Sentence examples for poor states from inspiring English sources

There aren't enough trained people for these jobs in poor states like Mississippi.

Though the disparity has shrunk sharply, the rankings of rich and poor states have changed little.

Rich states in America are overwhelmingly blue, and poor states are overwhelmingly red.

There are governors who have launched worthy initiatives in poor states, like Bob Riley in Alabama.

New boys were always turning up at Anna's — fresh arrivals from poor states in the north.

Meanwhile, voting patterns tally more closely with income in poor states than in rich ones.

In poor states the federal share of Medicaid spending is nearly 80percentt.

A century ago, the poor states were like third world countries compared with the richest states.

Since then, the group has expanded mostly because once-poor states have grown richer, but no more functional.

Thanks to the economic downturn, at least a half-dozen cash-poor states are now delaying their tax refund checks.

Much the way national speed limits ignored the geographic differences between Montana and Massachusetts, his supporters say, the national toilet standard ignores differences between water-rich states like Michigan and Minnesota, and water-poor states like Arizona and California.