Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves had a laugh at the expense of the United Kingdom after an analysis by Polymarket revealed how impoverished the nation’s people are in comparison to Americans.
On Wednesday, Polymarket posted on X that Brits believed their country would rank 7th among the states for income, when they would actually be dead last.
“JUST IN: New analysis reveals Brits thought the UK ranked 7th against US states in income per person — it actually ranked 51st,” the organization wrote.
JUST IN: New analysis reveals Brits thought the UK ranked 7th against US states in income per person — it actually ranked 51st.
— Polymarket (@Polymarket)April 15, 2026
British entrepreneur Dominic McGregor responded to the news, being none too pleased.
If the UK joined the US as the 51st state.
We would be the poorest state in the entire union.
Mississippi which is portrayed at swamp dwelling hillbillies in majority of international media is above us.
I don’t think people grasp how far we’ve fallen in real terms when it…https://t.co/IPgKW4HqLg
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