I am in Mississippi County, Arkansas ... which government statistics describe as the poorest of the poor - even edging out that notorious West Virginia area. This town's population dropped from 18K to 12K in the last ten years (by Census).
I'm surprised anyone hires an electrician. In the early 90s I lived in a town that saw a drop from 30k to 24k and they only called tradespeople to see how much they could save by using a handyman. I called it "starting over".
