10 Places Where Retirees Live in Poverty

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Opelousas-Eunice, La.

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More senior citizens in Opelousas and Eunice live below the poverty level than in any other area of the United States. Some 28.4 percent of the 65-and-older population lives in poverty, which is more than triple the national average (9 percent).