44. Louisiana
> Median household income: $45,727
> Population: 4,670,724 (25th highest)
> 2015 Unemployment rate: 6.3% (6th highest)
> Poverty rate: 19.6% (3rd highest)
In addition to one of the lowest median household incomes, Louisiana has the third highest poverty rate in the country at 19.6%. Further, some state households earn incomes well below the poverty level. As many as one in 10 households earn $10,000 or less a year, the second highest such share of any state. Workers out of a job likely helped reduce median incomes in the state. At 6.3%, the state’s 2015 unemployment rate was sixth highest of all states.
Statewide, homes are valued at just $155,600, or more than $30,000 below the national benchmark of $194,500.