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New Jersey: Atlantic City-Hammonton
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.4 (state: 3.9)
> Poverty rate: 11.1% (state: 9.2%)
> Median household income: $63,389 (state: $85,751)
> Adults without health insurance: 8.7% (state: 7.9%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 13.7% (state: 27.5%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 11.9% (state: 7.6%)
> Violent crime rate: 255 per 100,000 people (state: 207 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 263,670 (state: 8,882,190)
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New Mexico: Farmington
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.9 (state: 4.5)
> Poverty rate: 21.2% (state: 18.2%)
> Median household income: $44,321 (state: $51,945)
> Adults without health insurance: 13.9% (state: 10.0%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 11.8% (state: 11.3%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 9.2% (state: 8.2%)
> Violent crime rate: N/A (state: 832 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 123,958 (state: 2,096,829)
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New York: Watertown-Fort Drum
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.1 (state: 3.9)
> Poverty rate: 15.5% (state: 13.0%)
> Median household income: $53,917 (state: $72,108)
> Adults without health insurance: 5.0% (state: 5.2%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 7.6% (state: 29.9%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 5.4% (state: 8.2%)
> Violent crime rate: 220 per 100,000 people (state: 359 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 109,834 (state: 19,453,561)
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North Carolina: Fayetteville
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.4 (state: 4.1)
> Poverty rate: 17.9% (state: 13.6%)
> Median household income: $47,597 (state: $57,341)
> Adults without health insurance: 12.3% (state: 11.3%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 14.4% (state: 14.6%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 8.4% (state: 6.2%)
> Violent crime rate: N/A (state: 372 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 526,719 (state: 10,488,084)
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North Dakota: Grand Forks
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.5 (state: 3.5)
> Poverty rate: 13.9% (state: 10.6%)
> Median household income: $57,301 (state: $64,577)
> Adults without health insurance: 4.1% (state: 6.9%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 6.6% (state: 7.3%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 4.0% (state: 4.1%)
> Violent crime rate: 251 per 100,000 people (state: 285 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 100,815 (state: 762,062)
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