Visiting the Poorest County in America (2023 Edition)

Shot & Edited by @ihatemiguelsierra

[joeburke]

I’m so glad you started doing documentaries instead of pranks nothing against pranks but you cover the TRUTH! And that’s what we need in the USA right now

[Byrondavis]

We need to normalize a simple lifestyle and stop normalizing debt. Huge SUVs, huge houses and private universities are simply not necessary. I live within my budget and I sleep better at night knowing that if I lose my job tomorrow, ' be fine. I didn't buy the biggest house. I bought the one I could comfortably repay

[theabsoluteranker]

Watching from the UK here. One thing that impresses me about these guys is how they don't seem bitter and don't seek to immediately blame someone or something else for the poverty they're experiencing

[vandamme]

Genuine salt of the earth guys you met there. Real people with no entitlement just living their lives and might I say, really polite and respectful. That Logan dude is a total winner at life. Wish more people could be like him. Awesome video! Makes me want to visit the south.

[kookykutter]

4:51-4:56 "So what could be done to help people that are living paycheck to paycheck?" "Bigger paycheck."
My man's spittin'

[FoxOver]

My great uncle once said, “ You can still be poor and have a clean house.”

[crankshaft]

Those kids seemed genuinely stoked to show you a good time lol, they're some real ones

[cabininthewoods]

This is what we need, truthful no bs reporting/interviews. Those guys are awesome.

[sheridand]

Much respect to all of the people in this video! They all seem very genuine and good hearted people!

[antidepressiv]

"It's easy to get a job if you show up everyday" is a sentence that seriously stunned me. Give her a Nobel prize already.

[tracyyates]

I was born and raised in eastern Ky. Unfortunately that’s the reason why I had to leave and move to Lexington Ky to give my family a good life. Tommy I appreciate you coming there and actually showing people how bad the issue is.

[gpunktespunkt]

Ich war vor kurzem als Tourist in den USA. Ich bin an so vielen unterschiedlichen Lebensweisen vorbei gefahren. Supervillen, Stadthäusern und Mobilhäusern. Was mich oft überrascht hat waren gerade die Mobilehomes. Das eine strahlend weiß mit gepflegtem Garten, Hecken, grünem Gras, Dekoration und zwei schönen Autos. Und gleich das nächste absolut heruntergerockt, kaputter Maschendrahtzaun, Plastiksperrmüll überall und drei kaputte Rostlauben auf dem Grundstück. Ich wäre oft gere mal angehalten und hätte einfach mal gefragt, wer die Bewohner sind, was sie so tun wie deren Geschichte ist. Schön, dass ich diese Youtube-Filme gefunden habe. 👍

[idellhpcompaq]

Growing up in rural Kentucky I always always wanted to leave. Go to a big city, anywhere but where I was from. My parents always said they hated the city with a passion, they will never ever leave Eastern Kentucky. Until the last few years when my father got laid off and actually moved to a big city to start a business. Now they are saying they will never come back to Eastern Kentucky. I never thought I would see my parents leave before me. Never.

[darrengill]

"Poorest" but they seemed the most genuine people you've shown. These people are my kind of people.

[RebelNewsAverie]

Tommy, you have found your calling. You are hilarious and I love the prank videos but you are a real person with experience and are awake and worldly! This is amazing content. And, honestly, hanging out with these folks looks alot more fun than spending $200 to stand around a toronto club where you dont do anything but spend.

[goodmorningsundaymorning]

Not one of them with a cell phone in their hand. Just pure wholesome fun and interacting with eachother. Real ones.

[dannyhatfield]

I grew up with people like this and I can tell you they are some of the strongest people and need no one for anything.

[cheriepaice]

I moved to a remote town in northern Canada years ago. It was as definitely an eye opener for me. The people there were so happy and down to earth. Not measuring themselves against anyone else or ruled by money. I put that down to everyone knowing everyone and respecting each other. City people just weren’t the same way in Vancouver, BC. I loved living there and miss hearing people shout greetings to each other instead of road rage and the like.

[sneersh]

Thank you for covering this stuff Tommy, I feel like the people of Appalachian are often overlooked and certainly have been throughout history. A lot of them have been struggling to get by for generations but their plight mostly goes unnoticed because they're out in the mountains away from big cities, Appalachia is where you'll find many of the poorest people in the country. And that's not even mentioning the opioid epidemic which has crippled the whole region. It's a damn shame because the Appalachian mountains are gorgeous and many of these people are hard working Americans that have been shafted and forgotten by the government for decades.

[AnnaGrace]

Never stop doing these man! These are so enlightening and eye opening.