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Georgia: Albany
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.2 (state: 3.9)
> Poverty rate: 22.6% (state: 13.3%)
> Median household income: $40,625 (state: $61,980)
> Adults without health insurance: 17.0% (state: 13.4%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 8.3% (state: 21.5%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.1% (state: 5.6%)
> Violent crime rate: 718 per 100,000 people (state: 341 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 147,384 (state: 10,617,423)
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Hawaii: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.4 (state: 3.2)
> Poverty rate: 11.9% (state: 9.3%)
> Median household income: $80,754 (state: $83,102)
> Adults without health insurance: 6.3% (state: 4.2%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 8.5% (state: 20.0%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 13.2% (state: 9.3%)
> Violent crime rate: 268 per 100,000 people (state: 285 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 167,488 (state: 1,415,872)
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Idaho: Coeur d’Alene
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.9 (state: 3.6)
> Poverty rate: 10.0% (state: 11.2%)
> Median household income: $62,579 (state: $60,999)
> Adults without health insurance: 11.1% (state: 10.8%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 9.2% (state: 10.2%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 5.7% (state: 4.4%)
> Violent crime rate: 219 per 100,000 people (state: 224 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 165,697 (state: 1,787,065)
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Illinois: Decatur
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.2 (state: 3.8)
> Poverty rate: 17.4% (state: 11.5%)
> Median household income: $50,839 (state: $69,187)
> Adults without health insurance: 4.9% (state: 7.4%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 8.3% (state: 22.8%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 8.2% (state: 7.6%)
> Violent crime rate: 419 per 100,000 people (state: 407 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 104,009 (state: 12,671,821)
Indiana: Michigan City-La Porte
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.5 (state: 4.7)
> Poverty rate: 13.7% (state: 11.9%)
> Median household income: $56,019 (state: $57,603)
> Adults without health insurance: 7.8% (state: 8.7%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 18.1% (state: 13.1%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 6.2% (state: 4.3%)
> Violent crime rate: N/A (state: 371 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 109,888 (state: 6,732,219)
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