23.Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading has been classified as the poorest city in the United States based on a report from The New York Times in 2011. The city saw a lot of factories being closed down with a lot of people losing their jobs. These closures resulted in a 36% poverty rate and left a lot of households living on food stamps. As you can see from the picture below, many neighborhoods are falling apart,
Reading Pennsylvania
22. Danville, Virginia
Danville had a lot of textile and tobacco mills in operation, making it one of the richest cities in the country. However, when a lot of them closed down, the productivity of the city went downhill, and a lot of the population relocated. Currently, they are working on establishing solar farms to help rebuild the city. These productions are said to be done from the empty warehouses that are widely available.
Danville Virginia
