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Ohio: Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.6 (state: 4.6)
> Poverty rate: 16.2% (state: 13.1%)
> Median household income: $48,558 (state: $58,642)
> Adults without health insurance: 6.6% (state: 6.6%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 12.6% (state: 12.2%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.8% (state: 5.5%)
> Violent crime rate: N/A (state: 293 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 536,081 (state: 11,689,100)
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Oklahoma: Lawton
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.6 (state: 4.9)
> Poverty rate: 17.8% (state: 15.2%)
> Median household income: $51,332 (state: $54,449)
> Adults without health insurance: 13.5% (state: 14.3%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 7.6% (state: 10.9%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 5.3% (state: 5.3%)
> Violent crime rate: 716 per 100,000 people (state: 432 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 126,043 (state: 3,956,971)
Oregon: Grants Pass
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 5.1 (state: 4.8)
> Poverty rate: 15.7% (state: 11.4%)
> Median household income: $47,573 (state: $67,058)
> Adults without health insurance: 12.5% (state: 7.2%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 8.1% (state: 13.7%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.0% (state: 6.4%)
> Violent crime rate: 239 per 100,000 people (state: 284 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 87,487 (state: 4,217,737)
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Pennsylvania: Erie
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.8 (state: 4.4)
> Poverty rate: 17.4% (state: 12.0%)
> Median household income: $51,818 (state: $63,463)
> Adults without health insurance: 4.8% (state: 5.8%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 6.0% (state: 18.8%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.7% (state: 6.7%)
> Violent crime rate: 299 per 100,000 people (state: 306 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 269,728 (state: 12,801,989)
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Rhode Island: Providence-Warwick
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.3 (state: 4.6)
> Poverty rate: 11.0% (state: 10.8%)
> Median household income: $70,967 (state: $71,169)
> Adults without health insurance: 3.7% (state: 4.1%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 17.8% (state: 14.8%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.9% (state: 8.1%)
> Violent crime rate: 283 per 100,000 people (state: 221 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 1,624,578 (state: 1,059,361)
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