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Maryland: Cumberland
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.8 (state: 3.8)
> Poverty rate: 13.9% (state: 9.0%)
> Median household income: $49,729 (state: $86,738)
> Adults without health insurance: 4.8% (state: 6.0%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 12.6% (state: 29.1%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.0% (state: 6.3%)
> Violent crime rate: 275 per 100,000 people (state: 454 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 97,284 (state: 6,045,680)
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Massachusetts: Springfield
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.5 (state: 4.0)
> Poverty rate: 12.6% (state: 9.4%)
> Median household income: $62,346 (state: $85,843)
> Adults without health insurance: 3.3% (state: 3.0%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 11.3% (state: 25.2%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 8.8% (state: 7.4%)
> Violent crime rate: 472 per 100,000 people (state: 328 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 697,382 (state: 6,892,503)
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Michigan: Flint
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.6 (state: 4.4)
> Poverty rate: 16.5% (state: 13.0%)
> Median household income: $50,389 (state: $59,584)
> Adults without health insurance: 5.3% (state: 5.8%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 18.9% (state: 14.1%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.0% (state: 7.5%)
> Violent crime rate: 580 per 100,000 people (state: 437 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 405,813 (state: 9,986,857)
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Minnesota: Duluth
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.5 (state: 3.1)
> Poverty rate: 12.4% (state: 9.0%)
> Median household income: $60,316 (state: $74,593)
> Adults without health insurance: 4.3% (state: 4.9%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 7.8% (state: 13.0%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 5.7% (state: 4.4%)
> Violent crime rate: 209 per 100,000 people (state: 236 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 289,383 (state: 5,639,632)
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Mississippi: Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.4 (state: 5.0)
> Poverty rate: 16.4% (state: 19.6%)
> Median household income: $50,642 (state: $45,792)
> Adults without health insurance: 13.1% (state: 13.0%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 13.7% (state: 13.2%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 6.6% (state: 6.2%)
> Violent crime rate: 221 per 100,000 people (state: 278 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 417,665 (state: 2,976,149)
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