This is not true for England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_GRP_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions

This is not true for England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_GRP_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_... And it's not true for Mississippi: https://mdes.ms.gov/media/8639/pci.pdf https://mdes.ms.gov/media/8639/pci.pdf http://www.usa.com/rank/mississippi-state--population-density--county-rank.htm http://www.usa.com/rank/mississippi-state--population-densit... Relatively easy to disprove. The misinformation just fits the narrative better.