25 Poorest Cities in America in 2017

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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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