield (off 360) and love that you called this out!
Thank you for saying City of Baltimore.
It might be a little confusing for some viewers since City of Baltimore and Baltimore County are two different entities. The surrounding county is doing well enough with some places having nice suburbs where parts of the city is having trouble.
*i walked through voodoo and horror in holyoke, mass. 2020. scenes straight out of a nightmare.*
I work in Lee county IA! And I can agree it's lousy. Of the 400ish people who work at my factory, I'd wager 350 of them are only here for drug money.
Keokuk isn't the sole main town here though: They have two county seats, Keokuk and Ft. Madison. They're roughly equal in size, and about equally lousy. The only thing Keokuk has that FM doesn't is a Wal-Mart.
Id wager a bet that you must work at scotts in fort madison then? That place is an absolute hellhole lol.
@@tylerpuckett9414 Correctamundo!
Lake County?? What the what the?? I didn’t know that even existed. You’re right, I thought San Bernardino County would make the cut. **shrugs shoulders**
Lake county has been bad for the last 40 years being called the crank capital of California back then.
Yeah I didn't know either. The place looks pretty though. I thought Imperial County would make it.
You and me both!!
It’s where they get fire tornadoes every year.
Lake County is remote, has few jobs, the only tourist draw (Konocti Harbor) closed almost 10 years ago, and meth is a big problem. The population is retirees, farmers, or lifetime welfare recipients.
But hey, Lakeport looks nice!
I really appreciated your research for these videos. And I really appreciate your videos.
Thanks for creating a channel that we didn’t know we needed! 💪🇺🇸
How could people survive on $10k a year income in a city like Philadelphia. Wow. That's beyond mind boggling.
Food stamps and other government provisions, I guess. Also unreported drug sales, perhaps
Meagerly
Second that emotion..in years as a heroin addict in Montreal, QC, I was netting a meager $7000 per year! This is in the 2000's not the 1970's! I hate that time of my life. I stole everything that wasn't nailed down. I didn't sell my body. Stay away from heroin and its newer meaner cousin, fentanyl, kids!!
Drug dealers don't report income on a W2.
I'm disabled and retired. I live on 9k a year. The way you survive is barely. Whatever breaks down you can't fix and you do without. Hamburger is a luxury. It's hard. Surviving isn't living.
8 of Massachusett's 14 counties have been abolished, and Hampden county is one of them. It has no county government, and all towns are incorporated. Fun fact for people interested.
I so look forward to these deep dive videos you do, Nick.
I watched some videos on Clay County NC this morning and the lack of employment and population drain they are experiencing just like so much of the US. I'd love for you to do a series on small areas in WNC.
Just my opinion but It's heartbreaking how America can seem to do everything except take care of America.
Thanks for doing the research! It is very helpful knowing this information.
If everything in texas is bigger why are the counties so small?
Texas^3
So they can have more Sheriffs.
Easier to gerrymander.
Because STONE COLD SAID SO!!
Thanks for sharing the video
*some of these places look like a **-mission-** straight outta GTA **_San andreas_*
Yeah especially the desert ones
Funny how when it came to PA; Philly was just like “nothing much to say just a big mess ya kno”. Lived in N. Philly all my life 27yrs and mostly trash/crime but there’s some good in it all. Just that the system blows&hijacked.
Thank You Very Much For Sharing Nick. I Feel Very Badly For The People That Live Like That.. It Is So Sad..
When you were talking about the Bronx, you were showing upper Manhattan.
Yeah, he did that with Delaware too. She showed a bad section of Wilmington, DE which is in a different county than the county he named as the worst in Delaware.
I think this guy is a fraud, and he doesn't do any real homework. Just looks at some numbers, etc. I bet he's never visited a quarter of the places he puts on his lists.
Good ol Robeson County. How did I know it would be my county when you got to NC lol.
Gotta love the crack head at that gas station across from Campbell’s soup
@@jasonmatters2690 i worked at that gas station 3 years, along with the other 3 stations the family owned.
McDowell County, was once one of the richest counties in the country! A forgotten people, Coal Miners provided the Coal that made the Steel, that built MOST of our countries Sky Scrapers, Cars, Trucks, Locomotives, Tanks, Artillery and anything that has iron or steel in it! Without that plentiful, high quality coal, we would still be living like it was 1800!
In the late 1800s, "Prospectors" came into WV and bought the coal from farmers, whom had no idea what it was, or was worth! They paid them pennies on the $1000's of dollars worth and had them sign deceptive contracts, which were eventually used to completely evict them from "THEIR OWN LAND!" Soon those contracts were outlawed, but it was too late for 1000s whom had already lost their homes and farms!
Then the coal companies enslaved these same people, by paying just enough to barely survive on and often, paying them in Private Currency called script, which was only good at the store, owned by that coal company! Highly illegal, nobody ever tried to enforce the law on the Coal Barons! These men quickly became millionaires, as 1000s slaved and died in their putrid, dark coal mines! For nearly 100 years, Coal Mining was THE Most Dangerous Job in the USA! Eventually, the Union saved coal miners, but also put half of them out of work! Today, steel is recycled and often imported when needed! Coal Mining is still dangerous, but is also a high paying job, employing highly skilled men and women! But the jobs are few and very often, only last a few years if that long, because if market fluxuations! It's no longer a "dependable" income and it was when our country was growing and expanding quickly! Where 1000 men once worked, a dozen men can mine the same amount of coal!
Sad for the people in these counties. Especially for the native Americans who respected and nourished the land that was robbed from them.
Native Americans should be called Americans. Change my mind
@@wh2960 but there would be no distinction when you talk about “Americans” yes we are all one, but Black Lives Matter, is a distinction, Latino, Italian Americans, and so on. You can call them indigenous. They deserve to be called who they are. Can’t strip them of their ethnicity as well as stripping them from every other thing. They are proud to be who they are. Can’t take that away from them too.
Nice to have romantic thoughts. Native Americans were like non native Americans. They fought and killed each other. They just weren't strong enough to defeat the non native Americans. Looks like we are destroying ourselves. Sad !
@@williambranham6249 yes like we are doing now as Americans. Very sad. We learned nothing from our violent past.
Wow Tribe Members in Florida own all the Hard Rock Casinos. They are some of the wealthiest residents.
Very informative.Thank you!
Great work nick I really enjoyed this one.🇺🇸🏴
For Connecticut, you said Hartford isn’t a county! False, in fact Hartford County in a very rich state with huge taxes, is high poverty and high crime.
I literally just drove through the hoods of Buffalo. I feel like Nick Johnson LOL.
Ok
You should do that in Rochester on a Friday night it’s a lot more people out in the hoods.
I could say the same each day I drive around San Bernardino. Since I live around there. 😂
I lived in a town Laurel, Maryland that was actually part of two counties which I found pretty weird
There are a lot of those in Tennessee, there is even one I know of that is part of three counties, its pretty common that it is difficult to get services in those towns because neither county claims the town by default, you have to prove where the address is. The town that is part of three counties when I worked in a law firm I ran into a problem serving someone because no county wanted to claim the address.
Yeah I have a town near me that straddles the county border. Its weirder when you get a city that crosses the state line, like kansas city
@@blacklisted351 Kansas City, MO & Kansas City, KS are two separate cities. They just have the same name.
Hope taco bell made those tacos after getting there, they dont have a long after made life before they get nasty.
Yea, McDonald's should have shipped in food. Theirs lasts YEARS.
I’m from Petersburg Va and you are 100% correct!
A big thumbs up and a subscription for your use of the intro music to the McNeil Lehrer report, arguably one of the best news programs there ever was
It's a complete shell of its former self now! Nonstop woke propaganda.
As a lifetime resident of San Bernardino County I am shocked to hear that’s its not number one ,the crime ,poverty unemployment ,homelessness abandon buildings this is just not the place I grew up loving sad to live here!
As a lifelong IE resident I would mostly say the affluent areas of chino hills and rancho cucamunga balance out the trashier areas ( mostly the cities of San Bernardino ,Colton and the high desert towns like adelanto )
I grew up in highland
@@NickJohnson I’ve seen you mention that. I lived in Highland also in the early 90,s. Born in Rialto, back in the days when nobody ever heard of the town lol.
Love your videos!
I still live here in San Bernardino, I grew up on 16th and G st next to SB High. Now I live on highland and del Rosa
@@VM-qb4gz my son lives right there also, the casino changed that area. I’m up in Wrightwood now , I hate driving the cajon pass !
Not sure how you're defining "worst", but virtually everyone in Colorado actually considers Pueblo county to be he worst, mainly due to the crime rate.
Reminds me of my favorite Atypical quote, Mappy: “Do you know the one thing that brings me joy, other than the failures of my brother...” (schadenfreude)
That fucking sad to go by
I live in one of the richest counties in California: San Mateo County. Human rights abuses are swept under the rug by vexatious litigant orders by the court (not allowed to file a complaint in court). Psychiatrists and bureaucrats took away my family's business, homes, our newborn, My daughter has been falsely imprisoned for seventeen years in a worse conservatorship than the one that Britney is in. Because our enemies raised false medical issues, they were able to torture us. I was released from state prison on false charges, still cannot have contact with my daughter.
Great video Nick. You're right about Malheur County, Oregon. I live here. There's a small handful of good paying jobs here (I'm fortunate to have one). Outside of Ontario, Vale and Nyssa, the rest of the county is really a bunch of barren wilderness, and we are one of the poorest counties in the state.
You just got yourself another subscriber brother
I volunteered once at a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving while I was at school. It born in me to look at people on a new light and ever since I refuse to look people in a negative way. Thanks for reminding me of those days at the end of this video Nick.
Ok!
5:00 as someone from Western CT, I can confirm everything state during this segment.
Not one picture of the THOUSANDS of tents of the homeless in the Bay Area where I live or other places in California.
The thing is, there are lots of people that live in those cities so per capita homelessness, it’s not as much as u might think, but it’s still sad. The country should try and help homeless people instead of making fun of them
As a new jersey resident, think an honorable mention should go to camden county. Most of it is lovely suburbs but the city part also named Camden is an abandoned suburb city that genuinely looks like the walking dead sometimes with how many boarded up buildings you see. It's basically Detroit's less famous and maybe slightly worse brother.
I can confirm. I've been in Detroit, East Cleveland, Dayton, Memphis, New Orleans, etc... even worked construction in the Bronx... but the only time I've ever been afraid for my life was in Camden. We toured the battleship New Jersey and had to stop at a cvs nearby. we got flashed by an old perv outside the door of the store, then got detoured down some semi-abandoned streets with sketchy characters eyeballing traffic. we hit a string of red-lights and I ran every damn one of them... Hit the Ben Franklin Bridge and GTFO
@@ChrsGuit That's just the City of Camden. There are no counties in NJ where the entire county is a crap-hole, like you find in may places down South. In Jersey most of the poverty is contained in cities, and the suburbs surrounding the cities tend to be OK.
@@MrSloika painting with a very broad brush there aren't you? I simply said ive been to the city of Camden once and it was a shithole... so was Philly, but not nearly as bad. I'd rather take my chances in my poor, southern county with low crime, low cost of living, no pollution, and not having to worry about getting gunned down while checking my mailbox or stopping for a stop sign
Yeah he showed Camden on a few videos. I agree. How that could not be the worst is shocking
@@ChrsGuit wow that shoulds like something out of a horror film
Nick, love these video! I was surprised St. Joseph county in Indiana didn’t make the list. Would agree about Switzerland county tho. It’s pretty bad. Cheers brother!
Ok Jeff!!
Great idea!
Many parts of the South have never recovered from 150 years ago. Normally we don't see any attention paid to the poor White areas of the South.
And we completely forget about the native Americans/ indigenous people who mostly live in squaller.
@@Susitamarie I, by no means whatsoever, intend to speak harshly of the Native Americans as a people... I would like to point out a trend that might explain this condition... Both the Native Americans, Black Americans... any group that has experienced some hostile past at the hands of our government, are perfect examples of how well-intentioned government reparations (basicly blood money) turns a proud, productive group of people into a dependent, dare I say "entitled", demographic... Let me clarify with an unrelated example before anyone freaks out or takes that the wrong way... Let's say you have kids and become a neglectful parent...always pawning your young child off on others, never making time for them, always too busy and neglect the role you should play in their lives... Once the kid gets older, you feel guilt, so you attempt to make amends by spoiling your kid and allowing them to do as they please... because you are trying to keep on their good side, buy them off, and not rock the boat... The kid gets older, never gets a job, always in trouble, gets into drugs, crime, etc, yet you continue to pacify them and support them, and essentially get stuck having to deal with this constantly... Your kid also manages to have kids and they are not capable of taking care of themselves, let alone children, so now it becomes your responsibility as well... You're looking towards retirement but still have two generations to support... You die of old age, and your kid, grandkids, great grandkids, etc etc continue this cycle that you set into motion... with few ever breaking out of it...
Our former British government and the American government and citizens screwed over a great many people in our past... The solution, however is NOT to try to buy them off with social programs and special privileges... It may find these politicians or government officials some short-lived favor, but Instead of helping, it will create a dependent, entitled, unmotivated society... And the same goes with the poor white trash as well... It can apply to anyone regardless of race or culture... Sad thing is, many in government/politics are only ok with it, so long as the vicious cycle they create keeps those demographics voting for their party... in that case, they WANT to create MORE vicious cycles... cheers
You can blame that on John Wilkes Booth. I am no fan of Lincoln in regards to some of the tyrannical things he did in order to stop the country from opposing his decisions... but when booth killed Lincoln, Johnson became president and he was a firm believer in punishing the south. Lincoln wanted to rebuild the south asap, and Johnson sought to make the south suffer... Because of these events, freed slaves became stuck in a ravaged south with far fewer opportunities... They became sharecroppers, basically still slaves... This also led to a bitter and destitute white population in the south and fueled the fire for Jim Crow laws, racial bigotry, etc... During ww2, many of these poor black southerners migrated to Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc to seek jobs in the war industry boom. Things weren't too bad until the 1960's when these industries began to decline, leaving areas like Cleveland, Gary, Camden, Detroit, Etc to slowly fall apart... This explains a good deal as to how these blighted situations came to be
@@Susitamarie Most White southerners, myself included, are descended from these indigenous people. Especially mountain people like I grew up as. No running water, coal heat in the 1980s.
@@ChrsGuit Actually it was the Radical Republicans, who had been contained by Lincoln, that were the problem. Johnson could not contain them.
Surprised that Rock County surpassed Milwaukee County as the worst County in Wisconsin....VERY surprised!
How about one on the cities/counties in each state and their water issues. Such as ABQ. The Rio Grand is really a dry river now and last year it flowed on life support as they got water somewhere and injected it into the Rio G so it did flow some.
You sound like Mr. Slave on South Park.
Made me smile a lot.
I have family from Rock County, Wisconsin. I wonder what would they're reaction be about that lol
the only reason it's bad is because of the people from Illinois, so that says a lot about the state.
Take advantage of what system? The system has failed. And “welfare” is a word that should be defined better. For example, North Carolina has TANF, temporary assistance for needy families. It pays $233 per month per child. SNAP - stands for SUPLEMENTAL nutrition. It’s not enough to feed people.
Well the ‘system’ was set up to act as a bridge to help people in a tough time. It wasn’t set up to carry people for life. Another problem is that welfare is also handed out to people who never have and never will pay a dime of taxes to contribute to the pot they take from. But since that’s exactly what’s happening, it really defeats the point of it.
Only Americans are spoiled enough to complain that what they have been given is not enough. Maybe if y’all lived in a country that does NOTHING for their citizens, you’d be more grateful for what you have. Even the homeless in America live better than a lot of people around the world. Believing that you have the right to be cared for by your country or to have certain things is one of the delusions that make Americans weak, like helpless babies. When America finds itself on its knees, ( and its well on its way there), the true selfish character of who Americans really are will be on display for the world to witness.
Any enemy of the US doesn’t need to fire weapons. They need only to pit us against eachother. We will destroy ourselves from there
I live in one county over from Union County in Florida. Union is bad. There’s nothing there except the prison. Most prison workers live in my town, Middleburg. If you don’t attend the Baptist church here, you don’t have any friends....unless you’re a Meth head or a drug dealer. As bad as it is, housing prices have gone insane. A trailer on an acre of land now goes for 250K. People are moving in, but they’re blue collar laborers or enlisted military. I shouldn’t complain because it’s bringing my home value up.
It just sucks because there are no wealthy (relatively), college educated folks here.
Florida is the next land grab
Hey Nick,
I am a subscriber here. I have been following your channel for some time now. Love your content. It relaxes me a lot especially at work.
Just curious I don't see any video about the state of hawaii. I see you covered other states. I have learned a lot from your videos.
I would be interested to see some videos on the state of hawaii. Of course I could look at other channels but you make it more fun.
Another interesting topic you can cover are the US territories. That would great to see your view on it and what the quality of life is like in those places.
Look forward to more content. Thank you for the hard work.
God bless.
Hi there. I will do a Hawaii video at some point. I only have 16 states left so shouldn't be too long - I do one every week now. Stay tuned! The next three are Idaho louisiana and Oklahoma.
@@NickJohnson
Idaho sounds pretty exciting. Especially now with the news of 5 oregon counties wanting to join the state of idaho. I also like there history of making potato's and there city boise. I would definitely like to learn more about there state.
Actually any video you make on any state I am all ears. You always bring an interesting perspective highlighting the areas we should all know about.
I look forward to it Nick. 😁 👍
Thank you again.
Being poor doesn’t mean you have to be dirty and nasty. Take care of what you got. Through out the trash. Clean up your yard.
That's why they're poor in the first place. Lazy. Bad attitudes.
Iron County in Wisconsin is quite bad, possibly one if the worst rural counties out there. The whole county has only 5,000 people, it's biggest town (Hurley) has 1.5k people and about 20 bars as well as many... questionable businesses. 😬 The county is really economically dead, too - even though it's a beautiful area, there's no investment in tourism at all. Plus, people die in drunk ATV and snowmobile accidents every year. Would not recommend.
"It's a snake" .. ha ha, GOLD !
Beloit is actually a hellhole. Janesville is so-so. But I rather live in Janesville than the progressive liberal hellhole, Madison.
I’ve been to Madison before, it’s honestly one of the nicest places I’ve seen. Even the worst parts aren’t really that bad.
So thank you for all your work.
Lol, the opening to the Bronx (New York) shows Uptown Manhattan
Yes, great shot of the apartments, which are in Washington Heights, Manhattan, leading into the GWB looking towards NJ.
@@alexjohnson211 I live in Washington Heights on Broadway.
Hey, Nick, where is my state of Maine?? I went through the video three times and couldn't find it. You do know it's not a Canadian province, right? Where's Maine on here?
Watch it again Babs
I found it!!! Tucked in between Louisiana and Baltimore. I found Waldo there too. What you said about that part of Maine is unfortunately true. Southern Maine is where the people and jobs are. That's where I am too. I love your videos. Keep up the good work.@@NickJohnson
There is Baltimore City and Baltimore County in MD
Wilcox County Alabama is listed as our state's poorest county just like it's said in this video. Keep in mind that the data is taken from a poll of questions such as the population of the county, followed by the ages, gender, race, education, yearly income, religion and cultural interests is how these rankings are made. What the statistics doesn't show are a list of other things. Wilcox is a beautiful area it does have some historical sites and some well known people who are from here or have relatives here. Tom Joyner's grandfather is from here. Spike Lee's grandparents are from here. Jane Fonda did a documentary about the quilts that she had on display in a New York gallery. That's just naming a few.
As I stated before this is a beautiful area. It's rural and it has a lot of fish and game here. Which is where a lot of it's popularity is known for. There have been people from all over come here for the sport. It's also is a logging area and it's biggest industries is here. Paper Mills are dotted throughout this state and now a lot of vehicle manufacturers are here in Alabama. Mercedes Benz, Honda, Kia, Toyota's companies. This place here is a retirement dream. People like it because of it's relaxing atmosphere. If they want to go to where the Hussle and bussle they can jump in their vehicle and within a few hours could do. Therefore, this place is one of Alabama's hidden gems.
Cool thanks!!
@@NickJohnson Great job on your videos. I'm a subscriber and support your channel. We enjoy your videos a lot because you cover information that we would not have ever heard about. I thank you for your hard work that's goes into making these videos. It requires a lot of time. 👍😊
I believe many people who have been out of work for a long time are very depressed. Many people in the U.S. have left their hometowns, historically, when the jobs dried up.
Drugs & alcohol definitely play a part in all this poverty. We seriously need some good programs for people who want to kick those habits.
It's sad that so many get left behind, fall through the cracks... and the minimum wage is sooooo low. That by itself is depressing, financially as well as psychologically.
How many people are watching to see if their county is the worst? Mine made it, but I am happy here! Coos County, NH...Beautiful place to live, very rural, and not too hard to find employment if you will actually work!
Those poor people that live away from the city are way better off, they are rich, J.00 debt notes don't make you rich.
Only reason Tallulah loses 10 people a month is because the Jail and Detention center are located there, dudes from all over are sent there, even NBA YoungBoy spent some time incarcerated in Tallulah when he was younger
I didn't even know it was that bad in Tallulah honestly. I mean I knew it was bad poverty wise I grew up close to there in Delhi but but the loosing 10 people per month omg.
I'm new and sub.I love your sense of humor as you remind me of MST and so so interesting!
The thing about Hampden county in Massachusetts is that while Springfield is relatively poor. It actually provides solid job opportunities for the surrounding areas which makes most of the suburbs of Springfield much richer than Springfield itself.
Good stuff how much research did you do?
I think a lot of these rural counties are misrepresented. For example, I'd rather live in Lake County, MI than Flint, MI. Lots of people in the country don't need much to be happy. Rural doesn't always mean bad, and a lot of the jobs come from family farms. It's just sad when the traditional industries of an area (farming, mining, logging, manufacturing, etc) move away.
Flint is in GENESEE county and outside of flint people actually make decent money.
@@ericnavarre4255 There's the rub with Lake County, MI. The entire economy is seasonal.
Lake County is the worst county in California
Fresno County: Am I a joke to you?
Love Nick's vids! Thanks for being so informative and hilarious!
How the hell is Lake County the worst in California? There are way more counties that are worse, by leaps and bounds. Not much research went into that choice.
I’m from Cumberland county and the clip from that part of the video (Bridgeton) is actually the road I take to work everyday 😂
I live in Millville New Jersey LOL we're neighbors
I live in Greenwich and love the peacefulness and the open farm land and woods of Cumberland County.
To be honest the infrastructure in this entire country is despicable compared to other nations.
Wyandotte county brought back memories of when Hood 2 Hood went to Kansas city, it was jacked up back then!
I live in Wyandotte county. Not everyone here is poor. In the western part, especially are the rich snobs.
One thing that has to be considered here is the cost of living. Poverty in Bronx County is far worse than poverty in a very rural county in any state. You can't live off the land in NYC, which you can in a rural county.
I'm really worried about the Mapster.....poop tattoo on his face......brandishing a pistol frequently....not good....not good
He's got a wife and kids too. He's not setting a very good example. I'm concerned about how his kids are going to turn out.
@@mlynn2161 Definately a serious problem. Hope Nick can straighten him out.
Just to let you know Bethel Alaska is not poor they choose to live that way the natives get dividends from the oil companies that are huge most of those people in Bethel are richest people in the state or in the united states they choose to live like that way They get huge dividends as much as 200,000 a year or better you need to do your research a little better
Now I gotta check which county OUTSIDE of the NYC area is the worst. cause guys, NYC is its own world, the rest of NY STATE is something else entirely and the entire world forgets we have lots of cows, corn, soybeans, cabbage, tons of suburban areas, sigh, I wish NYC would be its own place and the rest of us could be New Amsterdam (like in the olde days)
I wish America sense would be like the 1990's and early 2000's. That was the greatest lifetime to be alive in our country.
Thanks for mentioning volunteering!!
We all should!
There is one thing that could make a difference in fairly short order. Take the responsibility for education funding out of County budgets. Let the State fund all schools equally. People in well to do areas are not going to allow their schools go down hill, so the funding in poor areas would have to jump to match. A State wide curriculum with adequate resources would level the playing field quite well. That was done here in Ontario, Canada, and places that are poor suddenly got a lot better schools, with significant improvements in staffing and activities. It made a big difference. In some places the drop out rate shrank to barely measurable and scholarship grants increased the number of young people continuing education, whether higher learning or apprenticeship programs to learn trades. It can turn a place around in pretty short order when all schools are on an equal footing.
Great stuff!! ❤️❤️
Spending money on food instead of drugs will improve their living conditions.
Most rural counties vote republicans and still currently on government assistance!
WELFARE is to BLAME, if it wasn't because of it people would be doing all they can to find work and survive. Before welfare people yes some live poorly but survive, is about time to take care your community and get prepared for a job whether blue or white collar, another problem is the millions of immigration.
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I set up my cruise control at that speed on the Autobahn when I lived in Germany.
that place is beautiful!👍
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I'm trying really hard to go back.
One of your best videos. And only 9k to a million subs! Awesome.
I used to live in Lewis County, Missouri, two counties south of Lee County, Iowa. People are plenty nice there but they all look really trashy.
I drove through Keokuk the summer before last. My impression of it is that it was once a very charming small city that is totally on the skids now. Nowadays that so many people work from home, I hope to see places like this revitalized by people who want to leave the cities for quieter, safer places.