destitute vs dirt-poor

destitute

adj
  • lacking money; poor, impoverished 

  • Lacking something; devoid 

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

dirt-poor

adj
  • In a condition of extreme poverty. 

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