The List No One Wants to be On

SmartAsset crunched figures for unemployment, poverty, income, divorce rate and more for 99 cities and compiled a list of metros with the most financial stress.

Four of the top 10 are in Nevada with unemployment and divorce pushing Las Vegas, Paradise, North Las Vegas, and Spring Valley to the ignominious list. Texas has five cities on that roster with El Paso, Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Laredo ranking high for housing insecurity.

High rankings for housing-cost burden, unemployment, and percentage of the population below the poverty line pushed New Orleans to the top spot. To see if your city is not on the misery list …

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