needy vs poverty-ridden

needy

adj
  • In need; poor. 

  • Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence. 

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 needy and poverty-ridden occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )