[maxwellsdeamons]

I wouldn't be surprised if this was true for most countries/states on this planet, also in the USA. Especially when the countries are as centralized as England and France. England without London loses like 20% of its population and probably even a higher percentage of its jobs.

What is Mississippi if you remove 20% of it's population that lives in high-density urban areas?

[bryanlarsen]

It's not rural England that's poor, it's the non-London high-density urban areas.

[maxwellsdeamons]

This is not true for England 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

http://www.usa.com/rank/mississippi-state--population-densit...

Relatively easy to disprove. The misinformation just fits the narrative better.