Cut off the brown ends of the Brussels sprouts and pull off any yellow outer leaves. Mix them in a bowl with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour them on a sheet pan and roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. Shake the pan from time to time to brown the sprouts evenly.
US Poverty Level By State. When it comes to the poorest states in the United States, you will see that Louisiana is in first place and Mississippi in second. Louisiana has the highest poverty rate. The term Â´poverty thresholdÂ´is used to refer to the dollar amount that a household needs to meet its needs.
Mississippi is the poorest state in America. Census officials said they weren't surprised by the flat numbers. 'It's not unusual for it not to go down two years in a row,' said Trudi J. Renwick, chief of the Poverty Statistics Branch in the bureau's Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division.