I went to the POOREST WHITE town in America (Beattyville, Kentucky)

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I saw an article in The Guardian that referred to America's "poorest white town" as being a place called Beattyville in the Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky (link to article here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...) and so I just had to go see it for myself.
This was stop 4 along my Kentucky Appalachian Tour. If you enjoy these videos, make sure to subscribe because there are several more stops from this tour on the way!

Be sure and check out the other videos in my Eastern Kentucky Appalachia Series:

ASHLAND, KENTUCKY:
   • My Journey through Appalachia starts HERE ...  

SANDY HOOK, KENTUCKY:
   • This little Appalachian town will be forev...  

JACKSON, BREATHITT, KY:
   • Exploring the DEADLIEST town in Appalachia...  

BOONEVILLE, KENTUCKY:
   • Shocked by the POOREST place in America (O...  

HAZARD, KENTUCKY:
   • People warned me about this Appalachian to...  

HARLAN, KENTUCKY:
   • I (barely) survived Appalachia's most DANG...  

PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY:
   • They told me there was nothing but poor hi...  

INEZ, KENTUCKY:
   • The War on Poverty started in THIS Appalac...  


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