dearthy vs poverty-ridden

dearthy

adj
  • Marked by dearth; exhibiting scarcity, paucity, or lack. 

poverty-ridden

adj
  • Filled with or plagued by poverty. 

  • During which one suffers or has suffered from poverty. 

  • Suffering from poverty. 

How often have the words dearthy and poverty-ridden occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )