16 Poorest Small Cities in America: 2015 List

5. Yuma, AZ

It’s a wide-known fact that people in Arizona generally earn less than other people across the states. Yuma is another example of that as per capita GDP here doesn’t amount to more than $23,961. The poverty rate of 17.8% actually doesn’t look that bad since the national average for 2013 amounts to 15.8%. However, the unemployment rate of staggering 18% is by far second largest in the country, and Yuma clearly deserves a spot on this infamous list thanks to it. Sadly, this makes life miserable to quite a large percentage of metro’s 200,000 or so inhabitants.