I believe that everyone likes to live in an area with low crime rate, abundant educational and medical resources, good weather conditions, a prosperous economy, and full employment. Today we take a magnifying glass to see the situation in different states of the lighthouse country, the data comes from the public FBI crime data, the American community survey data and the ranking of many media, and comprehensively select the 8 worst states of the lighthouse country this year.
8. Illinois
25 percent of Illinois residents said they didn't want to live in the state when surveyed, illinois is nicknamed the State of the Prairie, and most of the state, with the exception of metropolis Chicago, is an endless array of farms and small towns that sound good and must be boring to live there. The state is also the state with the highest tax rate in the United States, the tax is so high, but the state's infrastructure construction is not good at all, the state also has the second worst official system in the United States, 5 officials were arrested for corruption in 2019-2020, of course, Chicago here is certainly good, but unfortunately suffered from the new crown epidemic, the impact is not small.
7. Nevada
75% of Nevada's population lives in las Vegas, the drunken casino is so bad, but also thanks to the new crown epidemic, no state has been hit as hard as Nevada, most of the state's jobs are related to tourism and casino services, the unemployment rate in the past year is more than 10%, the salaries of the unemployed have also dropped significantly, living here you are not only worried about the virus, but also worried about homeless drunks and drug addicts, the state's crime rate ranks fifth in the United States, nearly half higher than the national average.
6. Alaska
Knowing alaska's geographical location, you can imagine the bad weather in the state, the leadership of the CIA in the American drama likes to distribute the wrong subordinates to Alaska, the state's crime rate, poverty rate and unemployment rate are higher than the national average, it needs to be recognized that the state's welfare is the best in the United States, the residents here have several thousand dollars in subsidies every year, but the state because of geographical factors almost all living materials need to be transported from other states, so the price is quite high.
5. Oklahoma
More than 40 percent of Oklahoma residents carry guns, but the state's property crime rate ranks sixth in the United States, and the local security situation can be imagined, it is necessary to mention that the proportion of women in the Oklahoma prison system ranks first in the United States. In terms of people's livelihood, the local cost of living in Oklahoma is not high, the house price is low, and the willingness of outsiders to settle here is not high. Of course, you can also say that the low cost is suitable for lying flat, depending on whether you can accept the local culture.
4. West Virginia
West Virginia is located in the mountains, the local people have a tradition of love to work, hard work, but the local natural conditions are poor, after years of hard work by locals, although the per capita income has risen, but still the second-to-last economy in the United States, the local quality of life is still very poor, the poverty rate of more than 16%. West Virginia relies heavily on coal resources, many of which have been overexploited, damaged natural resources, and cities that thrive on mines are often abandoned. Many places have been reduced to ghost towns, and the surrounding roads and other infrastructure are seriously aging and lack maintenance.
West Virginia is the state with the lowest average life expectancy in the United States, and the last thing to say is that although the local education ranks second to last and medical care ranks fourth to last, the local crime rate is low, far lower than the national average, indicating that the local people are relatively simple.
3. Alabama
Alabama is the home of Forrest Gump and Jenny in forrest Gump, ranking eighth in the U.S. economy, eighth in crime, with poor education, few job opportunities, and low wages. When enrolling at Auburn University in the state, the name of the state is not written on the admission materials, for fear that students will not want to come when they see a few words from Alabama. It is said that many people in the state still miss life during the Slave Confederation period, do you still want to go?
2． Mississippi
Mississippi's percentage of college graduates, income levels, medical care levels, and housing prices are almost at the bottom of the national rankings, with the worst of them still being the level of education. According to the survey, about 30 percent of the state's residents over the age of 18 can't spell the name of the state, and another 20 percent don't know the name of the river that has the same name as the state. The state has a low percentage of doctors, the highest rate of obesity among residents in the United States, and the highest proportion of residents who die from heart disease and breast cancer. However, it is worth mentioning that most of the state's residents admitted in the survey that there are many problems with their hometown, but they still love their hometown.
1. New Mexico
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