Counties you are likely to be poor in Kenya

Kenya has significant regional income disparities as evidenced by the fact that over a fifth of the country’s impoverished live in just five counties.
The Nakuru, Bungoma, Nairobi, Kakamega, and Kilifi counties are home to 3.92 million of the 19.1 million poor Kenyans, according to data from the Kenya Poverty Report published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
The results of the poll showed that Nakuru, with 893,000 people, had the largest percentage of people living in poverty, followed by Bungoma with 775,000.
The survey defined poverty as having a monthly income of less than Ksh3,947 in rural areas and Ksh7,193 in urban areas.
Nairobi county contains 759,000 poor individuals, which is the third-highest figure, yet it only accounts for 14.8% of the county’s overall population.
Many young people are turning to crime and vices like prostitution as a means of surviving due to the country’s ongoing unemployment issue, which is a major cause of poverty.
The counties of Nyeri, Kiambu, and Kirinyaga in central Kenya similarly recorded low rates of poverty, with respective figures of 17.5%, 18.7%, and 18.9%, underscoring the extreme inequality and unequal distribution of financial resources in the nation.
In addition, the survey found that urban residents are escaping poverty more quickly than rural residents, with the rate in urban areas falling by 7.6% points in 2021 compared to a 2.8% point reduction in rural areas.
The counties of Turkana, Mandera, and Garissa in dry and semi-arid regions had the highest rates of poverty, at 77.7, 71.9, and 68.3%, respectively.
Two out of five persons in rural areas, compared to three out of ten city dwellers, experience poverty on average at a higher rate.
Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of impoverished persons in the nation decreased by 4.3% points to 38.6% in 2021 from 42.9% in 2020.
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