destitute vs poverty-ridden

destitute

adj
  • lacking money; poor, impoverished 

  • Lacking something; devoid 

verb
  • To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc. 

poverty-ridden

adj
  • Suffering from poverty. 

  • During which one suffers or has suffered from poverty. 

  • Filled with or plagued by poverty. 

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