California is NOT the "#1 poverty state". - California is #10 when it comes median income (which is really remarkable as the 9 other states are tiny and CA has

California is NOT the "#1 poverty state". - California is #10 when it comes median income (which is really remarkable as the 9 other states are tiny and CA has 40mn people) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...] - California is #16 by per capita income - California is #1 by total GDP - California is #8 by per capita GDP [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_GDP_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_GDP_per...] - California is #35 in poverty rate by household income [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_poverty_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...] The only measure where California is "#1 poverty state" is by supplemental income measure. And the reason is due to high housing costs in coastal California. And this also is an incorrect measure, as poverty in CA is not entrenched in coastal areas. So, I guess, the Democrats can gloat for stupendously high GDP, median income, per capita income. And blame themselves for high housing costs. Reasons for high housing costs have been well documented and researched and it includes a combination of factors such as income, demand, NIMBY, regulations, traffic, crowding etc. There is definite movement towards building more housing now and I think the next decade will definitely see more housing being built.