A new study shows that the death rate during the Corona pandemic was high among Americans living in poor counties, at twice the death rate in rich counties.
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The death rate for Americans who live in poorer counties is higher than in rich counties
A study published by an organization Concerning the Poor showed that the death rate among Americans living in poorer counties during the pandemic was nearly twice the death rate in wealthy counties.
The study revealed a larger gap during the delta outbreak in the United States, when those living in the lowest-income counties died at a rate five times higher than those in the highest-income counties.
The average poverty rate is 45% in the 300 counties with the highest death rates, and the average household income is $23,000 less than in the counties with the lowest death rates.
Many of the top 20 counties are sparsely populated areas of Georgia, Texas and Virginia, the report and an accompanying map of death rates and online incomes showed.
“Neglecting the poor and low-income in this country during the pandemic is immoral, shocking and unjust, especially in light of the trillions of dollars raised by for-profit entities,” said William Barber, director of the study’s Poor People’s Campaign.