Although the immediate effects of the Grande Seca were detrimental, the country's dismal state persists with the drought's fallout. The Northeast remains an impoverished area, with “77% of the rural population” remaining in moderate poverty and “51% of the rural population in extreme poverty,” despite general per capita income increases.[78] As a whole, the state of Ceará has the 23rd lowest GDP per capita compared to Brazilian states, an average of “R$10, 473.”[79] Considering that “approximately 50% of farmers in Ceará are landless,” with many owning “parcels too small to form a viable production unit,” these statistics are inevitable.[80] This causes the continuation of victimization of the low-income sertanejos by the government.