I Went To Eastern Kentucky (America's Poorest Region)

Summary by Krater

Drew Binsky drives solo through America's poorest region in southeastern Kentucky, visiting impoverished rural communities known as hollers in Whitley City, Pineville, and Harlan County, and talking to locals about their daily struggles, local culture, and history.

From the video

Answers: What is life like in America's poorest region in southeastern Kentucky?

• Appalachia poverty and economics
• Rural Kentucky towns and hollers
• Local interviews and daily life
• Coal mining history in Kentucky
• Origin of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Corbin

What it concludes

• McCreary County is consistently ranked among the poorest in the country in terms of median income, with a poverty rate over 40%.
• Corbin, Kentucky is the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken where Kernel Sanders first started cooking his chicken in the 1930s.
• Harlan County residents report high poverty, lack of local jobs, and widespread drug addiction issues.
• Local residents describe Kentucky hollers as secluded communities where residents tend to keep to themselves and outsiders can face suspicion.