The county also has the highest poverty rate in the state among counties with at least 10, people, at People living in poverty are much more likely to face issues leading to health problems and poorer populations tend to have shorter life expectancy. Like many of the places on this list, Cumberland ranks as the least healthy county in the state.
Due to a number of historical and political factors, populations living on reservations are more likely to perform relatively poorly in measures of social and economic well-being.
In McKinley County, Additionally, at Unemployment in McKinley County stands at 6. Economic growth in the county is likely hindered, as due to several social and regulatory factors, New Mexico ranks as one of the worst states for business. Bronx County is coterminous with the New York City borough of the same name.
Incomes tend to rise with higher educational attainment, and Bronx County is the least educated county in the state. Due to widespread financial hardship, a larger than typical share of Bronx residents depend on government assistance to afford basic necessities. Some Life expectancy in the county is just shy of 74 years, about four years less than the average life expectancy at birth across the state as a whole. The widespread financial hardship is partially attributable to the weak job market in the county.
Unemployment in Robeson County stands at 5. Rolette County is located north central North Dakota along the Canadian border. Health outcomes tend to be worse in poorer populations, and life expectancy at birth in Rolette County is just 73 years, seven years below life expectancy statewide.
Low incomes are partially attributable to a weak job market. The county's unemployment rate of 7. The county, which is on the state's border with Kentucky, had an unemployment rate of 5. Choctaw County is located in southern Oklahoma along the Texas state border.
By several measures, Choctaw is the poorest county in the state. Low-paying jobs and widespread financial hardship may be pushing people out. In the last five years, Choctaw's population declined by 1. A declining population is often a sign of poor conditions and a generally unfavorable place to live, and Malheur County is one of only a few counties in Oregon where the population has declined in the past five years. Incomes in the county, which forms the southeasternmost part of the state, are easily the lowest in among Oregon's counties with at least 10, people.
Likely due to its relatively rural nature and widespread poverty, Malheur has the lowest concentration of doctors among state counties. Philadelphia County is coterminous with the city of the same name. It is the only county in Pennsylvania where more than one in every four residents live below the poverty line.
Due to widespread financial hardship, Unlike most counties on this list, Philadelphia is growing faster than the state as a whole. In the last five years, the county population grew by 2.
Rhode Island, the nation's smallest state by land area, only has five counties, and even the worst county to live in the state, Providence, is actually more favorable compared to most U. The county, which contains the state capital city of the same name, comprises more than half the state's population. While both high school and college attainment levels among adults are slightly below the national figures, Providence's unemployment rate is also below the national rate, and its life expectancy is slightly higher than the national life expectancy.
In Marlboro County, which ranks as the least healthy county in the state , the average life expectancy is just 72 years, about seven years below the national life expectancy.
As is the case with many counties on this list, Marlboro County's population is declining — it shrank by 4. Average life expectancy can be indicative of local conditions, and in Oglala Lakota County, life expectancy is just Serious financial hardship is common in Oglala Lakota County. Not only does Oglala Lakota rank as the worst county to live in South Dakota, but it is also the worst county to live in nationwide. Grundy County, located just northwest of Chattanooga, ranks as the worst county to live in Tennessee.
After declining by about half a year since , life expectancy in Grundy is just Incomes tend to rise with educational attainment, and in Grundy County, only Zavala County is located southwest of San Antonio, not far from the Mexico border. Incomes tend to rise with educational attainment, and the relatively small share of high school- and college-educated adults in Zavala County likely partially explains the low incomes.
More than one every three county residents live below the poverty line, more than double the Native American reservations often struggle with social and economic challenges, and much of San Juan County covers the The county stands out as an unfavorable place to live by some other measures.
Its 4. The majority of Vermont counties have an unemployment rate of 2. Like other independent cities in the state of Virginia, Petersburg operates as a county. The average life expectancy at birth in the city of just 72 years is nearly seven years less than the national life expectancy and is one of the lowest life expectancies of any U.
The city's low life expectancy is closely tied to its low incomes, as poorer residents tend to face a number of obstacles to maintaining good health. Of the city's 32, residents, Adams County is located in eastern Washington, southwest of Spokane.
Adams is the only county in the state where fewer than two in every three adults have graduated high school. A high school education is often a prerequisite for employment, and the county's low educational attainment rates may partially explain its high jobless rate.
As of April , 6. With a McDowell County is the worst county to live in West Virginia and one of the worst counties to live in nationwide. A coal county located in the southern part of the state, McDowell is characterized by population decline and poverty. Currently, the county is home to less than 20, people, down from nearly , in In the last five years alone, the county's population shrunk by Of the remaining residents, more than a third live below the poverty line.
Opioid overdoses are contributing to lower life expectancy in the United States, and McDowell County has been hit especially hard by the opioid epidemic. Between and , life expectancy in the county fell slightly from Adams County lags behind a majority of Wisconsin counties in several measures related to income, education, and health.
One factor contributing to low incomes is likely the low educational attainment of area residents. Income and education are some of the most significant factors that influence health and longevity. Life expectancy in Adams County is just Uinta County is located in the southwest corner of Wyoming. Like many counties on this list, Uinta is shrinking. In the last five years, the number of people living in the county fell by 0. Facebook Twitter Email. Did yours make the list?
The worst county to live in each state. While the term county is used in 48 states of the country, in Alaska it is called borough and in Louisiana, it is known as Parish. While some states have just a few counties, in others the number exceeds more than Currently, Texas has the largest number of counties in the United States. The state is divided into counties. In , upon gaining its freedom from Spanish rule, the Republic of Texas had 23 municipalities. These municipalities, later on, became the original counties of the state.
They exist as agents of their state and only enjoy the power the state gives them. Today, there are 3, counties in the United States. This includes county-equivalents in the 50 U. The states that have the highest number of counties are listed below. These numbers include independent cities, such as those in Virginia, which function as county-equivalents.
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