destitute vs impoverished

destitute and impoverished both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
destitute	No	Yes	No	No
impoverished	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, destitute and impoverished are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of destitute include indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken.

destitute (adjective)	impoverished (adjective)
completely wanting or lacking	destroyed financially
poor enough to need help from others	poor enough to need help from others