Do you need to be poor to be a disciple?

Which disciples were poor?

• Simon Peter and Andrew (Mark 1:16) Probably if they were casting their nets
• James and John (Mark 1:19) the sons of Zebedee were probably extremely rich if their father had a fishing company (see 'hired servants').
• Levi (Mark 2:14) was a tax collector
• Simon (Luke 6:15) was a Zealot, which would be a sort of political figure.
• Luke was a Physician
• The rest... I don't know

In a time with a small upper and middle class and a disproportionately group of poor, a lot of the disciples seem to come from the upper and middle classes.  It is interesting that most of the 12 people Jesus chose to change the world do not appear to be as poor and needy as you think.  But they each recognized the authority of Jesus, left everything behind, and followed him.