Poverty in Arkansas.
10 Arkansas small towns with the worst poverty.
10 Poorest towns in Arkansas.
Today we are going to take a look at Arkansas and the mess that it is.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the national poverty rate was 11.8% percent or 38.1 million Americans in 2018. These states have the highest percentages of poverty in the country: Mississippi, New Mexico, Louisiana, West Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, District of Colombia, Oklahoma, South Carolina and the territory of Puerto Rico.
So why are we starting with Arkansas? Last month I got an email from a guy named Glen in Little Rock who said
I best not put Arkansas in my mouth again. He said he’d find me and pull me out of my electric car and crush my head.
I replied: Dude how did you watch my video, you are using AOL dial-up service.
He replied. What’s wrong with that.
I replied “Nothing if it were 1997.
He never replied again. So, in Glen’s honor, I am putting Arkansas back in my mouth and we are going to look at the poorest towns in Arkansas.
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It’s -voort not -vroot it’s Dutch. You’re dyslexic.
So where are all those high paying jobs Trump promised you people from Arkansas,… You got Flim Flamed by a slick talking City Slicker.
Why are most Americans so defensive? I’ve been watching Briggs’ videos for fun, and there’s always comments like "no, my town isn’t bad!!!". Is identity THAT closely related to hometown there?
Better ideal damn yankees stay where y’all came from Arkansaw is closed nomore Incomers
Listen to this guy, I was born and raised here, don’t come to Arkansas
Love your videos bro
Arkansas has serious trafficking public corruption political corruption and serial stalking and killings for human body parts and money false arrest and gang terrorism and terrorist leading it
Thems fightin wurds when U start pole cattin a state
ive been back and forth between watson chapel and pine bluff my whole life. i love Arkansas but its definitely not a tourist route
Wal Mart heirs aren’t poor for sure but help make sure the rest of the population is
I was stuck on recruiting duty in West Memphis and I know many of these towns. This is a sad area of the country. Parken, Earle, Jericho, Cherry Valley, Cotton Plant (K-12 in a double-wide trailer), Helena-West Helena, Forrest City (named after Nathen Bedford Forest). Growing up an Army brat then joining the Army and traveling the world to get stationed in this area was a slap in the face. It feels like stepping back in time or something from post-apocalyptica. If I had to travel from Missouri to Oklahoma, or Tennessee to Texas I will drive around Arkansas. Some of the people were awesome, the place has potential, but too many years of government mismanagement and horrible education have led to extreme illiteracy, crime, and poverty. I used to rag on Kentuckians until I moved to Arkansas. I fought for a waiver to reenlist early to get the hell off of recruiting duty and get the hell out of Arkansas.
Arkansas looks beautiful..I live in Wash state..maybe I’ll move to Arkansas..
It’s not all about money for fucks sake you city people cannot get this through your thick skulls. Sorry but working 40+ hours a week to pay off a car you use to drive to and fro, a house that you’re barely in, land you don’t own… doesn’t sound like you’re very well off then.
Give you a thumbs up? Are you insane? You are definitely confused about the level of humor you think you have and what you really have. My advice to you would to really go visit some spots in Arkansas and take them in. You can’t put a price on it.
Stand on the top of the hill in Newton County at the Yardell Cemetery and look all the way around, or at Scout’s Look out on Petit Jean, or up at Push Mountain from the Norfork area, or at the bluffs at Buffalo City, or at the cotton fields at Cotton Plant and the Bayou/river relief areas around Des Arc at sunrise, go see the Cypress and the Mounds at Toltec or drive across the Eastern part and marvel how Crowleys ridge just rises.
Life slows down in many parts of this state. Drive through Hazen and be sure to mind the one traffic light. Wave to your neighbor.
There maybe A LOT that can be improved about this state, but there is also a lot of good here.
To those that agree with this fellow—You don’t like it, leave.
Please follow your own advice and be kind—to me that means don’t open your mouth and dog a place things you know nothing about except on paper and minimum experience.
Please do not be so ugly & rude about this area of the country – remember President. Clinton was born in Hope!
LGB!
I am from Arkansas and never heard of most of these towns!!!!
Arkansas SUUUUUCKS. DON’T MOVE HERE.
You should rephrase that last statement and say don’t move to these parts of arkansas. We still have some very nice places that are booming that crime isn’t too terrible in like hot springs, eureka springs, and not to mention its a outdoorsman paradise just do your research before moving here anywhere near Memphis Helena west Helena area avoid
Do A little more homework Briggs and this time could you at least try for a B? No State is immune to poverty. People just make assumptions just about Arkansas like you Ironically displayed in this video. I bet you never intended on looking like an asshole before you made this video, did you? But, that saying goes for a reason. Actually, Arkansas is home to many mega wealthy tycoons, ranging from poultry kingpins to trucking titans, to Mr. Walton himself, who owns countless Brick and mortar stores on damn near every continent.. just to name a few. It’s funny because the advice you give to the public about never going to Arkansas is exactly what we like to hear. It’s all by the design. Oh, by the way, Arkansas Has a tremendous number of the most beautiful women in the world. Kiss kiss
Lots of Texans retiring there, the Cousins in Tennessee are close and the fishing is great, I haven’t encountered many Yankees there, but we keep hearing there coming. Arkansas has lots of cool stuff to see, camping is always fun, the only thing that I have found bad is the Parks are too full and the Mexican food lol, Texans know good Mexican food no doubt.
Does it make you feel special making fun of people? Karma is a BITCH and sweetheart you have it coming in boat loads!!!
Then why is everybody from California
..MOVING HERE
HUMMMM
Beautiful well kept homes. No trash. Clean pothole free streets.
No homeless camps. No graffiti.
My kind of people.
Thank goodness I’m not on here
I am frOM Arkansas.
Never looked back.
Arkansas is a beautiful place. This guy is full of himself.
Writing the towns down on list of places with potential. They sound pretty good to me. Its not about what they have, its about what they dont have.
Excellent video
I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to this dude on the name above 👆🏼 for the fact you put in your effort for my loan approval, I am now occupying my dream position. You really are one of a kind.
Yes, but to put things into perspective, you’re describing these towns through the understanding of a person from Commiefornia. Where even the oranges suck back.
how was banks not on here lol
I’m from hot springs and this is really neat, idk what dudes problem was tho.
I grew up in Arkansas and my family came here pre-statehood during the great western migration. I’ve also lived in New York City, Atlanta, and Memphis but currently reside in Arkansas. My grandparents were from a very small town between Little Rock and Memphis. It has one stop light and the terrain is basically flat (great for farming). It also has a huge mosquito population and they used to have to take a crop duster plane to keep the mosquitos in check. Literally, if you walked outside at dusk you’d be swarmed. My grandparents were farmers who worked hard all their lives and raised a family on very little and yet they were happy, content, and loving people. My grandfather was one of the funniest people I ever knew and my grandma would never even think about letting you out of the house without cooking you a full meal from scratch. They were simple people with lots of love for everybody. The people in poorer communities are usually the kindest, most generous, and loving people you’ll ever find. Probably because they have a whole lot of empathy for others in similar or worse circumstances. Maybe Briggs could take a lesson on empathy from poor communities and then put it into practice rather than regurgitating cliches like “be nice to each other” then not being nice. I’ll take my fellow Arkansans over Briggs any day.
Gotta love this douchenozzle talking shit about poor towns in arkansas. Be nice to the world go play in traffic smooth brain.
This dude sounds like a pretentious asshole from California…
While we don’t have the fancy shmancy Hi-Tech crap nor the
HIGH MONEY WORK CRAP and especially: the HIGH CRIME RATE that folks in the BIG CITY swear by today.
We chose a FAR FAR BETTER way of life: PEACE AND HARMONY to a lot of us is
"WAY WAY BETTER THAN THE
SELF GREEDY HIGH SOCIETY GARBAGE" that is the NORM in BIG CITIES TODAY (and getting worse).
I myself was born 1/29/1967 in
De Queen ARKANSAS and your right when you said
"JOBS ARE VERY SCARCE IN THE SMALL TOWN HERE (AND THE ONES THEY DO HERE PAY YOU JUST ENOUGH TO BARELY AFFORD CAFFEINE".
But to most of us (not all), we prove EVERYDAY;
"YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE
DONALD TRUMP RICH TO BE HAPPY".
GOD I MISS BEING IN HEAVEN,
BECAUSE THIS HILLBILLY IS IN A
HELL IN THE "BIG CITY"!!
(FT WORTHless Tx to be exact)
I’ve been living in Arkansas all my life and theres no place like it
Arkansas is a beautiful state! I have traveled this state many times! Give me a low populated state! You are so critical-go away from Seattle not that far – say around eastern Washington-no jobs except farming!
You were one of those bullies that made fun of poor kids. I can see nothing has changed.
Dudes a prick. I see why Glen got pissed
You are so “”not nice to everyone” practice what you preach!
Cool video
Hardy, Arkansas, population 5, nothing there.
Dayum..I can live there well on my SS..
Hurrah my town wasn’t on list
We must be rich folks
Jericho is so small u blink u pass thru it.
My family has lived in Vandervoort said, Vander-vort, Cove, and Wicks for over 125 years. My nephew is the pastor of the church shown in the pictures of Vandervort.
When the logging industry left the towns struggled to survive. But they are the kindest people you will ever meet.
Im from Texas and I have lived in Arkansas for 16 years,I love it here.Its a lot slower pace life,no traffic jams.Wide open spaces,plenty of room for a man to move around.SHIT! I AINT LEAVING!THIS IS GODS COUNTRY!
Your a joke i bet you never been to any these towns…