12. Merced, CA
Annual median income: $23,153
Merced is a city that has a lot of agricultural. There haven’t been many developments or progress here in quite some time and the unemployment rate is a high 10 percent.
11. Grants Pass, OR
Annual median income: $22,015
Jobs are said to be growing at a positive, steady pace in the next few years, but Grants Pass still has a low average income.

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