No...the map is useless. It shows poverty levels based on a family model at the federal level....but neglects data on cost of living for those areas provided. Counties differ when it comes to taxes as do "city limits". Here's a list of the 50 poorest counties in the United States and as you can see..it differs greatly from your red state/blue state mentality..et al...the map .....because it is a micro view...this list is also flawed because it does not compile cost of living data. But look at those geographic locations:

1. Sumter County, Alabama
County median household income: $22,186
State median household income: $43,253
Poverty rate: 38.0% (of the population)
Unemployment: 9.9% (of the population)

2. Bethel Census Area, Alaska
County median household income: $51,689
State median household income: $70,760
Poverty rate: 22.8%
Unemployment: 15.4%



3. Apache County, Arizona
County median household income: $31,476
State median household income: $49,774
Poverty rate: 36.2%
Unemployment: 19.8%



4. Lee County, Arkansas
County median household income: $25,034
State median household income: $40,768
Poverty rate: 31.5%
Unemployment: 11.2%



5. Lake County, California
County median household income: $36,548
State median household income: $61,094
Poverty rate: 25.0%
Unemployment: 11.9%

6. Otero County, Colorado
County median household income: $33,848
State median household income: $58,433
Poverty rate: 25.2%
Unemployment: 8.8%

7. Windham County, Connecticut
County median household income: $59,333
State median household income: $69,461
Poverty rate: 11.4%
Unemployment: 8.7%

8. Sussex County, Delaware
County median household income: $52,710
State median household income: $59,878
Poverty rate: 13.4%
Unemployment: 6.7%

9. Putnam County, Florida
County median household income: $32,497
State median household income: $46,956
Poverty rate: 26.4%
Unemployment: 9.4%

10. Telfair County, Georgia
County median household income: $26,634
State median household income: $49,179
Poverty rate: 30.5%
Unemployment: 15.6%

11. Hawaii County, Hawaii
County median household income: $51,250
State median household income: $67,402
Poverty rate: 18.3%
Unemployment: 6.8%

12. Madison County, Idaho
County median household income: $32,059
State median household income: $46,767
Poverty rate: 35.8%
Unemployment: 4.6%

13. Jackson County, Illinois
County median household income: $33,479
State median household income: $56,797
Poverty rate: 30.4%
Unemployment: 7.9%

14. Fayette County, Indiana
County median household income: $37,391
State median household income: $48,248
Poverty rate: 23.0%
Unemployment: 10.3%

15. Appanoose County, Iowa
County median household income: $39,208
State median household income: $51,843
Poverty rate: 15.2%
Unemployment: 6.4%

16. Crawford County, Kansas
County median household income: $37,378
State median household income: $51,332
Poverty rate: 20.6%
Unemployment: 5.6%

17. McCreary County, Kentucky
County median household income: $20,972
State median household income: $43,036
Poverty rate: 30.3%
Unemployment: 13.5%

18. Madison Parish, Louisiana
County median household income: $25,498
State median household income: $44,874
Poverty rate: 40.3%
Unemployment: 9.7

19. Piscataquis County, Maine
County median household income: $36,646
State median household income: $48,453
Poverty rate: 18.5%
Unemployment: 9.6%

20. Somerset County, Maryland
County median household income: $38,447
State median household income: $73,538
Poverty rate: 23.4%
Unemployment: 9.9%

21. Berkshire County, Massachusetts
County median household income: $48,450
State median household income: $66,866
Poverty rate: 12.8%
Unemployment: 7.1%

22. Lake County, Michigan
County median household income: $29,379
State median household income: $48,411
Poverty rate: 27.9%
Unemployment: 13.1%

23. Wadena County, Minnesota
County median household income: $36,928
State median household income: $59,836
Poverty rate: 16.9%
Unemployment: 7.1%

24. Holmes County, Mississippi
County median household income: $22,325
State median household income: $39,031
Poverty rate: 43.5%
Unemployment: 16.5%

25. Oregon County, Missouri
County median household income: $27,743
State median household income: $47,380
Poverty rate: 27.7%
Unemployment: 6.6%

26. Sanders County, Montana
County median household income: $32,881
State median household income: $46,230
Poverty rate: 22.0%
Unemployment: 12.6%

27. Red Willow County, Nebraska
County median household income: $42,345
State median household income:$51,672
Poverty rate: 12.7%
Unemployment: 3.1%

28. Nye County, Nevada
County median household income: $39,876
State median household income: $52,800
Poverty rate: 18
Unemployment: 11.9%

29. Coos County, New Hampshire
County median household income: $41,985
State median household income: $64,916
Poverty rate: 13.4%
Unemployment: 6.4%

30. Cumberland County, New Jersey
County median household income: $50,750
State median household income: $71,629
Poverty rate: 17.5%
Unemployment: 12.2%

31. Sierra County, New Mexico
County median household income: $27,430
State median household income: $44,927
Poverty rate: 22.6%
Unemployment: 6.2%

32. Bronx County, New York
County median household income: $34,388
State median household income: $58,003
Poverty rate: 29.8%
Unemployment: 11.8%

33. Scotland County, North Carolina
County median household income: $29,592
State median household income: $46,334
Poverty rate: 32.3%
Unemployment: 14.6%

34. Rolette County, North Dakota
County median household income: $31,336
State median household income: $53,741
Poverty rate: 36.0%
Unemployment: 12.9%

35. Athens County, Ohio
County median household income: $33,823
State median household income: $48,308
Poverty rate: 31.7%
Unemployment: 8.4%

36. Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
County median household income: $29,897
State median household income: $45,339
Poverty rate: 26.5%
Unemployment: 7.6%



37. Malheur County, Oregon
County median household income: $35,578
State median household income: $50,229
Poverty rate: 27.4%
Unemployment: 8.7%


38. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
County median household income: $37,192
State median household income: $52,548
Poverty rate: 26.5%
Unemployment: 10.0%

39. Providence County, Rhode Island
County median household income: $49,297
State median household income: $56,361
Poverty rate: 17.1%
Unemployment: 10.2%

40. Allendale County, South Carolina
County median household income: $25,252
State median household income: $44,779
Poverty rate: 36.0%
Unemployment: 14.0%

41. Shannon County, South Dakota
County median household income: $25,648
State median household income: $49,495
Poverty rate: 53.2%
Unemployment: 12.9%

42. Grundy County, Tennessee
County median household income: $26,814
State median household income: $44,298
Poverty rate: 29.7%
Unemployment: 9.5%

43. Starr County, Texas
County median household income: $24,927
State median household income: $51,900
Poverty rate: 39.2%
Unemployment: 15.4%

44. San Juan County, Utah
County median household income: $40,492
State median household income: $58,821
Poverty rate: 27.1%
Unemployment: 9.3%

45. Orleans County, Vermont
County median household income: $41,953
State median household income: $54,267
Poverty rate: 15.4%
Unemployment: 6.2%

46. Martinsville, Virginia
County median household income: $28,116
State median household income: $63,907
Poverty rate: 27.2%
Unemployment: 12.1%

47. Whitman County, Washington
County median household income: $36,257
State median household income: $59,478
Poverty rate: 32.6%
Unemployment: 6.2%

48. McDowell County, West Virginia
County median household income: $22,252
State median household income: $41,043
Poverty rate: 36.3%
Unemployment: 10.0%

49. Ashland County, Wisconsin
County median household income: $38,550
State median household income: $52,413
Poverty rate: 18.8%
Unemployment: 9.0%

50. Albany County, Wyoming
County median household income: $42,774
State median household income: $57,406
Poverty rate: 26.0%
Unemployment: 4.0%

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-29056...erage.html

Here is a little good news here:

http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/...erica-2015