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South Carolina: Spartanburg
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.7 (state: 4.5)
> Poverty rate: 12.8% (state: 13.8%)
> Median household income: $55,339 (state: $56,227)
> Adults without health insurance: 9.7% (state: 10.8%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 10.6% (state: 15.3%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 4.7% (state: 4.6%)
> Violent crime rate: 503 per 100,000 people (state: 511 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 319,785 (state: 5,148,714)
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South Dakota: Rapid City
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.1 (state: 3.2)
> Poverty rate: 11.0% (state: 11.9%)
> Median household income: $58,361 (state: $59,533)
> Adults without health insurance: 10.6% (state: 10.2%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 6.9% (state: 6.7%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 3.4% (state: 3.0%)
> Violent crime rate: 532 per 100,000 people (state: 399 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 142,191 (state: 884,659)
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Tennessee: Clarksville
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.6 (state: 4.4)
> Poverty rate: 14.3% (state: 13.9%)
> Median household income: $53,547 (state: $56,071)
> Adults without health insurance: 9.1% (state: 10.1%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 15.5% (state: 15.4%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.1% (state: 6.4%)
> Violent crime rate: 388 per 100,000 people (state: 595 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 311,073 (state: 6,829,174)
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Texas: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.5 (state: 3.8)
> Poverty rate: 27.3% (state: 13.6%)
> Median household income: $41,800 (state: $64,034)
> Adults without health insurance: 32.2% (state: 18.4%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 8.4% (state: 17.7%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 11.5% (state: 7.2%)
> Violent crime rate: 269 per 100,000 people (state: 419 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 868,707 (state: 28,995,881)
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Utah: St. George
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.0 (state: 3.7)
> Poverty rate: 9.8% (state: 8.9%)
> Median household income: $63,595 (state: $75,780)
> Adults without health insurance: 14.4% (state: 9.7%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 5.4% (state: 11.1%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 3.8% (state: 3.6%)
> Violent crime rate: 170 per 100,000 people (state: 236 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 177,556 (state: 3,205,958)
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