My brother, who has lived in northern Alabama for over 20 years now (originally from Kansas), often jokes that Alabamans like the state of Mississippi, since it keeps them from being dead last in almost any kind of state ranking system you can think of. Probably more than a kernel of truth to this!
Bottom 3 clearly Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama in no particular order. when you’re bottom 3 the order doesn’t really matter.
I'd probably agree. I lived in Arkansas and South Carolina for a couple years and liked them. I lived in Alabama for a year and left at the first opportunity. Beautiful place dominated by people who want to make life miserable for everyone else. What I saw of Mississippi looked just as bad and maybe worse.
Unlike the Midwest, the other region losing people to other parts of the country, the Northeast isn't gaining enough new residents to even come close to making up the difference.
