State and territory The Australian Capital Territory recorded the highest median total income ($68,325) and Tasmania the lowest ($47,909).
Poorest States in the US
Mississippi is the poorest state in the US, with a poverty rate of 18.7%, followed by Louisiana as the second poorest state, with a poverty rate of 17.8%, and New Mexico, as the third poorest state in the US, at a poverty rate of 16.8%.
Northern Territory
Northern Territory is in Australia's center north. It has a population of 244,000 people and a total area of 548,640 square miles. This is the country's least populous and poorest state. The main economic activity in this town is mining, which employs about 4,600 people.
Mungallala Methodist Church was built in 1964. It has now closed. In 2016, the Australian Taxation Office listed Mungallala as having the lowest mean taxable income by postcode, making it the poorest town in Australia, which led the ABC to do a documentary on the town for their online "storyhunters" program.
New South Wales: a diverse economy and high income
Among all the states and territories in Australia, New South Wales is considered the richest state. It has the largest economy, a diverse range of industries, and a higher-than-average income, which contribute to its status as the wealthiest state.
Australian median house prices by capital city
Well, Adelaide is actually Australia's most affordable capital city for renters ($534), while Sydney is the most expensive ($711), according to the latest CoreLogic rental data.
According to Wisevoter, the top ten poorest states in the U.S. in terms of poverty rate are Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, West Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Georgia, and South Carolina – as well as the District of Columbia.
Poverty rates were highest in the states of Mississippi (19.58%), Louisiana (18.65%), New Mexico (18.55%), West Virginia (17.10%), Kentucky (16.61%), and Arkansas (16.08%), and they were lowest in the states of New Hampshire (7.42%), Maryland (9.02%), Utah (9.13%), Hawaii (9.26%), and Minnesota (9.33%).
Mississippi is the poorest state in the United States. Roughly 19.58% of people (564,000) in the state are living below the poverty line. Like other poor states, a lack of good jobs, poor education, and other factors keep people in poverty.
Cooladdi is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. The town is 88.9 kilometres (55.2 mi) south-west of Charleville. Claims have been made that Cooladdi is Australia's smallest town by population.
No suburb in the country features a greater concentration of members of The List – Australia's Richest 250 than Toorak, where Melbourne's wealthiest families have gathered for decades. Think historic looking mansions guarded by large hedges set back from the street to ensure privacy.
In the United States (in 2017), the place with the lowest median household income was Little River, California (population 117), while the place with the lowest median household income with a population of more than 1,000 was Comerío Zona Urbana in Comerío, Puerto Rico (population 4,312).
The richest states in the US are New York, Massachusetts, Washington, California, North Dakota, Connecticut, Delaware, Alaska, Nebraska, and Illinois. The richest state in America is New York, with a GDP per capita of $96,502.
We have deployed the use of several of these metrics in ranking the poorest states in America today. According to worldpopulationreview.com Detroit, Michigan has the lowest median income of any major city in the United States, at just $27,838.
In 2016, Hawaii had one of the lowest poverty rates in the nation: the nation's poverty rate was 15.1 percent 14.2 percent and Hawaii's poverty rate was 10.8 percent. Only four states had a lower poverty rate than Hawaii.
After maintaining the highest standard of community well-being for seven consecutive years, it comes as no surprise that the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) cemented itself as the best place to live in Australia. WATCH NOW: Wombats are itching to death in Canberra.
Perth has taken the crown from Adelaide as most affordable capital in Australia. Image: Canva. A new report has officially declared Perth as the most affordable capital city in Australia.