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Missouri: Joplin
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.6 (state: 4.4)
> Poverty rate: 18.0% (state: 12.9%)
> Median household income: $48,909 (state: $57,409)
> Adults without health insurance: 15.2% (state: 10.0%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 6.7% (state: 12.4%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 5.5% (state: 5.8%)
> Violent crime rate: 331 per 100,000 people (state: 495 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 179,564 (state: 6,137,428)
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Montana: Great Falls
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.8 (state: 3.7)
> Poverty rate: 15.4% (state: 12.6%)
> Median household income: $51,227 (state: $57,153)
> Adults without health insurance: 6.9% (state: 8.3%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 3.7% (state: 8.4%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 4.3% (state: 4.4%)
> Violent crime rate: N/A (state: 405 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 81,366 (state: 1,068,778)
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Nebraska: Grand Island
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.5 (state: 3.5)
> Poverty rate: 10.3% (state: 9.9%)
> Median household income: $55,907 (state: $63,229)
> Adults without health insurance: 10.5% (state: 8.3%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 8.3% (state: 7.5%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 4.6% (state: 3.0%)
> Violent crime rate: 376 per 100,000 people (state: 301 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 75,553 (state: 1,934,408)
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Nevada: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.7 (state: 3.5)
> Poverty rate: 12.8% (state: 12.5%)
> Median household income: $62,107 (state: $63,276)
> Adults without health insurance: 12.2% (state: 11.4%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 10.7% (state: 11.5%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 10.5% (state: 9.2%)
> Violent crime rate: 526 per 100,000 people (state: 494 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 2,266,715 (state: 3,080,156)
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New Hampshire: Manchester
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.7 (state: 4.1)
> Poverty rate: 7.3% (state: 7.3%)
> Median household income: $83,626 (state: $77,933)
> Adults without health insurance: 6.8% (state: 6.3%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 18.8% (state: 18.9%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 4.1% (state: 4.0%)
> Violent crime rate: 230 per 100,000 people (state: 153 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 417,025 (state: 1,359,711)
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